CV
Experience
Performed with:
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Yazz Ahmed
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Soweto Kinch
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John O’Gallagher
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Jean Toussaint
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Nigel Price
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Paul Booth
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Percy Pursglove
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Arnie Somoygi
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Neil Yates
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Ben Dwyer Jazz Xperiment
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Head Rush Brass Band
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Experience with:
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National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Jazz Orchestra
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Orchestra
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
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Venues/Festivals (Worldwide)
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Town Hall & Symphony Hall Birmingham
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Birmingham Hippodrome
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The MAC Belfast
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Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Perth Concert Hall
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Aberdeen Music Hall
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Eastside Jazz Club Birmingham
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Silvershine Jazz Club Birmingham
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Birnam Arts Centre
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Cheltenham Jazz Festival
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Sligo Jazz Festival
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Aalen Jazz Festival
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Skye Feis an Eilein Festival
Education
ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE, UK
BMus (Hons) Jazz (1st), 2018-2022.
Teachers:
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Clark Tracey
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Andrew Bain
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Mark Sanders
Previous teachers:
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Jeff Williams
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Richard Champion
Coaching/Masterclasses:
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Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts
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Mark Guiliana
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Jeff Ballard
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Ari Hoenig
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Maria Schneider
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Jerry Bergonzi
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Yazz Ahmed
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Iain Ballamy
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Pablo Held
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Jean Toussaint
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Soweto Kinch
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John O’Gallagher
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Paul Booth
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Percy Pursglove
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Jeff Williams
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Mark Hodgson
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Arnie Somogyi
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Mike Williams
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Rick Taylor
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Lianne Carroll
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Malcolm Edmonstone
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Jules Jackson
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Ed Puddick
Awards, scholarships and sponsorships:
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Entrance Scholarship (2018 - 2022)
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Tim and Sally Barraclough Percussion Chair sponsorship, National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland (2019)
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Tony Levin Drum Prize Winner (2022)
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire BMus Jazz Prize (2022)
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BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Semi-Finalist (2022)
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