Jess Gillam

Jess Gillam (born 24 May 1998) is a British saxophonist and BBC radio broadcaster from Ulverston, Cumbria.[1][2] Gillam hosts This Classical Life on BBC Radio 3.[3]

Education

Gillam attended the Junior Royal Northern College of Music while at secondary school.[4] She left sixth form early to concentrate on practising the saxophone and then attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester[5] but dropped out before completing her undergraduate course. During the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 she completed a Master's degree from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[6]

Albums

  • RISE (2019)
  • TIME (2020)

Recognition

Jess Gillam is the youngest ever presenter on BBC Radio 3 and the first ever saxophonist to be signed to Decca Classics [6] Her debut album RISE reached No.1 in the UK Classical chart.[7]

Awards

Notable performances

References

  1. ^ "Jess Gillam | Award Winning Saxophonist | Ulverston, Cumbria, UK". Jess Gillam. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ^ Gillam, Jess (2019-05-24). "21 today!! Thank you so much @deccaclassics for the beautiful flowers and @HarrisonParrott for the legendary card I feel extremely lucky to work with you all!! pic.twitter.com/1sX4LdkJPq". @jessgillamsax. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - This Classical Life". BBC. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. ^ "JRNCM Saxophonist Through to BBC Final - Royal Northern College of Music".
  5. ^ "Jess hits the top with début album - Royal Northern College of Music".
  6. ^ a b "Interview: Jess Gillam". Alternative Classical.
  7. ^ Peacock, Tim (May 6, 2019). "Jess Gillam Continues To Rise With First Classical No. 1".
  8. ^ "Who is Jess Gillam, the saxophonist? Age, recordings, concerts and father - Classic FM". web.archive.org. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  9. ^ "A week with Jess Gillam". Awards for Young Musicians. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  10. ^ "Jess Gillam". HarrisonParrott. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  11. ^ "BBC Four - BBC Young Musician, 2016 - Jess Gillam". web.archive.org. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

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