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Selwyn Jazz
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A quick history lesson...
The band was formed back in 1993 by Olly Wedgwood and Jon Hooper. They were members of Selwyn College, part of the University of Cambridge, and the band obviously draws its name from these humble beginnings. We'll admit that maybe the name isn't the most original they could have used but we'll just stick to playing good music and worry about name changes later. The band was formed with the intention of performing at charity events, only drawing enough money from events to fund the purchase of new music and supplies to keep the band running.
The musical director...
The musical director has changed several times since 1993, mostly due to the student status of the members and the problems that graduation tends to bring! The current musical director is Dave Bean, a 2nd year student working for a degree in Music (appropriately!).
The rest of us...
Today the band has 17 full time members and also has a long list of guest players available to us. Members are no longer solely drawn from Selwyn College, instead we pull in some of the best musicians from across the Cambridge colleges and departments. We are a varied group of amateurs studying many different subjects and this all helps to add to the atmosphere of the group. See our current members page for a list of our regular players.
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