Peter Jones started his musical career aged 12 in Hartlepool, on the North East coast of England. By the time he was 14, he was playing with the Town Youth Brass Band and wind-band. The brass band had several tours in Europe and progressed to the National Youth Brass band finals at the Royal Albert Hall. Peter also played with the Northern junior wind- band.
In 1974 he joined the Army as a junior musician and in 1975 joined the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards), with whom he performed on many Royal Parades including the Trooping of the Colour and the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
During his army service he performed in all of the major concert halls in London and several times on ‘Friday night is Music night’, once as a featured performer. While he was attending the Royal Military School of Music, he was fortunate to have been taught tuba by Patrick Harold, the then principal tuba player of the RPO and then with the LSO. At the end of his course, Peter appeared at the Albert Hall in a televised duet supported by the Phillip Jones Brass ensemble – a real highlight of his career.
Peter has been musical director of several groups over the years and formed the Devon County Youth Brass Band. He is a full time teacher off all Brass and trainer of bands including the Stannary Brass Band and Blowzone wind Band. He has also taught at several schools across Devon including Dartington Hall.