YOLANDA BROWN
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Dub, Ska, Reggae • United Kingdom

YolanDa Brown born to Jamaican parents in Barking, London, England (4 October 1982) is a British jazz urban contemporary saxophonist and composer. A past student of Bancroft's School, Beal High School and the University of Kent, Kent Business School in Canterbury, England. Her Undergraduate Master's Dissertation was on "Combining SSM (Soft systems methodology) and DESM (Discrete event simulation) in an Athletics Club." She also fronted a TV talk show on a Sky Channel and appeared in inspirational idents for BET network.(Black Entertainment Television) She is a 2008 MOBO“Best Jazz” winner  and UMA  nominee. In 2009, YolanDa became the first musician to not only be nominated in the "Best Jazz" category of the MOBO's in consecutive years, but also the first to win it two years running. In 2009 she also won "Best Jazz" at the UMA's. YolanDa has worked with musicians such as Monty Alexander, Ramon Vallé,  Michel Camilo, read more...