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Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Philip Jones Brass Ensemble is credited on 523 releases across 96 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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523

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96

Albums

7

Decades active

119

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Formed by trumpeter Philip Jones in 1951, PJBE was one of the first modern classical brass ensembles. The group started as a quartet drawn from musicians of the Covent Garden Opera House Orchestra (opens in a new tab), later the ensemble performed either as a ten-piece or as a quintet. In 1986, Philip Jones announced his retirement, and on June 8 the same year, PJBE played their last public performance.
First line-up:
Philip Jones - trumpet (1st)
Roy Copestake - trumpet (2nd)
Charles Gregory - horn
Evan Watkin - trombone
Last line-up:
Philip Jones - trumpet
Rod Franks - trumpet
Nigel Gomm - trumpet
Joseph Atkins - trumpet
Roger Harvey - trombone
Christopher Mowat - trombone
David Purser - trombone
Raymond Premru - bass trombone
John Fletcher - tuba

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Credited work

523 releases · 96 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Other credits · 623
  • Performance · 28

Studios: Kingsway Hall · Church Of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead · St. John's, Smith Square · Chapel Of King's College, Cambridge

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