James Deuchar was a Scottish jazz trumpeter and big band arranger, born in Dundee, Scotland. He found fame as a performer and arranger in the 1950s and 1960s. Deuchar was taught trumpet by John Lynch, who learned bugle playing as a boy soldier in the First World War, and who later was Director of Brass Music for Dundee.
Ronnie Scott OBE was a British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. He co-founded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London's Soho district, one of the world's most popular jazz clubs, in 1959.
Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes was a British jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known for his virtuosic musicianship on tenor saxophone and for performing in jazz groups with fellow sax player Ronnie Scott and trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar. He is widely considered to be one of the finest jazz saxophonists to have emerged from Britain.
Richard Edwin Morrissey was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute.
Jeffrey Ovid Clyne was a British jazz bassist.
Gordon James Beck was an English jazz pianist and composer. At the time of his death, 26 albums had been released under his name.
Philip William Seamen was an English jazz drummer.
Anthony John Kronenberg, known professionally as Tony Crombie, was an English jazz drummer, pianist, bandleader, and composer. He was regarded as one of the finest English jazz drummers and bandleaders, an occasional but capable pianist and vibraphonist, and an energizing influence on the British jazz scene over six decades.
Harry Percy South was an English jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who moved into work for film and television.
The Jazz Couriers were a British jazz quintet formed in April 1957 and which disbanded in August 1959.
William James Eyden was an English jazz drummer.
Tommy Whittle was a British jazz saxophonist.
Alan Branscombe was an English jazz pianist, vibraphonist, and alto saxophonist.
Keith Ronald Christie was an English jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Ian Christie.
Ian Wilfred Hamer was a British jazz trumpeter.
Peter Stephen George King was a British jazz tenor saxophonist. He co-founded London's Ronnie Scott's jazz club and was its manager for almost fifty years.
Brian John Heatley, better known as Spike Heatley, was a British jazz double bassist.
Simon Richard Spillett is a British jazz tenor saxophonist. He has won the BBC Jazz Awards Rising Star (2007), Jazz Journal's Critics' Choice album of the Year (2009), the British Jazz Awards Top Tenor Saxophonist (2011), and Services to British Jazz award (2016).
Michael "Spike" Wells is an English jazz drummer and priest.
Gregory Bowen is a Welsh trumpet player. His primary work was done in London before relocating to Berlin, Germany in 1976. Since 1961, Bowen has performed and recorded with jazz, pop artists and entertainers from Europe and North America on records, soundtracks and T.V. broadcasts. Most notable is his lead trumpet work on the James Bond film soundtracks Goldfinger, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice.
