Helena Kay Quartet: Golden Sands Revisited at The Queen's Hall

This second concert in our curated Jazz Thursdays series spotlights one of the UK’s most creative jazz artists. Kay's two critically acclaimed albums and performances at prestigious venues including legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s and The Royal Albert Hall in London.

Helena’s second album, ‘Golden Sands’, earned high praise from the jazz media and showcased original compositions that are reflective of time spent at home in Scotland, and living in London and New York City.

A product of both the Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra, Helena is now established as a star soloist with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and has made outstanding contributions to the SNJO’s recent Duke Ellington celebration and as a saxophonist-composer to its ‘Nu-Age Sounds’ celebration of Scotland’s vibrant young jazz scene. ...

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This second concert in our curated Jazz Thursdays series spotlights one of the UK’s most creative jazz artists. Kay's two critically acclaimed albums and performances at prestigious venues including legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s and The Royal Albert Hall in London.

Helena’s second album, ‘Golden Sands’, earned high praise from the jazz media and showcased original compositions that are reflective of time spent at home in Scotland, and living in London and New York City.

A product of both the Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra, Helena is now established as a star soloist with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and has made outstanding contributions to the SNJO’s recent Duke Ellington celebration and as a saxophonist-composer to its ‘Nu-Age Sounds’ celebration of Scotland’s vibrant young jazz scene.

With support from Norman & Corrie

About the curated season
Thanks to funding from Creative Scotland, The Queen’s Hall has commissioned Helena to curate a series of four jazz concerts across 2024/25.

Presented by The Queen’s Hall. Supported by Creative Scotland

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