Jessica Anne Francis Cox

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    Jessica trained as a musician. Plays violin & cello.
    Formed her own string quartet.
    Has played many different types of music, classical, jazz, backing for vocalists, recording artists. Has played on cruise ships, whilst seeing some of the world.
    
    Jessica is currently cellist with the critically acclaimed Stanford Quartet giving recitals throughout the U.K and abroad. She is principal cello with the Stanford Ensemble and founded the classical/ jazz crossover group Stanford Fusion.
    
    Jessica also works with a number of commercial artists. Using her various talents as composer, cellist, pianist and vocalist she has worked closely with singer songwriter Craig Johnston and acoustic band The Sanderson Pitch. Recntly she performed for 'The Hoff on Piers Morgan's Life Stories ITV show.
    
    As a chamber musician Jessica has been a member of the Stanford Quartet since 2004. Their recitals include performances at; Chester Festival, University of Essex, Isle of Purbeck String Festival, Warwick Festival and for Swan Hellenic cruises. For the past two years the Stanford Quartet have been invited to collaborate with the London String Quartet Foundation with education projects in the community. This year they also performed as part of a lecture recital on Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartets with the Royal College of Music's Head of Strings, Mark Messenger.
    
    As a soloist Jessica has given recitals in St.Anselm & St.Cecilia, London with organist Eleni Keventsidou, for Patshull Concerts and for Saga cruise line with pianist Jennifer Miles. Concerto performances include Elgar Cello Concerto with Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, Essex Young Person's Orchestra, including Belgium tour and Vivaldi Double Cello Concerto in G minor at St.Annes & St.Agnes - London.