Karen Sharp (30 September 1971, Ipswich) is a musician who plays tenor saxophone,

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

and

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

. She is best known for her former membership of Humphrey Lyttelton's eight-piece jazz band. She has released four albums under her own name – ''Till There Was You'' in 2002, ''So Far So Good'' in 2004, ''Wait And See'' in 2007 and Spirit in 2011.

Literature

* John Chilton: ''Who’s Who of British Jazz.'' Continuum, London 2004, .

References

External links

Karen Sharp
official site
Calligraph Records
Living people British jazz saxophonists British jazz clarinetists 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century clarinetists 21st-century women musicians Women jazz saxophonists Women clarinetists 1971 births {{UK-jazz-musician-stub