Andy Firth-Virtuoso clarinet and saxophone artist, composer, arranger, and educator. Specialising in many genres of musical styles. Performed a concert in 2008 at Carnegie Hall under his own name with jazz great, Buddy DeFranco as guest artist. Has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz music. International jazz and blues legends: B.B. King, Buddy DeFranco, Diana Krall, Wynton Marsalis, James Morrison, Maestro Tommy Tycho, Anthony Warlow, Marina Prior, Tommy Emmanuel, Don Burrows, Lee Konitz, Steve Haughton, Tommy Banks, Steve Harlos, Sarah McKenzie, James Moody, Bud Shank, Don Lusher, Kenny Ball Jazz Band, Acker Bilk, Ingrid Jensen, Dutch College Swing Band, North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band, Gary Motley, Paul Keller, Pete Seirs, Jay Hungerford, Ken Kehner, Joe Buerger, George Golla, Emma Pask, Ian Date, John Morrison, Galapagos Duck, Rebecca Mendoza, Joe Ruberto, Mitch Farmer, Dean Cooper & Janet Seidel. Andy has also performed major clarinet works with Australian and International symphony orchestras. He has been a guest artist at National US Clarinet Conferences & International clarinet conferences. Andy is the Australian artist for Buffet Crampon, Keilwerth Saxophones, and Lomax Classic Mouthpieces. Andy has a degree in Performance, a Diploma in Education, a MO Award (best jazz artist in Australia 2006), an Australian Jazz Archives Award, Film & Television Music Award, and Australia Day Young Citizen's award amongst others. Andy has composed over 1,000 works.