Clive Powell is the founder of The Jazz Alive Music School (JAMS). Clive is a fervent jazz evangelist
and business entrepreneur, whose past work has included teaching, lecturing, mentoring, music
production, music journalism and radio broadcasting. He has combined a corporate career in business
technology and innovation alongside the arts and jazz, having chaired seminars about jazz and
appeared on BBC radio as a jazz commentator. Clive's academic and teaching interests include jazz
and improvisation, British jazz history, identity, culture and music and postmodern theory. Clive has
written and published essays about Black British jazz identity and the application of jazz improvisation
to business.

The precursor to the school, was the 'Jazz Alive' project which combined education, research,
accreditation, performance workshops and a short tour into a unique multi-disciplinary jazz project for
young people The inspiration for the project came during his pioneering jazz radio show, "Nu Jazz
Frontiers", which showcased independent contemporary jazz music from the UK and around the
globe. As a jazz radio broadcaster, Clive has established numerous contacts within the jazz fraternity,
including top artists, venues and broadcasters and has interviewed amongst others, legendary
saxophonist Courtney Pine OBE, Nik Bartsch, Abram Wilson, Soweto Kinch, Robert Mitchell, Julian
Joseph, Roy Ayers and others.

The 'Jazz Alive' project forged partnerships with key jazz industry organisations (BBC, Serious –
London Jazz Festival) and performance venues (Southbank Centre, Roundhouse Theatre) and
attracted support from award winning jazz artists whom closely mentored the young people. A short
film was commissioned chronicling the project's journey and success. A small jazz ensemble (The
Jazz Alive Ensemble) emerged from the project and many of the project's alumni embarked upon
further jazz studies at the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity Guildhall.