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Guildhall Jazz Orchestra with Nikki Iles

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Nikki Iles at piano

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra are joined by composer, pianist and Guildhall Jazz professor Nikki Iles as guest director for a programme of music featuring Iles' arrangements and compositions for big band. 

Nikki is well known as a solo pianist, accompanist extraordinaire and arranger, and composition and education remains a major part of her musical life. Commissions include London Sinfonietta, the UMO jazz orchestra in Helsinki and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Nikki is Professor of Jazz Piano at Guildhall School, the Royal Academy of Music and Middlesex University as well as giving masterclasses around the world. In 2020 Iles won the Seattle Jazz Orchestra Composition Prize, plus The US based International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers Best Performance. 

Tagged with: Contemporary music Guildhall School

Presented by Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

A recording of this concert will be available to watch online for free after the performance. Watch online from 13 April.

Performers

  • Nikki Iles   guest conductor
  • Scott Stroman   director

Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available