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| name = YolanDa Brown | image = Yolanda 2018.jpg|thumb| | caption = | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Yolanda Faye Brown | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|4|df=y}} | birth_place = London, United Kingdom | death_date = | origin = | instrument = Tenor, soprano and alto saxophone, EWI | genre = Jazz, Urban Contemporary, Reggae, R&B, Gospel | years_active = 2007–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = www.yolandabrown.co.uk }} YolanDa Brown, is a British saxophonist, composer, broadcaster and philanthropist. Early life and educationBorn to Jamaican parents in Barking, Essex, England, YolanDa grew up in Gants Hill in the London Borough of Redbridge. A past student of Bancroft's School and the sixth form at Beal High School, where she became Head Girl, YolanDa went on to study at the University of Kent, Kent Business School in Canterbury, England. She also spent a year as an Erasmus Programme student at the University of Oviedo in Asturias, Spain.[1] Her undergraduate Master's dissertation was on "Combining SSM (Soft systems methodology) and DESM (Discrete event simulation)." She graduated with a First Class degree. Yolanda gained a further Masters in Methods of Social Research, followed by 4 years of PhD study in management science, before taking a hiatus from her thesis on “Multi Methodology” to pursue her music career. CareerAs UK's premier female saxophonist,[2] Yolanda Brown’s sound is a fusion of Reggae, Jazz and Soul. She is the 2008 MOBO "Best Jazz" [3] and UMA winner. In 2009, YolanDa became the first musician to not only be nominated in the "Best Jazz" category of the MOBOs in consecutive years, but also the first to win it two years running. A prolific collaborator, Brown has worked with musicians including Billy Ocean, Jools Holland, Grammy Award-winners Morgan Heritage, Lemar, Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, reggae legend Bob Marley’s son Julian Marley, Matt Cardle, Shingai Shoniwa of the Noisettes, The Floacist from the duo Floetry, Mica Paris, Omar Lye-Fook and Wretch 32. She has toured with Diana Krall, Errol Brown, Beverley Knight and The Temptations. YolanDa was first invited to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace in 2010. On 2 December 2010, Brown was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts by the University of East London[4] in a ceremony at the Barbican Theatre, London. YolanDa is a Yamaha-endorsed artist[5] and was appointed the UK's Class Band Ambassador in February 2011. Yamaha Class Band is a whole-class wind band teaching method, which piloted up until July 2012, in a collaboration between Yamaha UK and two of the UK's leading music services.[6] In February 2012 YolanDa released her first album “April Showers May Flowers”. Remaining an independent artist, she kicked off a UK and overseas tour in support of the album with two benchmark concerts at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo accompanied by her full band and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. At the end of the year, it was featured as an album of the year on the UK iTunes "Best Jazz Album of 2012" list. Brown's sophomore album entitled “Love Politics War” was released on 16 June 2017. The album features original compositions blending reggae, jazz and soul written and performed in YolanDa’s own style, labelled somewhat tongue in cheek as “Posh Reggae”[7]. It was her first album to be made available not only as a CD and download but also on vinyl. In January 2017, YolanDa was named as the celebrity ambassador for the Greater London Assembly and ABRSM "Learn Music London” Campaign. During 2017 YolanDa toured her new album at home and abroad, as well as performing on a special British Airways flight to New Orleans for Mardi Gras[8] to inaugurate the airlines new service to that city. In the same year, YolanDa was also a presenter on several television programmes transmitted as a part of the BBC Proms offerings, including a special Proms tribute to jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, in the centenary year of their births and The Last Night of the Proms from Around the UK. Television exposure continued into 2018 to include appearances on the BBC’s Celebrity Eggheads and Celebrity Mastermind. In November of that year, YolanDa also co-presented the BBC Young Jazz Musician finals, which was transmitted on BBC 4 television. In January 2018 YolanDa Brown embarked on a world tour, in celebration of her 10 Year anniversary in music. Her tour covered many new territories, including Australia, Martinique, Barbados, Morocco, Germany and Spain. YolanDa's 20 episode BBC series,"YolanDa's Band Jam"[9]began transmission on CBeebies on 26 January 2019. CharityIn January 2018, YolanDa was appointed Chair of Youth Music, a national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances.[10] She was the keynote speaker at Music Mark in November 2018[11] Music Mark is the biggest music education conference held annually in the UK. Since 2017 YolanDa has been a BBC Music Ambassador. She is also a celebrity ambassador for The Prince’s Trust, Children & the Arts, Plan UK, World Child Cancer and London Music Fund. The YolanDa Brown Music Award in conjunction with the University of East London provides financial support specifically to final year students studying BSc Hons Music Technology or BA Hons Music Production and Culture at UEL. The award is available to up to four UEL students and provides them with funds toward studio time or music equipment. This was the first project from the YolanDa Brown Foundation. The Drake YolanDa Award [12]has been created to support emerging artists across the UK on their musical journey. Philanthropist and Entrepreneur James Drake and Saxophonist and Broadcaster Yolanda Brown will award artists who express a commitment to their careers and demonstrate creative excellence and a drive to succeed. In May 2018 YolanDa launched The London Saxophone Festival. It is an annual celebration of the saxophone through concerts, film, workshops and more. Many of the worlds leading brands in anything to do with the saxophone exhibit at this event and plans are already underway for the second edition in June 2019. Broadcast WorkYolanDa continues as a regular guest presenter on BBC Radio 4’s programme Loose Ends with Clive Anderson. She also presented a documentary on Williams Syndrome[13]for the station. YolanDa has two radio shows currently running on British Airways flights across the world called “Inflight Live Sessions” and “The Gospel Show” YolanDa has made several appearances on television at home and abroad including BBC Breakfast (BBC One), The Wright Stuff (Channel 5), Sunday Brunch (Channel 4), Songs of Praise (BBC ONE), Vintage TV Sessions (Vintage TV), Let's Go Club (CBeebies) and Newsnight. YolanDa’s role as a television presenter in 2017 saw her fronting several television programmes transmitted as a part of the BBC Proms offerings that year, including a special Proms tribute to jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, in the centenary year of their births and The Last Night of the Proms from Around the UK. She also presented an episode of Vintage Sessions on Vintage TV. During 2018 YolanDa co-presented the 2018 edition of the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year for television, transmitted on BBC 4[14]. In the same year, apart from interviews across the world whilst on tour, she appeared on a number of bespoke and established UK television programmes. They included guesting on editions of Celebrity Mastermind, Gareth Malone’s All Star Music Quiz and an episode of Celebrity Eggheads. Across television and radio, YolanDa has interviewed Gregory Porter, Frank Skinner, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Lauren Child, Liam Charles, Amanda Abbington, Adrian Dunbar, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Ruthie Henshall to name a few. YolanDa’s television work continues into 2019 when her 20 episode BBC series,"YolanDa's Band Jam"[15]began transmission on CBeebies on 26 January 2019. DiscographyEPs and albums
Chart positionsAudited and Monitored chart position in the UK
Awards and nominations
References1. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.uniovi.es/en/internacional/extranjeros|title=University of Oviedo|publisher=University of Oviedo|accessdate=28 January 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2016/mar/11/yolanda-brown-in-concert-in-cardiff-win-tickets-and-an-overnight-stay-for-two|title=YolanDa Brown in concert in Cardiff|work=The Guardian|date=11 March 2016|accessdate=28 January 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9XNoN55QPs |title=YolanDa Brown Wins "Best Jazz" MOBO Awards 2008 |publisher=YouTube |date=29 November 2008 |accessdate=28 January 2019}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uel.ac.uk/ |title=University of East London |publisher=UEL |date=13 January 2012 |accessdate=17 February 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.yamaha.com/en/artists/brass_woodwinds/yolanda_brown/ |title=YolanDa Brown – Yamaha – UK and Ireland |publisher=Uk.yamaha.com |accessdate=28 January 2019}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://uk.yamaha.com/en/education/music_education_experience/index.html |title=Welcome – Yamaha Music Education Experience – UK & Ireland |publisher=Yamahamusiceducation.co.uk |accessdate=28 January 2019}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06f0dhq|title=Meet the woman who created “Posh Reggae”|publisher=BBC|date=18 July 2018|accessdate=29 January 2019}} 8. ^{{ cite web|url=http://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/86/News-1/8031|title=SCHERZINGER, BROWN - AND ALL THAT JAZZZ…|publisher=British Airways|date=6 December 2016|accessdate=28 January 2019}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://madnewsuk.com/2018/07/06/uk-tv-award-winning-yolanda-brown-to-host-cbeebies-music-show/|title= Award Winning YolanDa Brown To Host CBeebies Music Show|publisher=2018 MAD NEWS UK|date=2018|accessdate=28 January 2019}} 10. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/yolanda-brown-becomes-new-chair-youth-music|title=YolanDa Brown becomes new Chair of Youth Music |publisher=2017 National Foundation for Youth Music|date=2017|accessdate=28 January 2019}} 11. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.musicmark.org.uk/news/magic-improvisation-and-all-that-jazz/|title=Magic, Improvisation and all that jazz |publisher=2018 Music Mark|date=2018|accessdate=29 January 2019}} 12. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.drakeyolanda.org/about|title=Who We Are|publisher=2018 Drake Calleja Trust|date=2018|accessdate=29 January 2019}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001hw3|title=The Art of Living Only Happiness|publisher=BBC|accessdate=28 January 2019}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/48/bbc-young-musician-final|title=BBC YOUNG Jazz Musician 2018 Final|publisher=BBC|accessdate=29 January 2019}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06vc6tb|title=YolanDa's Band Jam|publisher=BBC|accessdate=28 January 2019}} External links
15 : 1982 births|Black British musicians|English jazz saxophonists|English people of Jamaican descent|Female jazz saxophonists|Jamaican jazz saxophonists|Jazz fusion saxophonists|Living people|Musicians from London|Smooth jazz saxophonists|University of Oviedo alumni|21st-century saxophonists|21st-century women musicians|Women radio presenters|British television presenters |
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