John Maines (born 10 December 1948) is a musician, trombone player and active figure in the British brass band movement[1][2] as a performer, conductor, tutor, compere and concert presenter.
After initial lessons from his father, his early musical career started as a tenor horn player with the Prescot Cables Band near St. Helens.
As a young player he became the North of England Junior Solo Champion and was invited to play for the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.
With this band he won competition titles including a hat trick of European Championships and toured such countries as the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Japan.
Maines was for a time the Musical Director of the James Shepherd Versatile Brass group with whom he travelled extensively.