Hailed as the 'heroine of British Jazz' Nikki Iles says she is excited to perform at Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Festival She ... was named Professor of Jazz piano at the Royal College of Music.

The mood-soaked originals, delicate arranger’s touch and focused playing of pianist-composer Nikki Iles’ 30-plus album ... forsaking the piano chair, Face to Face finds her expanding that ...

Saxophonist Stan Sulzmann honed his airy upper register and underlying grit playing on the Queen Mary liner in its final years; pianist Nikki ... the blues, and “Iris”, written by Iles and ...