NYJO at Ronnie Scott’s – 3rd January 2012 (second night of three)
January 12, 2012 by Steve
Sir John Dankworth famously said of NYJO, “Forget the word ‘youth’, this is one of the best bands you will ever hear,” an apt tribute for a band that’s as innovative and important as this. Innovative for the fact that the entire program, save two tunes, was either arranged or composed by current or past [...]
Read more ...Sarah Ellen Hughes Big Band @ The Manor – 18th December 2011
December 23, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Sarah Ellen Hughes (vocals/flute, centre front) & Anna Hughes (vocals/trumpet/flugel, 2nd left front) co-leading (from left) Dorian Ford (keyboard); Matt Skelton (drums, hidden); Jeremy Brown (bass); Mark Crown (set 2 only), Gabriel Garrick, Jack Davies (trumpets); Jonty Hill, Simon Walker, Mat Walton (tenor trombones); Andy Lester (bass trombone); saxes: Tommy Laurence (hidden) [...]
Read more ...NYJO @ The Manor – 11th December 2011
December 23, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Bill Ashton directing Chris Eldred (piano): Conor Chaplin (bass); Rob Luft (guitar); Scott Chapman (drums); Olly Sakar (percussion); James Copus, Jacob Phillips, Louis Dowdeswell, Jeremy Fry, Harrison Cole (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Pete Whitehouse, Callum Au, Ross Anderson, Raphael Clarkson (tenor trombones); Anna Drysdale (French horn); saxophones: Jim Gold & Shahan [...]
Read more ...NYJO @ The Manor – 20th November 2011
December 23, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Bill Ashton directing Joe Armon-Jones (piano): Grant Russell (bass/bass guitar); Rob Luft (guitar); Scott Chapman (drums); Max Mills (percussion); Tom Dennis, Jacob Phillips, Louis Dowdeswell, Rob Greenwood, James Copus (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Pete Whitehouse, Ross Anderson, Alex Paxton, Maddie Dowdeswell (tenor trombones); Anna Drysdale (French horn); saxophones: Nadim Teimoori & [...]
Read more ...NYJO @ The Manor – 16th October 2011
November 16, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Bill Ashton directing Chris Eldred (piano): Grant Russell (bass/bass guitar, right); Rob Luft (guitar); Ollie Sarkher (drums); Max Mills (percussion); James Copus, Mark Kavuma, Louis Dowdeswell, Rob Greenwood, Tom Dennis, Brindley Haywood (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Pete Whitehouse, Ross Anderson, Adam Tyas, Tom Green (tenor trombones); Anna Drysdale (French horn); saxophones: [...]
Read more ...NYJO at the Scarborough Jazz Festival – 24th September 2011
November 16, 2011 by Steve
What a cracking straight down the middle set of big band jazz! Superb arrangements and tremendous soloists – jazz lives as long as these guys (and gals) are around. Tenor player Nadim Tiemoori had a great ride on Hush by Nikki Iles; Callum Au impressed with his trombone solo on Bill - a swingy Mark Nightingale arrangement – and [...]
Read more ...NYJO @ The Manor – 21st August 2011
August 24, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Bill Ashton directing Will Barry (piano): Conor Chaplin (bass/bass guitar); Jon Russell (guitar); Ollie Sarkher (drums); Dave Elliott (percussion, set 2); Tom Stone (tenor sax), Tom Sison, Louis Dowdeswell, Dave Elliott (set 1), James Copus & Harrison Cole (set 2) (trumpets); Barry Clements (bass trombone), Mat Walton, Ross Anderson, Tom Baxter, Maddie [...]
Read more ...The Richard Shepherd Experience @ The Manor – July 31st 2011
August 21, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Richard Shepherd† (alto sax) directing Steve Pearce† (double bass); Darren Altman† (drums); Mike Gorman† (keyboard, left); Freddie Gavita, Tommy Walsh, Jack Davies, Will Rixon† (trumpets); Mat Walton, Martin Gladdish†, Callum Au† (tenor trombones), Barry Clements† (bass trombone); saxophones: Lucas Dodd (alto), Bob Sydor & Jonathan Lewis (tenors), Pete Lucas† (baritone). Set 1: [...]
Read more ...Sarah Ellen Hughes’ Big Band @ The Manor – 24th July 2011
July 30, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Sarah Ellen Hughes (vocals/flute) & Anna Hughes (vocals/flugel) co-leading Rob Taggart (keyboard); Tim Thornton (bass); Paul Robinson (drums); Jack Davies, Gabriel Garrick, Tommy Walsh, Rob Greenwood (trumpets); Natalie Witts, Adrian Fry, Graham Hughes (tenor trombones); Barry Clements (bass trombone); saxes: Frank Griffith & Dave O’Higgins (tenors), Sammy Mayne & Richard Shepherd (altos), [...]
Read more ...NYJO ‘Graduates’ Band @ The Manor – 17th July 2011
July 23, 2011 by Steve
In The Band: Bill Ashton directing Sean Whittle/Tom Cawley* (piano): Loz Garrett (bass); Jon Russell (guitar); Darren Altman (drums); Chris Valentine (percussion, set 2); Robby Robson, Dave Malkin, Alex Maynard, Ben Godfrey, Henry Spencer (trumpets); Rhys Smith (bass trombone), Natalie Witts, Jonathan Hill, Martin Gladdish, Zebedee Tonkin (tenor trombones); saxophones: Ed Barker & Simon Meredith [...]
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