John has been classically trained on the trombone from the age of eight. His earliest performances were in brass ensembles, classical orchestras and brass bands.
At sixteen a chance meeting at the legendary Rum Runner Club in Birmingham, saw John join his first funk band, "Wide Receiver".
He went on to become a well known face on the Birmingham music scene in the 80's and 90's, with bands such as "The Hudson Giants",
"The Ten Commandments of Harry Lang /
Pier 66", "Airphyx", "Wait'n'See", "Kix" and "The Soul Survivors".
His first international tour came in 1984, touring the Caribbean and Europe with
"Musical Youth".
As well as trombone, he has also more recently taken up playing percussion.
John has worked with artists such as
Musical Youth, Steel Pulse, Bitty McLean,
Simply Red and Will Young.

He has also guested on WetWetWet and UB 40 tours with Bitty McLean.

John is currently working on his own material with
Earl Cohen (Destiny's Child, Joe,
Jessica Simson, Pink,
Barry White, Tina Turner, Anita Baker).

You can download John's Tracks from