The Scottish National Youth Jazz Orchestra (SNYJO) is delighted to announce their 2025-26 season with a series of afternoon Big Band Jazz concerts that are suitable for the whole family.  This afternoon of music will bring alive the energy of jazz to get your toes tapping and features the future stars of jazz in Scotland, and beyond, who will demonstrate their instrumental skills while paying tribute to some legendary jazz icons including tracks from  Ellington to Corea,  Basie to Shorter or  Miles to Metheny,.

Formed in 2002, the Scottish National Youth Jazz Orchestra offers Scotland’s best young jazz talents a grounding in Big band music and the library of jazz masters.  It has advanced the musicianship of over one hundred and thirty young players including winners of the Scottish Album of the Year Award, the BBC Young Jazz Musician title and the Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year competition and have registered successes in the Scottish Jazz Awards and the Jazz FM Awards and nominations in the Mercury Prize. The orchestra’s albums too have won praise internationally and regularly feature in radio programmes across the world.

The class of 25/26 continues to impress audiences with individual and collective prowess, producing performances that guarantee excitement, creativity and grooves to make you move.  So come and enjoy a fantastic afternoon as these young players showcase their endless talents in an extraordinary concert of outstanding music. Please do join and support us and these young players.

NB: Tickets On-sale Now!