Jazz in the United Kingdom

Jazz musicians from the United Kingdom

Amy Winehouse 1983–2011 · English singer-songwriter (1983–2011) Eric Clapton b. 1945 · British musician Phil Collins b. 1951 · English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) Jeff Beck 1944–2023 · English guitarist (1944–2023) Robert Fripp b. 1946 · English guitarist, composer and record producer Dudley Moore 1935–2002 · British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002) Jamiroquai 1992– · British acid jazz band John McLaughlin b. 1942 · English guitarist, founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra Charlie Watts 1941–2021 · British drummer (1941–2021) Jack Bruce 1943–2014 · British musician (1943–2014) Malcolm Arnold 1921–2006 · English composer and conductor (1921–2006) George Shearing 1919–2011 · British-American jazz pianist Simply Red 1984– · British soul band Traffic 1967– · English rock band Karl Jenkins b. 1944 · Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944) Cleo Laine 1927–2025 · English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) Nigel Kennedy b. 1956 · British-born violinist and violist (born 1956) Acker Bilk 1929–2014 · English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist… Marian McPartland 1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) Ginger Baker 1939–2019 · British drummer (1939–2019) Michelle Dockery b. 1981 · British actress Allan Holdsworth 1946–2017 · British musician (1946–2017) Fred Frith b. 1949 · English musician, composer and improvisor (born 1949) Andy Summers b. 1942 · British guitarist Philip Catherine b. 1942 · British-Belgian jazz rock guitarist RR Richard Rodney Bennett 1936–2012 · British composer and pianist (1936-2012) Sade 1982– · British band Paloma Faith b. 1981 · British singer Level 42 1980– · English jazz-funk band Femi Kuti b. 1962 · Nigerian musician John Dankworth 1927–2010 · British musician (1927-2010) John Surman b. 1944 · British saxophonist and clarinetist Derek Bailey 1930–2005 · British guitarist (1930–2005) Corinne Bailey Rae b. 1979 · British singer Simon Phillips b. 1957 · English drummer (born 1957) Bill Bruford b. 1949 · English drummer Dave Holland b. 1946 · British jazz musician Lonnie Donegan 1931–2002 · Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002) Hank Marvin b. 1941 · English musician; guitarist for the Shadows Chris Barber 1930–2021 · English trombonist (1930–2021) Hugh Hopper 1945–2009 · English bass guitarist (1945–2009) Jamie Cullum b. 1979 · English jazz singer and pianist Gavin Bryars b. 1943 · English composer and double bassist Evan Parker b. 1944 · English saxophonist Barry Guy b. 1947 · British composer and jazz musician (born 1947) AR Annie Ross 1930–2020 · British-American actress, singer and vocalist Pentangle 1968– · British folk rock band Squarepusher b. 1975 · British musician Incognito British musical group Elton Dean 1945–2006 · British saxophonist (1945–2006) HC Humphrey Carpenter 1946–2005 · British writer and broadcaster (1946–2005) Barbara Thompson 1944–2022 · English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022) Georgie Fame b. 1943 · English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player Leon Jackson b. 1988 · Scottish recording artist; singer Nellie McKay b. 1982 · American musician BX Brand X 1975– · British musical group; jazz fusion band Gordon Haskell 1946–2020 · British singer (1946-2020) Julie Driscoll b. 1947 · English singer and actress Theo Travis b. 1964 · British saxophonist The Brand New Heavies 1985– · band

Jazz cities in the United Kingdom

• London78
• Glasgow5
• Birmingham5
• Islington3
• Manchester4
• Canterbury4
• Leeds3

Jazz festivals in the United Kingdom

Jazz radio stations in the United Kingdom

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Where to study jazz in the United Kingdom

• Royal Birmingham Conservatoire · Birmingham · Programme: Jazz
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland · Glasgow · Programme: Jazz
• Leeds Conservatoire · Leeds · Programme: Jazz
• Guildhall School of Music & Drama · London · Programme: Jazz
• Royal Academy of Music · London · Programme: Jazz
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance · London · Programme: Jazz