NYJO Singers at the Barbican with Bobby McFerrin
July 30, 2010 by Steve
Earlier this year NYJO’s two lead singers, Kwabena Adjepong and Emma Smith, through their association with the London Vocal Project – a choir composed of students and alumni from the various jazz courses at London’s Conservatoires – were able to take part in a concert at The Barbican, which was Bobby McFerrin’s British premiere of [...]
Read more ...NYJO @ The Manor – 18th July 2010
July 29, 2010 by Steve
The Band: Bill Ashton directing Sandy Suchodolski (bass guitar); Scott Chapman (drums); Simon Whittaker/Phelan Burgoyne (percussion); Chris Eldred (keyboard); Rob Luft (guitar); Reuben Fowler, Jeremy Law, Tom Walsh, Tom Gardner, Jack Coward (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Alex Paxton, Mat Walton, Charlie Valentine, Tom Baxter (tenor trombones); Anna Drysdale (French horn); saxophones: Connie Wookie & [...]
Read more ...Sarah Ellen Hughes – Darning The Dream Review
July 5, 2010 by Steve
The following review is published in the July edition of Just Jazz Magazine: The recent problems faced by NYJO with funding have been well publicised. With this new CD, we hear one good reason why it is worth ensuring that NYJO survives. Sarah Ellen Hughes (right) was a notable member of NYJO for seven years, [...]
Read more ...NYJO2 @ The Manor – 20th June 2010
July 5, 2010 by Steve
The Band: Paul Eshelby (right) and Mark Horton* directing David Drake (keyboard); Charlie Haynes (bass); Max Mills/Mark Hale/PeterHitchens (drums); Matt Allen (guitar); Ashley Hunt, Georgia Hill, James Copas, Tom Gardner, David Hepworth, Sam Dysch, Luke Hather, Alex Dodds (trumpets); Charlie Osborne, Nick Sutton, Mark Horton (trombones); saxophones: Bennett Soundy, Vittorio Mura, Matthew Higham, Nick Baya [...]
Read more ...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 ...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 [...]
Read more ...Jazz @ The Manor – 16th May 2010
May 21, 2010 by Steve
The Band: Bill Ashton directing Sandy Suchodolski (bass guitar); Dave Elliott (drums); James Larter (percussion); Chris Eldred (keyboard); Jon Russell (guitar); Jeff Brown, Jeremy Law, Tom Walsh, Jack Coward, Rob Greenwood (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Mat Walton, Callum Au, Alex Paxton, Jack Loomey (tenor trombones); Anna Drysdale (French horn); saxophones: Lucas Dodd & Olli [...]
Read more ...James Larter’s on TV…
May 19, 2010 by Steve
Earlier in the year we reported that James – NYJO’s 15-year old percussionist – had reached the Percussion Category finals of the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year competition. Unfortunately he didn’t win – but he did get to be on TV and, for the next few days, you can catch his competition performance by [...]
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