Sunday 25 February 7.30pm Jazz on the Plaza Café Yukari, Kew, TW9 4HJ – Chris Hodgkins – Trumpet Terence Collie – Piano Esther Ng – Double Bass

On the 10th of September I attended a performance of City Lights at the Cadogan Hall sponsored by Citi and organised by Edicis. The event was to celebrate 125 years of British film. City Lights is Charlie Chaplin’s silent masterpiece that was produced after the introduction of the Jazz Singer in the Autumn of 1927…

 Arts Council England funding of National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) for jazz 2014/2018 National Portfolio Organisations for jazz NPO funding 14/15 £ NPO funding 15/16 £ % increase or (decrease) on 14/15 NPO funding 16/17 £ % increase or (decrease) on 15/16 NPO funding 17/18 £ % increase or (decrease) On 16/17 Total % increase or…

     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…

Chris Hodgkins International Quartet Tour May 2019 The Chris Hodgkins International Quartet toured 12 venues between the 14th and 26th May 2019. 11 of the dates were funded by Arts Council England and one date in Hay on Wye was funded by Night Out supported by Arts Council Wales. The towns played were: London, Scarborough,…

Press Release Voting is now open for the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Entries are open to anyone with the final deadline set for midnight on Sunday 27th March 2022. The Parliamentary Awards celebrate and recognise the vibrancy, diversity, talent and breadth of the jazz scene throughout the United Kingdom. “These awards are a great opportunity…

  Press Release Pete Allen Jazz Band –  Album launch – “New Orleans Wiggle – Jazz Magic   The Pete Allen Jazz Band launch their new album on the 2nd and the 4th November Sunday 2nd November –  The Pete Allen Jazz Band – The Bowlers Arms, (Presidents Suite), Falkland Cricket Club, Wash Common, Newbury, RG14 6TW, 2:30 to 5pm….