Helena Kay and SNJO review

May 4, 2023

Helena Kay

Helena Kay’s recent performance with Scottish National Jazz Orchestra has been reviewed by London Jazz News.

Mark McKergow said that “Helena Kay shifted from flute to alto sax and back many times and shone on both.”

Helena Kay is a tenor saxophonist and composer based in London. Originally from Perth, Scotland, she moved to London in 2012 to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016 with a First Class Degree in BMus Jazz (Hons). During her time studying, she was awarded the Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year Award (2015). In 2021, she was selected to become a City Music Foundation Artist.