A Secure Foundation For Building NYJO’s Future
October 8, 2011 by Steve
The Board and Trustees of NYJO are delighted to confirm that the prestigious John Ellerman Foundation has awarded NYJO a core funding grant, applicable for the next two years, to help underpin and secure the development of our ’Becoming Truly National’ programme. The Ellerman Foundation funds a wide range of national charitable activities, with particular [...]
Read more ...Abigail Allt
August 24, 2011 by Steve
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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 ...Callum Au
January 12, 2012 by Steve
Callum Au is a professional trombonist, composer, orchestrator, and arranger. A member of NYJO from 2005, he held the lead trombone chair with the band from 2008 – 2012, and contributed over 50 charts to the band’s library. He was taught by ex-Syd Lawrence trumpet player Terry Reaney, and has since studied with jazz trombonist [...]
Read more ...Chris Eldred gets Parliament’s vote
July 22, 2011 by Steve
Earlier this month NYJO keyboard player Chris Eldred became one of just six winners of this year’s All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group’s prestigious jazz scholarships, awarded in partnership with Yamaha and in association with Jazzwise and PPL. The scholarships, each worth £1000, were presented at the Group’s annual ‘Summer Jazz’ event at Portcullis House, [...]
Read more ...Clive Lewis
June 18, 2011 by Steve
NYJO Trustee Clive Lewis has been awarded an OBE for Public Service in the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours list. Clive – who joined the NYJO Board last year, and is an adviser on the Diversity, Access and Equality committee, chaired by Jack Fallow – was recognised for the award in respect of his work as [...]
Read more ...Cockpit Rehearsal (23rd April) CANCELLED
April 18, 2011 by Steve
This Friday’s appearance by NYJO at the Porthcawl International Jazz Festival – and the Easter Bank Holiday weekend break – means that, for various reasons, a great many musicians will be unable to make the regular Cockpit rehearsals session this Saturday (23rd April). We have therefore decided to CANCEL ALL THE REHEARSALS planned for the [...]
Read more ...Conservatoires UK and NYJO – Teaming Up For Excellence
October 11, 2011 by Steve
Conservatoires UK and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra have teamed up in an historic collaboration that will create a lasting cultural legacy for the education of the UK’s young jazz players. A unique agreement between CUK and NYJO – building upon various informal partnerships that already exist between NYJO and individual conservatoires – will allow [...]
Read more ...Do Scientists Have a Name For It?
June 18, 2011 by Steve
Nominative Determinism is a phrase, coined some years ago by the respected New Scientist magazine, to describe the effect of certain people gravitating towards professions or sports to which their names are particularly appropriate. A few random examples are: Tiger Woods (golfer); Usain Bolt (100/200 metre runner); James Horner (Academy Award winning film score composer) [...]
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