Session Saxophonist
& Music Teacher
Liz Mitchell is a professional saxophonist and woodwind tutor based in Cambridge, UK.
A member of Terrorvision's live lineup since 2016, Liz performs at venues and festivals across the UK and Europe. She also plays with Cambridge ska band Big 10, having supported Bad Manners and The Beat, and performs regularly with The All New Blues and Soul Revue.
Session and recording credits include Abbey Road Studios and live appearances on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
With a degree in Jazz Composition and over 15 years of teaching experience, Liz offers saxophone, clarinet, and flute lessons from her purpose-built studio in Cambridge, as well as online tuition. She works with students at all levels, from beginners to advanced, across ABRSM and Trinity syllabi.
Available for session work, live performance, and private tuition.
Liz is available for live performances at festivals, corporate events, weddings, and private parties.
As a member of Terrorvision's touring lineup, Liz performs at venues across the UK and Europe. She also plays with Cambridge ska band Big 10 and The All New Blues and Soul Revue.
For private events, Liz offers solo saxophone sets, duo performances, or can put together a band to suit your requirements. Her repertoire spans jazz standards, soul classics, ska, and contemporary hits.
Looking for saxophone, clarinet, or flute on your recording? Liz offers professional session work from her home studio or on location.
With recording credits including Abbey Road Studios and live broadcast experience on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Liz brings a polished, versatile sound to any project.
Her home studio is fully equipped for remote session work — send your tracks and receive professional-quality recordings with quick turnaround. Liz is equally comfortable laying down tight, arranged parts or improvising solos to suit the feel of your music.
Instruments: Tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute
Liz is an experienced woodwind tutor, teaching saxophone and clarinet to students at all levels, from beginners to advanced. She offers lessons from her purpose-built home studio in Cambridge and also provides online instruction for students further afield.
For those wanting to learn an instrument for the first time, or returning after years away from playing, her informal teaching style builds confidence and gets students playing music they enjoy.
Liz additionally offers instruction in jazz harmony and improvisation. For students wanting to learn to jam and improvise but lacking confidence in music theory, she helps build foundational knowledge and musicianship skills.
Lessons available in person at The Acorn Rooms, Cambridge, or online via video call.
Hear and watch Liz perform with Terrorvision, Big 10, and more.
Terrorvision - You Gotta Want To Be Happy
Terrorvision - Perseverance
Colonel Hathi - Hathi Beat
Big 10 - Fire in the Hole
The Middlenight Men - Perfect
Millie Manders And The Shutup
"Liz is a star! She's brought another level of musicality and class to our live shows and nailed a splendid solo on our latest album! A pleasure to work with, ALWAYS!"
Leigh Terrorvision
"Over the past several years, Liz has been an indispensable part of our Blues Brothers tribute band, not only wowing audiences as our sax-playing 'Penguin' but also helping to keep the band running smoothly behind the scenes. Liz is not just a phenomenal musician - she's the backbone of our brass section. From creating charts for other musicians to coordinating deps with unfailing reliability, she's a true professional who never misses a beat - literally or figuratively. It's a joy to have her energy, humour, and dedication on board. Any band would be lucky to have Liz and as her CV shows, she's highly in demand."
Dave Wiggins The All New Blues & Soul Revue
"Liz is, simply put, a superstar sax machine! She combines boundless energy & enthusiasm with fantastic playing, great musicality and wonderful tone. She makes great choices musically, she's a pleasure to be around and what's more - she is a total professional! Always reliable, punctual, adaptable and easy to work with. I cannot speak highly enough of her and I shall continue to book her at every opportunity."
Mike Hyde Amazing Live Events
"She's a fine, fine musician!"
Dan Ecclestone Ember Rev
"Thank you so much for teaching me all these years! You've helped me make so much progress, not just in terms of the saxophone but musically in general and I really appreciate it."
Rosie Saxophone student
"Your teaching, creativity and marvellous ideas are the reason I did so well in my Grade 5 exam, thank you so much!"
Jane Saxophone student
"Thank you so much for so many years of teaching Thomas saxophone. You've inspired a real love of music in him. Music is a gift that will stay with Thomas forever."
Jenny Parent
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