Chris Hodgkins dates in February and March 2024

Congratulation to Oliver Dowden Secretary of State Culture, Media and Sport on listening and delivering a £1.5 billion rescue package for the arts. However there are caveats; where and how will the money be spent, who will deliver the money to beleaguered organisations, especially volunteer promoters and musicians? Will under-represented musics find a place in…

Recipients Announced For 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards The recipients of the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards were announced on Tuesday 30th June at 20:00 The Parliamentary Jazz Awards are organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG) with the support of PizzaExpress Live. The Awards celebrate and recognise the vibrancy, diversity, talent and breadth…

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…

Press Release: Celebrating Ten Years of Jazz London Radio Jazz London Radio celebrates its tenth year, reaching fans from London to the world! We will celebrate this throughout the month of April and May with a series of special programmes by our Presenters. Jazz London Radio began broadcasting in spring 2015 with the intention to offer…

I’m one of 1,000+ musicians who are jointly releasing this album to protest the UK government’s planned changes to copyright law, which would hand the life’s work of the country’s musicians to AI companies for free. It’s an album of recordings of empty studios, which is what we’ll get if the government’s plans go ahead….