Why Choose The Scottish Jazz Collective?
Every musician in The Scottish Jazz Collective’s roster has a proven track record of professionalism, and many have won national awards for their playing. Each performer earns a place among our portfolio musicians by proving their worth, which means you get nothing but the best. The choice of music today can be overwhelming at times. Even if you’re searching for something specific (like a jazz group) you’ll find an unending list of potential candidates, making it difficult to separate the best, from the rest.
That’s where we simplify things.
With dozens of award winning musicians available, take a look at a few of the musicians on our roster below.
Andrew Robb - Bassist and Founder
- Named as the only representative for the arts in Scottish Review’s 20/20 Vision Young Scots of The Year, December 2019
- 1st Prize BassEurope Jazz Competition 2018, European Society of Bassists
- 2nd Prize BassEurope Jazz Competition 2016, European Society of Bassists
- BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year, 2009
Alan Benzie - Pianist
- Winner of Best Album at The Scottish Jazz Awards 2018
- Winner of the prestigious Berklee Billboard Award 2011
- BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of The Year 2007
- “Benzie’s playing has a hushed yet yearning quality to it; an exquisite touch and elegant virtuosity.” Jazzwise
Konrad Wisniewski - Saxophonist
- Instrumentalist of the Year at The Scottish Jazz Awards, 2013, 2017
- Saxophonist with The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra since 2001
- “Extravagantly gifted” The Glasgow Herald
Rachael Lightbody - Singer
- Nominated for Best Vocalist at The Scottish Jazz Awards, 2018, 2019
- Featured vocalist in sold-out performances of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court and Spark’ featured on BBC Radio Scotland 2018
- “The fragile beauties of Lightbody’s voice” Jazzwise
- “Lightbody smashed the Aretha Franklin classic.” The Glasgow Herald
Doug Hough - Drummer
Performed with International Jazz artists:
- Julian Argüelles, Austria, Donny McCaslin, USA, Evan Parker, UK, Houston Pearson, USA, Gary Versace, USA Wycliffe Gordon, USA , Martin Speake, UK
- “His sensitively sparing, adroitly responsive contributions played a key role in the music's underlying buoyancy and mercurial sophistication” The Scotsman.
