Late Night Jazz: Royal College of Music Junior Department Jazz Ensemble at Royal Albert Hall

The Royal College of Music Junior Department Jazz Ensemble's sixteen-piece big band makes its sixth appearance at Late Night Jazz in the Elgar Room, breaking down into smaller combos to perform a broad spectrum of jazz and world music, spanning swing, bebop, jazz-funk, latin, afrobeat and other popular styles.

The band performs regularly at the Royal College of Music, together with annual gigs at the Royal Albert Hall and 606 Club.  Their eclectic repertoire features music from the swing era of the 1930s right up to the present day, including works by Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Charles Mingus, Michael Bublé, Herbie Hancock, The Yellowjackets, Gordon Goodwin and Snarky Puppy. In 2024, they premièred a new work by Alastair Martin and previous commissions include a work for big band, premiered at Ronnie Scott's.