Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021
This years’ Parliamentary Jazz Awards gives us another chance to celebrate some amazing musicians from our past, and our present!
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NYJO Academy Big Band Auditions | Deadline: 5 Aug ’21
Get your applications in to join the NYJO Academy Big Band now! This will be the first group based out of our brand-new, permanent home, Woolwich Works.
Amy Winehouse: A Celebration of Her Life & Music
On the 10th Anniversary of her passing, NYJO is very excited to announce a nationwide concert series to celebrate the life & music of the prodigious talent that was Amy Winehouse.
NYJO Presents… Series II
NYJO Presents is back for another series! For round two we’re pairing seasoned pro’s with up and coming, young talent to explore the works of three undisputed jazz icons!
Will Michael Jazz Education Award 2021
The Will Michael Jazz Education Award is back for 2021 with a focus on innovation in the face of the ongoing pandemic.
NYJO ‘ANIMATE’ COMPOSER PROGRAMME | APPLICATION WINDOW NOW OPEN!
Part foundation course, part professional development module, the ANIMATE Composer Programme is designed to create new opportunities for young composers in the UK music scene.
In Memory of Stuart Brooks
Today we celebrate the life of a great NYJO Alumn, the wonderful trumpet player, Stuart Brooks.
The Caribbean: Carried Way Beyond
Orphy Robinson MBE expands on his first written account of the Caribbean influence on jazz and wider UK society, with an extended article exclusively for NYJO on Windrush Day 2021.
“Bulletproof” | OUT NOW!
“Bulletproof” the brand-new album from Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia and NYJO is out today!
NYJO Presents… Emma Rawicz
Check out our latest interview with rising star of the UK jazz scene and upcoming NYJO Presents artist, saxophonist Emma Rawicz!