Alex Polack

A session from local Star in this new jazz venue.

Alex plays the trumpet and performs with the Midlands Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Junior Conservatoire in Birmingham, as well as playing in a jazz fusion band with friends called The Outer Circle. He has also been involved in the college jazz band and was joint winner of the Heartfield Wharam Scholarship at a concert in October.

He said: “I’ve had plenty of performance opportunities in the college. I’ve played a solo in most of the concerts and winning the competition was a boost. I’ve had useful feedback from those performances too.

“My ideal career would be a professional jazz musician. That would hopefully include a mix of studio sessions and bands, but teaching is an option, and most professionals combine both.”