Live jazz, artists, venues and education in Leicester
Jack Benjamin
Bass player with Major Ruse
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Jack Ross
Jack is a regular band member with Anna Meredith, http://www.jacktheguitarist.com/
Jake McMurchie
Jake came up through the ranks of The National Youth Jazz Orchestra and worked in several bands before GET THE BLESSING. His own band Michelson...
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James Agg
James Agg is a British multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator. His primary love is the double bass, with additional core strengths in cello...
http://jamesagg.com
James Allsopp
James Allsopp is a multi-instrumentalist and composer, he first came to public attention leading a band called "Fraud" which made an...
https://www.jamesallsopp.net
James Copus
Award-winning trumpeter and composer James Copus has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting young jazz musicians on the London...
https://www.jamescopus.com
James Maddren
James Maddren is a London, UK-based drummer and composer who hails from Horsham, Sussex, where at age 11 started school at...
http://www.whirlwindrecordings.com/james-maddren/
James Mainwaring
James Mainwaring is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his saxophone playing in Roller Trio, Tipping Point and as a...
http://www.jamesmainwaringmusic.com/
James McMillan
Trumpet
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James Morton
Saxophone
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James Owston
Fellow BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year finalist, James Owston is a household name on the Birmingham jazz scene. In his final year of study at...
https://www.facebook.com/jamesowstonmusic/
James Pearson
James Pearson is a pianist and the Artistic Director at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club where his trio are the house...
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James Taylor
The UK's leading Hammond organist, with a huge international fan base and a back catalogue of over 30 albums.
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James Wade-Sired
One of the really impressive young trombonists currently appearing on the UK jazz scene. Still studying at The Guidhall it’s a...
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Jamie Leeming
Jamie Leeming has established a reputation as one of the most dynamic and exciting guitarists in the UK with lyrical guitar playing, refined...
https://www.jamieleeming.com/bio
JAMIE SAFIRUDDIN
Aged 23 and based in London, Jamie is a freelance pianist, keyboardist, arranger and songwriter. He is currently working with a number of artists...
http://www.jamiesafiruddin.co.uk
Jamie Stockbridge
Saxophonist Jamie Stockbridge was interviewed before his band Agbeko played Manchester Jazz Festival in 2018.
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Jamie Sykes
A drummer with wide experience in jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop and rock groups. He's a member of the rising group Major Ruse. Jamie is also an...
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Jamil Sheriff
Described by The Guardian as "someone who has made a real difference to the vitality of the jazz scene in the North...
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Jan Kopinski
Jan Kopinski is a tenor saxist and composer, fronting cross-genre music, ranging from Free-funk to contemporary European jazz. A saxophonist for...
http://www.jankopinski.com/
Jarle Vespestad
arle has been one of Scandinavia's most in-demand jazz musicians for several years. His range of experience covers projects like
http://www.tordg.no/trio/
Jason Brown
An in demand New York drummer who leads his own bands at Smalls Jazz Club and various other venues in New York and throughout the USA, Jason...
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Jason Marshall
Leader and guitarist with Derby band Oobleck Jason grew up in a musical family, his earliest performance was singing at a folk...
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Jason Rebello
Classically trained but inspired by Herbie Hancock, Jason Rebello first came to the attention of one of the founders of jazz fusion, Weather Report...
Jason Yarde
Composer, arranger, producer, musical director and saxophonist Jason Yarde writes music that has been described as powerful, spiritual, evocativ...
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Jasper Hoiby
Jasper Hoiby started to play the double bass in Denmark before he moved to the U.K. in 2001 to study at theRoyal Academy of Music, where got into...
Jay Davis
Jay Davis is an award-winning drummer and composer based in london. a proud recipient of the yamaha Jazz scholar prize, jay studied with drummer...
https://www.jaydavismusic.com/about
Jay Phelps
Canadian Trumpet player Jay Phelps has traveled the globe as a sideman and leading his own projects. He's played with greats including Wynton...
http://www.jayphelps.band
JEAN TOUSSAINT
Since Toussaint left Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in the mid eighties, He hasn’t looked back. Nor has he spent a career trying to...
Jed Levy
Saxophonist Jed Levy has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene for over 20 years. In addition to performing and recording...
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Jeff Brown
Trumpet player Jeff Brown is a jazz graduate of Trinity Laban Conservatoire and a member of the Bollywood Brass Band. As a young musician growing...
Jeff Hooper
Jeff Hooper is one of the most talented and best-liked singers on the European music-scene. He is an internationally known cabaret artist. ...
https://www.jeffhooper.co.uk/
Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams was raised in Oberlin, Ohio where he began playing drums at age eight. Self-taught, with the aid of his parents' collection of jazz...
http://Jeff Williams was raised in Oberlin, Ohio where he began playing drums at age eight. Self-taught, with the aid of his parents' collection of jazz recordings as a guide, he started playing gigs with local professionals at age fourteen. Jeff's mother
Jeremy Ashby
Double Base
Jeremy Brown
Bass
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Jeremy Price
Jeremy Price (born 1970) studied at Birmingham Conservatoire and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since followed a career as a...
Jessica Radcliffe
Vocalist
JESUS OLMEDO
Jesus Olmedo was born in Madrid. One of three children from a working class family, his precocious talent and innate love for Spanish dance led him...
Jez Franks
Jez took up the guitar age 15 and attended Leeds College of Music acquring the College’s Jazz Guitar Prize. He has played,recorded and...
Jez Franks
Jez took up the guitar age 15 and attended Leeds College of Music acquring the College’s Jazz Guitar Prize. He has played,recorded and...
https://compassionatedictatorship.wordpress.com/biog/
Jez Wiles
Jez Wiles is a percussionist living and working in London. He plays a wide variety of music and instruments that have led him to roles as a perform...
http://jezwiles.com/
Jim Barr
Jim is best known as the bass player with Portishead's live band. He's also a founder member of Get The Blessing. Jim runs 'Jand J Studio' in...
Jim Bashford
Jim Bashford is a drummer and composer who resides in Birmingham UK. He is a faculty member at the Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Course, a course...
http://jimbashford.co.uk
Jim Gold
Jim Gold is a London-based saxophonist and bandleader. He has performed at Ronnie Scott’s with his own quartet, Billy Cobham with The Guy Barker...
http://www.jimgoldsax.com
Jim Hart
Jim Hart is one of the most in demand musicians on the European jazz and alternative music scene as a soloist and sideman on both drums and...
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Jim Mullen
Glasgow-born jazz guitarist with a distinctive style, like Wes Montgomery before him, picking with the thumb rather than a plectrum. Jim was...
https://www.facebook.com/JimMullenOrganTrio/
Jim Treweek
James has been a full time professional musician for 20 years having studied piano and clarinet at University. Following a degree in Music at...
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Jimmy Haslip
Jimmy Haslip was born December 31st, 1951 in the Bronx, New York. He grew up in Huntington, Long Island. In 1963 at the age of 13, he became intere...
http://www.jimmyhaslipbass.com/
João Lobo
João Lobo is a portuguese drummer very active in the European musical scene, having played in some of the most important jazz venues with musici...
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Joe Downard
As one of the most in demand bassists in the UK, Joe Downard is widely recognised for his skills as a performer and improvisor. Joe is a crucial...
https://joedownard.com
Joe Egan
Nottingham-based jazz guitarist, performs with his band Major Ruse and others, teaches and hosts a regular and popular free...
https://www.facebook.com/joeeganguitarist/
Joe Lee
Bass
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Joe Pettit
Joe Petitt is a member of Pete Long's Jazz at the Philharmonic, and is a bass player that's very active in the current jazz scene, having a vast...
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Joe Webb
Organist Joe Webb was born in Basingstoke but grew up in Neath and began studying jazz piano when he was 12 years old with Cardiff based jazz...
https://www.facebook.com/joewebbmusic/
Joe Wright
Joe Wright is an award winning saxophonist and electronic musician working around the UK as an improviser, sound designer, composer and musical...
www.joewrightmusic.co.uk/
Joel Barford
Joel is a 19 year old full-time professional jazz drummer/session musician. Joel has been performing since the age of 10 with various big bands...
www.joelbarford.com
Joel Prime
Joel has led percussion workshops and performed at Glastonbury Festival, Wilderness Festival, Senigallia Jamboree, WOMADelaide, Adela...
http://joelprime.com/Joel_Prime_Music/Home.html
Joey Palma - Joe Palmer
“Joey Palma†a tuba playing made man who had his throat slit by a piccolo playing hit man from NYC. Joe Palmer was born and brought...
Johan Stone
Johan Stone is a French Horn player currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music. He began learning the horn in 2008 as a part of the Wider...
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John Critchinson
Born a true Cockney but spent his formative years (until aged 44!) in the West Country, around the Bath area. Worked with Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes...
http://www.johncritchinson.com/
John Donaldson
Piano
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John Ellis
John Ellis is a pianist/singer from the north of England. His musicianship has been utilised by well known artists such as Tom Jones, Corinne...
John Etheridge
Guitarist, composer, bandleader, educator. ohn Etheridge rightly enjoys a glowing reputation throughout the jazz world and beyond and has been...
http://www.johnetheridge.com/biog.htm
John Harriman
John Harriman is a pianist, bandleader and composer. He plays in a variety of line-ups with a range of musicians and singers including trios and...
http://www.johnharriman.com/
John Harriman
John Harriman is a pianist, bandleader and composer. He plays in a variety of line-ups with a range of musicians and singers including trios and...
http://www.johnharriman.com/
John Harvey
Novelist, poet, dramatist and sometime publisher, John Harvey has been a professional writer for some forty years. The first of his Charlie Resnick...
John Hawkins
At 14 I vividly remember seeing a band called Wizzard on the TV. The music, and particularly the saxophones sounded and looked fantastic...
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John Horler
John says: Jazz has been at the centre of my life since I was a child. For me music, and especially jazz, is about togetherness, about individual...
http://www.johnhorler.co.uk
John Law
Since his early beginnings as a classical child prodigy, then training as a classical concert pianist, and later changing over to jazz, contemporar...
http://www.johnlaw.org.uk/
John Martin
Tenor and soprano saxophonist
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John O'Gallagher
John O'Gallagher is considered one of the most compelling alto saxophonists and composers at work today on the New York jazz scene. He is known for...
http://www.johnogallagher.com/
John Parricelli
Parricelli began playing guitar professionally in 1982, thereafter working in many genres within the UK music business. In the mid-80s, he was a...
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John Perry
Percussion
John Pope
John is an improviser and composer based in Newcastle upon Tyne. He plays the double bass, bass guitar, musical saw and occasionally a dictaphon...
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John Trier
Pianist
John Turville
John Turville is one of the leading jazz pianists of his generation, and has won multiple awards for his two trio albums including ...
http://www.johnturville.com/
Johnny Heyes
GUITAR
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Johnny Hunter
Johnny Hunter is a northern UK-based drummer who comes from a background of both the Avant-Garde and the more mainstream Jazz. He has performed...
http://www.johnnyhuntermusic.com
Johnny Richards
Image credits: https://downtownmusic.net/johnny-richards/shatners-bassoon-07-08-2016#
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Jon Read
A trumpet player from Leicester a former member of The Specials who plays with Ka Safar.
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Jon Richmond
Drummer in the Midlands. Plays with the Charles Tebbs Trio - http://
Jon Scott
Jon Scott has spent the last ten years cementing his reputation as one of the most creative and flexible drummers on the UK and European jazz...
https://jons.co.tt
Jonathan Gee
Piano
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Jonathan Silk
Jonathan is a Scottish drummer, composer and band leader now living and working in Birmingham and the surrounding area. Since graduating from the...
Jonny Mansfield
Drums
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Josephine Davies
Josephine is a saxophonist who won the prestigeous Perrier Young Jazz Award whilst studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has...
Josh Arcoleo
Born into a musical family in 1989 Josh was lucky enough to start saxophone lessons with the legendary Pee Wee Ellis when he was 13. At 18 he...
http://www.josharcoleo.com
Joshua Blackmore
An founder member of Tom Cawley's award winning Curios and TROYKA Joshua
Born into a musical family in Derby he...
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Judith O'Higgins
Renaissance woman Judith O'Higgins is a jazz saxophonist/composer, forensic pathologist and recording engineer.
Julia Biel
Vocals/ piano/guitar
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Julian Arguelles
One of Europe's leading saxophonists and currently Professor of Saxophone at KUG Institute of Jazz in Graz, Austria. Born in Lichfield, Stafford...
http://www.julianarguelles.com
Julian Bliss
Julian Bliss is one of the world’s finest clarinettists, excelling as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, jazz artist, masterc...
https://www.julianbliss.com
Julian Siegel
Julian is an in-demand saxophonist on the British and European Jazz scene and has worked with many top figures in the music including Bill Frisell...
http://www.juliansiegel.com
Juliet Kelly
Juliet discovered her talent for singing whilst studying for an economics degree at university but it took some time before she found her musical...
http://www.julietkelly.com/
June Tabor
June Tabor's singing career, initially unaccompanied, grew alongside those of contemporaries such as Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, Martin Simpso...
http://www.brightfieldproductions.co.uk/tabor.htm
Juxtavoices
Juxtavoices is a large, 30 -40 the size varies, antichoir which includes many familiar faces from Sheffield’s leftfield music, poetry and...
http://discus-music.co.uk/juxtavoices#!Juxtavoices_36
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