Saxes: Alto: Lucy Mercer Lucy Speechley Tenor: Rose Perry Ben Kibble Baritone: Emily Wilson
Trumpets: Tom Sharpe Ed Gallaway Adam Bates Alasdair Mitchell James Burt
Trombones: Richard Harrison Sam Baker Tim King
Tuba: Steve Ellis
Rhythm: Keys: Rueben Butler Guitar: Kate Dub Bass: Michael Bentham Drums/Percussion: Ed Beesley James Berry Callum Macrae Assistant Director/ Sound Engineer: Phil Hutchinson
WYJO [Warwickshire Youth jazz Orchestra] is part of Warwickshire County Music Service. A jazz orchestra- it comprises 22 student musicians from throughtout the county. The band is well known in the local area and beyond for its lively and entertaining shows. In addition to the standard big band line up we feature a 3 man percussion section and 2 vocalists! We play swing, funk and Latin-American music.
HEEEEY.... LOVING the new sounds!!!!!!! esp. the drum solo in chromatology! Inspired methinks! hope to be seeing you guys play in summer when i'm back in the 'Shire! xxx
Hey guys, missing you all loads! Keeping it funky in france, there's been loads of random live music in the streets since I got here so I'm pretty sure WYJO would fit in rather well.. Keep the gossip coming my way, loads of frenchie love Benny xxxxx
Funksters! Hope you all had a groovy time in Barcelona. I missed you all stuck here in rainy Bradford. I hope you flew the funk flag high and did me proud! See you soon :)
The CD is awesome... i have a feeling that we'd do it better now! lol... but still awesome... and as for the hidden track at the end of the self indulgent jungle boogie.... what can you say really! legend!
ok i think its about time we started the tour superhero names- only bout 6 weeks n we MUST get accessories/costumes sorted, so start thinkin people!!
See ya sunday xx
Yo funksters. Random comment here, but I might have a spare ticket going for the LPO performing a rendition of Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' at the Royal Festival Hall on 26/27th June. The bitchin' programme includes Glass's prelude from 'Akhnaten' and Varese's 'Arcana'. Marin Alsop is conducting. Should be an excellent concert, so if anyone would be interested in going then gimme a shout. Funk on!
