HMDT Music and the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy would like to extend huge congratulations to the recently crowned the Jazz FM Breakthrough Act for 2021, drummer Jas Kayser!
HMDT Music and the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy are proud to announce that this year five of our students have been accepted into the Jazz program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, two into the course at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, one into the program at Middlesex University with another to study composition at Birmingham Conservatoire!
Most recently, two of our brightest stars, Wilfie Williams and Karen Shiraishi have been awarded major scholarships to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, with a third student awaiting his results!* Wilfie has also received a scholarship to attend the Jazz program at The New School in New York City. They still need to find further funding to cover the rest of their fees, but we are all beaming with pride over their magnificent achievement!
Congratulations to all our students for putting the hard work in and showing their dedication and love for this music, you make us all so proud.
Every student at JJJA matters to us, they are our greatest treasure and we want to support and build their confidence to create positively in the world with the magical beauty of Jazz.
*Berklee College of Music has an acceptance rate of 28%, which is 39% lower than the average for all music schools.
