Gennie Joy

Gennie is an experienced musician and music education consultant with a background in working across orchestras and chamber ensembles, music theatre and community music as both a performer and leader around the UK. A woodwind specialist, she has performed at many of the UK’s top venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Smith Square Hall, London Jazz Festival, and on BBC Radio 3.

Gennie is passionate about music education, working with many organisations across London and further afield on creative music projects. Gennie is a qualified teacher with a wealth of skills and knowledge, and is currently the Senior Leader (Music Hub) at Kent Music. She has a passion for making music with children in the Early Years and people of all ages with SEND. Gennie is also the co-founder, writer, composer and actor-musician of Merryweather Theatre, an arts collective which writes, develops and performs original folk musicals for children at schools, theatres and arts festivals around the UK.