Barry Clements

Chris Eldred

Current piano player in NYJO.

Studying at Trinity College of Music, London, on the jazz course Yr3.

Influences – Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Kelly, McCoy Tyner.

Enjoy jazz/classical/pop/anything really! I play in a salsa band as well.

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 [...]

Henry Armburg-Jennings

Henry Armburg Jennings started playing trumpet (and piano) at the age of 5 and fifteen years later, at the age of only 20, he is already one of the hottest talents to emerge on the British jazz scene having opened the London Jazz Festival 2008 at the Bulls Head in Barnes.

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.

Keiran McLeod

A NYJO1 trombone player from Aberdeen, Scotland who began at NYJO after beginning college.

Kwabena Adjepong

Kwabena is the male vocalist with NYJO1

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.