JOHN BLANE

John Blane is a professional bass trombonist/tubist, musical talent broker, and music engraver.
In addition to his early years as a music educator, Blane has been most active in show and recording
work over the past 25+ years in the Chicago area.
His performance credentials reads like a Who’s Who list in the entertainment industry; from the
Ringling Bros. Circus to show orchestras for artists such as Johnny Mathis, Manhattan Transfer, Liberace,
Tony Bennett, Wayne Newton, Lou Rawls, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Tormé, Bob Hope,
Sammy Davis, Jr., Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole plus many more. He has also performed in the Chicago runs of
Miss Saigon, Show Boat, Beauty and the Beast, Will Roger’s Follies, Damn Yankees, The King and I, Ragtime
and The Lion King.
He is very active in the recording of T.V. and radio commercials including spots for United Airlines, Miller
Brewing Co., State Farm Insurance, Samsonite, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ameritech, Kelloggs,
WBBM-TV News, among many others.
Currently, the bulk of his energies are spent doing computer-aided music preparation for publication and performance. Major clients include Hal Leonard Publishing Corp., Alfred Publishing (formerly Warner Bros. Publications, Inc.), Disney, Kendor Music, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Theatre International,
G. Schirmer, Inc., among others. Some of his publishing work includes the music of Frank Mantooth,
Bob Mintzer, Bill Holman, Louis Bellson, Joe Henderson and Bill Watrous as well as Andrew Lloyd Webber,
Alfred Reed, Michael Kamen, Alan Menken, and John Williams.
He has recently joined the faculty of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and is a member of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, in residence at Columbia College Chicago.

Contact information:
John@BlaneMusic.com
(847) 579-9900