Oxford University Jazz Orchestra and Friends
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Oxford University Jazz Orchestra was founded by students in the early 1990s, notable alumni include Canadian jazz vocalist Diane Nalini, trumpeter and NYJO musical director Mark Armstrong, London-based trombonist Callum Au, saxophonists Carlos Lopez-Real and Idris Rahman, and ENO conductor Stephen Higgins.
OUJO has been a multiple-time winner at the BBC Radio 2 National Big Band Competition, and has performed at the Oeuf de Jazz Festival in Le Mans, the OK! Celebrity Ball in London, and the Bull's Head jazz venue in Barnes, west London.
They will be joined in a double-headed evening by the Leeds University Union Big Band. The 21 players perform a wide variety of dance band/big band repertoire including swing, funk, pop and jazz.
The LUU Big Band (formerly known as LUU Dance Band) is a 21-piece Big Band, which plays a wide variety of dance band/big band repertoire including swing, funk, pop and jazz.
They perform at prestigious music venues in Leeds, such as the Wardrobe and Hi-fi clubs. The band is also available The band makes a regular appearance at the Leeds University Union Summer Ball at the end of the year, and goes on a tour to the South of France over Easter.
Oxford plays host to a wide variety of young jazz musicians, so expect the first ha;f of this concert to showcase the best of them playing in duets, trios and other combinations. They will be playing standards and improision in every way they know how, Expect a fascinating showcase of the emerging talent that will go on to make its indelible mark on jazz and performance in the times to come.
Our profits are passed to the St Giles' Fund Raising team in support of our plans to develop the musical training of our people, enhance the facilities in the church and to install a new organ. You can read more about this at https://sg900.org/st-giles-academy.
If you are interested in making a donation to the jazz series or sponsoring a concert, please let us know. We are happy to acknowledge corporate and personal sponsorship in our advertising and listings as appropriate. We are very pleased to receive the enthusiastic support of our Hotel and Restaurant neighbours, The Old Parsonage Hotel, for these concerts.