Fri, 04 Oct
|Thorpe Hall School - Cunningham Theatre
Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra
30+ piece youth jazz orchestra. EYJO plays regularly across Essex and has performed at some of London’s major venues, including the ‘O2’, Barbican Hall, King’s Place, and the 100 Club, Oxford St.
Time & Location
04 Oct 2024, 19:30 – 06 Oct 2024, 23:50
Thorpe Hall School - Cunningham Theatre, Wakering Rd, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3RD, UK
About the event
The Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra was formed in 1982 for musicians from the Essex Youth Orchestra who were showing an interest in playing jazz.
EYJO plays regularly across Essex and has performed at some of London’s major venues, including the ‘O2’, Barbican Hall, King’s Place, and the 100 Club, Oxford St.
The Orchestra has also played with many noted international special guests, including the American saxophonists Herb Geller, Lanny Morgan, and Jean Toussaint, and with UK based musicians including Digby Fairweather and Henry Lowther.
EYJO has enjoyed many European tours over the years, has recorded for BBC Essex Radio and BBC Radio 3, and has performed specially commissioned music by jazz composers Stan Sulzmann, John Warren, and leader Martin Hathaway.
The EYJO’s musical director is former band member and musician Martin Hathaway, who has been leading the group for over 30 years.
EYJO rehearse once a month on a Sunday and are based in Chelmsford. The group prides itself on playing a wide range of jazz music to cater for all tastes and gives equal emphasis to written music and to improvisation.
This event has been made possible thasnks to funding from Southend City Council's Community Investiment Fund. Free tickets are avaiolable to parents/guardians of orchestra members and those on low incomes in receipt of certain benefits. Please contact SouthendJazzFestival@gmail.com for more information.