Staff A-Z

Carol Jarvis is a much in-demand freelance trombonist, who works almost exclusively in all fields of the profession. Whether playing trombone, keyboards or singing backing vocals, Carol can be found touring the world working with internationally renowned ensembles from the London Symphony Orchestra to the BBC Concert Orchestra, as well as performing regularly in London’s West End shows. If that wasn’t enough, Carol has toured, recorded and worked extensively with the likes of Sting, Queen, Seal, Rod Stewart, Amy Winehouse, MUSE, James Bay, Jess Glynne, Ellie Goulding and Bon Jovi.

A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, she studied with John Iveson, Christopher Houlding and Andrew Berryman, gaining the highest qualifications possible. During this time she gained many awards including major scholarships in the UK and USA, and won the Royal Over-seas League Music Competition with the chamber ensemble Bones Apart, which she founded.

Carol Jarvis is a much in-demand freelance trombonist, who works almost exclusively in all fields of the profession. Whether playing trombone, keyboards or singing backing vocals, Carol can be found touring the world working with internationally renowned ensembles from the London Symphony Orchestra to the BBC Concert Orchestra, as well as performing regularly in London’s West End shows. If that wasn’t enough, Carol has toured, recorded and worked extensively with the likes of Sting, Queen, Seal, Rod Stewart, Amy Winehouse, MUSE, James Bay, Jess Glynne, Ellie Goulding and Bon Jovi.

A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, she studied with John Iveson, Christopher Houlding and Andrew Berryman, gaining the highest qualifications possible. During this time she gained many awards including major scholarships in the UK and USA, and won the Royal Over-seas League Music Competition with the chamber ensemble Bones Apart, which she founded.

Edward Jessen is a composer of works for concert and theatrical traditions. His music is made from broad collaborative elements. Projects stem from conversational processes with players and directors, filmmakers and designers, astronomers and anthropologists. Edward is the recipient of commissions and awards from UBS, Meet the Composer, the Arts Council England, Performing Right Society/Bliss Trust, Britten-Pears Foundation, Sinfonia Foundation, British Academy, the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music, British Council Grant Combined Arts Award, le Conseil Général du Nord de la DRAC and the Danish Ministry of Culture. Recent projects include Mother Tongue Tautologies for the London Symphony Orchestra, Chambre 119 for pianist Catherine Laws, Companion for the Black Hair Ensemble, Thype for Orkest ‘de ereprijs’, Körpertask for the English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble, Præda for the Orchestra of the Opera North and Braid for the Hilliard Ensemble.

Darren trained at Italia Conti Academy, East 15 Acting School and the University of West London where he achieved his Masters degree in music.

Musical Director credits include: MSC Cruises (Bor Productions); Cinderella (Trinity Theatre); Madagascar the Musical (UK & International Tour); Pop Factor: The Live Concert (UK Tour); High School Rocks (UK Tour); and Nickelodeon’s sitcom Genie In The House. Darren is also
musical supervisor for Michael Quinn Productions overseeing world wide acts such as ‘The Rollerboys’ and ‘The Jersey Quartet’.

Kate teaches choreography and performance on Trinity Laban’s BA Contemporary Dance Programme.

Kate studied fine art at Goldsmiths and choreography at TrinityLaban. As a choreographer, she works collaboratively across art forms and has exhibited kinetic sculpture at CPG London; film at the One Take Film Festival, Zagreb; and choreography at Tripspace London.

Nicole is a music director, pianist, and vocal coach across Musical Theatre and Classical Art Song. She studied at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (BMus) and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (MPerf), also gaining an LTCL in Vocal/Instrumental Teaching (Trinity College). As a vocal teacher, she has Estill training (Levels 1&2) and is a Vocal Balance Accredited Teacher (Level 2).

Nicole has worked as a vocal coach at London Studio Centre, Arts Ed, Trinity Laban, LAMDA, and as a staff accompanist at the Guildhall School. As a pianist she has played on West End shows (‘Frozen’, ‘Wicked’, ‘Mamma Mia’), Off-West End shows (‘Just For One Day’, Old Vic; ‘ABBA Voyage’, ABBA Arena) and regional theatre (‘Miss Saigon’, Sheffield Crucible). She also holds MD credits for ‘Murder For Two’ and ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ (both Barn Theatre, 2022), and AMD credits for ‘White Christmas’ (Sheffield Crucible), and ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ (Trinity Laban).

With singer Emily Gray, Nicole also recorded an album of English song, ‘The Silver Swan’, released with Covivium records in 2022.

CJ is a West End theatre, film/TV actress, vocal and acting coach, based in London. CJ has taught at Trinity Laban for 5 years as singing teacher to CertHE, BA and MA students. As a vocal and acting coach, CJ has taught at many of London’s leading conservatoires and was a vocal coach on the X FACTOR. She is also experienced in puppetry, physical theatre and facilitates workshops in all areas of performing, globally. She is a Creative Director for Arts International, with residencies in schools across in Europe and the UAE. CJ has also facilitated independent projects across Central America, bringing music and puppetry to children on the streets and hosting live music events.

Malcolm Johnston is in the enviable position of having vast experience in all forms of viola playing whether that be as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player or teacher.

He currently holds the Sub-Principal viola chair in the London Symphony Orchestra working with the world’s greatest conductors including Claudio Abbado, Sir Georg Solti, Bernard Haitink, Sir Simon Rattle, Zubin Mehta and Seiji Ozawa to name a few. He is also Principal Viola with the European Camerata and has appeared as Guest Principal Viola with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

James Johnstone studied in London and The Hague with Jill Severs and Ton Koopman respectively. He has forged a career as a recitalist, continuo player and teacher.

Alice Jones specialises in music for Early Years and cello teaching. She has over 10 years experience working with young children and has taught Early Years music classes in South East London and Kent since 2011. Alice is a qualified Dalcroze Eurhythmics teacher and uses these skills to devise the Trinity Teenies classes for the String Time programme. With over twenty cello students ranging in age from 5 to 70 years old, Alice is an experienced and adaptable cello teacher. Her creative working style stems from training at Dartington College of Arts (BA Hons) and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (MMus). As a cellist Alice performs in a variety of contexts around the UK and abroad.

Charlie-Jade graduated from the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in 2015 with a Postgraduate Diploma in Musical Theatre and Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music in Singing Teaching. She made her professional debut with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at Cadogan Hall in Anything Goes: A 50th Anniversary Celebration of Cole Porter. Further performance highlights include the European Premiere of Blitzstein’s No For An Answer – part of the Grimeborn Opera Festival at the Arcola Theatre, the 80th Anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the 10th Anniversary of Love Story at Cadogan Hall and Jason Robert Brown’s Parade at Frogmore Papermill. Additionally, she has sung for various recordings at venues including Abbey Road Studios, for outreach projects with Opera Holland Park and for solo recitals.

Laura Jurd is a trumpet player, composer and improviser from the UK. A recipient of multiple awards, including a 2019 Ivor Composer Award and a BBC New Generation Artist from 2015-2017, Laura has developed a formidable reputation as one of the most distinctive and creative composer-performers to emerge from the UK in recent years.

A passionate educator, Laura is a professor of composition at Trinity Laban; jazz trumpet teacher at Goldsmiths University; co-leads the Trinity Laban Jazz Orchestra and works regularly with the National Youth Jazz Collective.

David Kam is a London-based movement artist and educator sharing embodied practices of connection from the lens of joy, wonder, and freedom. Blending the worlds of architecture, dance and spirituality, David pitches movement as an expression of party and protest to offer a space for others to find home in their bodies and to explore ways of moving together towards collective action and transgenerational healing. He collaborates with various leading institutions to offer uniquely curated wellness experiences.

Born in Gorky (Russia), Mikhail Kazakevich made his western debut at the International Schubert Competition in Dortmund, Germany, in 1991. As a result of his success there, he was engaged to play with the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra and also gave numerous solo recitals in Germany and France, where he was awarded a Special Prize of SACEM (France) for the performance of 20th-century music. In 1992, he came to London, where he made his debut at Wigmore Hall. Soon afterwards, Kazakevich was signed exclusively by the BMG/Conifer recording label, for which he has made numerous recordings. He has played solo and with orchestras at prestigious venues and festivals in Austria, Germany, France, Russia, Switzerland, Denmark, South Korea and the Middle East.