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.

Please support this endeavour and the young jazz musicians of Scotland by making a donation - This will provide these young musicians with the best opportunities to learn and improve by helping out with travel expenses, enabling them to play in nation-wide concerts, experience sessions with professional musicians...

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Upcoming Concerts:

Glasgow, Scotland: May. 17, 2008
RSAMD, The Guinness Room 7:30pm

Glasgow, Scotland: Jun. 29, 2008
Glasgow Jazz Festival, Fruitmarket 2pm

North Berwick, Scotland: Aug. 15, 2008
Fringe By The Sea

Glasgow, Scotland: Aug. 16, 2008
RSAMD, The Guinness Room 7:30pm

Glasgow, Scotland: Sept. 20, 2008
RSAMD, The Guinness Room 7:30pm
 
Glasgow, Scotland: Nov. 8, 2008

RSAMD, The Guinness Room 7:30pm

London, England: Nov. 16, 2008
London Jazz Festival

Stirling, Scotland: Dec. 13, 2008
The Tolbooth 7:30pm

Stirling, Scotland: Feb. 21, 2009
The Tolbooth 7:30pm

Stirling, Scotland: April 4, 2009
The Tolbooth 7:30pm


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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 »

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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