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

Saturday 9th August Snails Deli at 6-8 Beulah Rd, Cardiff CF14 6LX.  Phone: 029 2280 0385 Showtime 7pm Featuring: Keith Little (piano), Glen Manby (alto sax) Ashley John Long (double bass) with Chris Hodgkins (trumpet) Sunday 10th August Crug Room, Castle Hotel, Castle Square, Brecon LD3 9DB Phone: 01874 624611 Showtime 7pm Featuring: James Chadwick (guitar)  with Chris Hodgkins (trumpet) ‘JAZZ STORIES’ in words & sound: from the Cardiff music scene…

A commendable initiative from Guildford Jazz Calling All Jazz Clubs – an invitation from Guildford to a Virtual Roundtable on how to attract a younger audience and secure Arts Council funding Guildford Jazz has just successfully completed a series of Arts Council England funded gigs and improvisation workshops aimed at attracting a younger audience to…

2018 All Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards Nominations Announced The nominations have today been announced for the 2018 ParliamentaryJazz Awards, Britain’s premier awards for the jazz loving public and fans of the music from both Houses of Parliament. The nominees include a broad array of jazz talent from the UK jazz scene. Supported by PizzaExpress Live…

There was an article in the G2 section of the Guardian on the 25th April 2018 saying music streaming saved the music industry. Streaming may have saved some parts of the music industry but it carries problems for under-represented music such as jazz. The nub of the problem with streaming for the jazz musician is…

Ravinder Athwal – Director of Policy – Labour Party asked for submissions to the Labour Parties policy formulation by the 8th February 2024 My submission contains an introduction and summary and deals with: The lack of art form policies, planning and impact analysis Arts Council England growth of National Portfolio Organisations and lottery funding Music…

Pete Allen News Letter – July 2023 Welcome to my news letter for July 2023. We have some great gigs coming up. On Sunday 2nd July we move to our new venue in Newbury the Bacon Arms, Oxford Street, Newbury, RG14 1JB. 2.30pm to 5pm.  With special guest DAVE MOORWOOD (banjo/guitar).  Admission £15 at the door, preferably by…