John Fordham
Jiveaces.com
Biography
John was born in New Zealand and moved to London at an early
age. He grew up listening to Swinging Jazz and knew that he
wanted to make an impact in the Jazz community.
His favorite players include Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben
Webster, Arnett Cobb, Sam the Man Taylor Red Prysock, Sam
Butera and Sonny Stitt.
At the age of 21, inspired by hearing Artie Shaw and Benny
Goodman on the radio, he took up the clarinet with great
enthusiasm, and couldn’t put it down. In his own words, “I played
it till my lips bled, I was just that enthusiastic about it and I wanted
to be good”.
John has been the tenor sax player with the Jive Aces for 25 years
now and they have toured 35 countries, doing an average of 260
shows a year across America, Europe, the United Kingdom and the
Middle East.
Highlight shows for the band include headlining at the Royal
Albert Hall, The Apollo Theater, Buckingham Palace, Glastonbury,
as well as at the Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta Georgia and also in
London 2012.
The Jive Aces also reached the semi finals of Britain’s Got Talent
2012.
"I've tried other brands over the years but have always gone back to the Lakey. It's never let me down!"