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    National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), established as the London Schools' Jazz Orchestra in 1965, is a British jazz orchestra. The National Youth Jazz...
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  • The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland (NYOS) has a vision where all the communities access world-class ensemble youth music and share in its social...
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    The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO-GB) is the national youth orchestra of the United Kingdom, consisting of 164 members of ages 13 to 19...
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  • Johnny Mercer's "Moon River" from when Winehouse attended the National Youth Jazz Orchestra at the age of 16 in 2000 or never-before heard songs the star...
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  • Teresa Gallagher (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    Teresa Gallagher is a British actress. Gallagher is known for her role as Ellen Smith in The Bill, for her appearances on radio in No Commitments, Salem's...
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  • Gantry. The album also features prolific session drummer (and National Youth Jazz Orchestra alumnus) Simon Phillips, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Simon Kirke...
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    Amy Winehouse (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    including soul, rhythm and blues, reggae and jazz. A member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra during her youth, Winehouse signed to Simon Fuller's 19 Management...
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    Carol Kenyon (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    seriously on singing. Eventually Barker encouraged her to attend an National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) engagement. There, after hearing her sing, NYJO took...
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    Chris White (saxophonist) (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    gigging a couple of years later, and was soon playing in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and touring with other musicians (such as France Gall). He joined...
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  • school bands and orchestras, playing both drums and percussion. At the age of 18, Mooney went along to a NYJO (National Youth Jazz Orchestra) rehearsal in...
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  • Guitar & Jazz Orchestra" with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1987, and Steve Gray's "Guitar Concerto" with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1989...
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    regularly with George Ezra, Sam Ryder LCCM was also the home of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra from 2012 to 2017. As of May 2023, the college offers BA (Honours)...
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    Rob Luft (category English jazz guitarists)
    School from 2005 to 2012. While at this school, he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Great Britain (2010–2015). He then enrolled at the Royal...
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  • Richard James Burgess (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    The Buggles' The Age of Plastic. He also recorded jazz with the British National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Neil Ardley, Ian Carr and Nucleus, and the early...
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  • this he was a member of the National Youth Brass Band, National Youth Jazz Orchestra and European Union Youth Orchestra, gaining the LRAM Diploma under...
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  • youth orchestras. National youth orchestras are highlighted in bold. Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Asian Youth Orchestra Afghan Youth Orchestra Angkor...
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  • Paul Edmonds (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Mike Westbrook Orchestra and Loose Tubes and performed at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club both as a leader...
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  • Symphony Orchestra Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Orchestra Debut Orchestra Accelerando Strings Preparatory Strings Overture Strings Steel Orchestras Jazz Orchestra...
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  • Phil Lee (category English jazz guitarists)
    England) is an English jazz guitarist. Lee studied guitar with Ike Isaacs as a teenager and was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, including for their...
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    of British rock talent, including the session drummer (and National Youth Jazz Orchestra alumnus) Simon Phillips, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Simon Kirke...
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    Marc Secara (category Berlin Jazz Orchestra members)
    1999 he was a soloist and member of the jazz choir vocal group member for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (Bujazzo) under the direction of Peter Herbolzheimer...
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    Dave O'Higgins (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    on the British jazz scene in the 1980s. After playing in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra for three years O'Higgins joined the band of Jim Mullen before...
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  • Frank Ricotti (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    jazz vibraphonist and percussionist. Ricotti was born in London, England. His father was a drummer. Bill Ashton, founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra...
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  • composer. He is best known for co-founding NYJO - the British National Youth Jazz Orchestra, of which he was Musical Director from 1965 until his retirement...
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    Nigel Hitchcock (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    English jazz saxophonist. Hitchcock began to play alto sax at the age of eight. In 1982 he and his elder brother Clive joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra...
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  • July 2000, she became the featured female vocalist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra; her influences were to include Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington...
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  • string orchestras, jazz orchestra, and a jazz combo. The mission of Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra is to inspire and cultivate excellence in youth through...
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  • The Johannesburg Youth Orchestra (JYO) is a youth symphony orchestra founded in 1976. It is a full size symphony orchestra based in Johannesburg, South...
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  • Retrieved May 23, 2022. "Dr Cindy Sughrue to join NYJO Board". National Youth Jazz Orchestra. December 9, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2018. "Timothy Snyder"...
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    Guy Barker (category National Youth Jazz Orchestra members)
    trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a year had joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. At the age of 15 he was playing with the Crouch End Allstars...
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