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He is a percussionist who joined the BBC Symphony Orchestra
when he was just 20 years old as Co-Principal Percussionist. Soon gaining
acclaim as being in his field he became highly sought after and has since
performed with many ensembles and orchestras including the Philip Jones
Brass Ensemble (where he has curiously been referred to as Carry on occasion),
the London Symphony Orchestra, the Tasliesin Orchestra and as a current
member of the London Metropolitan Orchestra. He has proven many times over that he can provide accompaniment
in all genres ranging from the classical masters to modern popular music
and is called upon to work on many recordings as well as on many film and
television scores. His recordings are numerous and far too many to mention,
but they include Swing When You're Winning by Robbie Williams, Symphonic
Music of Yes by Bill Bruford, Symphonic Rock: American Classics
and Symphonic Rock: The British Invasion Volumes 1 and 2 with the
London Symphony Orchestra, Thread of Time: The Best of Enya with the
Taliesin Orchestra, Dhammapadda by John Mayer, Flaming Pie by
Sir Paul McCartney, Guitar is the Song with John Williams, Here's
to the Heroes with The Ten Tenors, Italia by Chris Botti, Light
in Darkness and Her Greatest Hits with Evelyn Glennie, Adiemus
V and New, Best & Live by Adiemus, My Way by Willard
White and Eine Kleine Brass Musik, Gloria: The Sacred Music of John
Rutter and Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition by the Philip
Jones Brass Ensemble. Some of
the many soundtracks he has appeared on are Quills, The Girl With the
Pearl Earring, Chicago, Proof, 25th Hour, Apocalypto, Atlantis, Best
of Benny Hill, Batman Begins, Da Vinci Code, Little Princess, Sky Captain
& World of Tomorrow, Waking Ned Devine and Two Brothers.
Sources:
- http://www.lmo.co.uk/?page=keyPlayers/bySection.html§ion=4
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Jones_Brass_Ensemble
- http://www6.airnet.ne.jp/suminoue/ongakukan/PhilipJonesBrassEnsemble.htm
- http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Gary%20Kettel:1927075506:page=discography:b=51?sort=az
- http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0450546/
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