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.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Saxophonist and composer Adam Waldmann has emailed us to advise that his group, Kairos 4tet, have received a nomination for "Best Jazz Act" in this year's MOBO awards.
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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)