News
Thursday, 05 August 2010
Henley welcomes NYJO National Youth Jazz Orchestra to the Kenton Theatre
The Kenton Theatre has just announced that NYJO will open the theatre’s Autumn Season.Known for its unique swinging big band sound and featuring the most gifted and talented of the next generation of British jazz musicians, this world-class orchestra will showcase the talents of its exciting young players to the audience at the Kenton.
In October NYJO will be celebrating the forty-fifth anniversary of its initial appearance under the aegis of its founder Bill Ashton, who earlier this month was awarded the OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list.
NYJO has performed many hundreds of concerts all over Britain, from Ronnie Scott’s, the Barbican, Symphony Hall Birmingham, Usher Hall Edinburgh, the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall, to theatres, clubs and schools. It has made numerous TV and radio programmes, recorded around 40 albums, and visited most European Countries as well as USA, Australia and New Zealand.
On Friday, September 10th, 2010 at 8.00pm the NYJO 22 piece band with 2 vocalists will grace the stage in Henley. It’s a night not to be missed!
For more information, please visit the Kenton Theatre website.
