Nominations for the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards
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The nominations have been announced today for the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards following the public vote and selection panel. The final winners will be announced on the 5th July.  Congratulations on those nominees from the North of England especially Helen Summerfield for Jazz Camp for Girls and the Globe jazz venue in Newcastle. The full list of nominations is as follows   Jazz Vocalist of the Year..   Claire Martin, Emma Smith, Brigitte Behara, Jo Harrop,   Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year...   Tony Kofi, Xhosa Cole Fergus McCreadie,   Jazz Album of th ..read more
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New Year programme at JazzLeeds
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2y ago
We hope you enjoy our new year programme that starts this month bringing some of the finest musicians in the world to Seven Arts in Leeds  Our evening concerts feature four saxophone players - Tony Kofi, Ben Wendel, Mark Lockheart and Tim Garland, two pianists - Jason Rebello and Joe Tatton, two bassist Ben Crosland and Alison Rayner and one clarinettist - Arun Ghosh. Our evening concerts also feature rising stars from the Leeds jazz scene such as bands led by trumpeter Olivia Cuttill, guitarist Hyokyung Jung, bassist Panos Kotsiopoulos, and sax player Emma Coates and the solo guitar of ..read more
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Jazz at the Lescar and Yellow Arch in Sheffield
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Jez Matthews writes.. We’re back running gigs and I’m really pleased to tell you what we’ve got coming up at The Lescar and at Yellow Arch studios in the first few months of the year. Full details below of our gigs in January - early March, plus a list of all confirmed gigs through to June. The Lescar is closed for refurbishment until early Feb, and we hope to have a big celebratory return on Thursday 10th Feb, but in the meantime we’ve got a couple of gigs at Yellow Arch Studios, which has been a great extra venue for us over the last few years.  Estraven / Thurs 13 Jan / Yellow Arch St ..read more
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Wakefield Jazz in January
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Nick Svarc Quartet 21 Jan Happy New Year to everyone from Wakefield Jazz! Three Friday gigs this month featuring Zoe Gilby’s Pannonica 14th Jan - reimaginings of Monk, the Nik Svarc Quartet 21st Jan - guitar-led explorations and (Liz Fletcher/David Newton on 28th Jan - classic singer-pianist duo. All gigs start at 8.00pm - to book tickets and pre-gig food, go to www.wakefieldjazz.org Pete Rosser ..read more
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JazzLeeds memories of 2021
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2y ago
2021 has been a good year for us at JazzLeeds despite all the restrictions. We've managed to put on over 70 live jazz gigs since lockdown lifted in May. Many thanks to all the fantastic musicians who have brought good music, and good cheer, to our audiences in Leeds  Some things to remember. The gig of the year - no debate - was Nikki Iles and her Jazz Orchestra - wonderful arrangments, brilliant band led by the most respected jazz leader in the UK bar none The Jazz & Blues Sunday picnic at Gledhow Sports Club in Gledhow Valley Woods - 500 people came, the sun shone, lovely music ..read more
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Scarborough highlights
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From Bob Walker Wishing you all the best for the Festering Season. Here's a short blog for you.  It was difficult to imagine at the beginning of 2021 that there would be any high points to the year. How nice it is to be proved wrong. The first high point for Scarborough Jazz had to be the restart of our club nights. Our opening gig was on 28th. July and featured Stuart McDonald with The MG3 (Mike Gordon, Tom Townsend and Bob Walker). We had no real idea what would happen when we opened the doors, so to see a room full of jazz lovers was a real delight. 11th. August saw the appearance o ..read more
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Frank Griffith hits the airways..
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2y ago
Liverpool based American saxophonist Frank Griffith has let us know about his jazz radio shows "The Jazz Cavern"- here are the links 1. www.mykindamusic24.com "The Jazz Cavern" Thursdays at 9PM. Repeats at 6PM Sunday, UK time Also broadcast on www.purejazzradio.com (from NYC) on Tuesdays at 4AM and Saturdays at 7AM, NYC time. Neither of the above shows are available on a 24/7 catchup option. 2. www.l-c-r.co.uk “The Jazz Cavern” Liverpool Community Radio106.7 FM. Airs  weekly Fridays-2PM, Saturdays- 4PM, Tuesdays- 4PM, UK time. 24 hours a day on https://www.spreaker.com/episode ..read more
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2021 highlights - Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues
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                                                              Matt Evans It has been a strange year indeed given Covid and all its restrictions and misery! I guess our first major highlight is that we survived it all and are still going - putting on "live" jazz gigs with enthusiasm. Post Covid we have had some great concerts - Dennis Rollins and Gwilym Simcock are ju ..read more
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Jazz North East highlights of 2021
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2y ago
  Under the Surface Whilst the covid pandemic continued to cause chaos , Jazz North East were pleased to stage 28 concerts throughout 2021 providing work opportunities for over 100 musicians across the year. Initially the concerts began as live streams before combining with live audiences. The organisation are grateful for the partnership support of venues including The Globe, The Literary and Philosophical Society, Gosforth Civic Theatre, Cobalt Studios and Newcastle Arts Centre. As ever the concerts presented a wide ranging pallet of jazz styles, each one a highlight in itself. But it ..read more
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Coming up at The Globe Newcastle in January 2022
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                                                          Svarc Hanley Longhawn 23 Jan 9 Jan - Sam Toulson Quartet Very talented band of young jazz musicians led by award-winning saxophonist 16 Jan – Garner-Pope Duo Violin and double bass virtuosity and creativity 23 Jan – Svarc Hanley Longhawn Jazz/rock + Hammond funk 30 Jan – Swing Manouche Gypsy jazz All events at the Globe - 11 ..read more
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