Tom Walsh is first recipient of Prestige Jazz Award
April 30, 2010 by admin
Tom Walsh, longstanding NYJO trumpet player, was announced as the first recipient of the prestige Humphrey Lyttelton Royal Academy of Music Jazz Award at a presentation concert held in Hammersmith at the end of April. The award was presented by Humph’s son Stephen – further details of the awards evening can be found at http://www.humphreylyttelton.com/ [...]
Read more ...Sarah Ellen’s A Winner!
April 25, 2010 by Steve
Last week former NYJO singer Sarah Ellen Hughes won a major international jazz vocalist competition – against strong opposition from around the world. Sarah Ellen was competing in the International Jazz Voices Competition in Lithuania. After working her way up through the various stages of the competition, against 31 other contestants from many different countries, [...]
Read more ...Jazz @ The Manor – 18th April 2010
April 25, 2010 by Steve
The Band: Bill Ashton directing Sandy Suchodolski (bass guitar); Scott Chapman (drums); James Larter (percussion); Chris Eldred/Rob Barron (keyboard); Jon Russell (guitar); Nick Walters, Laura Jurd, Rob Greenwood, Matt Roberts, Jacob Phillips (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Mat Walton, Callum Au, Alex Paxton, Ivan Wade (tenor trombones); Anna Drysdale (French horn); saxophones: Lucas Dodd & [...]
Read more ...Ross Brennan
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Read more about Barry...Ross Anderson
A NYJO1 trombone player from Newbury, who started with NYJO as a member of NYJO2.
Read more about Ross...Keiran McLeod
A NYJO1 trombone player from Aberdeen, Scotland who began at NYJO after beginning college.
Read more about Keiran...Emily Lim
A NYJO1 trumpeter who began playing for NYJO in NYJO2.
Read more about Emily...Laura Jurd
Laura loves playing, listening to, writing and creating music. Influenced by a huge range of music including jazz, classical and folk etc. A strong interest in contemporary classical music and improvisation, influences include; Igor Stravinsky, Miles Davis, Alban Berg, Enrico Rava, Olivier Messiaen, Michael Tippett to name a few. Currently studying jazz and composition at Trinity College of Music.
Read more about Laura...Tom Walsh
NYJO1 trumpeter who started out in NYJO2.
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