ohn Aram is a British born trombonist, composer, band leader and educator. He is now based in Geneva, Switzerland where he works regularly with some of the jazz greats from the UK, Europe and the USA such as Tim Garland, Kenny Wheeler, Daniel Humair, Andy Scherrer, Léo Tardin, Josh Roseman and many more.

John has several projects on the go at the moment and is currently directing, composing and playing with his ten-piece group made up of some of the most exciting Swiss players from the younger generation. Watch out for tour dates for this band in 2006 with Kenny Wheeler.
A new suite of music for his quintet with strings by Josh Roseman is an attempt to update the JJ and Kai idea with the help of Josh and some of his amazing writing. Watch out for dates in Autumn 2005 for the quintet with strings.
The duo with French pianist Michel Bastet is an ongoing relationship where they explore a more standard repertoire but with the freedom that only this format can produce.
New collaborations with Nikki Iles and Tim Garland are in the pipeline. This is a further development from some of the experiments with the string quartet, some pieces with string quartet and trombone and others with the addition of piano. Watch this space for more details.

John regularly does guest appearances as a big band director and has built a reputation conducting the repertoire of Duke Ellington. He regularly directs workshops and Master classes at high school, college and professional levels and is available for booking through his web site.