Advanced Popular Performance Scheme (APPS)

The Advanced Popular Performance Scheme (APPS) promotes excellence in popular music by supporting student bands and vocalists with professional coaching and performance opportunities.

Big Band Roulette

Big Band Roulette is the big band with the big twist. The premise is simple. Every gig, we have a completely random band pulled from our pool of talented musicians, along with a brand new setlist, built around a novel...

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Cadenza

Cadenza is a mixed a cappella group, performing in both Cambridge and further afield to critical acclaim.

Cambridge Sounds Playlist

The CMP is launching our showcase playlist Cambridge Sounds, where we will curate some of the best new music releases to be coming out of the University of Cambridge each term!

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Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra (CUJO)

The University's premier jazz ensemble!

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Cambridge University Jazz Society (JazzSoc)

A space for all lovers of jazz music.

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Colonel Spanky’s Love Ensemble

Certified bangers with a twist of funk played by a 10-piece brass-obsessed student and alumni collective.

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Daniel Daley Sextet

A versatile student group, playing a range of genres. Winner of the 2023 CMP Take it to the Bridge Contest.

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Emma Big Band

Emmanuel College Music Society's non-auditioned big band.

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Emma Jazz

An Emmanuel-based (but open to everyone) jazz band that plays mainly jazz and funk tunes with some pop arrangements and classic vocal numbers thrown in too!

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Fitz Swing

Cambridge University's longest-running big band based in Fitzwilliam College.

FlashBand

FlashBand can connect you to like-minded musicians and help you make your own band!

Music Production Classes

Do you want to produce and release your own music? Check out our music production classes!

OurCambridge Workplace Choir

University of Cambridge Staff Choir that sing a variety of styles including pop, jazz and World Music.

Popular Music Performer Database

Register yourself on our popular performer act database. Acts registered on the database will be sent performance opportunities from across the university. 

Quasar

A student band blending Hip-Hop and jazz.

Reed Only

A versatile Sax Quartet.

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Soft Crunchy Landing

A Student band performing funky covers.

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Songwriting Classes

Unlock your creative potential with Songwriting Classes!

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Stubborn Youth Football Club

A Cambridge student funk band.

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Take it to the Bridge

Have you imagined yourself on the same stage as the likes of Lionel Richie, Kool and the Gang, or Sophie Ellis-Bextor? A student band competition run in partnership with the Cambridge Club Festival.

The ACS Compozers

Promoting and inspiring music-making among African and Caribbean students.