Pupils, parents and staff came together as Big School was transformed into a swing-era jazz club on Thursday evening. The highly experienced staff band of Mr Walker, Mr Osborn and Mrs Wilson accompanied solo performances by pupils ranging from Middle Fourth to Upper Sixth, and each set was rounded off by the College’s Jazz Ensemble and Big Band, allowing the pupils to showcase their improvisational skills.
This event, now in its second year, is proving to be a highly popular addition to the College music calendar. Details of the performers and setlists are below.
Jazz Night
Piano – Mr Sam Walker
Double Bass- Mrs Rebecca Wilson
Drums – Mr Mike Osborn
Now or Never (Lewis), performed by Katie Vickers (Rv)
Take Five (Brubeck), performed by Alex Povey (Rn)
Love Me or Leave Me (Donaldson), performed by Mrs Piggot
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Porter), performed by Lulu Candlish (Rv)
Wade in the Water (Traditional Spiritual arr. Cassidy), performed by Julia Cherry (W)
Lenny (Ray Vaughan), performed by Oliver Healy-Millett (P)
Hit the Road Jack (Mayfield), performed by Sophie Norman (Wh)
Bags’ Groove (Jackson) and Michaelmas Mood (Walker), performed by the Epsom College Jazz Ensemble (Ebube Anyanechi (F), Angus Bruce (Rn), Raffi Harley (Fa), Annabelle Harper (M), Oliver Healy-Millett (P), Daniel Hooton (Rn), Kartik Jain (G), Toby Lodge (C), James Macfarlane (Rn), Andrew Palmer (H))
On the Street Where You Live (Loewe), performed by Harry Milne (P)
Cry Me a River (Hamilton), performed by Chiara Fahy-Spada (M)
Summertime (Gershwin), performed by Max Fryer (Rn)
Witchcraft (Coleman), performed by Angus Bruce (Rn)
At Last (Warren), performed by Jasmine Bingham (M)
The Lady is a Tramp (Rodgers), performed by Tom Bulmer (F)
Saving All My Love for You (Masser), performed by Ellie Jackson (Rv)
Stolen Moments (Nelson) and The Way You Look Tonight (Kern), performed by the Epsom College Big Band (Angus Bruce (Rn), Tom Bulmer (F), Summie Cheng (Cr), Oliver Healy-Millett (P), Daniel Hooton (Rn), Gina Hooton (W), James Macfarlane (Rn), Edward Marriott (C), Harry Milne (P), Andrew Palmer (H), Callum Scholes (G), Fraser Spalding (Fa), Thomas Stoney (Fa), Amy Taylor (Rv))
