# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Young Jazz Messengers: Hannah Horton's J Steps
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm – Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: “J Steps is an example of what we can do to ensure the future of the music we love.” – Maxine Gordon, wife of the late, great saxophonist Dexter Gordon

Continuing our remit to showcase emerging young talent, award-winning J Steps is a groundbreaking jazz ensemble for female and non-binary jazz musicians under the age of 18.

Founded and directed by saxophonist Hannah Horton, J Steps nurtures the talent of young improvising musicians, its main aim being to balance the historic lack of representation of women in jazz.

Hannah received the 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Award for Jazz Education of the Year in recognition of her accomplishments.

This talented young group performs a mix of jazz standards such as Tenor Madness, Cantaloupe Island, and Sugar, plus originals and other captivating music.

J Steps have performed at the prestigious EFG London Jazz Festival, plus venues such as Saffron Hall, Toulouse Lautrec, and Jazz Cafe POSK. 

Rarely do you get the opportunity to experience a teenage ensemble as authentic, musical, and tight as this!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/colchester/young-jazz-messengers-hannah-hortons-j-steps/200027924455509
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, live-music, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Colchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Wivenhoe Congregational Church
- **lat**: 51.858616158938
- **long**: 0.95905529650351
- **full address**: Wivenhoe Congregational Church, Wivenhoe Farmers' Market, De Vere Close, Colchester, CO7 9AX, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Young Jazz Messengers: Hannah Horton's J Steps being held?
  - **A:** Young Jazz Messengers: Hannah Horton's J Steps takes place on Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 09:30 pm at Wivenhoe Congregational Church, Wivenhoe Farmers' Market, De Vere Close, Colchester, CO7 9AX, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Young Jazz Messengers: Hannah Horton's J Steps?
  - **A:** Young Jazz Messengers: Hannah Horton's J Steps is organized by The Music Mix Wivenhoe.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Young Jazz Messengers: Hannah Horton's J Steps is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Colchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Young Jazz Messengers: Hannah Horton's J Steps sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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