Roy Williams

Roy Williams (born 7 March 1937) is an English jazz trombonist.

Early life Williams was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. He learned piano as a youth and did not play the trombone until he was 18. He served his National Service in the military in the late 1950s, then joined the trad jazz group of trumpeter Mike Peters and worked with Terry Lightfoot in the early 1960s.

In July 2016, Williams performed at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival with bandleader John Burgess at a tribute concert entitled Remembering Alex Welsh.

Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to jazz.