Imperial College Big Band
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IC Big Band is an award-winning London-based big band which regularly performs in and around the capital. The band is made up of university students at Imperial College London, and has gained an excellent reputation over the last few years.
The band is experienced in playing at a variety of events including weddings, parties, corporate events, balls, and dinners. They also regularly feature in charity concerts and perform at student venues across the country. The styles they play cover the range of big band jazz including swing, Latin, funk and contemporary.
The band has competed in a number of national competitions, and most recently won the gold award at the finals of the National Concert Band Festival for the second time.
Each year the band travels abroad, with previous tours to the Czech Republic, Croatia and Germany. In 2008 they visited Romania where they performed to raise money for Hospices of Hope, appearing on national television on two occasions. Last summer (2010), the band travelled to China where they performed at the Shanghai Expo 2010. This year's tour was to Krakow in Poland, playing at Jazz Clubs in the city centre and the famous Alchemia.
In recent years they have received guidance from top professionals in the business including Mark Armstrong, Pete Long, Ralph Salmins, Scott Stroman and Clark Tracey
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(*) For 2005-2006 replace "Rampage Director" with "Tour Sec". For 2006-2009 replace "Gig Manager" with "Gig Manager and Rampage Director", and "Rampage Director" with "Vice Chair".
The band is experienced in playing at a variety of events including weddings, parties, corporate events, balls, and dinners. They also regularly feature in charity concerts and perform at student venues across the country. The styles they play cover the range of big band jazz including swing, Latin, funk and contemporary.
The band has competed in a number of national competitions, and most recently won the gold award at the finals of the National Concert Band Festival for the second time.
Each year the band travels abroad, with previous tours to the Czech Republic, Croatia and Germany. In 2008 they visited Romania where they performed to raise money for Hospices of Hope, appearing on national television on two occasions. Last summer (2010), the band travelled to China where they performed at the Shanghai Expo 2010. This year's tour was to Krakow in Poland, playing at Jazz Clubs in the city centre and the famous Alchemia.
In recent years they have received guidance from top professionals in the business including Mark Armstrong, Pete Long, Ralph Salmins, Scott Stroman and Clark Tracey
Clark Tracey
Clark Tracey is an English jazz drummer. He is the son of Stan Tracey.Tracey played piano and vibraphone before switching to drums at age 13, studying under Bryan Spring. Tracey played in several ensembles with his father, including in a quartet called Fathers and Sons with John and Alec Dankworth...
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Current and Previous Committees
The band is organized and run by a student committee elected by the band every academic year.| Chair | Treasurer | Secretary | Gig Manager(*) | Webmaster & Librarian | Rampage Director(*) | Musical Director | ||
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| 2011-2012 | Chaz Keiderling | Ben Turner | Hannah Green | Chris Hopkins | Matt Croydon | Simon Stephenson | ||
| 2010-2011 | Angus Bayley | Rob Fernandes | Sam Sankey | Alaric Taylor | Jackie Ho | Carina Carter | Paul Trippett | |
| 2009-2010 | Marc Hinken | Mark Dean | Louise Hirst | Bekki Parrish | Joey Allcock | Sam Sankey | Tom Woodcock | |
| 2008-2009 | Marc Hinken | Henry Marsden | Jon Dennis | John Prestage(*) | Chaz Keiderling | Chris Chen(*) | Andy Simm | |
| 2007-2008 | Jan Marchant | Jamie McDougall | Henry Marsden | Felicity Coad(*) | Alex Summers | Chris Chen(*) | John Bailey | |
| 2006-2007 | Pete Hopcroft | Jamie McDougall | Ian Stanton | Nick Keegan(*) | Chris Chen | James Trippett(*) | John Bailey | |
| 2005-2006 | Tom Woodcock | Jon Clarke | Richard Hubbard | Alex Summers | Chris Chen | Pete Hopcroft(*) | ||
| 2004-2005 | Tom Woodcock | Jon Clarke | Richard Hubbard | Alex Summers | Andy Rose | Will Henry | ||
| 2003-2004 | Matthew Knights | Alex Summers | Will Henry | |||||
| 2003-2004 | Matthew Knights | Will Henry | ||||||
| 2003-2004 | Ant Dearden |
(*) For 2005-2006 replace "Rampage Director" with "Tour Sec". For 2006-2009 replace "Gig Manager" with "Gig Manager and Rampage Director", and "Rampage Director" with "Vice Chair".