Born in Sussex, John is much in demand here as a performer and teacher. He plays frequently as a concerto soloist and in chamber music which is the music-making he most enjoys. A graduate of the Royal Schools of Music, he studied piano, organ and harpsichord, gaining his ARCM with Honours, and the Geoffrey Tankard Harpsichord Prize.

John is organist of Pyecombe and Clayton churches and accompanist to the University of Brighton Choir, where he also teaches the piano. He founded the Constanza Piano Quartet in Lewes in 1993 to raise funds to support cultural exchanges with Romanian musicians. He has travelled widely, playing in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South America, Holland, Austria, Romania and Moldova. John was appointed accompanist to the Ditchling Choral Society, now the Sussex Chorus, in 1976. He therefore celebrates over 30 years with the choir, playing the piano, organ and harpsichord in many of their concerts.