Karen Street
Tenor Saxophone and Accordion

Karen’s versatility as a saxophonist and accordionist keeps her in demand for a broad range of projects encompassing classical, contemporary and jazz. She has worked with:

• Mike Westbrook
• Tim Garland
• Geoff Keeser
• Joe Locke
• Avishai Cohen
• Phil Robson Octet
• Steve Arguelles
• Martha Lewis
• Roy Nathanson's Fire at Keaton's Bar and Grill, with Debbie Harry and Elvis Costello.

As a composer she has a large body of work published by Boosey & Hawkes, June Emerson and Saxtet Publications and they appear in virtually every music exam syllabus in the UK. (go to the Links page to find Karen's own website and find out more about her activities)

"In the Ballroom with the Rope" from her debut CD took first prize at the London Accordion Festival, Composition Competition, 2001.

She is currently collaborating on a children's opera.