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Lee Hallam

Some blurb about Lee:

About Me

I’m a professional trombonist currently studying at Trinity college of Music on the "Archer Scholarship" in London. Originally from Sheffield in South Yorkshire, I first came across the trombone at the age of 15 and since then I’ve not put it down!
I am currently running various musical projects which include: "The Lee Hallam Jazz Quintet", "The Swing Shift Big Band" mainly playing swing (LOTS of Basie and Ellington) and my jazz function band "City Lights" (playing everything we’re asked to and whatever else we can!!) Check my songs for samples of the above!! I also run "JAZZ AT THE PICTURE HOUSE"
http://www.myspace.com/jazzatthepicturehouse
When I’m not organising all of this I’m either asleep, practising, eating or out with one of the following bands/shows: "The Trinity College big band", "The John Miller Orchestra", "The Nick Ross Orchestra", "The Alice Coulam Quintet", "Orquesta Palo y Rumba", "The Empress Dance Orchestra", "The Wigan Jazz Club Big Band", "Nautilus - the funk Band", "The Nottingham Jazz Orchestra", "The Shades (of Kenton) Jazz Orch", "The Rat Pack", "The Peter Grant Show", "The Glenn Miller Orchestra U.K.", "The Andy Prior Big Band" or "The Debbie Curtis Radio Big Band". As well as other ensembles in all styles including Jazz, Latin and Funk.
For the tekkies out there I play mainly on one/the other of two King 2Bs which I own with a King 28/Stork T3/Mt.vernon Bach 11c. I love it!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/27/2006
Band Website: citylights-music.com
Influences: Well, Pretty much everyone I've ever listened too really.
Just to narrow it down heres some of the biggest that I'm aware of:
Urbie Green, Carl Fontana, Frank Rosolino, Frank Sinatra, Mark Nightingale, Tommy Dorsey, Si Zentner, Zoot Simms, Charlie Mariano, J. J. Johnson, Bill Watrous, Jack teagarden,Thad Jones, Shorty Rogers, Buddy Morrow, Conte Condoli, Maynard Ferguson, Artie Shaw, Charles Mingus, Frank Dixon, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Bill Harris, Vic Dickinson, Fred Westley, Raul De Sousa, Al Grey, Louis Armstrong, Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tadjer, The Specials, Tricky Sam Nanton, Laurence Brown and Wycliffe Gordon.
I Know there's an awfull lot there but there's more stuck in my head somewhere!!
Sounds Like: Dunno really. Listen for yourself. That bit's got to be up to you!!
Type of Label: None