National Youth Jazz Orchestra

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

1021

Date Released

1978

Length of issue (in feet)

175

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1National Youth Jazz Orchestra

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: It wasn’t unusual in the 30s and 40s for big band players to spend half their life on a coach travelling from one night stand to one night stand - not such a common sight anymore but Britain’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra is reviving the old life style of the great jazz masters. They’re mostly teenagers, remarkably talented, who come from all over the country to make music together. Maggie Palmer listens to what they’ve got to offer the jazz world.

Researcher Comments

Includes an interview with Bill Ashton, the band’s founder and conductor. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version.

Keywords

Music and dance; Youth

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 42 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/1021

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Maggie Palmer

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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