Alan Plater CBE, FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010)
June 28, 2010 by Steve
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 is seen here [...]
Read more ...Bill Ashton OBE
June 15, 2010 by Steve
Bill became Life President of NYJO in 2009 and continues as Founding Musical Director of NYJO. He was awarded the OBE for Services to Music in 2010.
Read more ...One Big Encore for Bill Ashton!
June 12, 2010 by Steve
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 sincere and heartfelt congratulations! [...]
Read more ...Emma Smith
Having already shared the stage with the likes of Dame Cleo Laine, the late Sir John Dankworth and ‘BBC Jazz vocalist of the year’ winners Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw, nineteen year old Emma Smith is well on her way to her achieving her dream of being an accomplished jazz singer. At age 14 she [...]
Read more about emma...Kwabena Adjepong
Kwabena is the male vocalist with NYJO1
Read more about Kwabena...James Larter
James started playing percussion at the age of 11 at the Royal College Junior Department and has played with county ensembles such as the Northamptonshire Youth Concert Band and Zingaresque: a world music group. He also plays for National Youth Wind Ensemble and is a reserve for the National Youth Orchestra. He took part in the LSO St. Lukes Academy 2009 and was in the percussion final of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010. He also plays drum kit, violin and piano and is currently studying for his GCSE’s.
Read more about James...NYJO’s exciting Summer Concert Season starts here…
June 4, 2010 by Steve
This year’s major transformation of NYJO has led to the setting up of an exciting new Summer Season of London Concerts, designed to impress an ever-growing audience. NYJO’s new musical direction is radically shaking up its traditional concert format – presenting exciting new horizons for the band and its listeners alike. NYJO’s Summer Concert Season includes: 6th June: London, Ronnie Scotts [...]
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