Jazz Alive Youth Orchestra Mission
The Jazz Alive Youth Orchestra (JAYO) is a youth program sponsored by Jazz Alive, a 501 (c)(3) charitable foundation, to offer professional-style rehearsal and performance opportunities to highly qualified high school musicians interested in the great jazz repertoire. The JAYO will perform across the Mid- Atlantic Region inspiring audiences and lifting expectations for the youth in the area.
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The Ensemble
Fred Hughes - Director The Jazz Alive Youth Orchestra has the following instrumentation: 1st Alto Saxophone (lead) 2nd Alto Saxophone 1st Tenor Saxophone 2nd Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone 1st Trumpet (lead) 2nd Trumpet 3rd Trumpet 4th Trumpet 1st Trombone (lead) 2nd Trombone 3rd Trombone Bass Trombone (4th) Guitar Piano Bass (preferably playing both acoustic and electric) Drum Set Vocalist For more information, eligibility, and auditions contact Fred Hughes at fred.hughes@jazz-alive.org or call (410) 476-7271.
Jazz Alive is committed to bringing this great American art form to our youth through programs including Jazz - America’s Music, the DelMarVa
Youth Jazz Orchestra, and scholarship opportunities.
Youth Programs
Jazz Alive Youth Orchestra Mission
The Jazz Alive Youth Orchestra (JAYO) is a youth program sponsored by Jazz Alive, a 501 (c)(3) charitable foundation, to offer professional-style rehearsal and performance opportunities to highly qualified high school musicians interested in the great jazz repertoire. The JAYO will perform across the Mid-Atlantic Region inspiring audiences and lifting expectations for the youth in the area.
Copyright Jazz Alive 2024
The Ensemble
Fred Hughes - Director The Jazz Alive Youth Orchestra has the following instrumentation: 1st Alto Saxophone (lead) 2nd Alto Saxophone 1st Tenor Saxophone 2nd Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone 1st Trumpet (lead) 2nd Trumpet 3rd Trumpet 4th Trumpet 1st Trombone (lead) 2nd Trombone 3rd Trombone Bass Trombone (4th) Guitar Piano Bass (preferably playing both acoustic and electric) Drum Set Vocalist For more information, eligibility, and auditions contact Fred Hughes at fred.hughes@jazz-alive.org or call (410) 476-7271. 
Jazz Alive is committed to bringing this great
American art form to our youth through
programs including Jazz - America’s Music, the
Jazz Alive Youth Orchestra, and scholarship
opportunities.
Youth Programs
Dedicated to the continuation and preservation of jazz
America’s indigenous art form.
Jazz - America’s Music - Easton High School - Photo by jazz Alive
