Justin Edwards (musician)
| Justin Edwards | |
|---|---|
 Justin Edwards, September 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justin Gruffydd Edwards |
| Born |
19 September 1966 Gloucester, UK |
| Genres | Jazz, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, pianist, composer |
| Years active | 1978-present |
| Labels | SBS |
| Associated acts | New Jazz Aliens |
| Website |
justinedwards |
Justin Gruffydd Edwards (born 19 September 1966) is a British musician and composer. He is the great-nephew of Sydney Northcote, British musicologist and arranger.
Primarily a jazz pianist and vocalist,[1] recording and performing both as a solo artist and with Welsh Jazz Fusion band New Jazz Aliens,[2] he has also performed as a drummer, guitarist and saxophonist. His first professional appearance was with Welsh National Opera at the age of eleven,[3] since when he has performed on BBC Television, Thames Radio, Radio France, Men & Motors channel and a special appearance on the Welsh Language version of 'This Is Your Life,' where he surprised, and performed with, long-time friend Jenny Ogwen in S4C television's Christmas episode, 1997.[4]
References
- ↑ 'Sound On Sound' magazine (August 2000) review of album 'Signals and Noise' describes Justin's vocals as 'superb.'
- ↑ BBC Wales Today: New Jazz Aliens at the Vienne Jazz Festival pt.1, transmission date 7th August 1997, New Jazz Aliens at the Vienne Jazz Festival pt.2, transmission date 8th August 1997.
- ↑ A Midsummer Night's Dream, WNO/BBC 1978
- ↑ BBC Radio Times back issue RT3854 (December 1997) listings for 'Penblwydd Hapus: Jenny Ogwen' featuring Justin Edwards, broadcast S4C 18 December.
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