| " Tony and Jason Sellars are Dundee based professional jazz musicians who have performed extensively throughout the United Kingdom for well over a decade. Versatile musicians, they have been heard in many different contexts featuring Tony on saxophone and clarinet and Jason on trumpet and flugelhorn.
Their passion for jazz was ingnited in the late 1980s upon hearing the sound of the legendary Swing Era big bands such as Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington. They have subsequently developed a deep understanding and love for all genres of jazz and a keen appreciation of its history.
The Sellars Brothers Quintet is a dynamic and skilful group steeped in the hard bop tradition. It is equally at home playing fiery jazz classics and imaginative originals as it is at interpreting American popular songs from the likes of Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and Jimmy Van Heusen. In addition to Tony and Jason the quintet regularly features Andy James, drums; Adam Bisset, piano; Kenny Irons / Colin Cunningham, bass. For bookings or enquiries please email sellarsbrothers@hotmail.com .
The Sellars Brothers Trio is an accoustic group which specialises in providing subtle and sensitive music appropriate for creating a perfect ambience. It has provided the backdrop for drinking and dining from small, intimate, parties in homes and marquees to large scale corporate events, weddings, and outdoor occasions. The trio has a vast repertoire of American popular song and Bossa Nova. Similarly, for bookings or enquiries please email sellarsbrothers@hotmail.com .
Tony and Jason continue to have a love of big band jazz, from swing to contemporary. Tony has held the position of musical director of the University of Dundee Big Band for over twelve years while Jason leads and coaches the brass section. In addition, the Sellars Brothers can assemble a big band which can be tailored to the particular requirements of any event, drawing upon an extensive library of music which can be suited for listening or dancing.
Past and Present Clients: University of Dundee Principal's Office External Relations Politics Department Graduation Garden Parties (2002-2007) Welcome Trust Dundee City Council Bio Dundee Economic Development Department Leisure and Parks Department Arts and Heritage Territorial Army R.A.F. Leuchars R.M. Condor University of St. Andrews Dundee Rep Theatre Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre (inauguration event April 1999) Dundee University Students' Association BBC Radio Scotland Radio Tay Discovery Point Assembly Direct Ltd. Sainsburys Tesco Marks and Spencer Apex Hotels Aitken's Wines Homebase Pizza Express Waterstone's John Smith & Son Gleneagles Hotel Forbes of Kingennie Drumoig Hotel Golf Resort Letham Grange Hotel Past Events: Dundee Jazz Festival (1996 to present) Lockerbie Jazz Festival Edinburgh Jazz Festival Aberdeen Jazz Festival Dundee Flower and Food Festival Arbroath Sea Fest Dundee Christmas Fun Fest (1998-2005)
Tony and Jason Sellars have played and recorded individually and collectively with many bands and musicians including: InSoul, The Cutting Edge, Havana Swing, Mafia, East Coast Jazzmen, The Hazey Janes, The Pretoria Pines, The Mars Project, Michael Marra, Stephen Lee, Lloyd Anderson, Kevin Murray, Kit Clark, Dougie Martin, John Whyte... " |