About Us
MOJO is a swinging, jazzing, funking 17-piece big band playing regularly across London. Our repertoire includes swing, latin and funk, ranging from traditional charts (Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Duke Ellington) through to the modern (Gordon Goodwin, Michel Camilo, NYJO, Tower of Power). Our gigs are family-friendly and bursting with energy. Formerly known as the Moderately Optimistic Jazz Orchestra ("MOJO").
We play at events and venues across London throughout the year. Please reach out if you'd like to hire us - we'd love to hear from you ([email protected]).
Our rehearsals are every Wednesday night in East London. We advertise vacancies here. If you would like to try out, contact us via social media or email. Even if we don't have a specific vacancy, we have a dep list for rehearsals and gigs - this is often how people end up joining us!
We play at events and venues across London throughout the year. Please reach out if you'd like to hire us - we'd love to hear from you ([email protected]).
Our rehearsals are every Wednesday night in East London. We advertise vacancies here. If you would like to try out, contact us via social media or email. Even if we don't have a specific vacancy, we have a dep list for rehearsals and gigs - this is often how people end up joining us!
Recordings
We just released our debut EP ⋒ Under the Tracks ⋒ recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, featuring four of our favourites. We're so proud of this project and excited to finally share it with you all. Huge thanks to Abbey Road for the magic — it was a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for us to record and we absolutely loved it. Stream it now on Spotify here.
Check out our COVID lockdown recordings on YouTube and our Soundcloud playlist:
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Upcoming
A proud moment - we sold out the Mildmay Club for our end of 2025 Christmas Party, standing room only!
Stay tuned for our next gig.
Stay tuned for our next gig.
In the past we have played at: PizzaExpress Live in Soho, Vortex Jazz Club, Mildmay Club, Blow The Fuse, The Ivy House, Mirth, Marvel and Maud, Fox & Firkin, The Salisbury Hotel, Regent's Park Bandstand and other venues across London. Check out our Instagram profile to see videos of us live.
Photos
Below you can see a few of our favourite photos, but more videos/photos from our gigs live on our Instagram.
Members
Saxophones
Rachel Bartlett
Alex Bostock
Sam Gould
Caitlin Jeffrey
Sylvia Levy (Marketing & Graphic Design)
Trumpets
Ali Barker
Rob Ford
Adam Palczewski
Mia Parsons
Trombones
George Pidgeon
James Ridgway (MD)
Jonathan Robson
Peter Thoms
Rhythm
Guitar - John Blackwell
Bass - David Horler
Piano - Jamie Pegge
Drums - Jakub Rokosz
Rachel Bartlett
Alex Bostock
Sam Gould
Caitlin Jeffrey
Sylvia Levy (Marketing & Graphic Design)
Trumpets
Ali Barker
Rob Ford
Adam Palczewski
Mia Parsons
Trombones
George Pidgeon
James Ridgway (MD)
Jonathan Robson
Peter Thoms
Rhythm
Guitar - John Blackwell
Bass - David Horler
Piano - Jamie Pegge
Drums - Jakub Rokosz
