NYJO/Armstrong/Barker review – jazzy Prom is a riot of sounds
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe National Youth Jazz Orchestra swagger through works by Stan Kenton and former member Laura Jurd, plus an original arrangement of Rhapsody in BlueIts most famous alumnus is Amy Winehouse but the National Youth Jazz Orchestra has been a seedbed for dozens of other top musicians over the past 50 years, providing fertile ground for both Britain’s jazz scene and the pop session world. This isn’t NYJO’s first Prom – previous iterations featured ...
Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe National Youth Jazz Orchestra swagger through works by Stan Kenton and former member Laura Jurd, plus an original arrangement of Rhapsody in ... more info