What they say about Jazz
“The commitment to jazz teaching that has filtered through to the once classical-only UK conservatoires is not only producing highly skilled soloists, it is turning those institutions into hothouses for new, fully formed bands playing original material”
The Guardian reviews Symbiosis Big Band, in which mainly Academy performers played the music of Academy graduate bassist Yuri Galkin (October 2009).
Kit Downes, John Escreet and Gwilym Simcock are just three of the Academy’s many recent graduates making a big impression on the jazz scene.
