Scott Jenkins

Scott picked up his first saxophone at the age of 12 and, as a result of graduating through KYJO and becoming Musical Director of IJO, has been performing in professional bands for over 15 years.

His most notable achievements to date include performing regularly with The Jive Aces (the UK's number one swing and jive band, and semi-finalists of Britain's Got Talent 2012) and Cassidy Janson (playing the lead role in Beautiful, the musical, on the West End). Not only that, but Scott has been invited to perform with The Jive Aces in the Caribbean and to audition for a performance slot with Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox.

No stranger to the famed and talented, Scott has performed on the same stage as Stacy Francis (finalist on the first season of the US X Factor), Analiza Ching (semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent 2012), Mike Hatchard (a regular performer on BBC Radio) and The Twin Swing (renowned vintage dance act).

Scott has received standing ovations at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, on several occasions and has performed to crowds upwards of 2,500, at prestigious events and venues, including, but not limited to:

▪ Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London

▪ The Tower of London, London

▪ IAS Anniversary Event, East Grinstead

▪ Kinsale Jazz Fringe Festival, Kinsale

▪ Marlborough Jazz Festival, Marlborough

▪ The Hideaway Cafe, Streatham

▪ Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth

▪ War and Peace Revival, Folkestone

▪ Summertime Swing, East Grinstead

Scott has recorded over 50 videos for Sax.co.uk and has received 11.05m views on YouTube. In addition, Scott has even featured on The Jive Aces' music video for their original song "Lovin' Life", from 00:01:27s, which has received nearly 38k views, to date.

Scott has been in various bands over the year including, Loose Change, Overjive, The Big Kahuna, Never 42, The Cool Jerks, Mass FX, Hot Pursuit, El Banda Burros, and currently in Quantum Collective, he's current project is working in collaboration with Miss Amy Baker creating the show "The Peggy and Ella Show", keep your eye out for they're work.