London's Ruckus is an 8 piece New Orleans style Brass Band. The Band contains some of the top young jazz musicians on the London scene. The musicians are past and present jazz students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music. We play a mixture of traditional New Orleans jazz standards and original compositions.
The following are recordings from our studio trip on the 4th December 2017
Our version of the classic traditional blues made famous in Louis Armstrong's influential 1928 recording.
Solos
Alex Shaw (Alto)
Joel Knee (Trombone)
Our take on one of the most famous Disney tunes from his 1967 film 'The Jungle Book', the song is written by Robert and Richard Sherman
Intro - Jack Cousins (Drums)
Solo's
Gustavo Clayton-Marucci (Clarinet)
Luke Vice-Coals
This is our go on the Illustrious traditional tune made famous by Louis Armstrong on his 1938 recording.
Intro - Tom Ridout (Recorder)
Solos
Tom Ridout (Recorder)
Alex Shaw (Alto Saxophone)
Our take on this great 1930's standard by Jimmy McHugh.
Solos
Jacob Cooper (Trombone)
Tom Ridout (Tenor)
Our version of the classic Billie Sinegal tune often referred to as 'The Second Line'.
Intro - Luke Vice-Coals
Solos
Gustavo Clayton-Marucci (Clarinet) & Tom Ridout (Tenor)
Jacob Cooper (Trombone left) & Joel Knee (Trombone Right)
