Who are we? Meet me, Jack.
A Message From Jack
I'm not an agent. I'm a musician. A drummer. The son of a jazz drummer, and the grandson of one before him. Music has been in my family for three generations, you could say it’s in my blood.
I've spent over twenty years inside this industry. On the road. On the stage. Working alongside some of the finest jazz musicians in the world at the most prestigious venues on the planet.
I've built my own jazz concert brand from the ground up, hosting major live jazz events across the UK, to also providing music to some of the worlds leading brands, hotels and events.
So, when I watch agencies put out mediocre bands to peoples special events, musicians with no brief, no passion, no understanding of what the moment actually requires, it bothers me because it can be better. I've seen music transform a room. I've been part of moments where the band stopped being entertainment and became part of the memory.
That's what this is about.
Every musician I work with is hand picked by me personally. Every event is briefed by me directly, because acceptable has never been good enough.
This isn't an agency. It's a curation.
Jack Cotterill - Founder, The Jazz Experience
Me with my dad aged 4, where it all started
“It’s a family business”
Myself performing at the 2025 Enkhuizen Jazz festival in Holland.
The musicians
These are not musicians who graduated from a jazz course and picked up a few gigs. These are people who have spent their lives on the road dedicated to a single art form. Jazz is not what they do, it is who they are.
From British Jazz Award winners. International award winners. Musicians who have performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York, to working alongside Sting, Jamie Cullum, and Wynton Marsalis.
Everyone is personally selected by Jack. Not from a database, from a lifetime of working alongside the best in the world.
When you book through The Jazz Experience, you get musicians who want to be there. Who read the room. Who become part of your event, not just an addition to it.
“jack has all the attributes of a great jazz drummer. he has a deep knowledge of jazz history and most importantly, he swings like mad.”
— Alan Barnes / British Jazz Award Winner