Jackie Greenwood - Biography

Early Days

Jackie began her involvement in jazz playing clarinet with Keith Tippett’s Seedbed Workshop Orchestra. She progressed to a BA (Hons) degree course in Music with Arts Management at Dartington College of Arts where she studied jazz alto sax & piano with Mick Green (tenor saxophonist) and Lewis Riley (pianist / composer).

Jam Sessions

Jackie got the bug for jazz jam sessions at Dartington and set up her own session at the Exeter & Devon Arts Centre whilst still a student. In more recent years she set up two sessions in Bristol at the Prom and Marlows and was a regular player at other popular sessions including the East Bristol Jazz Club at Seymours and Tantric Café.

Bands

On completion of degree studies and returning to Bath, Jackie joined a ska/reggae band for a few gigs at the Hat & Feather in Bath’s Walcot Street.

Shortly after moving to Bristol, she formed her own group, Machuki which played a wide range of local venues and events including Bath Fringe Festival’s Walcot Nation Day & Bristol’s Easton Community Festival.

Her next venture was the ‘Guapos’ combos which played numerous gigs throughout Bristol and the south west.

Following the birth of Nathanial, Jackie had a break from playing but returned to music and joined jazz group, High Jingo in 2007. The band played venues around Bath & Bristol including the Farmhouse and Robin Hood pubs.

Teaching

Jackie began teaching during her degree studies. She joined the Blowout Sax School in 2003 and taught for a year before taking maternity leave. She rejoined Blowout in 2008 and is currently teaching saxophone and clarinet from a Bristol-based studio in the Bishopston area. Please click here to book a lesson