Jess Gillam MBE (born 24 May 1998) is a British saxophonist and BBC radio broadcaster from Ulverston, Cumbria.[1][2] Gillam hosts This Classical Life on BBC Radio 3.[3]

Gillam attended the Junior Royal Northern College of Music while at secondary school.[4] She left sixth form early to concentrate on practising the saxophone and then attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester[5] but dropped out before completing her undergraduate course. During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 she completed a Master's degree from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

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Gillam, Jess (24 May 2019). "21 today!! Thank you so much @deccaclassics for the beautiful flowers and @HarrisonParrott for the legendary card I feel extremely lucky to work with you all!! pic.twitter.com/1sX4LdkJPq". @jessgillamsax. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. "BBC Radio 3 - This Classical Life". BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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4. "Jess hits the top with début album - Royal Northern College of Music". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.