Dave Cole

David Cole is a genuine Essex boy having been born in Clacton-on-Sea. He studied trombone at the Colchester Institute School of Music and The Royal College of Music, London. He spent some years as a freelance player with experience of most styles of music, from a European Symphony Orchestra to Cruise liner, London Festival Ballet to West End Theatre.
After some years as a peripetetic brass teacher for Shropshire, David moved to Ipswich as a class teacher and has been head of music at Holywells High School, The Hawich School and Finborough School but is now currently working at St Joseph's College. He has been Musical director of the Telford Youth Jazz Orchestra, Horn Factory and Suffolk Youth Jazz Orchestra.
As well as often being found in theatres playing for Amateur Dramatic performances, David runs the highly succesful Oompah Band appearing all over the country.