Sons Of Kemet win ‘Best Jazz Act’ at the MOBOs.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Congratulations to Shabaka Hutchings and his group Sons Of Kemet on winning the award for "Best Jazz Act" at the 2013 MOBO Awards.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Congratulations to Shabaka Hutchings and his group Sons Of Kemet on winning the award for "Best Jazz Act" at the 2013 MOBO Awards.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Award-winning saxophonist and composer Mark Lockheart has been chosen as the 2014 Jazz Electives composer by Town Hall & Symphony Hall (THSH) and Birmingham Music Service.
Friday, October 04, 2013
Bristol?s new free music networking event ? Bristol Music Mixer- is starting up on Monday 7th October 2013. Details attached.
Sunday, September 08, 2013
Ian was honoured to be asked to contribute "The Guest Spot" in the August / September 2013 edition of Jazz UK magazine.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Jazz singer and composer Christine Tobin has won a Herald Angel Award for her performance of her programme of Leonard Cohen songs, A Thousand Kisses Deep, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Ian Mann on the passing of pianist and composer Cedar Walton who died on August 19th 2013.
Monday, August 05, 2013
Michael Mansfield QC joins Wolverhampton-born jazz legend Dave Holland and British/Bengali musician Zoe Rahman as patrons of the city?s Arena Theatre and its jazz programme.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Seven young British musicians are to benefit from this innovative scheme supported by Yamaha and a consortium of other institutions. Further details attached.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Ian Mann on the passing of pianist Mulgrew Miller who died on May 29th 2013.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
22 year-old Singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist George Montague won the search for Unsigned Talent at this year?s Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Details attached.
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Guest contributor Debs Hancock, with help from other audience members, on this double bill showcasing two distinctive performances by outstanding young jazz musicians based in Wales.
Ian Mann enjoys the final day of the Weekend and performances by Ribbons (Sara Colman & Rebecca Nash), Sarost (Mark Sanders, Paul Rogers, Larry Stabbins), and the Huw Warren / Angharad Jenkins Duo.
Ian Mann enjoys 5 varied performances from Dee Byrne's Outlines, Kevin Figes' 'You Are Here' Sextet, Secret Path Trio, Nani Vazana & the new trio Molecatcher (Iain Ballamy, Rob Luft & Conor Chaplin)