National Youth Jazz Orchestra

The National Youth Jazz Orchestra ( NYJO ) is an English jazz orchestra, which was founded in 1965 by Bill Ashton. It gives young musicians the opportunity of big band jazz in larger concert halls, theaters perform like the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall as well as on radio and television, as well einzuspielen albums; Moreover, it grants commissions to composers and arrangers British.

History of the orchestra

Based in Westminster, London Orchestra began as a London Schools ' Jazz Orchestra and soon developed into a nationally operating orchestra. For the first edition of NYJO was Stan Sulzmann et al. The NYJO was also numerous tours abroad, mostly in European countries, but also in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Among the many recordings of the NYJO also includes a tribute album (1990 ) to the jazz pianist, big band leader and arranger Harry South.

Member of NYJO were in the last thirty years, many well-known British musicians, including Julian Arguelles, Guy Barker, Chris Biscoe, Richard James Burgess, Geoff Castle, Chris Dagley, Sheena Davis, Jim Hart, Chris Hunter, Carol Kenyon, Phil Lee, Paul Lytton, Paul Nieman, Mark Nightingale, Brian Priestley, Simon Phillips, Frank Ricotti, Gerard Presencer, Gwilym Simcock, Gail Thompson, Phil Todd, Nigel Hitchcock and Amy Winehouse.

In addition to the NYJO has existed since 1945, the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and since 1948 the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.

Current status

Since 2012 the members of the orchestra are formally selected and must audition. In addition to the orchestra (now known as NYJO 1) there is the NYJO 2 as a beginner band. Both formations rehearse every Saturday in the Cockpit Theatre ( Marylebone ) near Edgware Road, London. Since 2011 there is also the NYJO London, with a focus on school-age musicians from the Greater London area.

Discography

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