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

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…

Sunday 25 February 7.30pm Jazz on the Plaza Café Yukari, Kew, TW9 4HJ – Chris Hodgkins – Trumpet, + Terence Collie – Piano and Esther Ng – Double Bass The Thursday 29th February has been cancelled and we are now on the 5th April at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, 3-5 Great Scotland Yard, London, SW1A…

Pete Allen Newsletter May 2023 Welcome to the Pete Allen Newsletter. This is the first in a regular monthly newsletter. If you do not want to receive this letter you can unsubscribe at the bottom of this email – I hope you won’t. The band has recently had a new addition – Chris Hodgkins on trumpet – otherwise…

APPJAG is submitting evidence to the inquiry to ensure that musicians and composers achieve equitable payment for their music and to ensure a level playing field through regulation will enable ethical business models to become the norm. Summary The dominant organisations are the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. They are effectively a…

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…

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…