Joanna started playing the trumpet at the age of 11. Initially, she played mainly in wind bands and jazz bands, interspersed with some orchestral playing. She played in the Hampshire Youth Jazz Orchestra and also ventured into the world of brass banding on soprano cornet. At university in London, she was drawn more deeply into the world of brass bands. In recent years, she has switched to tenor horn and currently plays with the City of Cambridge Brass Band. Despite being a bit of a band geek, she still enjoys playing jazz and swing band music and has taken up the trombone with the aim of being good enough to play in a swing band one day (there’s not much call for jazz tenor horn!).
Joanna has a young son, Austin, and has been trying for ages to buy a P-bone for him; he likes the look of the purple one. When she is not playing, attempting to compose (or editing), Joanna works as a vet to support her musical hobbies.
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Crossing the Great Divide: Michael Hext expounds on being both a jazz and classical trombonist.
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New York, New York: Recently interviewed, Sam Burtis reveals to David Lalljee the intricacies of the life of a New York studio musician.
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Adrian Cleverley reports on Chris Stearn's Contrabass Trombone Masterclass at Trinity College of Music.
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Arthur Wilson: With the passing of Arthur (21 Jun 1927 – 10 Jul 2010) after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, the music profession has lost one of its finest symphonic trombone players and teachers.
Arthur's career spanned more than 50 years. His loss will be deeply felt by hundreds of friends, colleagues and ex-students.
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