Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra

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The Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra was established in June 2002 and represents the best young improvising jazz musicians in Scotland.

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About the TSYJO:

the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz OrchestraFormed by the renowned Scots saxophonist Tommy Smith, the Youth Jazz Orchestra is a non-profit collective of some of the most promising jazz babies the country has to offer.

Jammed on to a tiny stage, this 20-strong crew ran the risk of knocking each other unconscious with their slide trombones and such like, but ducked and swerved in all the right places to present a cool evening of big band standards. [...]

Jazz Centre, Edinburgh,
by Paul Whitelaw
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Recent Concerts:

Dunblane:
07 June, 2008 - 7:30pm
Dunblane Cathedral

Glasgow:
29 June, 2008 - 2:00pm
Fruitmarket, Glasgow Jazz Festival

Edinburgh:
02 August, 2008 - 6:00pm
Hub, Edinburgh Jazz Festival

North Berwick:
15 August, 2008 - 8:00pm
St Andrew Blackadder Church, North Berwick

Glasgow:
16 August, 2008 - 7:30pm
20 September, 2008 - 7:30pm
08 November, 2008 - 7:30pm

RSAMD, The Guinness Room

London:
16 November, 2008 - 01.30pm
South Bank Centre, London Jazz Festival

Stirling:
13 December, 2008 - 7:30pm
21 February, 2009 - 7:30pm
04 April, 2009 - 7:30pm

The Tolbooth, Stirling

Edinburgh:
07 February, 2009 - 8:00pm
07 March, 2009 - 8:00pm
03 April, 2009 - 8:00pm

The Lot, Edinburgh

2008/2009 concert tour flyer

EXPLORATION - the album:

Exploration - CD by the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz OrchestraThe Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra have just release their first CD "Exploration" on the Spartacus label.
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"[...] It's a high-energy set that will come as no small surprise to big band fans expecting a youth-laden ensemble to be good, but more an exercise in education than invention." (John Kelman, AAJ) More reviews »


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