Kit Millais is a low brass performer, band leader and educator from Melbourne, Australia. He seeks to bring light-heartedness, entertainment, and joy to music making at every level.

As a performer, Kit finds himself called upon to cover a myriad of styles and roles. He regularly plays bass trombone with the Jazzlab Orchestra. This includes playing on the Jazzlab Orchestra’s debut album ‘Cloud Gazing’ and their upcoming album to be released in 2026. He leads the roving brass group Hot Socks that you may have seen cheering runners on at the Mother’s Day Classic, celebrating World Pride Day, welcoming students to the University of Melbourne, or bidding farewell to the first international travellers at Avalon Airport. He has taken part in programs of the Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, the Australian Youth Orchestra, the ARTS8 Collective (a project based interdisciplinary art ensemble), and Australian Youth Orchestra’s inaugural Momentum Arts Leader’s program. Previously, he held the trombone/euphonium position for the 2023 Melbourne production of Mary Poppins and, he has performed in ensembles for the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, Melbourne Bach Choir, and the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet Orchestra.

As an educator, Kit seeks to give his students confidence in their abilities and the skills to independently problem solve. He continues to develop and refine online resources to assist and extend his students' development outside of the classroom. In ensemble education Kit seeks to engage all students in the joy of music making and creativity. This includes open ended tasks and pursuing adventurous concert opportunities. Kit has studied conducting with Dr Nicholas Enrico Williams (University of Georgia) as part of the ABODA Summer Conducting School and has extended his jazz education skills through seminars run by Toshi Clinch Productions.

Kit is a radio presenter on 3MBS 103.5FM co-hosting Choral Masterworks sharing the wealth of choral music from hundreds of years ago to the present day. As part of this program Kit regularly interviews local and international choral directors and composers including Christopher Watson, Warren Trevelyan-Jones, and renowned international composer Eric Whitacre. Additionally, Kit is a member of the Reflections team interviewing notable figures including Andrea Keller, Richards Mills, and Yvette Lee.

For a hobby, Kit continues to expand and develop his trombone mute collection. You can find the full list on his website (currently over 70) and he will happily talk for hours about any design of mute. Kit holds a Master of Music (Performance) from the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Conservatorium of Music as well as a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the University of Melbourne.

check out all of the instruents and mutes kit has below!