We are delighted to announce that the amazing Simon Minshall has joined our already brilliant trombone tutor team. He is one of the UK’s leading bass and contrabass trombonists, celebrated for his versatility across classical, jazz and commercial music. He performs regularly with ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, and is in demand as a recording artist, performing on numerous film and television scores at leading studios such as Abbey Road.
Raised in a brass banding family in Astley, Manchester, Simon joined Foden’s Brass Band at just 14, becoming its youngest-ever member. During his time with the band, he won the British Open, recorded critically acclaimed albums and toured extensively across Europe.
A graduate of Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, Simon is now a sought-after teacher, holding positions at several leading institutions, including the Royal Academy of Music Junior School. He has given masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
His international teaching work has included UCLA in California, HEM Geneva and the Banff Music Festival, as well as masterclasses and courses on behalf of the British Trombone Society.
For five years, Simon held the bass trombone chair in London’s West End production of Back to the Future: The Musical and continues to work extensively across musical theatre productions.
As a soloist, Simon received the Philip Jones Memorial Prize for Outstanding Brass Playing (ROSL) in 2013 and the John Solomon Brass Award in 2021. He has also performed with the Central Band of the Royal Air Force.
As a chamber musician, Simon has performed with Superbrass and Septura and is a member of the Bone-A-Fide Trombone Quartet. From 2021 to 2024, he served as President of the British Trombone Society
In 2026 was appointed as the new Bass Trombone with London Brass.
Simon is a Conn Selmer Performing Artist.
