Karen Sharp Jazz Improvisation Workshops
Throughout her career as a performer Karen has always maintained a strong interest in education. She spent four years as a jazz tutor at the University College School in Hampstead, London, and she was a woodwind tutor for the Centre for young Musicians in Bow, London. On moving to Bedfordshire more recently, Karen co-led a series of jazz improvisation workshops for the Bedfordshire County Music Service, and the Bedfordshire Saxophone Group. Karen has experience of working with people of all ages, both on a one to one basis and within groups and she is available for workshops and ensemble coaching. Please contact Karen for further information/bookings.
See details of Karen’s next workshop.

December
1st – 100 Club, Oxford Street. Fundraiser for The national jazz Archive. 12.000-14.30
10th – Googlies Jazz Club, Enfield. Guest. googliesjazz.co.uk
12th – Banstead Community Centre, with the Martin Litton All Stars.
13th – The Bell Hotel, Clare, Suffolk. Quest. jazz-nights.com
27th – Merlin’s Cave, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, Tel; 01494 875101. Guest with Bruce Adams.

January 2010
6th – Lakeside Country Club, Lyng, Norfolk. Quest with the Ted Beament trio. lakeside-jazz-club.co.uk
16th – Number Eight Art’s Centre, Pershaw. Quest with Paul Jones and Digby Faiweather’s Half Dozen. number8.org
17th – Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Brunch. Guest.
23rd – Bull’s head, Barnes. Quintet with Tommy Whittle.

February
2nd – The Greenman, Wroxham Road, Rackheath, Norwich. NR13 6NQ Tel: 01603 782693. Guest with Robert Fowler, celebrating the music of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims.
5th – Steyning Jazz Club. Karen Sharp/Robert Fowler Quintet – celebrating the music of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. steyningjazz.co.uk
6th – The Stables, 40th Anniversary Concert. stables.org
9th – Marlow Jazz Club, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1NT. Guest with Robert Fowler, celebrating the music of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims.
25th – National Theatre Foyer, South bank, London SE1. nationaltheatre.org.uk
28th – Jagz, Ascot. Quartet with Nikki Iles. jagz.co.uk (Lunchtime gig)
28th – Woodham Parish Hall, Woking. Box office: 01932 406242 Karen Sharp/Robert Fowler Quintet celebrating the music of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims.

March
13th – Cambidge Jazz Co-Op, workshop. cambridgejazzcoop.org.uk
13th – Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London. Guest with Michele Drees. ronniescotts.co.uk
14th –Princess Of Wales, Primrose Hill, London. 2pm.
20th – The Castle, Wellingborough. Pasadena Roof Orchestra. pasadena.co.uk
27th – Boston Spa. Guest with Tommy Whittle. jazzinthespa

April
5th – The King’s head, bexley. Quest with Steve Waterman. bexleyjazzclub.org.uk
7th –Lakeside country Club, Norfolk. Guest. lakeside-jazz-club.co.uk
10th – Karen Sharp Improvisation Workshop, Leighton Buzzard.
14th – The Concorde Club, Eastleigh. Guest with Tommy Whittle. theconcordeclub.com
17th – Pinner Parish Church. Karen Sharp Quintet, featuring Adrian Fry. pinnerjazz.org.uk
22nd – The Crown, Twickenham. Guest. www.rtjazzclub.com pinnerjazz.org.uk
25th – Humphrey Lyttelton Celebration Concert. Hammersmith Apollo. humphreylyttelton.com
29th – The Old barge, Hertford. Clark Tracey quartet. theoldbarge.co.uk

May
1st-3rd - Norwich jazz Party. norwichjazzparty.com
10th – The Studio, Theatre By The Lake, Keswick. The Karen Sharp Quartet. theatrebythelake.co.uk

June
5th - ARBROATH Hospitalfields as the 'Tokyo Trio' with Tina May and Nikki Iles.
6th - GLASGOW Recital Rooms as the 'Tokyo Trio' with Tina May and Nikki Iles. glasgowconcerthalls.com
9th –'Jazz at the field', Rawthenstall. With Robert Fowler. dunrhythm.co.uk
10th – Beckenham jazz Club, with Tommy Whittle. myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub
19th – Music in the garden, The Stables, Wavendon. With Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood. stables.org
23rd – Wimbledon 2010, with Bruce Adams.
25th – The Naturist Foundation, with The Enrico Tomasso Swing 6. naturistfoundation.org
26th – Upton Jazz festival, Robert Fowler/Karen Sharp Quintet. uptonjazz.co.uk
27th – Jazz at The Chicken Shed, with Kick Ass Brass.
30th – Jazz at The High Barn, with Roger Odell. high-barn.com

July
1st –Chichester Jazz Club, with Katie Brown. chichesterjazzclub.co.uk
4th- Jazz at the Junction. myspace.com/jazzatthejunction
12th – Wigan International Jazz Festival, with Tommy Whittle.
wlct.org/tourism/jazzfest/
16th – The spice of Life, Cambridge Circus, London. Guest with Martyn Nickless. spiceoflifesoho.com
17th - Music in the garden, The Stables, Wavendon. Quartet featuring Nikki iles.stables.org 25th – Workshop for The Open Band, Woburn, Bedfordshire.
26th – The Coach and Horses, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5BQ.
Guest with Dave Green and Trevor Tomkins.
30th – Ealing Jazz Festival. Guest with Steve Waterman. ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/ealing_summer
31st – Leasowes Bank. Tenorama with John Williams. leasowesmusicfestival.co.uk

August
1st – The White Swan, Stratford Upon Avon. Tel: 01789 297022. Guest with Tommy Whittle.
4th –Bull’s Head, Barnes. Frank Griffith Big Band. thebullshead.com
7th-8th –Bicester Village Jazz Festival with Esther Miller. bicestervillage.com
26th – Watermill Jazz Club, with Tommy Whittle. watermilljazz.co.uk

September
12th –Ipswich Jazz Club. Karen Sharp Quartet.
15th –Speakeasy Jazz Club, Torquay. Guest with the Craig Milverton trio. speakeasytqy.net
24th – Sheffield Jazz. Quartet featuring Nikki Iles. sheffieldjazz.org.uk
25th –Scarborough Jazz Festival. Quartet featuring Nikki Iles. scarboroughjazzfestival.co.uk