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Letter: Bill Ashton obituary

Bill Ashton, the founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, was pivotal in my life – and in the lives of so many musicians.At the age of 18, I used to get up at 6am every Saturday and catch the train from Leicester to London, just to attend his rehearsals at the Cockpit theatre. You never knew who would be there: one week, you might find yourself learning from a dozen of the country’s best saxophonists; the next, you could be leading the sax section yourself. Continue reading...

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