Katrina Marzella catches up with Jim Hayes

This month’s Castaway is brass banding’s answer to Bond - cornet and trumpet virtuoso Jim Hayes, or should that be the smooth cornet crooner Jonny Midnight? His popularity as an artist has been fuelled by this ‘tongue-in-cheek’ approach, bringing a much-welcomed smile and lighter side to our brass niche of the music industry… With over ten years experience as the Principal Cornet of the Co-operative Funeralcare Band, Jim has proved he can hold his own on a major contest platform amongst the very best. An artist for Geneva, Jim champions the Geneva Cardinal Cornet and his two previous solo recordings - Dial M for Midnight and A Second from Midnight - have been received to critical acclaim for displaying serious style and instrumental talent.

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