NYJO LATIN COLLECTIVE SEXTET

New NYJO ensemble explores Latin rhythms (Salsa & Afro Cuban jazz), directed by Sara Dhillon

Presented by: Spicejazz Soho

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0	LONDON: SpiceJazz Soho
P	Thursday 5th October, 2023
N	7:00pm

Event information

The venue operate on a first come first serve basis for seating. Table sharing policy applies.

SARA DHILLON piano/MD
MEJEDI OWUSU trumpet
SOPHIE SPEED tenor sax
AMELIA WILDING bass
NOAH OJUMU drums
TORIL AZZALINI-MACHECLER congas

A NYJO sextet will be performing a high-tempo Latin-infused programme, exploring everything from Salsa sounds to Afro-Cuban jazz, under the mentorship and direction of Sara Dhillon, who is also joining on keys. Sara is a composer, arranger, pianist, and bandleader with extensive experience as a performer and educator. We invite you to join us for an exciting night of Latin American rhythms, featuring some of the UK’s most talented emerging artists.
Also known as the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, NYJO is a registered charity and Arts Council NPO 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 – the past, present, and future – to build bespoke artistic programmes, catering to lifelong and new jazz fans.

“NYJO has never been conformist, never hewing to one particular line, never known for fawning replications and very deliberately these days a vehicle for new possibilities.” – Jazzwise Magazine

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photo credit: Monika Jakubowska