GUILDHALL SCHOOL
Wednesday 23 September 2026
7pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Guildhall Jazz Ensembles
directed by Fini Bearman, Inês Loubet, Adriano Adewale & Winston Clifford
Programme
Combo 1
directed by Fini Bearman
Voice
Michael Yakubu
Alto Saxophone
Kirzaiah Gyimah
Tenor Saxophone
Oskar Hentschel
Guitar
Peter Tomčík
Piano
Ross Davis
Bass
Robin Marsh
Drums
Nathaniel Wray
Combo 2
directed by Inês Loubet
Voice
Esme Joffe-Coombs
Alda Zinke
Arina Tikhonova
Maia Nakamura
Anna Girsberger
Alto Saxophone
Alice Neate
Tenor Saxophone
Rory Johnston
Trumpet
Xaver Schutti
Piano
Guilly Allen-Suarez
Louis Holley
Guitar
Danny Moffat
Leo Morland
Bass
Eden Adiri
Marie Schweiger
Drums
Daisy Pattinson
Leela Faude
Interval
Combo 3
directed by Adriano Adewale
Voice
Alice Chen
Naomi Simon
Venetia Iga
Leizel Abrahams
Violin
Lotte Cutts
Soprano Saxophone
Sofiia Bilovil
Alto Saxophone
Marceau Coppard
Tenor Saxophone
Aki Sims
Trumpet
Thomas Clayton
Trombone
Henry Hanssen
Piano
Benny Schubert
Zak Lucic
Guitar
Ben Robinson
Karely Correa Mamani
Bass
Brody Hahn
Woody Nicholls
Drums
Barnaby Dent
Tyler Baker
Combo 4
directed by Winston Clifford
Tenor Saxophone
Izzy Laing
Sami Majid-Wood
Piano
Joe Phillips
Matías Heker
Guitar
Jacob Jewell
Rion Brown
Bass
Oscar Robinson
Sean Blake
Drums
Joe Pyefinch
Tom Stafford
Forthcoming Events
Improvisers' Ensemble featuring Cleveland Watkiss MBE
20 October 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Join internationally renowned vocalist and composer, Cleveland Watkiss MBE, for an electric performance with Guildhall’s Improvisers’ Ensemble.
Guildhall Big Band: Harlem Renaissance
13 November 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
An evening celebrating the vibrant and eclectic music of the Harlem Renaissance – an era that marked a major turning point in the cultural and artistic history of New York’s African American community.
Guildhall Jazz Festival
18, 20, 21 & 22 November 2026
Milton Court
The creativity and originality of the Guildhall Jazz community are celebrated in the highly anticipated return of our Jazz Festival in November, presented in partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival.
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