Selwyn Jazz

Miscellaneous

Maps to Venues

The Diamond, Selwyn College [map]

The diamond is the building with thin, tall windows on the opposite side of Grange Road to Selwyn College. The entrance is fairly obvious and is on the right of building as you look at it from Grange Road.

Music Room, Selwyn College [map]

Enter the college by the main gate on Grange Road. Walk past the porters lodge into Old Court. Walk up the stone steps on the right side of the court next to the hall. Go through the large wooden door. Once inside walk to the end of the corridor and turn left, the music room is at the top of the stairs.

New Music Room, St John's College [map]

Enter the college by the old gate on St John's Street. Once through the gate immedietely turn right. Go through the large wooden door ahead of you. The new music room is at the top of the spiral stairs above the "old" music room.

The Party Room (aka The Gatehouse), Clare College [map]

Enter Memorial Court from Queen's Road. Note this is NOT the old part of college in the city centre, although it can be accessed by walking straight through Clare college old court. Walk up the gravel driveway and past the porters lodge. Head right, round the side of the library. The party room is next to the gates leading out to the university library.

Blythe Room, Castle House, Clare Colony [map 1], [map 2]

Go into the Colony, follow the path diagonally left across the grass, take the door in the corner of the building at the end of the path and go left down a few stairs to the Blythe Room door.

Getting to the Colony itself: coming from town, head up Bridge Street past Magdalene. At big crossing go right, and the Colony is on the left about 150m on (plodge is dead ahead as you come up the drive).

Jazz in Cambridge

Cambridge Jazz Collective : Smaller jazz groups in the city
Clare Cellars Ents : Clare College Music Venue
CUJO : Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra : Another uni based big band
Jazz at John's : Regular jazz night at St John's College
Cambridge Lindy Hoppers : Lindy Hop swing dancing in Cambridge, UK

Other Music In Cambridge

SCMS : Selwyn College Music Society ADC Theatre : Student owned and operated theatre
Cambridge University Music Society : Principle university orchestras
Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra
Corn Exchange : Central venue for professional music acts
Faculty of Music : The official faculty of music homepage
University of Cambridge Concert Band
University of Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra
Cambridge Music Directory : A comprehensive directory of music in Cambridge

The University and our city

City Map : Searchable map of the city
University of Cambridge : The official university homepage
See Cambridge : Panoramic photos of this famous city
Varsity : The Cambridge student newspaper