Mercury Rising For Ex-NYJO Pianist Gwilym Simcock
July 22, 2011 by Steve
Gwilym Simcock, NYJO’s keyboard player at the turn of the century. has been nominated for this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize – an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland – for his solo piano set album Good Days at Schloss Elmau. As well as playing piano – and [...]
Read more ...Laura Jurd wins the Big Band category in the Dankworth Prize
The NYJO band is full of amazing young players….and Laura Jurd is one of them. Congratulations to her for being the winner of the Big Band category in the Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition 2011. Laura is in her second year studying jazz trumpet and composition at Trinity Laban and has been awarded the prize [...]
Read more ...NYJO rehearsed and ready to roll for Ronnie Scott’s residency 3-5 January
December 20, 2010 by Nyjo
Twenty four of the UKs finest young jazz musicians will be appearing at Ronnie Scott’s next year as NYJO takes up its regular January residency at the club, from 3-5 January. Directed by the dynamic presence of Mark Armstrong and Bill Ashton OBE, NYJO will play two sets of music to appeal to all lovers [...]
Read more ...NYJO LONDON now recruiting for 4 musicleader trainees…
December 13, 2010 by admin
LONDON Are you young, gifted and jazz? If you are an established young jazz musician who would like to take part in some personal development and teach some younger musicians how to play in a big band at the same time….one of the four available positions could be yours… Take a look at the [...]
Read more ...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 [...]
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