NYO Jazz with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja - Live in Johannesburg

Artist: 
NYO Jazz with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja
Album: 
Live in Johannesburg
Label: 
Carnegie Hall
Date Added: 
Wed, 06/04/2025

Recorded at South Africa’s historic Market Theatre, the album features artistic director and bandleader/trumpeter Sean Jones and vocalist Alicia Olatuja and includes special appearances by South African artists Romy Brauteseth (bass) and Linda Sikhakhane (saxophone). One of Carnegie Hall’s three critically-acclaimed national youth ensembles, NYO Jazz—comprising 22 outstanding young musicians ages 16–19 from across the United States—showcases the legacy and bright future of American jazz. Created in 2018 by the Hall’s Weill Music Institute, NYO Jazz annually brings together some of the nation’s finest teen jazz musicians to train, perform, and tour with world-class jazz masters while also serving as music ambassadors for their country, sharing America’s greatest artform with audiences around the globe.