Louis Koller, born in London in 2012, began playing piano at a very young age and took up the trombone at six. Inspired by Charlie Parker and Fats Navarro, he quickly developed a remarkable fluency in the bebop language on both valve and slide trombone. Aged eight, he earned a place at the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy.
At 12, Louis became the youngest person ever to reach the semi-final of the BBC Young Jazz Musician competition. His early mentors included Byron Wallen and Tony Kofi, with whom he continues to perform from time to time.
Now 14, Louis is a member of Tomorrow’s Warriors, holding a chair in their flagship TW Big Band as well as studying in Sultan Stevenson’s class. He has already performed with leading musicians from the UK and internationally, including Tom Challenger, Steve Berry, John O’Gallagher, Xhosa Cole and Rebecca Edlund