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National Youth Jazz Collective 🎷Music organisation supporting young #jazz musicians aged 8-18 Founder @IssieBarratt Pres. Dave Holland #NYJC #NationalYouthJazz

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Come and join NYJC’s ‘The Sound of Leicester 2025-26’- a series of 6 fantastic Sunday workshops for young musicians aged 8-18 at Cosmopolitan Arts, Leicester! Apply at: nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/soun… Don’t forget to #passiton to anyone who might be interested!

The Sound of Leicester 2025 - National Youth Jazz Collective

The Sound of Leicester 2025   Be inspired. Be empowered. Be creative!   NYJC invites young improvisers and composers (from beginner to young professional) aged 8-18 to join its new series of inspir...

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Application deadline extended to 13 July for NYJC's groundbreaking Composition Summer School (07.08.25–12.08.25) @benendenschool. An ideal opportunity to create new works for your GCSE & A Level composition portfolio! Apply now at: nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/comp…
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APPLY NOW for NYJC’s fabulous Composition Summer School! Application deadline: 15 June 2025. Don’t miss this unique and exciting opportunity to write for one of NYJC's nonets! 07.08.25 – 12.08.25 at @benendenschool #passiton! nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/comp…
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DEADLINE EXTENDED to 15 June 2025 for NYJC’s inspirational 2025 Composition Summer School at @benendenschool, Kent, on 7-12 August! For young creatives aged 14-18, this a unique opportunity to take your music making to the next level. Apply now: nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/comp…
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NEW SOUND OF LEICESTER for young improvisers & composers beginner to young pros aged 8-18 @ LE1 3BW collectively creating new works that tell the tale of contemporary Leicester. 10am–6pm 18.05.25, 22.06.25 & 20.07.25 nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/soun… @leicslive @BBCLeicester @ace_national

The Sound of Leicester 2025 - National Youth Jazz Collective

The Sound of Leicester 2025   Be inspired. Be empowered. Be creative!   NYJC invites young improvisers and composers (from beginner to young professional) aged 8-18 to join its new series of inspir...

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8 days to application deadline (16.03.25) for NYJC’s 2025 Summer School 10-16th August @benendenschool, Kent. A unique, inspirational opportunity to work for 7 days with 45 young musicians aged 14-18 supported by 10 top international teaching artists nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/summ…!
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7 days to NYJC’s midland based CEO application deadline #Passiton! LINKS TO THE CEO (2 days a week) JOB SPEC ON NYJC’S WEBSITE: nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/abou… Application deadline 09.03.25 Email from NYJC to applicants 17.03.25 2 ROUNDS OF INTERVIEWS @pplprs LE1 1QG 24.03.25 & 26.03.25

Vacancy: Chief Executive Officer - National Youth Jazz Collective

The National Youth Jazz Collective (NYJC) is currently seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer. Location: LCB Business Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester, LE1 1REThe role requires the individ...

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NYJC is recruiting a part-time ( 2 days a week) midland-based CEO. START DATE: 31.03.25-02.06.25 Application Deadline: 09.03.25 INTERVIEWS @ PPL PRS Ltd, LE1 1QG  Round 1: 24.03.25   Round 2: 26.03.25 To email any questions please see recruitment pack nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/abou…

Vacancy: Chief Executive Officer - National Youth Jazz Collective

The National Youth Jazz Collective (NYJC) is currently seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer. Location: LCB Business Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester, LE1 1REThe role requires the individ...

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ANNOUNCING NYJC'S SUMMER PROGRAMME 2025! Our FOUR fantastic residential courses are back in August 2025 at Benenden School in Kent! Sign up for a FREE audition on our 15-day Easter audition tour: nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/summ… and don't forget to... #passiton !
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Join us at Beaumanor Hall and hear some amazingly creative young musicians perform an exciting 15-minute group composition- Heer & Ranjha as part of @pedestrian1998 Tell Tall Tales project! 2-5pm on SATURDAY 16 NOV ticketsource.co.uk/pedestria…

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STILL A FEW PLACES ON LEICESTER’S FREE OCTOBER HALF TERM inspirational 3-day indojazz improvisation and composition project led by NYJC and @zeroclassikal as part of @pedestrian1998 's Tell Tall Tales project! Sign up at : nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/tell… APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 9AM 16TH OCT

Tell Tall Tales: Free Jazz Improvisation & Composition Workshop with Final Performance - National...

Be inspired. Be empowered. Be creative!   Enjoy the October half-term with an inspirational 3-day FREE creative music opportunity for all improvisers and composers aged 11-18 who are keen to collec...

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Come and join NYJC & @zeroclassikal 's FREE 3-day indojazz improvisation and composition workshop on 21- 23 Oct 2024, 10am-4pm as part of @pedestrian1998 's Tell Tall Tales project in Leicester! nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/tell…
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Our @ace_national chair Nick Serota in @today’s @ObserverUK on arts investment for our youngest children, a cultural entitlement for all young people, the role of culture in communities and on the world stage, and protecting artistic freedom #LetsCreate theguardian.com/culture/arti…

Britain needs a cultural reboot. Here’s how to do it | Nicholas Serota

In an appeal to the new government, the Arts Council England chair proposes the missions needed to achieve renewal

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Join NYJC's FREE Kent taster day 10am-4pm Weds 14th August @benendenschool School, Kent & enjoy a day of great music making! Apply at: nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/regi… Don’t forget to... #Passiton! @KentMusic #youth #jazz #YOUTH #Jazz

Taster Workshop 2024 - Kent - National Youth Jazz Collective

Come and join the NYJC Summer School for an exciting taster day 18 or younger? Seriously into music? Like to improvise, compose & arrange with others? Be inspired. Be empowered. Be creative! Location...

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2 PLACES LEFT ON ICONIC COMPOSITION SUMMER SCHOOL 8-13.08.24 Have your music played by one of NYJC’s fabulous 5 nonets drawing on 45 of the nation’s best young jazz musicians! Application DEADLINE 16.06.24 See nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/comp… & promo youtube.com/watch?v=llJEDn… #Passiton
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3 VOCAL JAZZ CAMP PLACES LEFT @ Benenden School DEADLINE 21.07.24 Link to VJC’s webpage & how to apply nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/voca… Application form form.jotform.com/23351463990… Promo videos youtu.be/0bBEeWlhoPk & youtube.com/watch?v=6-2qtCrv… Be inspired. Be empowered. Be creative!
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4 PLACES LEFT ON ICONIC COMPOSITION SUMMER SCHOOL 8-13.08.24 Have your music played by one of NYJC’s fabulous 5 nonets from 45 of the nation’s best young jazz musicians! Application DEADLINE 16.06.24 See nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/comp… & promo youtube.com/watch?v=llJEDnQe… #Passiton!
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6 PLACES LEFT ON AUGUST’S VOCAL JAZZ CAMP @benendenschool DEADLINE 16.06.24 Vocal jazz camp page & how to apply nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/voca… plus wonderful promo video that discusses what we do on the course youtu.be/0bBEeWlhoPk Be inspired Be empowered Be creative! & #Passiton!
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Great to see so many recruitment platforms promoting NYJC’s two new Leicester roles - CEO & Programme Manager. Application deadline end of play 21.04.24 Find out more here: nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/abou… nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/abou… @LondonJazz @ace_national @YouthMusicNet @RErecruitment

Vacancy: Chief Executive Officer - National Youth Jazz Collective

The National Youth Jazz Collective (NYJC) is currently seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer. Location: LCB Business Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester, LE1 1REThe role requires the individ...

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Places are still available at our free NYJC taster session on 13th April from 4.30-6.00pm at West Road Concert Hall, University of Cambridge. All instruments and vocalists aged 8-18 are welcome to attend. Sign up link form.jotform.com/23309377998… And don’t forget to....#PassItOn!
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