Max Collie Rhythm Aces

Max Collie (John Maxwell Collie, Melbourne, Australia, February 21, 1931 - 6 January 2018) was an Australian trad jazz trombonist and bandleader.

John Maxwell Collie was born in Melbourne, Australia on 21st February 1931. He first heard professional jazz in 1946 listening to Graham Bell’s lunchtime concerts at The New Theatre Melbourne. By 1948 he was playing with a local band and shortly after, leading it.