Rob Luft

British Jazz Guitarist and Composer

English jazz guitarist and composer born in London in 1993. He attended The Judd School from 2005 to 2012. While at this school, he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Great Britain (2010–2015). He then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music where, upon graduation, he was the recipient of the Kenny Wheeler Music Prize in association with Edition Records. In 2016, he was awarded the 2nd prize in the guitar competition at Montreux Jazz Festival, adjudicated by John McLaughlin. He has recently collaborated with jazz musicians as Dave O'Higgins, Joe Wright, Matthieu Michel, Joe Webb, Fred Thomas, Tom McCredie, Elina Duni, Corrie Dick and Ellen Andrea Wang.