has been playing trumpet professionally since the mid 1980s. After college, he traveled the world working in show bands aboard 18 different cruise ships, working for most major cruise lines. He is grateful that he was able to visit 52 countries on six continents during that time. After that he settled in Seattle and worked extensively in various pit orchestras, playing 21 shows in his 10 years living there. Ross returned to Tucson in the early 2000s and has continued to work in various big band and pit orchestra settings. Some of his favorite shows to play are Damn Yankees, Sweet Charity, 42nd St., Beautiful, Hair, The Addams Family, In The Heights, and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. He last performed at ATC in Fiddler On The Roof, another favorite.