Chris Dagley 1972-2010
NYJO was extremely saddened to hear that ex-NYJO drummer Chris Dagley was killed in the small hours of Wednesday 28th July, when his motorcycle crashed on the A40 dual carriageway near White City. Chris was returning home from his regular gig with the James Pearson Trio, the Ronnie Scott house ...
Alan Plater CBE, FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010)
Alan Plater CBE, the prolific dramatist and screenwriter, who was an Honorary Vice-President of NYJO and had been a Board Member for many years, passed away last Friday. His longstanding association with NYJO came about after he saw the band play Hull, back in the days of Guy Barker. More recently he ...
One Big Encore for Bill Ashton!
The London Gazette has today announced that, in the Queen’s birthday honours, William Michael Allingham Ashton MBE, Life President of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, has been awarded an OBE for Services to Music. The entire Board of NYJO, together with all the Associates, would like to offer Bill their most ...
Gig Calendar
Wavendon, Milton Keynes – 24/11/10 – The Stables Theatre LtdWhen Wednesday, November 24, 2010 8:00pm - All...
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire – 10/09/10 – The Kenton Theatre
Who? NYJO When Friday, September...
Marlborough, Wiltshire – 09/07/10 – Marlborough Jazz Festival
When Friday, July 9, 2010 7:00pm - All...
Farnham, Surrey – 17/09/10 – Farnham Maltings
When Friday, September 17, 2010 7:30pm - All...
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Glyn Thomas retiresNYJO drum class tutor Glyn Thomas who taught from the 1960s onwards has retired from...
Those wishing to pay their respects to Chris Dagley
NYJO have been informed that Chris Dagley’s funeral will be held on the 12...
CHANGE TO AUGUST REHEARSALS
To all NYJO rehearsal members and potential new attendees, As holidays take up many...
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Mark Perry is a 22 year old London based Trumpet player whom has recently graduated from Trinity College of Music. He has studied under the tuition of Pete Saberton, Steve Waterman, Paul Eshelby, Chris Batchelor, Barak Schmool, Nicolas Payton, Alex Sipiagin Mike Lovatt and Simon Purcell.
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.
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.
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