Karen Sharp

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Karen Sharp (born September 30, 1971 in Ipswich ) is a British jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , also baritone saxophone , clarinet , bass clarinet and composition ).

Live and act

Sharp did not begin playing the saxophone until she was a composer at the Royal Northern College of Music , after hearing a recording by Dexter Gordon . She first played in the college jazz band and a soul band in Liverpool. In 1999 she moved to London, where she soon appeared with musicians such as Scott Hamilton , John Dankworth , Danny Moss , Alan Barnes , Joe Temperley , Mark Nightingale , Annie Whitehead , Ellyn Rucker, Roy Williams , Scott Robinson , Ken Peplowski and Elkie Brooks . In 2004 she brought Humphrey Lyttelton into his octet , of which she was a member for three years. At the Ginza Festival in Tokyo in 2006 she presented herself with Tina May and Nikki Iles .

She also played in the bands of Digby Fairweather and Enrico Tomasso . Since 2002 she has released six albums under her own name; she also led a trio that included Barbara Lea and Dick Sudhalter . Between 2002 and 2017 she recorded 25 records, also with Humphrey Lyttelton and with George Melly .

Prizes and awards

Sharp was first honored with two British Jazz Awards in 2007 ; Also in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2017 she was named best tenor saxophonist in this poll .

Discographic notes

  • Till There Was You (2002, with Dave Priseman, Richard Busiakiewicz, John Day, Matt Fishwick)
  • So Far so Good (2004, with Dave Priseman, Richard Busiakiewicz, John Day, Matt Fishwick)
  • Karen Sharp & Robert Fowler : Brandy and Beer (2009, with Robin Aspland , Jeremy Brown, Matt Home)
  • Spirit (2011, with Nikki Iles, Dave Green , Steve Brown )
  • Karen Sharp: The Sun, The Moon and You (2018, with Nikki Iles, Dave Green, Steve Brown)
  • Another Place (2020, with Simon Thorpe, Colin Oxley)

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography
  2. ↑ Dave Gelly: Karen Sharp, So Far So Good. In: The Guardian , October 3, 2004. Retrieved October 18, 2014. 
personal data
SURNAME Sharp, Karen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Ipswich