The Les Paul Big Band
Meet the players
Saxophones
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Lead Alto |
Mick Williams |
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2nd Alto |
Sally Kay |
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Lead Tenor |
George Levy |
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2nd Tenor |
Anna Jordanous |
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Baritone |
Les Paul |
Sally Kay is a recent delightful newcomer to the Band. She also attended the Trinity College of Music, leaving with a Fellowship Diploma, and taught woodwind in London for 10 years. She is an excellent and fearless saxophone and clarinet player, and is equally adept at the piano.
George Levy is possibly one the most respected musicians in Brighton. He holds an FTCL Trinity College degree, and also taught at Trinity College, London. For years he was heavily involved with musical education in the schools in Brighton. He is a multi-instrumentalist, and is equally versatile on the clarinet, tenor and soprano saxes, flute, piano and the electric bass.
Anna Jordanous has been principally a flautist/piccolo player for over 20 years, and only recently moved over to the saxophone range. She also is an excellent musician. She has joined us recently whilst still studying for a PHD in musical creativity. She also plays for numerous other groups at Jazz Festivals and musical theatre.
Les Paul much has already been said, except that it is over 50 years since he started on clarinet in a Dixieland jazz band as a self-taught musician. Since then, he has worked his way through the whole family of saxophones from soprano to alto to tenor and finally settled on baritone as leader of this excellent band.