Guildhall Jazz Festival: Workshop with The Alexandra Ridout Quartet
- 3pm
About this event:
- Category:
- Guildhall Jazz Festival | Jazz
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free No tickets required
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Guildhall Jazz Festival x EFG London Jazz Festival: Workshop with The Alexandra Ridout Quartet
Guildhall Jazz Festival x EFG London Jazz Festival: Workshop with The Alexandra Ridout Quartet
Step inside the creative process with The Alexandra Ridout Quartet, a powerhouse of young talent from the New York jazz scene. This rare interactive workshop offers an exciting opportunity to explore composition, improvisation, and musical interplay with some of the most dynamic emerging voices in contemporary jazz.
There's also a chance to hear an evening performance by the Alexandra Ridout Quartet at 8.45pm on the same day.
Part of the School’s annual Jazz Festival, presented in partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival, celebrating the creativity and originality of the Guildhall Jazz community.
“Pretty much from the first note you know that you’re dealing with an original voice” - Matt Penman on Alexandra Ridout
Event ends approx. 4.45pm
About the artists
Alexandra Ridout trumpet
Yvonne Rogers piano
Simón Willson double bass
David Sirkis drums
The Alexandra Ridout Quartet has been formed thoughtfully with musicians who are each young prominent voices on the buzzing New York contemporary jazz scene. They beautifully capture Alexandra’s views of life and music as seen through the lens of her compelling compositions. The music aims to bring together Alexandra’s diverse musical background and influences with counterpoint and artistic interplay at the forefront.
At only 26 years old, multi-award winner Alexandra Ridout is already one of the most talented trumpet players on the international scene. Since winning the BBC Young Jazz Musician in 2016 she was catapulted into a busy high-profile career and has been captivating audiences ever since.
Her awards include the British Jazz Awards “Rising Star” 2018, Keep an Eye International Jazz Awards “Best Soloist” 2023, and most recently the Next Jazz Legacy 2025 Award through New Music USA.
Alexandra’s distinctive trumpet voice is sought out by numerous prominent musicians such as Yazz Ahmed, Zoe Rahman, Artemis, Orlando Le Flemming, Kit Downes, Jochen Rueckert and Pablo Held.
The remaining three members of the Quartet all have impressive credentials, performing and recording with world class artists including Bill Frisell, Sullivan Fortner, Linda May Han Oh, Ethan Iverson, Joel Ross, Gilad Hekselman and Walter Smith III.
This event is part of the 2025 Guildhall Jazz Festival in partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival - five days of electrifying jazz at Milton Court.
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Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
