Name: Joy Askew

From: North of England (originally) Brooklyn lately

I started teaching music in… 1993

I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2017

My inspiration: Brad Mehldau, Bonnie Raitt, Miles Davis, Russell Brand.

Few people know that I… co-wrote 2 songs with Quincy Jones

Education: Newcastle College of Jazz & commercial Music (Diploma)

I play and teach: Voice, piano.

My other artistic/musical endeavors: My own band both brass and rock. The Sirens of Brooklyn.