Don Lusher OBE | |
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Birth name | Gordon Douglas Lusher |
Born | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK | 6 November 1923
Died | 5 July 2006 Cheam, Sutton, Greater London, UK | (aged 82)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician Bandleader |
Instrument | Trombone |
Years active | 1945–2006 |
Don Lusher OBE (6 November 1923[1] – 5 July 2006) was an English jazz and big band trombonist best known for his association with the Ted Heath Big Band. In a career spanning more than 60 years, he played trombone with a number of jazz orchestras and bands and was twice President of the British Trombone Society.