The Lakes Jazzmen
Unwin
Nunns – Double Bass
Unwin
the band leader was born, educated and brought up in Windermere.
First started playing bass at school and then in to RAF with the Regional
Band in 1948 at Bedford, treading on the same ground as the great Glenn Miller
who was there only four years earlier and Glenn sat in with some of the greatest
jazzers ever.
Left
the RAF and joined the Basil Halliday Dance Band in Nottingham, alongside
neighbouring bands Ken Mackintosh at the Astoria Ballroom and Don Smith at the
Palais.
Unwin continues to have the drive and sound from his big band days and loves the sound of music.
Frank Slater - Trombone
A big welcome to Frank, who discovered that I was on the same circuit in Nottingham but I was there 7 years earlier. Like myself he was in the RAF. Since then he has done the lot; from Nottingham to Manchester, a Fellow of Trinity College London and Graduate of Northern School of Music - now RNCM. A well known musician in Jazz, Swing, TV and recording studios. Twelve years as Music Centre's Co-ordinator. He joined the great Syd Lawrence Orchestra in 1991 until 1999. Since then he has been backing American artists and the BBC Big Band and Glenn Miller (UK) Orchestra.
Bruce Carnaffin - Clarinet (reeds)
He has played along side some of the best in the music industry ie. Roy Williams, John Barnes etc.
Steve Humphries - Trumpet
An original member of the Lakes Jazzmen, who has a great sound and gives out some quite outstanding solos and interplay.
Lawrence Marshall - Banjo
An original member of the Lakes Jazzmen and solid as a rock, with great strict tempo (nice solos too) - a great guy.
Peter
Eddowes - Drums
Peter has been with the Lakes Jazzmen for some time now. Again he has played along side top musicians and harmonises well with Bass, which is quite rare.
