Person · Male
Bill Ashton
- From
- Blackpool, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1936–2025
- Releases
- 0
- jazz
About
William Michael Allingham Ashton OBE (6 December 1936 – 8 March 2025) was a British band leader, saxophonist and composer who was 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.
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Also known as
William Michael Allingham Ashton
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a47ed2eb-a13e-4ff8-bdf3-957da8a81182
- ISNI
- 0000000133632475
- IPI
- 00145694352
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.