Welcome to the official website of violinist John James Garner.
Whether it be classical, jazz or electronic music, London-based violinist John James Garner is equally at home.
Over the past few years, John has performed in venues as diverse as London’s Wigmore Hall, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Hackney Empire. As a member of jazz group The Garnish Trio, experimental collective Polaroid 85, and the Park Quartet, John pursues numerous avenues in his music-making.
Having spent several years with the famous Russian virtuoso Rimma Sushanskaya, last student and protégée of the legendary David Oistrakh, John is now in his third year at the Royal College of Music, studying classical violin with Mark Messenger and jazz violin with Chris Garrick.
John’s recent highlights have included Elgar’s Piano Quintet in Wigmore Hall, a concert broadcast by the BBC playing alongside jazz legends such as Guy Barker and Michael Gibbs, and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in Symphony Hall alongside a newly-choreographed ballet. Also active in the production of electronic music, John has two albums to his name and half a million hits on youtube.