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Bill Ashton (William Michael Allingham Ashton) was born on 6 December, 1936 in Blackpool, United Kingdom, is a British musician. Discover Bill Ashton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As William Michael Allingham Ashton
Occupation music_department
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 6 December, 1936
Birthday 6 December
Birthplace Blackpool, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1936

William Michael Allingham Ashton OBE (born 6 December 1936) is a British band leader, saxophonist and composer.

1955

From 1955-57 he was educated at Rossall School which soon developed into a career in the Royal Air Force doing National Service, before he then went to Oxford University in 1957, where he first began playing jazz professionally at functions and competitions, founding the Oxford University Big Band.

1960

On leaving university in 1960, he went to France and worked as a professional musician in the American army bases for about nine months.

Returning to London, he did supply teaching, mostly French, and started to join various blues bands.

1965

He is best known for co-founding NYJO - the British National Youth Jazz Orchestra, of which he was Musical Director from 1965 until his retirement in 2009 when he became Life President.

After working with Red Bludd’s Bluesicians, he founded what became NYJO with Pat Evans and Mike Kershaw in 1965.

Ashton is highly regarded as an indefatigable promoter of British jazz talent, by organising tours, producing recordings, encouraging established players to collaborate with the band and publishing the works of young jazz composers.

1978

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to jazz in 1978 and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.

1995

Ashton has also received the BBC Radio 2 Jazz Award in 1995 for his Services to Jazz, a Silver Medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and is a Fellow of Leeds College of Music.

Ashton was born in Blackpool, Lancashire.