Myrna Hague-Bradshaw

Ms. Hague is well known in Jamaica and the U.K as a singer, actress and jour- nalist. A past voice tutor at the Jamaica School of Music, Ms Hague has also earned her B.A (music major) degree at the University of the West Indies, graduating with first class honours, 1992, while maintaining her performing career. In 2015 Ms. Hague completed her Doctorate in Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies focusing on Jazz in the Caribbean. She has been inducted into the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation Hall of Fame 2012, for outstanding contribution in the field of music; the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston award for excellence 2011, and the recipient of the Silver Musgrave Medal 2015 from the Institute of Jamaica. Her most recent award has been the Order of Distinction Officer Class 2022 from the Government of Jamaica. She is the lead vocalist with the Jamaica Big Band and the Jamaica Jazz-Mobile. Myrna tours annually in the UK and Europe following the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival which she co- produced with her late husband Sonny Bradshaw, and has appeared frequently at the Birmingham International Jazz Festival, the Wigan Jazz Festival, the Hull Jazz Festival and the Brecon Jazz Festival. Myrna has appeared with Jazz Jamaica All-stars, under the direction of Gary Crosby (OBE), at the Snape Music festival, at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival and the London Jazz Festival, the Royal Albert Hall and also at the Purcell Room In the Royal Festival Hall. Ms. Hague has appeared with: Ernie Ranglin, Andy Hamilton, Monty Alexander, Dean Fraser, Marjorie Whylie, Soweto Kinch, Sonny Bradshaw, Kenny Baker, Digby Fairweather, Desi Jones, Dr.Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Owens and Donald Byrd, John Holt, Jay Douglas, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphanso, to name a few.