Allen selected as one of the brightest young jazz musicians from across the U.S.

Carnegie Hall recently announced the names of 22 extraordinary young musicians chosen from across the country for nYO Jazz, an intensive summer program that nurtures and showcases the talents of exceptional young American jazz instrumentalists (ages 16–19). The members of nYO Jazz 2023—hailing from multiple regions of the country—have been recognized by Carnegie Hall as being among the finest players in the US following a comprehensive and highly competitive audition process. This summer’s ensemble will feature four musicians who are returning to nYO Jazz, now in its sixth year. The musicians who make up the 2023 ensemble will have the opportunity to play alongside talented peers, learn from world-class jazz masters, and perform on the stages of some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and music festivals. nYO Jazz is offered free of charge to all participants, ensuring that all invited musicians have the opportunity to take part.

Trumpeter noah Allen from Uxbridge has earned the honor of being selected as one of 22 of the brightest young jazz musicians from across the

U.S. for the 2023 roster of nYO Jazz —Carnegie Hall’s national Youth Jazz Orchestra. nYO Jazz offers a lifechanging musical experience at home and abroad, as the musicians serve as America’s youth cultural ambassadors, bringing America’s beloved art form to audiences around the globe.

His hard work has paid off and this summer he’ll be training with worldclass jazz musicians and performing at Carnegie Hall before embarking on nYO Jazz’s tour across Europe (including debuts at the BBC Proms in London, Lucerne Festival, Festival da Jazz in St. Moritz, and rheingau Music Festival as well as return visits to Amsterdam and Berlin).

The musicians of nYO Jazz will travel to new York in early July where they will spend the first week of their training residency on the campus of Purchase College, State University of new York, followed by their second week of training in Carnegie Hall’s resnick Education Wing. Led by artistic director Sean Jones, nYO Jazz players have the opportunity to train with some of America’s most celebrated jazz artists who will lead in-depth training workshops and masterclasses. A highlight of the residency will be nYO Jazz’s Carnegie Hall performance on Tuesday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. led by bandleader/trumpeter Sean Jones and featuring grammy Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater as special guest. nYO Jazz’s diverse repertoire showcases big band jazz as a limitless art form, one that bridges genres, generations, and borders. For nYO Jazz’s 2023 concerts, Carnegie Hall has commissioned trumpeter/composer and nYO Jazz artistic director Sean Jones to write a new work for the ensemble. The program will also include big band gems by Duke Ellington, Dizzy gillespie, and roy Hargrove; and contemporary pieces that explore jazz’s influence on hiphop, r&B, and pop.

Following their new York appearance, nYO Jazz—joined by Dee Dee Bridgewater—will embark on a European tour from July 26 to August 10, with debut performances in St. Moritz, Wiesbaden, and Lucerne as well as return visits to Amsterdam, Berlin, and more. The complete tour schedule will be announced later this spring.