ABOUT VOTN...
The
contemporary jazz orchestra Voice Of The North was formed in the
autumn of 1996 with the help of a grant from Northern Arts. The
purpose of forming the orchestra was to enable the regions professional
and semi professional musicians to rehearse and perform with the
worlds leading jazz performers and composers. To this end John Warren was
invited to become the orchestras first musical director. Canadian born Warren is
one of the most individual arrangers and composers working today in the field of
contemporary jazz. His recent collaboration with John Surman on the ‘Brass
Project’ is a perfect example of his creative and adventurous writing and
arranging. more>
LATEST NEWS...
Jazzaction has commissioned Issie Barratt to write a new major work for VOTN - Issie Barratt is an internationally active composer, conductor, arranger, baritone sax player and educator, who has performed at a majority of Britain’s leading concert halls, jazz clubs and festivals.more>
John Warren CD Finally Beginning review read review>
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