Resume

Past Australian Bands and backing of various Australian artists:

· Daly Wilson Big Band ( 2 years )
· Warren Daly Big Band
· Ed Wilson Big Band
· Raging Waters with Armundo Hurley
· Marcia Hines
· Doug Parkinson
· Ricky May
· Kerrie Biddell
· Pardon Me Boys with Ignatius Jones
· Monica Trapaga
· Sitmar cruise ships
· Now's the Time ( Be-Bop band with Andrew Speight )
· Tommy Tycho Sydney International Orchestra
· Grace Knight
· James Morrison Big Band and Trumpet mania
· Anthony Warlow
· Julie Anthony
· Barry Crocker
· Don Burrows
· George Golla
· Channel Nine Midday Show with Geoff Harvey ( 9 years )
· Tommy Emmanuel
· Mark Williams
· Max Miller
· Jeff Duff
· Enormous Horns
· Sydney 2000 Orchestra
· Steve Taylor-Brown
· Doug Williams
· Margaret Urlich
· Bob Coassin Big Band
· The Prophets
· Frank Bennett show
· Tom Burlinson Sinatra Story
· Perth Symphony Orchestra
· Steve Watson
· SuperFish
· Emma Pask
· Darren Paul
· Peter Cupples
· Catherine Hunter
· Neilsen Gough
· Peter Byrne
· Ian Cooper
· The Beat Goes On ( Kere Buchanan's Steely Dan Tribute )
· James Morrison's Scream Machine
· Greg Page
· Caroline O'Connor
· Queensland Symphony Orchestra
· Daniel Wakefield
· Brian Letton
· Peter Cousins
· Helen Fenton
· Rolf Harris
· Australian Idol
· Marina Prior
· Back on the Block ( Kere Buchanan's Quincy Jones Tribute )
· Bravo ( Scott Irwin, Ian Stenlake, James Millar )
· Deni Hines
· Carl Riseley
· David Hobson
· Black Sorrows

Past backing of International Artists:

· K.C and the Sunshine Band
· The Platters
· Robert Goulet
· Gene Pitney
· Ronnie Corbett
· Frank Gorshin
· Danny La Rue
· Moscow Circus on Ice
· Louie Bellson ( US Big Band Drummer )
· Joe Williams (US Vocalist Count Basie Big Band )
· Eartha Kit
· Al Martino
· Tom Jones
· Four Tops
· The Temptations
· Randy Crawford
· Chuck Findley
· Vanessa Williams
· Buddy De Franco
· Buddy Greco
· John Pizzarelli
· Shirley Bassey
· Jose Feliciano
· Ralph Carmichael
· Michael Crawford
· Tim Rice
· Bernadette Peters
· Al Jarreau
· Sir George Martin ( Beatles tribute )
· Frances Yip
· Petula Clark
· Wayne Newton
· Harry Connick Jnr
· Glenn Close
· Trudy Kerr
· Maria Schneider
· Bob Florence
· TCB Band (Elvis Presley)
· Bobby Shew
· Rat Pack from Las Vegas
· Rob McConnell
· Michael Ball
· Jenny Tseng

· Vincent Di Martino
· Rex Richardson
· Michael Buble
· Jacky Cheung
· Wayne Bergeron
· Lorna Luft
· Jerry Lewis

Theatre Shows:

· La Cage Aux Folles ( lead trumpet )
· Sugar Babies ( dep )
· Nine ( dep )
· Jerry's Girls ( dep )
· Miss Saigon ( dep )
· Cats ( lead trumpet )
· Me and My Girl ( lead trumpet )
· Porgy and Bess ( lead trumpet )
· 42nd Street ( including offer to play lead trumpet in Germany )
· The King and I ( lead trumpet )
· How to Succeed in Business ( lead trumpet )
· My Fair Lady
· Blood Brothers
· Anything Goes
· Turandot
· Hot Shoe Shuffle ( including Japanese tour )
· A Chorus Line
· Guys and Dolls
· Hello Dolly
· Beauty and the Beast
· Boy from Oz ( dep )
· Chicago (dep)
· Fame
· Al Jolson Story ( dep )
· Shout ( dep )
· Tivoli
· Singin' in the Rain ( dep )
· Oh What a Night ( dep )
· Man of La Mancha ( lead trumpet )
· Get Happy
· West Side Story
· Candy Man ( Wayne Scott Kermond )
· Promises Promises
· Guys and Dolls

Studio Work:

· Played on over 100 albums for various projects
· Numerous TV Jingles and sessions
· Various Australian movie sound tracks
· Various International motion picture sound tracks
· Theatre production sound tracks
· New Zealand TV
· Kuala Lumper TV
· P & O cruise liners
· Musak recordings
· Country Brass
· Frank Ifield
· ABC TV series
· Channel Nine station ID's
· Radio station ID's
· Christian City albums
· Grace Knight
· James Morrison
· Tom Burlinson Sinatra Story
· Helen Fenton
· Bernard Waltz
· Tommy Tycho International Orchestra
· Frank Bennett
· Emma Pask
· Ian Cooper
· Sydney All Star Big Band
· Silverchair
· Greg Page
· Ed Wilson Big Band
· James Morrison "Scream Machine" DVD
· Various Disney Hollywood Motion Pictures
· Anthony Warlow
· The Night We Called it a Day
· Daniel Wakefield
· Brian Letton
· Rolf Harris
· Greg Meyer
· Erana Clark
· Caroline O'Connor
· Wayne Scott Kermond
· Stuart Davey
· Deni Hines
· Ian Moss

· Carl Riseley
· Natalie Gauci
· Daryl Aberhart
· Darren Hayes
· Mark Vincent

Teaching experience:

· Sydney Church of England Grammar School private trumpet
· St Pius Grammar private trumpet
· Work shop clinics with various rehearsal jazz bands
· Pan Pacific Jazz and Big Band clinics
· Barrenjoey High School Stage Band
· Groove Machine College Big Band ( ex Conservatorium students )
· Wesley Institute of the Arts
· Forest High School Stage Band

· St Ives North Public School
· Oxford Falls Grammer
· Elanora Public School
· Australian Institute of Music


Present work and Highlights:

· My own Big Band "The Sydney All Star Big Band"
· My own Funk Band "Back to Back"
· Tom Burlinson Sinatra Story ( lead trumpet )
· Frank Bennett Show ( lead trumpet )
· Rhonda Burchmore Show ( lead trumpet )
· James Morrison Big Band
· Various Theatre
· Freelance Studio work
· Jazz festivals
· Corporate Functions
· Freelance casual and touring

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