Past Event – Youthsayers

By Robin on Dec 20th, 2019 in Events, Gigs, News, Past Event

Future Talent Charity and Youthsayers Workshop and Concert

In November 2019 we ran a workshop with a combined group of young musicians from the excellent Future Talent Charity and Youthsayers . Future Talent assist talented young musicians from all over the UK by providing excellent learning and performing opportunities. The charity aims to help young people who show musical talent whose financial situation is a potential barrier to their development. It was great for young musicians from Youthsayers to work with Future Talent and share there musical experience with other young people. We performed a concert at St Georges Church , Hanover Sq to showcase the work. Thanks to Holly Harman for setting the project up and logistical support.

By Robin on Dec 20th, 2019 in Events, Gigs, News, Past Event

Youthsayers play Homecoming with Endurance Steel Orchestra Dec 21st 2019

On 21st Dec Youthsayers will be performing the amazing Homecoming by Beyonce with an amazing new partner organisation , Endurance Steel Orchestra. We will showcasing what we have been learning with master pan player Marlon Hibbert, band leader from Endurance. The event is at Stanley Halls South Norwood https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/12-south-norwood-hill/stanley-halls/endurance-steel-orchestra-presents-homecoming/e-mxkopk we are grateful to Arts Council England and Ronnie Scotts Charitable Foundation for financial assistance to make this project happen.

By Robin on Dec 13th, 2019 in Events, News, Past Event

Youthsayers at London Jazz Festival Next Generations

It was a pleasure to work with Serious for the Next Generation Takeover show at The Clore Ballroom Royal Festival Hall. We performed a new piece called Truthsayers for Youthsayers composed with the amazing Saxophonist and composer Jason Yarde. The piece included a range of elements from Structured improvisation , free improvisation , harmonic progressions , grooves , dynamics and group improvisation. The audience feed back was exceptional . We would like thank Ronnie Scotts Charitable Foundation and Arts Council England for the funding that allowed this project to take place.

©Roger Thomas 2019 – mingus999@hotmail.com / EFG London Jazz Festival 2019 / Next Generation Takes Over – Youthsayers / London Southbank Centre – Clore Ballroom / 24th November 2019 /

By Robin on Nov 21st, 2019 in Events, Gigs, News, Past Event

EFG London Jazz Festival Nov 24th 2019 with Jason Yarde

We are pleased to announce Youthsayers will be performing at EFG London Jazz Festival on 24th November 2019.

Royal Festival Hall Clore Ballroom onstage 6pm - 7 pm,

Our performance will feature a new collaboration between Youthsayers and jazz saxophonist and composer Jason Yarde.
We have been working with Jason this autumn and are excited and proud to present the music we have been creating. The piece embraces elements of structured free playing , groove and jazz harmony.

This performance follows on from our participation in Music For Youth Proms at The RoyalAlbert Hall and Spirit of London Award Nominations at City Hall that both took place in November 2019.
To end the year we will be working with Endurance Steel Pan Orchestra from a jazz performance of Beyonce’s Homecoming on Dec 21st at Stanley Halls , South Norwood.

We have been able to deliver this project due to funding from Ronnie Scotts Charitable Foundation and The Arts Council England .

By Robin on Nov 20th, 2019 in Events, Gigs, News, Past Event

Performing at Music For Youth Proms at Royal Albert Hall Nov 2019

By Robin on Jul 1st, 2019 in Events, Gigs, Past Event

National Music For Youth Festival July 3rd 2019

By Robin on Jul 1st, 2019 in Events, Gigs, Past Event

Rookfest 6th July

By Robin on May 4th, 2019 in Events, News, Past Event

Freedom Sounds Cologne April 2019

We had an amazing time in Cologne last week . !7 young musicians from London teamed up with 17 Cologne resident musicians from Koningin Luise Schule. We performed a 75 minute set opening Freedom Sounds Festival . The young people worked together so well and were a great example of how to cooperate, understand , be tolerant , work as a team , listen. We only had 2 rehearsals but the results were impressive. Thanks to Peter Clemm who organised the trip and all the host families in Cologne and the parents from the UK that supported us.

By Robin on Mar 3rd, 2019 in Events, News, Past Event

Younger Youthsayers – April 2019

Younger Youthsayers is a new session starting on on Monday April 29th 2019 at Clapham Park Centre from 4.45 to 6pm. If you are a budding musician from the age of 9 to 12 and you would like to try playing with other people your age in a band that explores fun music, the is this session is for you. You will get to chance to learn how to play new music with flavours of afrobeat , reggae and jazz. You will learn how to work as a band and improvise . You will get chance to work with professional musicians from Soothsayers band and members of Youthsayers senior band. Most of all this session will be fun and give you a chance to play music you may not have chance to try before. We need you to be reliable , keen to join in and have a go . We will be working towards a performance so you need to come every Monday. We would like you to have a had a go at an instrument already and be able to play a short tune , rhythm or scale . If you want to take part please email Robin at youthsayers@gmail.com we would love to hear from you. This project is run in conjunction with Lambeth Sounds and will take place at Lambeth Sounds Centre - Clapham Park Centre , Kingswood Rd , SW2 4JP , this is a FREE session and costs nothing.

By Robin on Dec 10th, 2018 in Events, News, Past Event

London Jazz Festival – Royal Festival Hall Clore Ballroom Nov 2018

On 25th November 2018 , Youthsayers printed an amazing performance at The EFG London Jazz Festival as part of the Next Generations Concert that highlighted young and upcoming Jazz talent. We performed a 40 minute set received loads of positive feed back after the show. It was a pleasure to be involved in The London Jazz Festival again and work with event producers Serious.