| Biography | In 2016, at the age of 17, Jess made history as the first saxophonist to win the Woodwind Final of BBC Young Musician of the Year. She then reached the Grand Final at Londons Barbican Hall, and performed Michael Nymans Where the Bee Dances with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth to widespread critical acclaim. In 2017 she made her BBC Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall, where she performed as soloist with both the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Jess studies with Rob Buckland at the Royal Northern College of Music with an ABRSM Scholarship, and is mentored by John Harle.
Jess was featured as a Rising Star in BBC Music Magazine, and as the cover story of Music Teacher, Cumbria Life and Clarinet and Saxophone Magazines. She is a Vandoren UK Artist, and became the youngest ever endorsee for Yanagisawa Saxophones aged 13. Jess is grateful for support from Awards for Young Musicians, and receives career advice and diary management from Young Classical Artists Trust.
As well as her passion for performance, Jess also has an interest in promoting live music and she has been running an annual concert series in her hometown of Ulverston since 2011. |