Tom Billing plays trombone with the Bob Gray Orchestra and is also the chief arranger and booking agent for the band. He has played professionally for over 55 years, including a tour with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Other bands he currently performs with include the lower London Street Dixieland Band, Pam Noah Swing Band, Kim Kelly Orchestra, Hauer Swing Band, Joshua Jazz, Microcosm Combos, Sidney Civic Band, Barry Campbell Big Band, and the Dayton Jazz Orchestra. He has played for many musicals in Springfield and in Dayton. His hobbies include vintage sports cards collecting and trading. He has composed for concert band and jazz band as well as arranging for many groups. He was a 35 year music educator in the Springfield (Ohio) City Schools, having retired in 2006.