Biography
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Born
27 November 1993 (age 30)
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Born In
Sidcup, Bexley, London, England, United Kingdom
Rob Luft (born November 1993) is a British jazz guitarist and composer from London.
While at school, Luft 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 recorded as a member of Deco Ensemble and Big Bad Wolf.
In 2018 Luft was nominated as the "Breakthrough Act of the Year" in the Jazz FM Awards and as the "Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year" in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards.
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