Easing of lockdown delay a ‘crippling blow’ to grassroots music venues
- Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Urgent need for financial support as reopening of live music delayed, says Music Venue Trust
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Jamie Cullum, Zoe Rahman and Chris Philips announced as Patrons to the Jazz Centre UK
- Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Three leading names from the jazz world are announced as patrons to the reopened cultural centre in Southend as three exhibitions are also unveiled
Ant Law, Norma Winstone and Joe Downard for Manchester’s NQ Jazz sessions
- Friday, June 11, 2021
Leading UK jazz names line up for an exciting season of jazz gigs as live music returns to Manchester
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Tara Minton among an uplifting line-up for Jazz On A Summer’s Evening at Cadogan Hall
Carroll Thompson, Paul Lee, Jo Harrop and Tara Minton come together for a special socially distanced...
London Afrobeat Collective and Lèa Mondo Open Up Outdoors
With gigs coming back this vibrant groove-driven collective make an emphatic return in Tottenham
American jazz stars return to Europe for Moers Festival
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, John Scofield, Fred Frith, Ava Mendoza, Gerald Cleaver, Joe McPhee and many more...
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