Pete Allen Newsletter May 2023
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   JazzUK hands over the baton to MusicTank JazzUK, formerly Jazz Services was, for 34 years, the voice of advocacy for Jazz in the UK.  As an Arts Council of England National Portfolio  Organisation, the charity targeted grant funding for touring, promoters and recording schemes since 2004 creating over 5,000 gigs, providing employment…
The leader article, âMinisters have come to the rescue. Artists must seize this chanceâ in the Guardian on the 2nd June (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/06/the-guardian-view-on-15bn-for-the-arts-the-shows-will-go-on) sounds reasonable till you analyse the Arts Councilâs 10 year strategy âLets Createâ. âLetâs Createâ reads as if written by people remote from the practical issues  which the arts face every day and…
Trumpeter Chris Hodgkins is launching three albums at the Pizza Express, Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW on Thursday 12th May at 8 pm – doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/chris-hodgkins The “Salute To Humphrey Lytteltonâ album was recorded after last November’s 17 date UK tour, the Chris Hodgkins International Quartet album âFestooned with Trumpetsâ,…
Ravinder Athwal – Director of Policy – Labour Party asked for submissions to the Labour Parties policy formulation by the 8th February 2024 My submission contains an introduction and summary and deals with: The lack of art form policies, planning and impact analysis Arts Council England growth of National Portfolio Organisations and lottery funding Music…
The Arts Council published a policy for the support of jazz in 1996 and then 4 years later it was dropped in favour â as I recall â of âthe bigger pictureâ. Needless to say no real resources had been allocated to the policy. In Paragraph 62 the Arts Council say clearly that they will…
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…