Policy Statement
This event is being organised by a local committee of musicians and jazz fans.Our aim is to promote jazz on the Isle of Wight. Members of the committee will not receive any financial reward. Inspected accounts will be made available on request.
The committee will cover the cost of the main venues and headline acts. This will be funded by sponsorship, ticket sales and other fund-raising activities.
Any subsequent profits will go towards funding future events.
We will encourage other performances during the period. However, we will not act as agents. It will be the responsibility of the performers and venues to negotiate between themselves.
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Nikki Iles
Nikki Iles, jazz pianist and composer, was a founder member of the
innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra - working with Anthony Braxton, Mike
Gibbs, Vince Mendoza and Mark-Anthony Turnage. Her busy freelance
career has found her playing with Peter Erskine (CJO), Kenny Wheeler, Art
Farmer, Julian Arguelles, Stan Sulzmann, Norma Winstone, Dave Holland,
Tina May, Tony Coe, Joe Locke and Rufus Reid.
Although well known as a pianist , composition remains a major part of her
musical life with commissions including The London Sinfonietta, The London
Philharmonic's Renga and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra .
With a parallel career as a widely respected
teacher, Nikki is Professor of Jazz Piano at the Royal Academy of Music
and Middlesex University as well as giving masterclasses around the world.
She has been a driving force behind the Jazz syllabus at the ABRSM and
continues to publish with Oxford University Press.
New Album with Stan Sulzmann - "Stardust"
"This intimate recording is a rare chance to hear two of the UK's most respected jazz musicians playing tunes they love. Jellymould is proud to be releasing this beautiful record."
Dom Sales, Jellymould Jazz
Despite a long-standing musical friendship and frequent collaborations, it has been almost 20 years since Stan and Nikki recorded their first album "Treasure Trove" together. Their new offering, "Stardust", celebrates a shared love of songs, as well as featuring an original composition from each.
Listen to Nikki and Tina May perform Donald Fagen's "On the Dunes.
