Rob Adams writes: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland rewards outstanding jazz students; the winners of the annual awards given to students on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland jazz course have been announced […]
We are sad to hear of the death on 9 July of Barbara Thompson MBE. Here is the announcement from Barbara’s daughter Ana Gracey: “My mum had the most extraordinary spirit – […]
Here is the list of winners at the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards (*) For the full list of nominees follow THIS LINK. Our congratulations to all the winners! Jazz Vocalist of the […]
Gwen Ansell has posted the news that Eric Alan Wannenburg (known as Eric Alan) has passed away, and collected together some tributes – LINK HERE She writes: “The light of a beacon […]
The momentum behind Nigel Price’s campaign to bring support to grassroots jazz promoters has been picking up momentum in a matter of just a few weeks: Grassroots Jazz is now a registered […]
Enja Records has announced that the label’s co-founder Matthias Winckelmann passed away yesterday, 19 June 2022: “We are very sad: Matthias Winckelmann is no longer with us ( April 7, 1941 – […]
Nominations are announced for the APPJG/ Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2022. The awards will be on 5 July. Congratulations to all the nominees. Jazz Vocalist of the Year Claire Martin Emma Smith Brigitte […]
Over fifty music organisations, including several from the jazz community, are co-signatories to the following statement published today 6 June 2022: “THE FUTURE HEALTH OF THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY — AND OUR […]
As far as we can see, there is just one jazz-related honour in the 2022 Birthday Honours… Congratulations trombonist/arranger Bill Geldard BEM, honoured at the age of 92. Born in 1929, Bill […]
Saxophonist/composer Christine Jensen is re-locating…. just over 300 miles to the south-west… from Montreal to Rochester, NY, where she will take a post at Eastman School of Music. Here is Eastman’s statement, […]
Jazz needs strong and persuasive advocates in the right places who can make a difference, and former MP Bob Blizzard, who died from cancer on 5 May 2022 at the age of […]
BBC Radio 3 have announced today the next cohort of participants in their New Generation Artists scheme. Pianist Fergus McCreadie becomes the eighth jazz musician to join the scheme (full list of […]
Jazz North has announced the new roster of artists for its touring support scheme, Northern Line, as chosen by a jury consisting of John Doran (The Quietus), Claire Umney (Jazz FM), Dennis […]
The double bassist, bandleader and composer Petter Eldh, originally from Gothenburg in Sweden and based in Berlin since 2009 is to receive Germany’s oldest jazz prize, the SWR Jazz Prize, originally instigated […]
Ronnie Scott’s has just put on sale a number of shows from June to November. They include a three-night residency for the seven-piece Mingus Dynasty, whose members, as listed on the Ronnie […]
