"An improviser, performer, educator and just about every other thing inbetween. Jonathan is known for using his passion in performing to fuel his lifestyle of musical decadence. More recently though, he can be found struggling to get bunches of kids under control at music workshops which he conducts across London.

Currently a graduate student at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, Jonathan has worked extensively in Singapore from theatres to bars to weddings.  An amateur ethnomusicologist since his college days at LASELLE, Singapore, he is also currently seeking to master the mbira to heighten his entertainment value as both a performer and a leader. (Apart from really adoring the instrument, of course.)

Recent stints include the Bath International Music Festival and SQUADRON Festival at Bishopsgate Institute, London. He has also recently completed a series of recordings at Abbey Road Studios with his beloved folk ensemble, and is thrilled to be back onstage again with Tyler Rix, having first got together for the London Jazz Festival 2008. Jonathan is supported by the Guildhall School Trust.

I'm 17 years old and have been playing music since the age of 4. I have passed my Grade 8 in Drum Kit and Grade 8 with distinction in Orchestral Percussion. I've been studying at Junior Guildhall since the age of 10 and performed with their various ensembles and orchestras in numerous venues including Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Regents Hall and St John's Smith Square. In the summer of 2009 I won the Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize, which will include a concerto performance at St John's Smith Square in the summer of 2010. I also play piano to Grade 6 standard and I achieved an A* grade in my Music GCSE a year early.

I'm also a keen actor and performer, and I have performed in numerous shows with a theatre company I have have been with since the age of 3. I appeared in the West End in Beauty and the Beast aged 6 and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang aged 10. I was also part of various ensembles and choirs at my secondary school, JFS, and performed with the choir at the Royal Festival Hall and St James Palace. I was also part of the school's Soul and Jazz bands playing drum kit, and I also ran the school's Percussion Ensemble for a number of years.

I joined The Tyler Rix Quartet after meeting up with Tyler at our school, Dame Alice Owen's in Hertfordshire when playing  in Soul Band.  We've played in school and charity concerts together, and I really got involved big time when  my improvising skills were called upon .... some great gigs...!  
I'm 18 and taking A levels and looking forward to a career in music.

photos:  Alex Crawford and (left) The Tyler Rix Quartet 
 by Prema Ronningen www.visionandphotography.com