Derek James

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Derek James

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Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Derek James

Derek James is a trombone player born in Llandybie near Ammanford, South Wales, in 1929. He began playing the trombone in the Ammanford Brass Band at the age of thirteen, and won the Trombone Solo Competition at the Welsh National Eisteddfod three years in succession. He joined the Regimental Band of HM Welsh Guards in 1952, whilst studying at the Royal College of Music. In 1955, he became a member of Covent Garden's Royal Opera House Orchestra, where he stayed for eight years. In 1964 he joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and in 1981, became a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Instruments

Trombone
Vocals

Genres

Classical
Soundtrack
Pop
Rock
R&B/Soul

Plays With

Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

The London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Willie Walker

The London Brass Players

The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra

Band Members

External Links

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