Julian Hawes (Jules) plays tenor trombone. Jules came to the area in 1986 and made friends by joining the local brass band. He was brought up on Big Band music at home and through education. He is now playing Swing music as much as possible having played for  Big Bands like Swindon Dance Band, Blake’s Heaven, Radio Days, Cutting Edge and the Velvet Tones. Jules likes the atmosphere that performance brings to people having fun with Swing music and the joy it gives playing it.