Adrian Fry is a British
freelance
''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...
jazz trombonist,
arranger
In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...
and
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
. He performed and recorded with many British bands including Back to Basie, Frank Griffith Nonet & Big Band,
Elio Pace
Elio Pace (born 8 February 1968) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and arranger.
Early life
Elio was born in Woking, Surrey, in 1968 of Italian parents. He showed early signs of natural musical talent when he started to sin ...
,
Karen Sharp
Karen Sharp (30 September 1971, Ipswich) is a musician who plays tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, ...
Quintet, the
Stan Tracey Big Band, the
Michael Garrick Jazz Orchestra, the
Don Weller Electric Octet & Big Band, the
Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Bone Supremacy, and Pete Cater's Ministry of Jazz. His credits as a
session musician
Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...
include work with
Albert Lee,
Incognito,
and
Shakin' Stevens. In 2010, he was assistant
musical director
A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the ...
on
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...
's ''
Weekend Wogan''.
See also
*
List of jazz arrangers
References
External links
Official websiteDiscogs artist profile
Living people
British jazz trombonists
Male trombonists
British music arrangers
21st-century trombonists
21st-century British male musicians
British male jazz musicians
Incognito (band) members
Year of birth missing (living people)
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