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Reinstatement of Arts Council national lottery grants to help jazz musicians and volunteer jazz promoters.
The Arts Council has announced a rescue package but has suspended national lottery grants that would help jazz musicians and jazz promoters organise tours and plan ahead – to organise a tour or project you have to plan over a year ahead. The suspension of the national lottery grants will now add to the misery. The…
Jazz Education Awards announced
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Response to the Industrial Strategy – Creative Industries Sector Deal
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Intellectual Property Office consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
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Arts Council England – A policy for the support of jazz in England – Published 1996
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