Karen Sharpe Quartet
Karen took up the tenor saxophone whilst studying composition at the Royal Northern College of Music. A friend introduced her to a recording of Dexter Gordon and she was instantly hooked, quickly joining the college jazz band and finding regular work in a busy soul band based in Liverpool. Since relocating to London in 1999 Karen has become a busy freelance musician working alongside many top class British and American musicians such as Scott Hamilton, Sir John Dankworth, Danny Moss, Alan Barnes, Barbara Lea, Dick Sudhalter, Joe Temperley, Mark Nightingale, Annie Whitehead, Ellyn Rucker, Roy Williams, Tina May, Nikki Iles, Scott Robinson, Ken Peplowski and the great blues singer Elkie Brooks.
In March 2004 Karen began a three year stint in Humphrey Lyttelton’s band, which took her to venues and festivals across the UK and into Europe. During this time Karen was also working hard to establish her own groups and today she is with her quartet including Nikki Iles, piano, Dave Whitford, bass, and Steve Brown, drums.
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