26th November 2015: NYJO with guest soloists Mark Nightingale, Gareth Lockrane, Julian Siegel and Zoe Rahman releases new video for NYJO FIFTY and receives ★★★★ from The Financial Times

NYJO FIFTY celebrates the 50th anniversary of a British institution, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, who have recorded well over 40 albums to date with this their first release for Whirlwind. Recorded at Air Studios in London, the album reflects the wide range in repertoire, style and musical colors for which NYJO has become known, with a look at new repertoire and some of the band’s past favorites to celebrate 50 years as the UK’s premier youth big band.

The album features special guest soloists in Mark Nightingale (trombone), Gareth Lockrane (flute), saxophonist Julian Siegel and pianist Zoe Rahman.

NYJO have released this video (above) to accompany the launch of the album and scroll down to hear a full length track; ‘Red Squirrel’.

NYJO FIFTY has already received a ★★★★ review from The Financial Times and been suggested as a contender for the ‘big band album of the year’ (details below)

“It takes only two tracks of this celebratory double album to establish the breadth, maturity and technical excellence of this long-established proving ground of UK jazz talent.”
★★★★ Financial Times (full review)

“Surely the big band album of the year.”
Bebop Spoken Here (full review)

“Music of the very highest quality.”
London Jazz (full review)