Alexandra Ridout
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GenresJazz, classical
OccupationJazz musician
InstrumentsTrumpet, flugelhorn
Alexandra Ridout | |
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| Born | 1998 (age 27–28) |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation | Jazz musician |
| Instruments | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
Alexandra Ridout (born 1998) is an English jazz trumpeter. She is known for winning the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2016.[1]
Ridout began playing the trumpet at the age of nine after also learning guitar, recorder, and piano. She studied at The Purcell School for Young Musicians. At the age of 14, she got into the Junior Department of The Royal Academy of Music on a scholarship. A year later, she also got into the Junior Jazz course at The Royal Academy of Music.