RWCMD Gets into the Christmas Groove...

Paula Gardiner

Last night the walls of Cardiff’s Café Jazz were reverberating with the sounds of the RWCMD Jazz Dept. Traditional and contemporary carols have been specially arranged by students to help us get into the Christmas groove with some of the coolest jazz in town.

The Jazz Carols 2009 tour culminates tonight with its twelfth performance in Brecon Cathedral. Have a listen to some of the sounds...

  • Good King Wenceslas

    Arranged by Ben Garman, featuring Ben Garman on drums, Joe Webb on piano and Aidan Thorne on double bass.
  • Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Arranged by Paula Gardiner, featuring Joe Northwood on sax, Joe Hickles on piano, Chris Hyson on bass, Ollie Howell on drums and the audience on vocals.
  • While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

    Arranged by Huw Vaughan Williams, featuring Ben Treacher on sax, Emma Jean Thackray on trumpet, Alex Haines on guitar, Joe Webb on piano, Huw Vaughan Williams on double bass and Lloyd Haines on drums.

Recorded by by Alex Killpartrick and Benjamin Talbott.