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MUSICIANS
Here are details about some of the jazz musicians that Tony Oreshko has played with. Click on a name to read a short biography.
Frank Brooker (sax/clarinet)
Bob Clarke (violin)
John Hallam (sax/clarinet)
Jim Fryer (trombone)
Frank Brooker (sax/clarinet)
Frank Brooker has been an outstanding and supremely versatile musician on the British jazz scene for more than 40 years, joining the legendary Kid Martyn Ragtime Band in the early 1960s
Equally at home on clarinet, alto and tenor sax, he also worked with Keith Smith, John Chilton and Mike Daniels before moving to Yorkshire in the mid 1970s. He now divides his time between the Kid Boyd Jazz Band, the Dave Donahoe Band, the Yorkshire Stompers and his own quartet, together with solo guest spots.
Frank's personal heroes are George Lewis, Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster, whom he has played alsongside.
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Bob Clarke (violin)
Bob Clarke is a superb jazz violinist who has rubbed shoulders with such jazz legends as Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. His professional career began back in the early 1950s when he began playing the legendary Soho clubs, including The Cottage where Grappelli came to listen to him.
Following a festival in Moscow in 1957, Bob joined a trio that toured literally world-wide, taking in Tokyo, Las Vegas, New York and Beirut as well as venues all over Europe. Paris, he recollects, was always his favourite.
Bob played with the Tony Oreshko Trio for the first time at the 2006 Keswick Jazz Festival, and brought the house down with his fantastic playing!
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John Hallam (sax/clarinet)
John Hallam has worked for many years as a freelance professional musician, playing with some of the finest musicians from both sides of the Atlantic. His work has covered recordings for radio and television, plus CDs with a number of bands including his own Jazztet.
A fluent and supremely sensitive performer, he is versatile on a range of saxophones and clarinets in a variety of styles. John's scope and stature as a musician is reflected in his
forthcoming appearances as a member of Jeff Barnhart's British Band, Tony Lawrence's Festival band and the Lake Records All-Star Jazz Band.
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Jim Fryer (trombone)
Jim is a virtuoso trombonist from the USA who has played with the trio informally at jazz festivals on a couple of memorable occasions. We'll be adding some biographical information about Jim in the near future...
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