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Kit Downes: piano Ilivetogetherwithsomeoftheotherjazzers
‘WhenIwasatschoolIhadagreattime inmyyear,andwe’reallbestfriendssocially
HeadofJazz
doingJuniorJazzattheAcademy,andsoI aswellasmusically.Mymostimportant
Gerard Presencer HonARAM
wassurethattheBMuswasrightforme. musicalrelationshipshavebeenforgedhere.
Trumpetsoloist.Incontinualdemandon
Wegettolearndirectlyfromgreat
theinternationalcircuit,Gerardhas
professionals—inmythreeyearshereso Theonlyfrustrationisthattherearealmost
recordedandsoloedwithChickCorea,
farthey’veincludedMarkTurner,Larry toomanyopportunitiesattheAcademy—
HerbieHancock,RayCharles,Stingand
Grenadier,JeffBallard,JeffTainWatts,Dave I’dhavelovedtostudysomewhereoutside
JamesBrown.Four-timewinnerofthe
HollandandJasonMoran.Weworkedwith BritainforayearontheErasmusscheme,
BritishJazzAwardstrumpetcategory.
JoeLockeforthreedays,togetherwith butsomehowotheroptionshavealways
HeadofBrassatJIB(JazzInstituteBerlin).
percussionstudents,withaconcertatthe takenpriority.’
end.There’salwayssomethingnewtokeep
‘You can see the stars of tomorrow at
usenthusiasticandbright-eyed.
the RoyalAcademy of Music today’
Jazzwise,October2004
Jazz
The Course Graduates since 2002 include Small Ensembles
TheAcademyoffersanidealenvironment AdamBetts,drums|JohnBlease,drums Tutorsreflectthediversityofthejazzscene
tolearnandexperimentwiththisextremely andpercussion|BenBryant,drumsand andhaverecentlyincluded
broadartform.Thereisastrongemphasis percussion|PeteCochrane,bass|John BillyJenkins|HansKoller
onperformancewithopportunitiestoplay Escreet,piano|GeorgeHart,drums|Jasper AlcyonaMick|JasonRebello
withinthecollegeandoutside.Thecourse Hoiby,bass|TomMason,bass|Gwilym MarkSanders|PeteWareham
benefitsfromsmallnumbers,enablingeach Simcock,piano|RichardTurner,trumpet|
yeartoformagroupthatwillplaytogether TrevorWalker,trumpet Composition and Supporting Studies
extensively.Theinteractionbetweenplayers PeterChurchill
canthereforedeveloptoalevelwhere TheTeachers
lifelongmusicalassociationsareformed. Trumpet Aural & Transcription
GerardPresencer|JohnBarclay TomCawleyBMus
Someofthefinestjazzperformershave MikeLovatt|NickSmart
beengreatcomposers,fromJohnColtrane PatrickWhite Visiting Composers
toKennyWheeler.Weaimtocontinuethis VariousincludingDjangoBates,Kenny
traditionwithafullandvariedcoursein Trombone Wheeler,PeterErskine,JulianArgüelles,
compositionandarranging—covering GordonCampbell HansKoller,RobertMitchelland
manyaspectsandformsofjazzmusicand StanTracey
possibleapplicationswithinothergenres. Tuba
Weaimthat,bygraduation,youwillhave OrenMarshall World Rhythms
foundyourowncreativevoiceandbegun BarakSchmoolMA,GRSM,LRAM
todevelopthis. Saxophone
MartinSpeake|StanSulzman History
Webringinperformersfromtheworld IainBallamy|AndyPanayi KeithNicholsGGSM,HonARAM
jazzscene,asoftenaspossible,toplay TimGarland|JulianSiegel MartinSpeakeLTCL,FTCL
withstudents.Thecourseiscommitted
tocontinualdevelopmentinorderto Piano Associate JazzArtists
remainasvitalaspossibleinthisever- TomCawley|GwilymSimcock JohnTaylor|Karl-HeinzMiklin
changingartform. JohnSurman|MichaelGibbs
Guitar RonanGuilfoyle|JohnAbercrombie
Thedepartmentrunsafour-yearBMus JezFranks BernardPurdie
programme,andMAandMMus
programmesof1–2years;alsoatwo-year Drum Kit 2007–2008 Highlights
JazzDiploma,avocationalqualificationfor MartinFrance
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WorkshopswithFLY,ChrisPotter,
talentedstudentswhodonotwishtostudy TomRaineyandHansKoller
forfouryears. Vibes
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BigBandperformanceofDukeEllington’s
AnthonyKerr SacredConcerts
YourAudition
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BigBandprojectwithKennyWheeler
Detailedrequirementsareavailableat Voice
>
LatinJazzBigBandincollaborationwiththe
www.ram.ac.uk/jazzandfromtheRegistry. KathleenWillison|TinaMay percussiondepartment
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Double-Bill:Stompin’attheSavoyandGerry
Recent Student Successes Bass (electric and acoustic) MulliganattheVillageVanguard
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WinnersofboththeoverallandMBF MichaelJanisch| MichaelMondesir
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RegularweeklyslotatRonnieScott’s
developmentawardsatthePeter DuncanHopkins| PaulWestwood
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WeeklyjazzsessionsintheAcademy
WhittinghamJazzAwards2007
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FinalistsattheMontreuxInternational Flute
GuitarCompetition,2006 AndyPanayi SeniorAdministrator:HelenWillsBA,HonARAM
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Winners,EBUEuropeanJazzCompetition SupportAdministrator:TabbyCheyneBA
atNorthSeaJazzFestival2007 Academic Co-ordinator and large Telephone02078737479
and small ensemble tutor Emailjazz
@ram.ac.uk
NickSmartBABM,PGDip,LGSM Open Day: check www.ram.ac.uk
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