A jazz vocalist, cellist, pianist and composer. She studied composition with Errollyn Wallen and Andrew Poppy and now studies with Alwynne Pritchard at Trinity College. Her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Colourful Radio and Resonance FM. Ayanna has played with artist such as Soundspecies UK, the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra, Soul II Soul and Jason Yarde, with whom she worked as assistant orchestra for the Hugh Masekela and LSO project.
Named by Courtney Pine as 'one of our rising stars of the future', she performed with him at the Barbican recently. She also played at the London Jazz Festival at Southbank Centre.
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