Swing, latin, jive, reels and jazz - who else but Innovations Jazz Orchestra would offer you a night of Strictly Allsorts? In a smorgasbord of music and dance, IJO and guests will be putting on a night to remember at the Richard Aldworth Science College Hall, Basingstoke.
Suitable for ballroomers, latin lovers, jiggers, jivers and everyone in between.Tickets £12.00 or £10.00 for groups of 10 or more - contact Richard Aldworth Science College, Basingstoke or contact us through the hire/contact page for tickets.
Innovations Jazz Orchestra was formed in 2000 and currently consists of 25 musicians who enjoy playing big band, swing and jazz music. The sound of the band in full swing is something to behold - we hope you will be able to come to one of our events to listen for yourself.
The orchestra has grown from a core of 6 enthusiasts to a group of 25 regular musicians. SInce it's formation, over 100 different musicians have played with IJO either as guests, stand-ins or at rehearsals. IJO welcomes musicians who would like to come and 'have a blow' with the band for an evening - any current vacancies in the band are shown in the 'Musicians' section of the site
IJO is available for hire, either as a full orchestra, or in smaller combinations, ranging from a jazz-trio to a jazz-sextet.
Click here for details about hiring the orchestra.
We put on a number of regular concert performances each year. Click here for further details of our future concerts and to see our "Performance Archive"
If you can't wait for our next performance, Click Here to hear some clips from the band recorded "live" at one of our concerts
The orchestra is a full member of Making Music and enjoys many benefits from this worthy organisation, such as £5 million of public liability insurance through their block insurance scheme.