The creativity and originality of the Guildhall Jazz community is celebrated in the School’s annual Jazz Festival, presented in partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival.

Arran are a modern jazz quartet that blend tight and swinging straight-ahead jazz with a wide range of influences such as avant-garde and ambient music, Americana, psychedelic rock, folk and fusion. With a lineup featuring two guitarists, double bass and drums, they aim to bring a fresh soundscape to the world of jazz while staying deeply embedded in the tradition.
James Leaver-Whitfield on double bass
Luke Brueck-Seeley on drums
Valentine Cheesbrough on electric guitar
Daniel Fawcett-Tuke on electric guitar