Nikki Iles

Nikki Iles (b. 1963) is an English jazz composer and musician, playing piano and accordion.

Iles was born on 16 May 1963 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, her parents both musicians (her father a drummer and her mother a

Nikki Iles (b. 1963) is an English jazz composer and musician, playing piano and accordion.

Iles was born on 16 May 1963 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, her parents both musicians (her father a drummer and her mother a pianist. She started her musical education at primary school, where she leaernt to play the harmonica and the clarinet, and at eleven years old she won a junior exhibition at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied clarinet and piano (1974–1981). She became a member of the Bedfordshire Youth Jazz Orchestra. As a result of her increasing involvement with jazz, she went on to the Leeds College of Music to study alto saxophone and piano (1981–1984).