English National Jazz Orchestra (ENJO) is the UK's freshest, most exciting and forward-thinking contemporary music project.

English National Jazz Orchestra is developing a top-class, professional Big Band, drawn from some of the best up and coming jazz musicians and will deliver, through our ENJO Academy system, a unique and excellent programme of coaching, mentoring and performance opportunities for learner players and developing jazz players of all ages and previous experience.

English National Jazz Orchestra is working with new, home-grown composers and arrangers as premiering new music and encouraging interest and development in writing new jazz material is a cornerstone of our project.

ENJO Academy programme runs in London on a choice of two evenings per week, Thursday evening Big Band sessions in Enfield and Friday evening Jazz Orchestra sessions in Southgate, London N14. ENJO also runs a daytime Wednesday morning jazz Workshop in Highgate, London N6.

Each ENJO Academy rehearsal evening is graded, with overlapping big band sessions for learners, developing players and professional-standard musicians and staffed by experienced jazz educators and performers. ENJO Academy students are able to rehearse alongside professional-standard players and receive close coaching and mentoring to accelerate progress.

ENJO Enfield Big Band Workshop meets on Thursday evenings between 7.30pm and 9.30pm at Celebration Hall, St Michael & All Angels Church, Chase Side (entrance in Gordon Hill), Enfield EN2 0PQ. Our Bandleader is Luke Pinkstone. (Nearest rail station is Gordon Hill - 5 mins.)

ENJO Southgate Jazz Orchestra meets on Friday evenings between 8.00pm and 10.00pm at Oakwood Baptist Church, Merrivale, Southgate, London N14 4TE. Our Bandleader is Martyn Stogden. (Nearest London Underground Station is Oakwood on the Piccadilly Line - 10 mins.)

ENJO Highgate Daytime Jazz Workshop meets on Wednesdays between 11.30am and 12.45pm at Jacksons Lane Theatre, 269a Archway Road, London N6 5AA (subject to confirmation, from 18 April 2012). Our Session Leader is Martyn Stogden. (Nearest Underground is Highgate on the Northern Line - just yards away.)

English National Jazz Orchestra's performance band is made up of 16 pro-standard players, top-class vocalists with the option for full symphonic strings and woodwind backing from our mighty NLPO Concert Orchestra, capable of performing the largest venues to the smallest combo settings. ENJO Professional Band Rehearsals are scheduled monthly on weeknights at various venues around the North London area.

English National Jazz Orchestra and ENJO Academy are backed and administered by London-based Four Hills Music network. Our work with Four Hills Music's NLPO Concert Orchestra gives an extra dimension to our range and versatility, which we're fortunate enough to be able to access on a regular basis.

If you are interested in joining English National Jazz Orchestra or our Academy as a student member or developing player, please contact us for full details.

ENJO & Academy performance dates:

Fri 2 March 2012 - St Michael & All Angels Church, Chase Side, Enfield EN2 0PQ (7.45pm)
Thu 24 May 2012 - The Dugdale Centre, 39 London Rd, Enfield EN2 6DS (8.00pm)
July 2012 - Highgate (in planning)
Thu 25 October 2012 - Potters Bar (in planning)
December 2012 - Edmonton (in planning)
Thu 7 March 2013 - Hertford Theatre, The Wash, Hertford, Herts SG14 1PS (8.00pm)