NYJO’s Chair Appeal Benefit Gig – The Bull at Barnes 30th March
March 26, 2010 by admin
The NYJO Chair Appeal moves up a gear with a benefit concert – sponsored by UK Jazz Radio – at The Bull’s Head at Barnes on Tuesday 30th March. It’s appropriate that The Bull’s Head, which celebrated 50 years of promoting live jazz last year, should be hosting NYJO’s first benefit concert in 45 years – [...]
Read more ...Jazz @ The Manor – 21st March 2010
March 26, 2010 by admin
The Band: Bill Ashton directing Sandy Suchodolski (bass guitar); Scott Chapman (drums); Dave Elliott (percussion); Andy Highmore (keyboard); Jon Russell (guitar); Mark Perry, Rob Greenwood, Tom Walsh, Laura Jurd, Jeff Brown (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Alex Paxton, Zebedy Tomkins, Ross Anderson, Charlie Valentine (tenor trombones); Anna Drysdale (French horn); saxophones: Lucas Dodd & Olli [...]
Read more ...Will Lewis-Smith
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.
Read more about Will...Sarah Makin
I play tenor/alto/baritone saxes and flute and clarinet. My principle instrument being clarinet which I feature predominantly in my own quartet playing pub and restaurant venues.I am a member of three big bands ,playing saxes in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire areas.I also regularly guest in a number of jazz quartets in the Beds/Herts and London areas.
Read more about Sarah...Ted Rockley
Ted has been a NYJO band member on Alto from 1968- 1971. He’s now on the NYJO board as a trustee (since 1989).
Ted’s professional career is in graphic design animation after leaving Hornsey College of Art (now Middlesex University) he formed Klactoveesedstene Animations Ltd with Oscar Grillo in 1981, producing animated commercials some with soundtracks by NYJO alumni Paul Hart, Dick Walter and Mike Page.
London – 30/03/10 – The Bull\’s Head @ Barnes
March 18, 2010 by admin
Who? NYJO: Sponsor a Chair Appeal concert When Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:30pm – All Ages Where The Bull’s Head @ Barnes (map) 373 Lonsdale Road Barnes London SW13 9PY « Back to the calendar
Read more ...Gill Burgoyne
My parents shared their love of Big Band music with my older brother and I from an early age, and I was hooked on recordings of Stan Kenton,Woody Herman and Jimmy Dorsey. Presented with the opportunity to learn the clarinet aged 9, I applied myself to the classical charts.
Read more about Gill...NYJO’s On The Air!
March 14, 2010 by admin
Chairman Nigel Tully has been on UK Jazz Radio outlining NYJO’s plans to broaden its music policy and also attract more great young jazz players from diverse cultural backgrounds. In discussion with presenter – and renowned jazz educator/bandleader – Frank Griffith, Nigel explained that NYJO’s new policy – far from replacing what the band has [...]
Read more ...Scott Chapman
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.
Read more about Scott...Simon Purcell
Simon Purcell, jazz musician and educator, best known as Head of Jazz at Trinity College of Music and member of the Pop and Jazz Steering Group for the Association of European Conservatoires. Still active as a performer, he has appeared with Red Rodney, Kenny Wheeler, Eddie Henderson, Stan Sulzman, Jean Toussaint and Julian Arguelles. His current quintet features Julian Siegel, Chris Batchelor and Gene Calderazzo.
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