Carol Jarvis

Professor of Pop Trombone

Carol Jarvis is a much in-demand freelance trombonist, session musician, arranger, orchestrator and voiceover artist. She has appeared as guest principal trombone with most of the UK’s major symphony orchestras and has toured and recorded extensively with a whole host of stars such as Sting, Paloma Faith, Seal, MUSE, Daughter, Bon Jovi and Ellie Goulding.

Carol’s session work features on numerous soundtracks for feature films, advertisements, jingles, albums and singles and she regularly performs in London’s West End shows. Her orchestrations have featured on albums at the top of the UK and US billboard charts, won the Mercury Music Prize, been recorded at the famous Capitol Studios in Hollywood and also played during The Oscars.

Carol is currently the President of the International Trombone Festival and is a Rath trombones endorsed artist.

Carol graduated from the RNCM with the highest qualifications possible, during which time she gained many awards including major scholarships in the UK and USA.