Claire Mcinerney

Claire is a young established musician and a graduate of Trinity College of Music. Based in London, Claire plays all the saxophones, flutes and clarinets, working in television, studio, West End shows, Big Bands, symphony orchestras and jazz arenas.

Gill Burgoyne

My parents shared their love of Big Band music with my older brother and I from an early age, and I was hooked on recordings of Stan Kenton,Woody Herman and Jimmy Dorsey. Presented with the opportunity to learn the clarinet aged 9, I applied myself to the classical charts.

Helen Wilson

Helen Wilson plays the flute and aged 12 took up a place at Chethams School of Music, Manchester, where she studied with Gitte SÃ¸renson, Linda Verrier, and Richard Davis. She then accepted a scholarship to study at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester in 2007 to carry on her studies with Richard and now learns with Anders Ljungar Chapelon on an exchange programme at the Malmo Academy of Music in Sweden.

Sarah Makin

I play tenor/alto/baritone saxes and flute and clarinet. My principle instrument being clarinet which I feature predominantly in my own quartet playing pub and restaurant venues.I am a member of three big bands ,playing saxes in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire areas.I also regularly guest in a number of jazz quartets in the Beds/Herts and London areas.

Tom Stone

Tom is a saxophone and woodwind player, based in London. His versatility as a musician has allowed him to play in many different situations varying from his own nine piece jazz group, the Tom Stone Nonet, to Rock and Pop bands such as The Maccabees.