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Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra

Active since: 2025

The Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra was brought together for the first time in 2025 to record at British Grove studios. All the music for Glorious Assembly is written and directed by David Mitcham.

The jazz orchestra is made up of the following performers, Flute: Gareth Lockrane: Clarinets: Michael Whight, Steve Morris, Saxophones: Phil Meadows, Kasper Rietkerk, Mark Lockheart, Tori Freestone, Claire McInerney: Trumpets: Louis Dowdeswell, James Davison, Tom Rees-Roberts, Laura Jurd, Trombones: Andy Wood, Mark Nightingale, Callum Au, Bass Trombone: Richard Henry: Tuba, Dave Powell: Piano, Gareth Williams, Guitar: John Parricelli, Bass: Loz Garratt, Drums: Ianto Thomas. 

Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra: Glorious Assembly

by Mark McKergow
June 6, 2026

The Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra is the creation of Emmy Award-winning film composer David Mitcham . After a career writing music for the screen, often with jazz undertones, Mitcham has chosen to expand his ambitions by directing a full-on extended big band playing new compositions on Glorious Assembly. The 20- piece group features some of the UK's ...

David Mitcham

After many years writing film scores, double Emmy winning film composer David Mitcham returns to his jazz roots with a suite of pieces for his Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra. Featuring long-term collaborators John Parricelli, Ianto Thomas, Andy Wood, Louis Dowdeswell, Gareth Williams, and others such as Tori Freestone, Mark lockheart and Phil Meadows, The Glorious Assembly Jazz Orchestra is just that, a glorious assembly. David adds extra woodwind to the standard big band line up ranging from flute and piccolo to contrabass clarinet.