HSJO returned from Birmingham after performing their socks off at the NCBF National Finals on April 10th. They were awarded a ‘Platinum’ Award for their outstanding musical performance and were also awarded with the ‘Outstanding Continuous Achievement Award’.

Their programme began with a Morales arrangement of Hank Levy’s ‘Whiplash’ a super-exciting 7/8 chart featuring and alto and tenor sax duet from Alex Butcher and Claire-Louise Auguste, then a smooth transition into Miles Davis’ ‘Boplicity’ with a stunning Flugel solo from Andrew Burton and an elegant keyboard feature from David Ferris. Claire-Louise Auguste then took to the microphone with the classic chart ‘Fever’which brought a raw-jazz feel to the hall, then to finish the set they got the audience on the edge of their seats by playing Gordon Goodwin’s toe-tapping funk chart ‘Get In Line’which included solos from David Ferris on Keys and CLaire-Louise Auguste on Tenor Sax.

The Jazz Band showed great professionalism in their general conduct and performance and represented both Helston Community College and Cornwall with great pride.

Well Done to all!

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Covering the band over the last 3 years, tracks include:

1. Andromeda
2. American Patrol
3. That Ole’ Devil Called Love
4. Mattitude
5. April in Paris
6. Sophia
7. My Funny Valentine
8. Pecking Order
9. They Can’t Take That Away
10. When Dreams Come True
11. Boplicity
12. The Chicken
13. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
14. Mixed Bag
15. Captain Back Fire
16. Come Fly with Me
17. Knight’s Court