Felix Higginbottom

A young up-and-coming musician with an uncommonly strong background in a broad range of music (also playing the cello, bass guitar, piano, and singing). In 2007 He won the young musicians equipment bursary. After Studying with Keith Fairbairn (first call London percussionist) and Alan Graham (vibraphone legend), Felix moved on to KCL and RAM to study a music degree. Having a very musical ear allows him to sit within a group, listening and communicating with the other musicians whilst remaining \’tight\’. Felix regularly performs in public and profits from his ability as a proficient sight-reader, chart-reader, playing from memory and to a click track.

Scott Chapman

Scott began playing with NYJO 2 before working his way through the ranks to the NYJO 1 percussion chair, and at 15 took over from James Maddren as the main drummer. He is currently finishing his A-levels at Watford Grammar School for Boys and will be studying jazz at the Royal Academy of Music as from September 2010.

Will Lewis-Smith

Having achieved three A grades at A level, I am enjoying my first year at Pembroke College, Cambridge as a music student. I am working on my LRSM Performance Diploma in Percussion and am looking to do the same in Piano – when time allows it. I enjoy playing piano/vibes in small-group classical and jazz contexts. I am looking to conduct my College Orchestra next term and also hope to do well in the University’s conducting trials next year.