1PM - 6PM
National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) is a registered charity dedicated to making jazz and creative music-making more accessible to early- career musicians, young people, and audiences across the UK. Throughout its activity, NYJO seeks to create a meeting-ground between the established and the experimental to deliver bespoke artistic programmes aiming to develop, nurture, and empower young musicians.
On Sunday 25th of August, NYJO is taking over our Family Sunday programme, with a day-long lineup curated to showcase their work with young people. The day will include performances from two groups in their Under 18s programme, who will be performing original works they created during a holiday project with Steam Down in February this year, as well as in smaller ensembles, each led by an Under 18 musician; three different small ensembles, led by emerging professional musicians in the NYJO family; a NYJO horn section supporting YolanDa Brown; and a Steam Down x NYJO Big Band extravaganza, directed by the Southeast London collective.
Alongside these performances, NYJO is delivering a summer project for young people in King’s Cross and neighbouring areas in the lead up to Summer Sounds. Participants will be writing original lyrics, poems, and spoken word pieces, to be performed on stage.
