Antigone Blackwell

Biography

Antigone Blackwell, also known as Tiggy, is a Jazz Trombonist who graduated from the BMus(Jazz) course at RWCMD with a First Class Honours degree in July 2024. Tiggy was also the inaugural recipient of the ‘Anjool Malde Jazz Prize’ and the 2024 Musicians’ Company Silver Medal.

Tiggy is an active jazz trombone player on the U.K. music scene, currently based between Cardiff and Lancashire. She plays a variety of styles at a number of different occasions such as festivals, weddings and jazz clubs. Tiggy has previously played with multiple successful bands and artists including YolanDa Brown, Dennis Rollins and ‘Source’, as well as recording an album and touring Wales and England with eight piece jazz band, ‘The Mingus Project’. A number of her projects have lead to a mention in ‘Jazzwise’ magazine.

 

Award: Silver Medal 2024