Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra starts new North Wales Jazz Society season

Feb 4 2010 Flintshire Chronicle

THE North Wales Jazz Society’s new season of weekly concerts at the Royal British Legion, Llay in Wrexham, gets off to a cracking start on Tuesday, February 9 with a performance by the multi-award winning Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra.

The orchestra are winners of the outstanding performance title at the National Festival of Youth and the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Competition, and twice winners of the BBC Radio Big Band Competition.

The orchestra, which features the big band music made famous by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Les Brown, Ted Heath, Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson, have toured the world many times.

They have appeared in Russia, South Africa, the USA and mainland Europe and have worked with many of the world’s top musicians including James Morrison, Bobby Shew, Marion Montgomery, Salena Jones, Georgie Fame and Tommy Whittle.

The concert is at 8.30pm and admission is £6, concessions £5. Ring 01745 812260 or visit www.northwalesjazz.org.uk.