In 2004 the group released the album City of Neighbourhoods, with Sam Rivers, on True North Records.
IN 2005 they performed at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival [7] The group has released five recordings of original music, each of which has been nominated for a Juno award.
In 2010 the orchestra released NOJO Explores the Dark Side of the Moon, which features the band performing original arrangements of Pink Floyd’s classic album.
NOJO has been positively reviewed by Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, Larry Applebaum, JazzTimes, Frank Rubalino Cadence, Rinus van der Hayden, Brabants Dagblad, Netherlands, and Kerry Doole, The Jazz Report.
[citation needed] A number of well-known musicians have been guest performers with the orchestra, including saxophonist Joe Lovano, trombonist Ray Anderson, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, clarinetist Don Byron and the late saxophonist Sam Rivers, who both recorded and toured with the ensemble.