This academic year, Otto Jacovides & Jacob Deegan began studying at the Purcell School of Music, one of the country\u2019s finest musical education institutions which boasts alumni such as Jacob Collier and Yiruma. Both students are long-term members of the Saturday Programme, starting their journeys in CYMH classes – Otto in Green and Jacob in Jazz Blues -before advancing through to the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy.<\/p>\n
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Both students are incredibly talented instrumentalists; Otto excels in saxophone and clarinet; and Jacob is a self-taught drummer who reached grade 8 in only two years, alongside playing trumpet and piano. Jacob and Otto both highlight the importance of attending JJJA on their success, with Jacob stating that \u201cJJJA has shown me the career that I want; the faculty have not only pushed and inspired me but supported and taught me to recognise the downside of being a musician, where it is not always an upward trajectory\u201d. Otto also expressed that JJJA is his \u2018musical family\u201d and stated, \u201cthe teachers at JJJA are amazingly supportive and helped to develop my confidence by teaching me to play in different groups, as well as encouraging me to play in front of people when I didn\u2019t want to, which I now don\u2019t have a problem with!\u201d.<\/p>\n
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JJJA tutor, Alex Thomas-French, who has supported both Otto and Jacob throughout their jazz journey, stated:<\/p>\n
\u201cAt JJJA we work\u00a0hard\u00a0to cultivate an inclusive community of jazz-minded people where students of all ages and abilities collaborate and grow together. Here, students get to know and play alongside many other highly talented and inspiring young musicians, and it\u00a0continues to humble us to see that bright young people like Jacob and Otto reach greater heights because of this environment. We are immensely proud of both of them for all their various achievements and the challenges they have both had to overcome to get to this point. We also applaud the hard work we know their parents have put into supporting Jacob and Otto’s musical passions. Well done all!\u201d<\/p>\n
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All of us here at HMDT Music and JJJA wish Otto and Jacob the best in their new venture and we look forward to watching them flourish as musicians in the coming years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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