Jazz Heritage Wales Annual Review 2016

Yorkshire Bitter The other day I noticed an article in the Guardian, “Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra brought back to life after 66 years”.  The Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra has been revived seventy-four years after it was first formed.  The Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra has been revived to support musicians in northern England hit by the pandemic. A few idle thoughts…

Jazz Education Awards Trinity Laban Conservatoire hosted this year’s Will Michael Jazz Education Awards on 22 November 2017. Retiring Awards Panel chair, Ivor Widdison paid tribute to outstanding commitments to jazz education demonstrated by the following music education hubs and music services all of whom were awarded Diplomas Bromley Cumbria Devon Doncaster Gloucestershire Oxfordshire Sheffield…

Brian ‘Joe’ Spibey Residents of Widcombe have told the Chronicle with great sadness that Widcombe resident Brian “Joe” Spibey, known as Jazz Joe passed away shortly before Christmas aged 79. His death comes only eighteen months after the passing of his collaborator, singer James Lambeth who died in May 2020. “Joe was a Widcombe fixture,”…

An excellent article in June’s edition of Jazzwise by Andy Robson. NYJO are celebrating fifty years. They used to say life begins at forty but in this case,  life roars ahead at fifty. Congratulations to Bill Ashton, Nigel Tully, Jack Fallow, Mark Armstrong and the rest of the NYJO team.

     JazzUK hands over the baton to MusicTank JazzUK, formerly Jazz Services was, for 34 years, the voice of advocacy for Jazz in the UK.   As an Arts Council of England National Portfolio  Organisation, the charity targeted grant funding for touring, promoters and recording schemes since 2004 creating over 5,000 gigs, providing employment…

Connects Music – Covid-19 Impact Study on UK Musicians’ and Music Creators’ Livelihoods This report reveals the impact over the last nine months of Covid-19 on UK musicians and music creators who are at the heart of the UK’s £5.8 billion music industry ( UK Music defines music creators as musicians, composers, songwriters, lyricists, singers, producers…