Tom awarded ‘distinction’ in jazz piano exam

Published: 26 May, 2011

Plymouth College pianist, Tom Brooker, has passed his grade 1 Royal School of Music Jazz Piano exam with distinction.

The Year 7 pupil played blues number 'Bedford Square Blues' by Richard Michael, jazz standard 'Perdido' by Juan Tizol, and the contemporary 'He is sadly melting' by Phil Peskett.  Tom also had to improvise a jazz piece.

Tom, who has been playing piano since he was six years old, is currently taking a break from grade 5 piano to study further jazz grades under the tuition of Philip R Buttall.