Taken from Downbeat magazine British bandleader, pianist and composer Nikki Iles will be the new principal conductor of the Hamburg, Germany-based NDR Bigband for its 2025–’26 season. She succeeds Geir Lysne and will lead the ensemble for an initial period of two years. “I am absolutely thrilled and humbled to have a chance to deepen my relationship with the wonderful …

Artist in Residence post at the NDR 2023

for Face to Face album with the NDR crew

We’re so proud and excited to announce that the renowned pianist, composer and conductor, Nikki Iles, a beacon in British jazz, is set to release her debut big band album, “Face to Face” in a groundbreaking collaboration with the esteemed German NDR Bigband on 17th November. Encapsulating decades of Iles’ evolved craft, blending her unique commissions, orchestrations, and freshly commissioned …