Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra
Patron: Tony Kofi - www.tonykofimusic.com
Notts NYJO exists to enable young, talented local musicians to develop their shared interest, skill & enjoyment in playing & performing jazz. With an emphasis on live performance, players develop lots of practical life skills in addition to honing their musicianship and having a good time!
Our musicians develop performance abilities, including improvisation, in weekly rehearsals and through gigs. NYJO is friendly, well-focused & good fun - provides an environment of mutual learning and support! The quality of music and the band’s enthusiasm at gigs has been highly commended - for instance by national competition judges and appreciative gig organisers.
We are honoured to have Nottingham born Tony Kofi as NYJO’s patron. Tony is a legendary saxophonist of global stature and brings invaluable inspiration and mentoring contributions to NYJO. Click here to go to Tony’s website.
Another invaluable contributor to NYJO is Nottingham-based Clement Pianos, who work with us on workshops and provide sponsorship.
There are many ways to be involved - as a player, audience member, friend and sponsor. We look forward to you being involved - in whatever way. We’d love to hear from you (email: carlbillson@yahoo.co.uk) and hope to meet at one of our gigs.