LOCAL youngsters will be jazzing up the Royal Albert Hall in London very soon.

York Music Forum’s Jazz Orchestra has been selected to play in one of the Music for Youth proms.

The concerts are an annual event to showcase the best youth music groups around the UK, and competition for a place is intense.

The YMF Jazz Orchestra is one of a number of youth music groups run by York Music Service, which provides a range of opportunities for young musicians to play in ensembles or sing in choirs.

Ian Chalk, director of YMF jazz education programme, said: “This is a big deal for the city of York. Not only is this an extremely exciting opportunity for these young musicians to perform at one of the country’s most prestigious concert venues, but it also demonstrates York to be a centre of excellence for jazz education for young people.”

The orchestra will perform at the Music for Youth prom on Tuesday, November 6, but York will have its own chance to hear the youngsters play on Friday, September 21, when they kick off a concert series at the De Grey Rooms.

This concert will raise funds for the hub, one of the Lord Mayor’s chosen charities, in order to help support young people who might not otherwise have the chance to enjoy and make music.

Tickets for All That Jazz at

the De Grey Rooms, on September 21, can be bought at www.lordmayoryork.co.uk .