National Youth Jazz Orchestra at Ronnie Scott's

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The 23-strong National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) will take to the stage under the direction of MD Mark Armstrong, to bring you two thrilling nights of the best of British big band jazz at the world's most famous jazz club.

NYJO is a glittering showcase for the UK’s finest young professional jazz musicians, combining a hard-swinging rhythm section and a raft of hugely talented soloists. Performing around 40 concerts a year both nationally and internationally, NYJO aim to inspire the next generation of young jazz musicians with education work wherever they tour, and over its 53-year history has helped launch the careers of many of the country’s most renowned jazz musicians including Guy Barker, Amy Winehouse, Mark Nightingale and Laura Jurd.