John Bevan (born 3 August 1938) is a British clarinettist, saxophonist, conductor and orchestra leader who emigrated to Norway in 1969. Bevan now lives in Nesodden, Akershus, Norway. John Bevan was born in Catshill, England, and showed interest for music at the early age of eight years, starting on the violin at Catshill Junior school. After a 3-year period, his interests were directed to the clarinet. At 12 years old, he was accepted as a part-time student at the Birmingham School of Music. He was fortunate to have received professional tuition from members of both Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (James Mathewson) and BBC Light Orchestra (Michael Saxton). His initial interests were directed towards classical music, and he was very active with several local amateur orchestras and also a regu