Winner BBC Jazz Awards 2005 (Album of the Year) & 2008 (Best Instrumentalist, Winner, Best Ensemble, Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2005, Nominee, Mobo Awards 2008, 2013
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Branford Marsalis
Legendary Jazz Saxophonist, Branford Marsalis comes to the World Heart Beat Music Academy.
Maria Pomianowska
Graduated in cello at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. As a student at the Academy, she was granted scholarship to learn SARANGI under the guidance of maestro Pandit Ram Narayan in India.
Premik
Premik is a world-renown composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist performer.
Mitel Purohit
Mitel Purohit is currently one of the most sought after Tabla percussionists in the UK.
Mark Mondesir
“Mark certainly is one of the most astonishing drummers on this planet with a mind boggling concept of time, creativity and speed that is bordering the super human.” – Drummer World
Tony Remy
Tony Remy is an extraordinary guitarist, one of the world’s most exciting guitar players. His hard-edged rhythmically driven approach is enriched with jazz intuition and bluesy soul.
Donnell Spencer Jr.
Multi-talented musician, singer and songwriter.
Alok Verma
If I had to put a date to my musical journey- it probably began in the womb. My mother is a singer and I dont doubt that the first notes that slipped into my pre-natal consciousness were hers.
Trevor Watkis
“British pianist-composer of unusual warmth, touch and taste” – Evening Standard
Cleveland Watkiss
Born in the East End of London, virtuoso vocalist, actor and composer Cleveland Watkiss studied voice at The London school of singing with Opera coach Arnold Rose and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Steve Williamson
Steve Williamson is one of the most distinctive saxophone voices in contemporary British jazz.