Deschanel Gordon Named Young Jazz Musician of the Year

Twenty-two-year-old Hackney-born jazz pianist Deschanel Gordon was revealed as Young Jazz Musician of the year presented by award-winning saxophonist-compose YolanDa Brown

Deschanel Gordon follows in the footsteps of saxophonist Xhosa Cole, who won the Competition in 2018 and went on to win Breakthrough Act of the Year at the 2020 Jazz FM Awards and Jazz Newcomer of the Year in the 2019 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, with a performing schedule that has taken him to the most prestigious venues across the UK. 

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