Chris Hodgkins dates in February and March 2024

The Pete Allen Jazz Band at the Regal Theatre, Minehead Sunday 11th February at 7pm – Regal Theatre, 10-16 The Avenue, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5AZ.  Box Office Tel:01643 706430 with special guests Trevor Whiting and Dave Moorwood. Box Office – book tickets online Pete Allen – Pete, who is an Honorary Citizen of New Orleans USA returns…

The Arts Council has launched a new ten year strategy which they say is not dreamed up by a bunch of bureaucrats sitting in a room on their own – well tough, as this is what it reads like, out of touch and given the current resources probably unachievable. Musicians, dancer, painters, poets, writer, singers…

The Autumn Culture  Preview in  the New Review  in the Observer on the 1st September 2019 was disappointingly narrow in its outlook. The highlights were heavily skewed towards London and limited in the coverage of different genres of music. There were 11 mentions generally, on film, television and books with 12 mentions of art, theatre,…

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…

The Knowledge. Jazz by John Fordham was published by Quadrille on the 2nd July and is priced at £10. The book is one of a series of information-led pocket guides with the purpose of introducing a range of subjects ranging from Red wine to Opera via Whiskey and Stargazing. See www.quadrille.co.uk Since 1978 John Fordham…

John Evans 1934 – 2015 John Evans 1934 – 2015 John was born July 21st 1934 in Cardiff. He started playing clarinet at 15.  With his first band rehearsals took place in his front room at home, when their neighbour Mr Rogers couldn’t take any more he would tap on the living room window and…