Jamie Cullum and NYJO stop commuters in their tracks!
May 21, 2013 by Stephen
Earlier this morning, NYJO horns and Jamie Cullum stopped commuters at St Pancras station in their tracks, playing tracks from his new album, Momentum, which is realised today. Jamie said: “I thrive on the live performance, the spontaneous vibe. This kind of thing suits me well. We hadn’t rehearsed with the orchestra at all — [...]
Read more ...NYJO in Guildford – Sunday 19 May
May 9, 2013 by Stephen
On Sunday 19 May NYJO will work with school-age students from throughout Surrey in four workshops and a combined evening concert as part of Surrey Arts’ “Playing with the Stars” event at the fantastic G Live Centre in Guildford. The workshops will be delivered by NYJO MD Mark Armstrong (along with NYJO itself), NYJO Academy [...]
Read more ...All that jazz…
April 23, 2013 by Stephen
Esteemed publication Music Teacher Magazine has a feature on the new NYJO Academy in the April 2013 issue. Music Teacher Magazine is the go-to place for music education news, developments and resources. In the feature, NYJO chairman Nigel Tully explained that “under the banner of the NYJO Academy we will now have three bands and a [...]
Read more ...NYJO announces its new configuration: NYJO & the NYJO Academy
January 28, 2013 by Stephen
For many years NYJO as an organisation has had two prime activities: The main gigging band, often called NYJO 1 during rehearsals, which performs around 30–40 professional gigs every year, and is the main justification for our Arts Council funding. A regular Saturday rehearsal/workshop environment, in which there are usually three simultaneous educational workshops in [...]
Read more ...NYJO MD Mark Armstrong on BBC Radio 3 ‘Jazz Line-up’
January 21, 2013 by Stephen
On 23 December, as NYJO was performing live at Ronnie Scott’s, MD Mark Armstrong was cleverly also a panellist on a special Christmas edition of BBC Radio 3’s ‘Jazz Line-up’ programme. Hosted by Claire Martin (and pre-recorded in Glasgow) the programme also featured Bobby Wellins, Trish Clowes and the Euan Stevenson Trio together exploring both [...]
Read more ...NYJO awarded funding from PRS for Music Foundation
December 20, 2012 by Stephen
NYJO is delighted to announce it has received support from the PRS for Music Foundation to commission Laura Jurd, a trumpet player, composer, improviser and co-founder of The Chaos Collective (as well as ex-NYJO member) to write two new works for the band. Laura’s way of writing for large jazz ensemble uses contemporary concepts of [...]
Read more ...The Change – NYJO’s new album – out now!
September 24, 2012 by Steve
The Change – the latest album from NYJO, featuring guest appearances by inspirational saxophonist/composer Tim Garland and the mighty talent of drummer Mark Mondesir – was released on 24th September 2012, to critical acclaim. The album – including many of the tracks performed in the band’s massively successful BBC Proms concert at The Royal Albert [...]
Read more ...NYJO at the Proms: Latest Press Reviews and Comments…
August 11, 2012 by Nyjo
Although the i-Player broadcast of NYJO’s late night BBC Jazz Prom at The Royal Albert Hall on Friday 13th August is no longer available, you can still get a flavour of the occasion by watching this rousing rendition of the introductory number, Duke Ellington’s Rockin’ in Rhythm. The Prom was an unqualified success. Were you there? What did [...]
Read more ...Beating the drum for NYJO
August 3, 2012 by Steve
NYJO drum chair Scott Chapman and percussionist Felix Higginbottom were recently interviewed by Gemma Hill for Mike Dolbear’s drum website about their experience of playing in NYJO. The interview – full of interesting insights about playing with the band – can be read here.
Read more ...Reuben Fowler wins 2012 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize
June 26, 2012 by Steve
Outstanding trumpeter, composer and NYJO alumnus Reuben Fowler has been announced as the 2012 winner of the Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize, awarded annually by The Royal Academy of Music in association with Edition Records. The Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize goes to a young artist who is able to demonstrate excellence in both performance and composition, [...]
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