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An authentic jazz sound can be easily created using Nikki's notated rhythms, grooves, harmonies and solos, and the expertise of the arranger guides players through the diversity of jazz characters. These stylish arrangements and compositions are the perfect introduction to jazz. * Piano Professional, September 2018 *

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Multi award-winning jazz pianist and composer, Nikki Iles, was a founder member of the innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra. She has a busy freelance career, with over 25 CDs recorded over 3 decades, and has been described as the Heroine of British Jazz. Composition remains a major part of her musical life with commissions from The London Sinfonietta, the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers, and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra. With a parallel career as a much loved and respected teacher, Nikki is also Professor of Jazz Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall Music and Drama. Recent awards that Nikki has won include the Ivors Academy Gold Badge for exceptional contribution to music (2019), the Jazz Education award, The Parliamentary Jazz Award (2019), and the Nikki Iles Big Band won Jazz Ensemble of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards (2020).

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