Jon Woodhouse

Jon started playing the Clarinet from the age of fourteen, and quickly demonstrated an aptitude for music, joining the Army as a Musician at the age of sixteen.  Jon served in Her Majesty’s Lifeguards Band for 25 years.  During his time with the Lifeguards, Jon has enjoyed a long and varied musical career in the band playing Clarinet (even on the back of a horse!), Bass Clarinet, and Saxophone at many high-profile events.  He has also participated in concert tours across Europe, America and Japan. In 1999 Jon retired from the Army, and is now semi-retired, but still teaches, and can be seen playing in various local bands. Outside of music, Jon enjoys swimming, gardening and travelling the world!   Jon`s Talk will include a little background information about the Saxophone, and of course the experiences, and the people he met during his long career. He will also bring with him various Instruments, and demonstrate them for you.