NOJO YOUTH ORCHESTRA

NOJO Youth Orchestra: New Orleans’ young recruits grow up

The NOJO Youth Orchestra is an educational project of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. The orchestra brings together selected high school students who benefit from lessons taught by members of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and have the opportunity to perform and travel at home and abroad. The orchestra aims to keep alive the tradition of big bands and the timeless repertoires by legendary artists including Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima and Count Basie. The program offers students the opportunity to learn the history, music and styles of big bands by playing in an 18-piece orchestra. Students will also develop musical and social skills by interacting in a professional and diverse environment.