Trombones

Our Trombone players

Ben Wicks
Andy Shipp (Bass Trombone)

Alex Sharpe (Principal)
Pete Butterworth

Andy Shipp

Andy Shipp – Bass Trombone

Andy grew up in the Fens and started playing trombone with Chatteris Town Band at the age of 13.  During his teenage years he also played with Cambridgeshire Youth Jazz Orchestra.

After moving to Suffolk with work, Andy eventually joined Coop Band around 1995, and  having settled on bass trombone is now in his third spell with the Band. He has also previously played regularly with local big bands, jazz bands, orchestras and shows. 

Andy is married to Samantha, and they have five children between them, a granddaughter, and four dogs! Andy works locally in the world of finance.