Gordon Beaumont - Bass Trombone

Born in Horbury near Wakefield in 1936 and after a move to Dewsbury at the age of Six, Gordon was taught by his father who was a prominent professional Trombonist. 

His father taught him until the age of 10 years old and Gordon can remember hating it. However, after about 2 years of purgatory Gordon began to enjoy making music and appreciated the musical sounds and harmonies he was experiencing. 

At the age of 12 Gordon was playing 2^nd Trombone with his local Brass Band. 

At the age of 15 and with the encouragement of his school teacher a clarinet player started playing in a local Trad Jazz Band.

At the age of 18 Gordon became an Army Bandsman with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI’S) and served for 3 years. 

On De-mob from the Army and against his fathers advice Gordon became a professional musician playing for a now defunct Circus.

Gordon left the circus after only 6 weeks because he was fed-up with erecting Big Tops and Marques rather than playing the Trombone. 

He then started to play at local dance halls and theatres but soon realised that Building Societies did not give mortgages to wandering musicians and he packed up his trombone and returned to engineering. 

It was not until Batley Variety Club opened in the mid 1960’s that Gordon went back to playing the trombone in the club along side many of the top acts at that time, like Matt Munroe, Shirley Bassey, Johnny Mathis, The Four Tops and Cliff Richard. 

Gordon says all good times come to and end and on the closure of Batley Variety Club he went back to doing summer seasons and pantomimes. 

He then went to work in the NHS and put his trombone away in the attic for 20 years or so (This Guy must be ancient). 

When Gordon retired from work and moved to Pickering in North Yorkshire he suddenly got the urge to start playing again and joined the Stape Silver Brass Band. 

Three years ago Gordon was invited to Join Simply Brass and says he hopes to play with them until his water key or something drops off.