Betty is an Italian-born saxophone player, multi-instrumentalist and composer. She started playing the saxophone at the age of 8 and she studied classical saxophone at Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, later pursuing jazz at Trinity Laban (London) and at Goldsmiths University of London. Betty now lives in Brighton where she regularly performs across the UK.
Her main project is the Betty Accorsi Quartet, a jazz quartet with two albums released and a third one on the way.She has been teaching woodwind since 2017 in the UK to both adults and children. She has also interest in leading ensemble (such as big bands) and improvisation workshops. Her way of teaching mixes classical with jazz music and improvisation and she always tailors her lessons on the student’s need and interest.
