At the end of a highly successful tour of Scotland earlier this year, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra gave a concert at Edinburgh University, part of which was shown recently on BBC2 in the programme North with NYJO.
Tonight's programme features more music from that concert, performed by this remarkable orchestra-average age 19-who play varied and distinctive big-band jazz with the maturity and confidence of seasoned professionals. Introduced by Derek Jewell
Musical director BILL ASHTON
Outside broadcast lighting BOB HOOD
Outside broadcast sound ALAN BUNTING Producer MARTIN L. BELL