Category Archives: Trumpet

Reuben occupied a trumpet chair in NYJO from 2007/12 and was awarded the John Baker Memorial Prize for Brass in 2012.

Dick joined the trumpet section of NYJO in 1967, playing for a two-year spell before enlisting in the Household Cavalry.

Simon joined NYJO in the 1980s after starting playing in North London’s Young Jazz orchestra. His son Tom is currently a member of the NYJO Academy.

Yazz joined NYJO in 2000 and played trumpet and flugelhorn with the band until 2003.

Guy is a renowned trumpet player and composer who started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve and within a year had joined NYJO.

Martin began playing trumpet aged 11 and in 1981 became a member of NYJO, remaining there for 3 years

After beginning her career in the brass section of the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra, Georgina graduated to NYJO in the mid-90s, playing lead trumpet.

Gabriel took up the trumpet aged seven and started gigging at an early age with his father Michael and older brother Chris. During his time with NYJO he attended the Royal Academy of Music jazz course from 1991 to 1995,

Steve played trumpet with NYJO in the 1980s while studying trumpet, piano, composition and orchestration at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

In 1983, at the age of eleven, Gerard became NYJO’s youngest trumpeter.