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After the war the arts came back stronger?
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Charlotte Higgins in her article, “After the war the arts came back stronger” had a self-prophesying ring about it (Please see article here). Ms Higgins erroneously says that the war was the last time cultural organisations ground to a halt. The Arts Council developed from the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA)…
Congratulations to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra celebrating fifty years
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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.
Ubuntu Music – End of year report – Top marks and a gold star.
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Martin Hummel the Managing Director of Ubuntu Music has just released their Year End Review for 2018 and looking ahead to 2019. I wish other organisations in jazz would do the same and issue annual reports with an indication of the impact of their work. Some do but they never seem to see the light…
Stress Testing
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I recently appeared in a podcast with Nicoleta Porojanu a psychologist and therapist from London. It was an interesting interview where the topic of stress was discussed. Stress is explored and what is causing stress in our modern world and the terrible impact it has on our mental activity, emotional life and physical body. Music…
All Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2020 – Nominations Announced
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All Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2020 Nominations Announced The nominations have today been announced for the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.The Awards, organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG) with the support of PizzaExpress Live. The recipients of the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, will be announced Tuesday 30th June 2020. The Parliamentary Awards celebrate…
Submission to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry into the “The future of UK music festivals” on behalf of the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group
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APPJAG is submitting evidence to the inquiry to ensure that UK music festivals and jazz festivals in particular are given the support and resources to enable them to survive and thrive up to and when normality is resumed. Summary Reference 1 – UK Music festivals generate and contribute £6 billion to the economy. Of crucial…