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The Festival Youth Jazz Orchestra (FYJO) is a youth jazz orchestra based in the province of Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands.
The averaged age is seventeen, most band members are students of local arts centers, of private teachers or participants in programs for young talented jazz musicians.
Twice a year a band is formed for five or six rehearsals and various concerts.
The band is conducted by bassist/arranger/conductor Johan Plomp and produced by pianist/educator Tilmar Junius.

For more information and our tour dates, please visit our Facebook page. 

The FYJO is aways looking for young jazz musicians. If you want to join one of our big band projects send us a mail and we will contact you as soon possible.

Thomas Fryland is a professionally performing musician and composer with an extensive international and national career. Permanent employments with the Danish Radio Big Band, at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and at the Royal academy of Music in Jutland. Is featured on 3 Jazz releases in 2019 and will release several albums in 2020. 
Soloist and ensemble player at the Danish Radio Big band - 1997-2004:
A prominent figure as soloist and ensemble player in a period of DR big band’s history where the orchestra was managed by Peter H. Larsen and had Jim McNeely as the chief conductor. A period of time influenced by extensive international and national touring and attention and where the orchestra once again was marked globally with Grammy nominations in US and international attention.

Assistent Professor at Rhythmic Music Conservatory - 2006-2015:
Responsible for the brass department at RMC and a sought after teacher by all of the students at RMC to whom improvisation was an important part of their studies.
Had in the given period of time the responsibility for the education of more than 30 trompet players and trombone players and developed the new and current bachelors and master programmes at RMC in a small jury together with head master Henrik Sveidahl. Has been used as an exchange teacher by the conservatories in Riga, Berlin, Zurich, Malmø, Oslo, Tromsø and Tronheim.

Permanent teacher at Danish Royal Conservatory - 2006-2010:
Permanent teacher teaching improvisation, arrangement, composition and trumpet at the Danish Royal Conservatory.
Music school teacher at Køge Music school - 2007-2011.
Teaching students in the ages fra 8-25 years, coordinating the talentschool and involved with the continuing education of the teachers at the school.

Professional performing musician and composer:
During the years he has released 14 albums as a leader and is featured on more than 100 albums as a co-musician. His own albums features among others Rob van Bavel, Marco Kegel, Jo Krause, Jim McNeely, Bernt Rosengren, Alex Riel, Doug Raney and Jesper Lundgaard.
He has toured and recorded with a long list of Scandinavian and international artist like Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Phil Woods, Benny Golson, John Ruocco, Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, Maria Schneider, Rand Brecker, Tim Hagans, Frans Elsen, Eric Alexander, Jim McNeely, Renee Rosnes, Rob Van Bavel, Ferdinand Povel, Sam Yahel, Udo van Boven, Eric Doelmans, Kenny Werner, Dave Hazeltine, Jerry Bergonzi, Adam Nussbaum, Simon Rigter, Ack van Rooijen, Rik van der Berg, Kenny Drew, Bob Mintzer, Mike Stern, Fay Claassen, Rigmor Gustafsson, Jacob Karlzon, Lars Jansson, Eliane Elias, Dick Oatts, Graham Collier, Randy Brecker, Duke Jordan, Jim McNeely, Martial Solal, Toots Thielemans, Lars Jansson, Ivan Lins, and many many more.

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