Claire is one
of the leading nu-breed of talented female saxophonists. Classically
trained on the clarinet from ge 6 and winnerof a predigious place
in the famed National Youth Orchestra at 14, she broadened her
horizons to embrace not only the a whole spectrum of music from
electronica to jazz abut the saxophone too.
Cutting her
jazz teeth with the Sussex Jazz Orchestra, and playing alongside
some of the UKs most experienced jazz musicians lead helped Claire
achieve a degree in Jazz performance at university. Her eclectic
taste in music brings depth and width to her performance style
- whether soul, jazz, dance, house, reggae and funk and of course
live jam with dance DJs and rehearsed numbers with bands, or solo wedding serenades, with
an intuitive ability to capture aand 'work' the crowd from the
stage and freestyling on the dance floor a versatility to
enjoy and maximise the performance through whatever musical situation
she is involved with
Her advanced
technical ability.has placed Claire in high demand, and though
still in the first light of a sparkling career the word is out
that Claire Ellis can shine with the best in the business. Highlights
so far include playing for MTV touring the UK (O2 Academys) supporting
the King Blues, touing Germany with reggae band NAME, performing
at the BirminghamSymphony Hall, touring Wales with NAME a 10
piece live drum'n'bass band, supporting De la Soul, The Beat,
Bad Manners, The Specials, and jamming with top female DJ Miss
Behavin', infamous imposter DJ Fat Boy Tim and many others as
well as numerous studio session work. So good was this ladies sax reputation we let her audition live at our Agency Director's wedding, where she blew the dancefloor into a proper frenzy - a performance that is still talked about among the DJs and guests two years later!
Another 'must have' break through performer - spice up your sound with the sass and sax of the wildly sophisticated and very talented Miss Ellis