Chris’s interest in the trumpet started at age 8 after a brass quintet visited his Cambridgeshire school. He immediately started lessons with Anthony Aarons, later becoming a member of the Royal College of Music Junior Department where he was awarded the Constance Farrington Brass Prize. Chris moved on to the Royal Northern College of Music for his undergraduate studies. During his final year he was the only trumpeter to be chosen to take part in the inaugural Hallé Orchestra professional experience scheme and was also placed First in the Bruntwood Jazz Improvisation Prize. ​​Looking to broaden his abilities Chris moved to London, successfully completing a Masters degree in Jazz Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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Chris enjoys an assorted career as a performer. He joined Sinfonia of London for both their 2023 Hollywood’s Greatest Hits UK Tour, and their recent recording sessions in Los Angeles and San Francisco with Seth MacFarlane. He has recorded multiple times at Abbey Road Studios and AIR Studios. Since 2017 Chris has been the featured trumpet soloist with the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. He can also be seen soloing and singing with the Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, and performing on occasion with the rest of the country’s finest dance and big bands.

 

Chris has held chairs on shows such as Sister Act (Dominion Theatre), Sinatra the Musical (Birmingham Rep), The Glenn Miller Story (London Coliseum) and Guys and Dolls (Sheffield Theatres) and also worked on Guys and Dolls (The Bridge Theatre, London), Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre and Tour 2022), 42nd Street (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), and South Pacific (Barbican Theatre).

 

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