Leeds College of Music - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Jazz Pianist — David Newton (1979)
• Jazz Saxophonist — Alan Barnes (1980)
• Jazz Composer and Trumpeter — Richard Iles (1980)
• Jazz Trumpeter — Chris Batchelor
• Jazz Composer and Pianist — Nikki Iles (1984)
• Singer and Song writer — Damon Gough aka Badly Drawn Boy (1991)
• Jazz Saxophonist and Vocalist — Pete Wareham of Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear (1995)
• Pop Saxophonist — Snake Davis
• Trumpeter — Johnny Thirkell
• Jazz guitarist — Nick Webb of Acoustic Alchemy
• Composer, Pianist and Vocalist — Adrian Snell
• Trumpeter — James Lynch of Touch and Go
• Composer and Pianist — Matthew Bourne (2001)
• Saxophonist — Jim Corry (Saxophonist for Haggis Horns, Jamiroquai, Corinne Bailey Rae & Mark Ronson) (1998)
• Trumpeter and Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year 1999 — Andrew Colman
• Saxophonist and Composer (A Tribute To Atlantic Jazz) — James Russell (Saxophonist for Jamiroquai) (1998)
• Composer and Pianist — Jamil Sherif (1998)
• Dubstep Producer — Rusko (2002)
• Drummer — Michael Spearman of Everything Everything (2008)
• Drummer — Mark Holub of Led Bib
• Saxophonist — Athol Ransome (Haggis Horns, John Legend, The Roots, Mark Ronson)
• Spoof Popstar — Rob Madin aka Brett Domino
• Pianist and Singer — Victoria Christina Hesketh aka Little Boots
• Jazz Saxophonist — Russell van den Berg
• Jazz Composer and Guitarist — Chris Sharkey of Trio VD and Acoustic Ladyland