John Kotre
John Kotre is best known in the North East of England as a jazz trumpet player with his own band The Jazz Invaders as well as anchoring the brass section of many bands on the blues, soul and funk circuit over the years, including Midnight Express, The Short Blues Line, The Wildon Brothers, The Stax Brothers, Alive and Kicking, Groovenik and he has been a long-term member of the The Fabulous Balls Brothers. He was also involved in music education, coaching and contributing original arrangements to school big bands over a period of fifteen years.He has recently given up the day job, and written the inevitable novel, City of Fullfilment by C J Kotre (on Amazon books).