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Karen studied music at Bath University, Welsh College of Music and Drama and Guildhall School of Music. She became the British Virtuoso Champion in1981/2 and competed in the Coupe Mondiale (World Championship) in Hamburg and Folkstone. She is now a freelance musician and her wide-ranging skills (she plays accordion, saxophone, clarinet and flute) keeps her in demand for a broad range of projects encompassing classical, contemporary and jazz. Karen has created a niche for herself in the jazz scene in the UK. She is a regular member of Mike Westbrook's groups, most recently touring with his "Platterback" project

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Mike Westbrook Orchestra: Catania

Read "Catania" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
August 19, 2019

A major figure in British jazz since the late 1950s, composer-pianist Mike Westbrook continues to write, perform and record at a rate of knots which would leave contenders half his 83 years on the ropes. Four albums since 2016, including--after a gap of forty years—not one but two solo piano recordings, are testament to the creative ...

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Mike Westbrook: Art Wolf at 75

by Duncan Heining
November 7, 2011

Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine a jazz composer who began with Ellington and then moved on through Mingus. He soon encompassed rock music, Kurt Weill, Rossini, the traditions of English church music and the pastoralism of Vaughan Williams and Holst, but still found a place in his music for The Beatles, European political cabaret ...

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