Your Chance To Perform – A Chance To Help Jazz Musicians And Promoters

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)…

So ran the headline in the Observer on Sunday 24th May 2020. It was an article by Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital Culture Media and Sport. (  https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/24/the-world-looks-to-british-theatre-so-lets-get-it-back-on-track ) The article presented the new task force and working groups which was the same old storey with the usual suspects in place. Of course…

The leader article ( Amid the pandemic music send a message about things eternal, Monday 23rd March 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/22/the-guardian-view-on-music-and-pandemics-the-global-prisoners-chorus) on culture and music completely missed the point which is the  meltdown of music; especially among underrepresented music such as jazz, blues and folk. The available research shows that jazz musicians had 45% of their incomes coming from…

Hope to see you over the course of the month! August 🎶 Sunday 6th August – 2.30pm to 5pm (afternoon) The Bacon Arms, Newbury 10 Oxford Street, Newbury RG10 1JD Guesting with The Pete Allen Band Expect a fun afternoon of swinging jazz.  Pete Allen clarinet/sax, Roger Marks trombone, Chris Hodgkins trumpet James Clemas piano, Dave Hanratty bass Jim Newton drums 2.30 pm Finishes 5pm £15 on…

Intellectual Property Office consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence There is an Intellectual Property Office (IPO) consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence – GOV.UK The consultation will run for 10 weeks. It commences at 10:30 on 17 December 2024 and will close at 23:59 on 25 February 2025. I am attaching a briefing paper from UK…

Review of Jazz in England: an Honest Portrait and an Actionable Roadmap – A Green Paper Report plots ways for jazz to keep swinging A cross-party Parliamentary focus group has published a review of jazz in England that sets out the way ahead for the music to flourish nationally over the next ten years. The…