Ian Bloxsom

Australian jazz and rock percussionist, born 11 December 1938 in Mount Morgan, Queensland; died 12 December 2019 in Sydney NSW. He worked continuously up until his passing – a professional career of more than 60 years. He performed in the US, Switzerland, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, Holland and England. He was a member of The Sydney Symphony Orchestra for 17 years, as well as bands such as SCRA, Crossfire, Supermarket, Bob Barnard Band, The Delltones, The Mell-O-Tones, Channel Nine Midday Orchestra and many more. He played in pit orchestras in many musical theatre productions including Evita, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Aida Sydney Theatre Company productions amongst others. He was a highly respected music teacher at Sydney Grammar School and Ascham School for over thirty years.