Jazz Night: Josephine Davies

Pavilion Atrium

Winner of the 2019 Parliamentary Award ‘Jazz Instrumentalist of the year’, Josephine Davies is a saxophonist, composer and bandleader at the forefront of the UK contemporary music scene. She has 4 album releases on the UK label Whirlwind Recordings with her band Satori, and is known for her melodic focus, versatility and unique style as an instrumentalist. Now becoming equally known as a composer, her unique voice is a blend of classical, jazz and folk music, creating an intensely dynamic sound infused with the Nordic quality of her Shetland roots. Josephine was resident composer and tenor player for the London Jazz Orchestra from 2012-2018, leaving at that time to form her own 17 piece orchestra, The Enso Ensemble, with whom she released her debut big band album last year on Ubuntu Records. She was chosen to be one of the South Coast Radar Jazz Composers in 2020, and commissioned at that time by the National Youth Jazz Orchestras to write a piece for their album ‘She Said’, featuring music solely by female composers. Josephine is also an integral member of the Harper Trio, who released their second, critically acclaimed album Dialogue of Thoughts in 2025. Recent performances include London Jazz Festival at Pizza Express and the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall.