Jeffrey makinson biography

Join us for the next in our series of free Summer Organ Proms as Jeffrey Makinson performs in the Nave . 

Jeffrey Makinson is Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Lincoln Cathedral. He is also an accredited teacher for the Royal College of Organists Academy and Music Director of Beverley Chamber Choir.

Born in Manchester in 1970, Jeffrey received his musical training at the Royal Northern College of Music and at Manchester University.

He subsequently became Organ Scholar at York Minster for two years before spending five years as Assistant Organist at Lincoln Cathedral.

He moved to Manchester Cathedral as Sub-Organist in 1999. During his time in Manchester he was Tutor of Organ at the Royal Northern College of Music and at Manchester University and Tutor in Piano at Chetham’s School of Music.

Jeffrey returned to Lincoln in January 2015.

As part of his duties at the Cathedral, Jeffrey accompanies the cathedral choir for most of the choral services and conce