Bunny Thompson - Piano

Bunny (the nickname is nothing to do with his three years at the London Playboy Club) has.......

..... worked in Jazz ( with Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Jimmy Witherspoon, the BBC Big Band, Pete Long’s Ellington and Goodman Tributes) to name but a few.

.....performed in West End shows (“City of Angels”, “A Chorus Line”, “42nd Street”, “Anything Goes”, “Crazy for You” , “Evita”), films and TV (“ Birth of The Beatles”,  “Barnum”, “You Rang  M’Lord”, several Royal Variety Performances).

.....acted as MD/ arranger or accompanist to Barbara Dickson, Helen Shapiro, Shirley MacLaine, Larry Adler, Sammy Davis Jr., Shari Lewis ( BBC TV series) and Bing Crosby. He has arranged for the West End (“Charlie Girl”), several Palladium pantomimes and variety shows)

.....played on many recordings and broadcasts, including “ Friday Night is Music Night”, “ Loose Ends” and “ In Tune”.

Revisiting his classical roots, he has featured with the English National Ballet and Brighton Philharmonic orchestras and on the QE2 with flautist wife Phillida White. Some of Bunny's arrangements/ compositions were premiered at London’s Purcell Room.

The Glenn Miller Ochestra is thrilled to have Bunny amongst our musicians, bringing a wealth of talent and a certain amount of culture to the outfit!