King’s Swingers jazz it up again at The Elms

The King’s Swingers once again took part in the annual Elms School Jazz and Swing Evening last week, along with bands from Shrewsbury School, Rugby School and Cheltenham College.

This is a popular event amongst members of the band, as they have the chance to hear performers from other schools and are well looked after by staff at the school. Before the performance, it was great to see pupils from the Lower Remove to the Upper Sixth participating in a hotly-contested general knowledge quiz hosted by “Gabriel Paxman”!

The band began the second half of this black-tie event with an impressive set of eight songs. Gabriel continued with his role as host, introducing the programme, which began with Groove Merchant and finished with an excellent jazz arrangement of Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water.

The band welcomed Lower Sixth student Hannah B to the stage for her debut with the Swingers, as she sang All of Me by Marks and Simons.

This was the final visit to the Elms for several members of the band, who have taken part in the past four events.

The Swingers can be heard next term in the School Concert in College Hall on Tuesday 30^th April.