South London Jazz Orchestra (SLJO) is a diverse group of talented musicians. Our aim is to

share our love of Big Band jazz with the community, help raise money for charity, and have

as much fun as possible while doing so.

SLJO is part of South London Community Music, alongside concert band South London

Symphonic Winds and choir London Sings! We are based in Brixton and play over thirty gigs

a year all around London and further afield.

You will find us at the London Marathon, on the bandstands in Royal Parks – Hyde Park,

Regents Park, Greenwich Park – as well as local favourite Ruskin Park.. SLJO regularly

plays the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival, and at pubs in and around

Brixton. We’ve entertained both beer festivals and neighbourhood fetes. In past years, we

have toured Europe, going to Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

SLJO also performs at private functions such as weddings, birthday parties and award

ceremonies.. Our “mini-SLJO” series of smaller ensembles has been a hit in pubs and jazz

clubs around London. Recent appearances have been at Hideaway in Streatham, Toulouse

Lautrec Jazz Club in Kennington, Ivy House pub in Nunhead, White Hart in Crystal Palace

Brewery in Greenwich.

We play classic big band jazz and swing from across the ages – from Glenn Miller to Duke

Ellington, Count Basie to Neal Hefti, and contemporary arrangements of classics.

If there’s room, dancing in the aisles is strongly encouraged!

We work hard to keep our set list fresh and to reflect the often hidden diversity of swing and

jazz composition and arranging. So listen out for the occasional diversion further afield,

including Latin and Funk, and maybe even some more surprising choices