The DelMarVa Youth Jazz Orchestra (DYJO) 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 DYJO will bring performances across the DelMarVa Peninsula inspiring audiences and lifting expectations for the youth in the region.
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The Ensemble
Fred Hughes - DirectorThe DelMarVa Youth Jazz Orchestra has the following instrumentation:1st Alto Saxophone (lead)2nd Alto Saxophone1st Tenor Saxophone2nd Tenor SaxophoneBaritone Saxophone1st Trumpet (lead)2nd Trumpet3rd Trumpet4th Trumpet1st Trombone (lead)2nd Trombone3rd TromboneBass Trombone (4th)GuitarPianoBass (preferably playing both acoustic and electric)Drum SetVocalist 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
Dedicated to the Continuation and Preservation of Jazz America’s Indigenous Art Form
DelMarVa Youth Jazz Orchestra
Mission
The DelMarVa Youth Jazz Orchestra (DYJO) 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 DYJO will bring performances across the DelMarVa Peninsula inspiring audiences and lifting expectations for the youth in the region.
Copyright Jazz Alive 2023
The Ensemble
Fred Hughes - DirectorThe DelMarVa Youth Jazz Orchestra has the following instrumentation:1st Alto Saxophone (lead)2nd Alto Saxophone1st Tenor Saxophone2nd Tenor SaxophoneBaritone Saxophone1st Trumpet (lead)2nd Trumpet3rd Trumpet4th Trumpet1st Trombone (lead)2nd Trombone3rd TromboneBass Trombone (4th)GuitarPianoBass (preferably playing both acoustic and electric)Drum SetVocalist 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
Dedicated to the continuation and preservation of jazz America’s indigenous art form.
Jazz - America’s Music - Easton High School - Photo by jazz Alive