Alcyona Mick

Alcyona started playing piano at the age of three. She has been performing internationally for many years working regularly with Anglo/Egyptian singer Natacha Atlas, and has performed extensively in France in recent years. She is a member of the London Jazz Orchestra, Eddie Parker's Debussy Mirrored ensemble,  John Warren Nonet, Duo with saxophonist Tori Freestone and special guest vocalist Brigitte Beraha, trio with Paul Clarvis/Stuart Hall, and has performed in Turkey for TRT music series with many Turkish artists. She has worked with a wide array of other musicians including Samy Bishai, Jerry Dammers Spatial aka Orchestra, Mircan Kaya, Noel Langley's Edentide Ensemble, Ibrahim Maalouf, Macadi Nahhas, Zoe Rahman, Merit Ariane, Yazz Ahmed, Blink, Fae Simon. 

As a composer she has a Master's in Composing Music for Film from the National Film and Television School. She has written and produced music for many independent short films, documentaries, animation and silent cinema. She has released three albums: 'Around the Sun' (Audio-b) under her own name, and 'Blink' (Loop) and 'Twice' (Babel) with Blink and guest cellist Vincent Courtois. She also writes for the London Jazz Orchestra, a special duo project with saxophonist Tori Freestone, and an electronica project with Samy Bishai.

'world class ingenuity'   the Guardian

'Alcyona Mick is an unusual powerhouse of a talent' - MOJO