Whether it is music for the ensembles he leads, theatre shows, music education or various commissions, Andrew's eclectic love of all music gives him a unique voice. He has written two suites of music for his seventeen piece jazz orchestra alongside music for theatre shows and his songbook for primary education, brimming with exciting and engaging pieces to inspire the next generation.
Highlights of Andrew's compositions include:
- 'Songs In The Key Of Linham' (2020) - A collection of songs for Key Stage 2 students exploring wellbeing and identity for choir and rhythm section.
- 'Col-Large: For Orchestra, Jazz Band and Choir' (2019) - a collaboration with Havering Music School and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra celebrating community.
- 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' (2017) - A collection of eleven original songs written for his jazz orchestra on themes such as sharks, dinosaurs and a miserable lady called Big Bertha.
- 'Wind In The Willows: A Musical Adventure' (2017) - A full length original score for a new musical commissioned by the Queen's Theatre Youth Theatre.
- 'Theme Music of Anarchic Animals' (2015) - written for the London Jazz Festival, this collection explores animals for Jazz Orchestra.
- 'The Linferno Suite' (2013) - A ten part musical exploration of Dante's Inferno for Jazz Orchestra and Narrator.
- 'Abandoned Silence' (2012) - His first album, a collection of original pieces for jazz quartet.
Andrew's complete Composition Portfolio can be seen here.
Highlights of Andrew's compositions include:
- 'Songs In The Key Of Linham' (2020) - A collection of songs for Key Stage 2 students exploring wellbeing and identity for choir and rhythm section.
- 'Col-Large: For Orchestra, Jazz Band and Choir' (2019) - a collaboration with Havering Music School and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra celebrating community.
- 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' (2017) - A collection of eleven original songs written for his jazz orchestra on themes such as sharks, dinosaurs and a miserable lady called Big Bertha.
- 'Wind In The Willows: A Musical Adventure' (2017) - A full length original score for a new musical commissioned by the Queen's Theatre Youth Theatre.
- 'Theme Music of Anarchic Animals' (2015) - written for the London Jazz Festival, this collection explores animals for Jazz Orchestra.
- 'The Linferno Suite' (2013) - A ten part musical exploration of Dante's Inferno for Jazz Orchestra and Narrator.
- 'Abandoned Silence' (2012) - His first album, a collection of original pieces for jazz quartet.
Andrew's complete Composition Portfolio can be seen here.
'Andrew Linham certainly knows how to write a good tune.'
Ian Maund, Sandybrown Jazz 2017
'Linham clearly enjoys inventing tune titles - each one seems to have a story behind it, whatever those stories might be.'
Bruce Lindsay, allaboutjazz.com 2017