The Les Paul Big Band

 

            Meet the players

 

                              Saxophones       

 

Lead Alto

George Levy

2nd Alto

Allison Marsh

Lead Tenor

Mick Williams

2nd Tenor

Philippa Caddy

Baritone

Les Paul

 

George Levy is possibly one the most respected musicians in Brighton, and
holds an FTCL Trinity College degree, he also taught at Trinity College, London.  
For years he was heavily involved with musical education around the schools in
Brighton. He is a multi-instrumentalist, and equally versatile on the clarinet,
tenor and soprano saxes, flute, piano and the electric bass.

 

Allison Marsh  has recently joined the Band, and also is highly qualified,
holding BSC Economics and an Arts Management Diploma. She majored in
music in her secondary education, and is an extremely keen and enthusiastic
and dedicated musician. We hope to enjoy her company for a long while yet.

 

Mick Williams is one of the founder/members of the Band, having started
with the first sextet. He led the group on lead alto for over 20 years, and has
recently moved over to tenor sax to make way for George Levy. Mick can
always coax a beautiful sound from any saxophone he picks up, and he is
equally versatile on clarinet and flute.

 

Philippa Caddy is also a founder/member of the Band, and also holds a
BA Hons in Art. An insatiable musician who plays with numerous other bands,
she provides excellent support for Mick. She plays the trombone, tuba, and has
recently started playing the electric bass.

 

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. He is also the leader of
this excellent group.

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