Danielle Saxon Reeves

Who is Danielle Saxon Reeves?

Danielle Saxon Reeves is an active member of the British banjo circuit, having played the classical guitar and classical banjo since the age of 9. Danielle is a former student of the well-renowned British-based, Australian classical guitarist, Craig Ogden, and is a graduate of the Birmingham Conservatoire.

She is one of only a handful of professional classical banjoists worldwide and is often to be found promoting this unusual instrument at rallies and festivals throughout the UK. She is a former committee member and adjudicator for the British Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Federation and developed the classical banjo syllabus for Victoria College of Music, London. Danielle has commissioned a number of new works for the instrument by contemporary British composers.

Reeves has performed at The Royal Festival Hall at The South Bank; Bolivar Hall at the embassy of Venezuela in London; the CBSO Centre in Birmingham and Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.