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 the sun?
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 March 2024 Welcome to the March Newsletter. Sunday 3rd March, The Pete Allen Jazz Band – The Donnington Valley Hotel and Spa, Old Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AG 2.30pm to 5pm. Admission £15 Monday 4th March, Pete Allen Jazz Band, The Conservative Club, Radway Place, Sidmouth, EX10 8TL 3pm to 5.30pm. Admission £15 Saturday…
The recipients of the 2021 Parliamentary Jazz Awards were announced on Monday 26th July at 19:00 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 of the jazz scene throughout the United…
Applications now open for Help Musicians’ prestigious Peter Whittingham Jazz Award Today, 5 September 2022, Help Musicians open applications for its prestigious Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, offering financial support towards a musical activity and business advice to a jazz musician or band at a tipping point in their career. Now in its 32nd year, it is awarded…
Chris is playing two gigs in Wales on the 10th of August and the 12th of August 2023 Thursday 10th August at Snails, 6-8 Beulah Rd, Cardiff CF14 6LX 7 pm – 9 pm. Tickets £10 booking recommended. Phone: 029 2280 0385. http://www.snailsdeli.com/ Chris Hodgkins, Keith Little (piano) Donnie Joe Sweeney (double bass) Saturday 12th August at Brecon Jazz Festival. All…
I recently appeared in a podcast with Nicoleta Porojanu a psychologist and therapist from London. It was an interesting interview where the topic of stress was discussed. Stress is explored and what is causing stress in our modern world and the terrible impact it has on our mental activity, emotional life and physical body. Music…