Tom Hill and the Straitjacjets is a 5 piece Fusion group fronted California born bass man Tom Hill. Tom is without doubt the West Midlands top Bassman, having played with the likes of George Shearing, Art Farmer, Mel Tormé and many more. He's had a nine year stint with Les Brown and the band of Reknown at Capital Records' Hollywood Studio and played on the Bob Hope televison show, and even has the likes of Sinatra, Dolly Parton and Luther Vandross on his CV. Tom is also quite busy as a voice over artiste, actor and presenter on Saga FM in Birmingham.

Tom has two bands which he fronts in his own right, a Mainstream outfit called ZZ Bop which features Craig Milverton on Piano, Nick Milward on Drums and Ian Ellis on Sax and a Jazz Fusion band called the Straitjackets. They both have CDs available with titles that allude to Tom's political views and quirky sense of humour. Let's face it,, when you're listening to Josie's Bozee, who needs a planet anyway!