Overview
Formed in 2020, the ANJO Youth Big Band is an exciting initiative that brings together our brightest and youngest stars from around the country to form an elite jazz orchestra for musicians aged 18 - 25.
Entry to the ANJO youth Big Band is by competitive, blindfold audition and with successful candidates travelling to Sydney for a week-long intensive including rehearsals, performances, recordings and sectionals
2022 Project
The 2022 project saw ANJO Youth Big band collaborating with amazing Melbourne based composer Vanessa Perica. This project will see ANJO Youth Big Band meeting in Sydney for a 3 day rehearsal intensive at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music culminating in a performance at the Sydney Con Jazz Festival. The concert will be professionally audio and video recorded. In addition to the June season, we have been invited to perform at the 2022 Perth International Jazz Festival in November with the same program.
2022 Shows
June 5, 6pm. Sydney Con Jazz Festival.
June 6, 7pm. Wollongong Uni Bar, supporting Trio Grande featuring Eric Harland, Gilad Hekselman & Will VInson.
Nov 2 -6. Perth International Jazz Festival.
2021 Project
The lifting of COVID restrictions in 2021 witnessed the triumphant return of the ANJO Youth Big Band for a project with heavyweight NY saxophonist, Will Vinson. Will’s original music has been arranged for Jazz Orchestra by some of the worlds leading jazz composers including Guillermo Klein, Florian Ross, Miho Hazama, Tim Garland & Alan Ferber. These arrangements were commissioned by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2020.
This project saw ANJO Youth BB meeting in Sydney for an intensive rehearsal period with our Guest artist before a performance at the Sydney Con International Jazz Festival on May 30.
2020 Project
regrettably the inaugural ANJO Youth BB Season was cancelled due to COVID-19. We were meant debut with a one week intensive with incredible NY based composer Migiwa Miyajima.