,If you want to help save our Centre e-mail or write to Councillor Carole Molroney (CllrCaroleMulroney@southend.gov.uk), Scott Dolling (,ScottDolling@southend.gov.uk,) and CC our organisation (enquiries@thejazzcentreuk.co.uk) THE JAZZ CENTRE UK is facing some big, wholly unanticipated challenges in the months ahead. Most critically, it has been asked to vacate its home of the last six years in the basement of the Beecroft Gallery in Victoria Avenue. As publicly announced in early August, the Southend on Sea City Council (SCC) has served the Centre with a twelvemonths’ notice to quit the premis ..read more

On the 8th October The Jazz Centre UK presents an all-star line-up to raise funds for Softpower Education (SPE) Charity. SPE is a British registered charity and Ugandan NGO, which has been working in Uganda since 1999. Softpower are a small, grassroots organisation dependent on the generosity of thousands of supporters across the world. All funds to Softpower Education and their Uganda orphan schools project. Its mission is “To improve the quality of life through education.” Softpower's dedicated team focuses on 3 key areas: Alternative Education; we offer high-quality, free of charge, pre ..read more

Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is working with The Jazz Centre UK (TJCUK) to help find a new home to accommodate the charity’s events, exhibitions and archives. This will provide additional space for the council to display collections at the Beecroft Gallery. Since 2016, the council has provided a space free of charge to TJCUK in the lower ground of the Beecroft Gallery. This has enabled the volunteer-led charity to host events, promote contemporary performance and display a history of jazz music for visitors to the gallery. However, this space is now required by SCC to house its ever-gro ..read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM18Cxz1at4 Exciting news! Writtle Jazz Festival is returning in 2022! This year they will have a very similar format to 2021 with two stages on the village green. Most of the bars and food offerings from last year are returning to the festival. A Gin bar, A Prosecco Bar, Craft beer, Cocktails, A traditional Bar with much more draft ale, Artisan coffee (from Mac and Me Coffee roasters in Writtle) & cakes, Sourdough Pizza, Thai Street Food, Authentic Mexican, Hog Roast, and new this year, Sweet and Savoury crepes, as well as Italian Ice cream and sorbet ! The ..read more

We are ecstatic to share with you that The Jazz Centre UK has a plot at one of the UKs largest Jazz, Blues and Soul festivals. Our team of volunteers will be helping to spread the word about our Cultural Centre and the work we do to preserve, promote and celebrate jazz in all its forms among the expected 50,000 attendees. If you are attending the festival, stop by the 'Charity Tent' and say hello! #lovesupremefest22 #lovesupremefest Whilst we have your attention Whilst we have your attention, the latest newsletter edition of our fantastic free jazz E-Magazine 'Centrepiece' on our website. Dir ..read more

It’s been a crazy, busy few weeks since my last post so huge apologies for radio silence but I can assure you I have some great news to share! Two more amazing jazz luminaries have just agreed to become Patrons of The Jazz Centre UK! This time last year we invited Zoe Rahman, Jamie Cullum and Chris Philips to become advocates of our work https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/jamie-cullum-zoe-rahman-and-chris-philips-announced-as-patrons-to-the-jazz-centre-uk and following an intense year of further developing our “cunning plan”, I am really pleased to announce that Jazzwise Editor-in Chief, Jo ..read more

'Giving Tuesday' occurs this Tuesday, 30th November and we are using the occasion to kickstart a fundraiser on Facebook with the aim to raise £500 to help fund a Schools Music Event. Donate on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/570490747581411/ Your money will be used to run a free-entry live music concert experience that introduces young school students to jazz music. The concert will be hosted by professional educators and musicians. We recognise that it is events like these that young students remember as they develop through their education. Your donation may inspire some of th ..read more

Check-out our live gigs, talks, filmshows and seminars including our exciting Listen In Sessions...think book club, but with jazz album recordings instead of books ..read more

Checkout our newly orchestrated quarterly music mag, Centrepiece! Lovingly conducted by our editor Phil Waterhouse with all content created and written by our big band of expert volunteers( and with zero adverts), a great read for jazz fans old and new.... or those just plain curious! Download a copy here or pop in and see us and pick up a copy...they're FREE at the moment ..read more

It is with the most profound regret – and a high degree of disbelief – that all of us at The Jazz Centre UK have heard the incomprehensively tragic news of Sir David’s untimely death. Every one of our Trustees and volunteers would wish to extend their most heartfelt and deepest sympathies for their tragic loss to Sir David’s wife and family and the dedicated team around him who helped to further his incomparable contribution to the well-being of Southend-on-Sea. From our opening in 2015 he was there to support our cause; hosted our first extension of premises in 2017; co-hosted our major re-l ..read more