Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra is the place to learn jazz in Devon!
DYJO teaches young people from across the whole of Devon including Exeter, North Devon, South Devon, Torbay and Dartmoor to play and perform a wide variety of Jazz.
DYJO has won many national awards over its history for its performances and educational
programme, and continues to play to enthusiastic audiences in Devon and beyond. Our
main educational programme includes intensive monthly rehearsals from September to
March, as well as a three-
Recent performance highlights have included:
Music festivals throughout Devon, including Teignmouth Jazz Festival, Dart Music Festival, Budleigh Jazz Festival, Salcombe Festival
Schools Prom in the Royal Albert Hall
National Festival of Music for Youth in Birmingham
Tour to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2010
Concerts with jazz stars including Dave O'Higgins, Gordon Campbell, Bruce Adams, John Etheridge, and many more
Workshops with Clark Tracy, Northern Sax Quartet, Issie Barratt
We are always looking for new players, aged 11-