Bruce Adams, Art Themen

Bruce Adams is a brilliant trumpeter from Scotland who is equally at home in a big band or with a small ensemble. Bruce has worked with a diversity of artists - BBC Big Band, Benny Carter, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Scott Hamilton, Jack Parnell, Ted Heath Orchestra, Kenny Baker, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Bob Hope and Freddy Starr to name a few! His stream of jokes, anecdotes, and hilarious observations reflect an early immersion in show-biz, and a keen eye and ear for the many quirks of human nature.

Consultant surgeon and notable tenor saxophonist - a veritable Doctor Jazz! Art was involved in the early British blues movement and was a member of Michael Garrick and Graham Collier's bands in the '60s and '70s.

'Themen's fervent phrasing recalled earlier styles, old-time swing coated with a contemporary gloss' (London Jazz News).