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Mark Armstrong & NYJO present: Dizzy Gillespie

Add to my Calendar 09-12-2022 19:30 09-12-2022 21:30 36 Mark Armstrong & NYJO present: Dizzy Gillespie “The National Youth Jazz Orchestra [is] a vibrant, diverse collective of bands that give voice to all that’s different, young and exciting in Brit jazz” - Jazzwise Magazine John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie is a jazz icon. An epochal trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator & singer, his combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit defined the new sound of 1940s bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality provide one of bebop's most enduring symbols. A major figure in the development of modern jazz, he taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, & balladeer Johnny Hartman. NYJO was founded in 1965 by Bill Ashton OBE to offer the opportunity for young people under the age of twenty five to play big band jazz. Generations of musicians have been given the opportunity to rehearse, write and to perform live under the inspirational baton of Mr. Ashton and his successor as Artistic & Music Director, Mark Armstrong.   Leading arranger, composer & trumpeter, Mark Armstrong is a formidable presence in UK Jazz. As a trumpet player, he features regularly with Ronnie Scott's Big Band, Clark Tracey Quintet, recording two albums, The Calling (2003) and The Mighty Sas (2006), and played regularly with Clark’s father, the legendary, Stan Tracey.  NYJO Website   Marylebone Theatre, London DD/MM/YYYY

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Marylebone Theatre
Rudolf Steiner House
35 Park Road
Marylebone

London
NW1 6XT
England


Programme

Dizzy GillespieCon Alma

Performers

NYJO Academy Big Band

Programme Note

“The National Youth Jazz Orchestra [is] a vibrant, diverse collective of bands that give voice to all that’s different, young and exciting in Brit jazz” - Jazzwise Magazine

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie is a jazz icon. An epochal trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator & singer, his combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit defined the new sound of 1940s bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality provide one of bebop's most enduring symbols. A major figure in the development of modern jazz, he taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, & balladeer Johnny Hartman.

NYJO was founded in 1965 by Bill Ashton OBE to offer the opportunity for young people under the age of twenty five to play big band jazz. Generations of musicians have been given the opportunity to rehearse, write and to perform live under the inspirational baton of Mr. Ashton and his successor as Artistic & Music Director, Mark Armstrong.

 

Leading arranger, composer & trumpeter, Mark Armstrong is a formidable presence in UK Jazz. As a trumpet player, he features regularly with Ronnie Scott's Big Band, Clark Tracey Quintet, recording two albums, The Calling (2003) and The Mighty Sas (2006), and played regularly with Clark’s father, the legendary, Stan Tracey. 

NYJO Website

 

Mark Armstrong & NYJO present: Dizzy Gillespie

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