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About the show
One of the UK's Leading Jazz Trumoet players BRUCE ADAMS
Bruce Adams was brought up in a musical family. His father Bob was a guitarist whose career extended back to the British dance bands of the 1930s and his mother was a dancer.
Bruce’s first real musical interest was the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Consequently, Bruce’s first instrument was the guitar. He made the switch to trumpet in 1962 when his father bought him one for his eleventh birthday. Within five months Bruce played his first gig on trumpet.
By the time he was twelve, Bruce was working three to four nights a week in the Glasgow area playing in small dance band residencies and performing in a cabaret act with his father. When he was fourteen he was sponsored on Hughie Green’s Opportunity Knocks by British trumpet legend Nat Gonella.
In 1966 aged fifteen Bruce left school in Glasgow and went on the road with his father starting with a summer season in Brighton and other theatres up and down the country.
Plus hundreds of gigs in northern working men's clubs as well as Expo 67 in Montreal. Combined Services Entertainment shows in Aden, Malta Libya, and Cyprus, working with Hughie Green and Tony Hancock.
There followed a spell in Cabaret for Cunard and P&O then back on the club circuit.
The Act continued until 1973 when Bob’s health made him give up the business and the act disbanded.
Bruce Adams is also proud to be an endorsee for Eclipse Brass and plays an Eclipse Celeste trumpet
Featuring
Bruce Adams
Bruce Adams is a brilliant trumpeter from Scotland who is equally at home in a big band or with a small ensemble. Bruce has worked with a diversity of artists - BBC Big Band, Benny Carter, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Scott Hamilton, Jack Parnell, Ted Heath Orchestra, Kenny Baker, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Bob Hope and Freddy Starr to name a few! His stream of jokes, anecdotes, and hilarious observations reflect an early immersion in show-biz, and a keen eye and ear for the many quirks of human nature.
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Dave Cottle Trio
Dave Cottle - Piano : Alun Vaughan - Bass : Paul Smith - Drums. A vastly experienced trio of professional musicians who have a wealth of experience accompanying 100’s of Jazz artists from all over the world and can play many different styles. Renowned as one the best jazz trio’s in the UK all can sight read music to an extremely high standard and each are renowned Jazz improvisors. The Trio usually provide the backing for visiting Jazz artists at Swansea Jazz
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