Geoff Wolmark was born and educated in London, studied at Trinity College of Music and Hull University and has lived in East Yorkshire for over 30 years.

He worked as a teacher in Sheffield and Hull and as an education advisor for the East Yorkshire School Advisory Service. Now retired from full-time educational work, he still plays the bass trombone in various groups, brass quintet, swing band and orchestra. He has one son, a professional horn player, and a very understanding wife.