Wednesday, February 22, 2012
US resident Tom Rabone is trying to contact his former school teacher Eddie Matthews who taught Tom in Birmingham in the 1960's.Tom believes that Eddie may still be playing jazz in the West Midlands.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Live jazz at The Queens Head in Monmouth is under threat. We have received the attached email which I feel also epitomises the economic problems facing the British jazz scene as a whole.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
A fund raising event featuring Groove Armada held at Ronnie Scott's in London raised ?22k thereby staving off the closure of the acclaimed Doncaster Youth Jazz Association.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Improvising saxophonist John Butcher is seeking photographs of him together with Mark Sanders from their duo set at the 2010 Freedom of the City Festival to be used on the cover of a planned album.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Allan Dickie of the Shrewsbury Jazz Network has informed us of the passing of Midlands based jazz pianist Archie Cotterrell.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Ian Mann on the passing of a jazz great.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
The Edge Arts Centre in Much Wenlock has launched an appeal fund for the purchase of a new grand piano with Gwilym Simcock as its patron. Please help if you can. Further details attached.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Ian Mann on the recent death of one of the UK's most respected jazz musicians and composers.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Congratulations to the members of Kairos 4tet on the winning of this award which was presented at the SEC in Glasgow on Wednesday 5th October 2011 in a ceremony broadcast live on BBC 3.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Dave Morecroft and his fellow WorldService Project band members will be running in the Run to the Beat half marathon on behalf of the Musicians Benevolent Fund.
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Ian Mann enjoys the first night of the 5th Bath Jazz Weekend and live performances by quartets led by pianist Ky Osborne & trumpeter Laura Jurd plus a screening of the 1959 film "Odds Against Tomorrow
Ian Mann enjoys this 'Festival within a Festival' and a wide ranging series of musical performances from jazz students and alumni of The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
On the final day of the Festival Ian Mann enjoys an Australian Jazz Showcase, the improvised music event Moment's Notice and the sounds of the Deschanel Gordon Trio.