Definition of Jack brymer

John (Jack) Alexander Brymer OBE (27 January, 1915 –  15 September, 2003), born in South Shields, was a British clarinetist. In 1947 he followed Reginald Kell as principal clarinetist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He was invited to this post, which he held until 1963, by Sir Thomas Beecham, with some encouragement from one of his friends, the horn player Dennis Brain. Brymer, Gwydion Brooke (bassoon), Gerald Jackson (flute) and Terence MacDonagh (oboe) became known as ‘The Royal Family’ of wind players, and were widely regarded as the one section of the RPO that outshone the competition from Walter Legge’s Philharmonia.