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
27th – Boston Spa. Guest with Tommy Whittle. jazzinthespa
April
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
May
1st-3rd - Norwich jazz Party. norwichjazzparty.com
10th – The Studio, Theatre By The Lake, Keswick. The Karen Sharp Quartet. theatrebythelake.co.uk