Philip Jones (musician)
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Philip Jones
Philip Jones was born in
In 1951 he had formed the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, one of the first brass ensembles working regularly as a stable group. They grew from four members to ten and larger for special projects. The most usual formations were the quintet (two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba) and the ten-piece (four trumpeters one sometimes doubling piccolo trumpet and one sometimes doubling flugel horn, horn, four trombones and tuba). The success of these formations owes much to Philip Jones's work.[2]
After 1971 he devoted himself to it full-time and the group commanded long commitment from many fine players including: the trumpeters
In 1986 he accidentally drove his car over his own trumpet case. He took this as the hand of fate[
References
- ^ "Philip Jones, 71, Trumpeter And Music Educator in Britain". The New York Times. 7 February 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ a b Philip Jones CBE 1928 - 2000 www.stjohnswoodmemories.org.uk, accessed 2 April 2021
- ^ School of Wind, Brass and Percussion www.rncm.ac.uk, accessed 2 April 2021
External links
- An interview with Philip Jones recorded in 1992 - a British Library sound recording