Pete Allen Newsletter May 2023
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2019 All Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards Nominations Announced The nominations have today been announced for the 2019 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.The Awards, organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG) with the support of PizzaExpress Live. The nominees include a broad array of jazz talent from the UK jazz scene. The award categories reflect…
Martin Hummel the Managing Director of Ubuntu Music has just released their Year End Review for 2018 and looking ahead to 2019. I wish other organisations in jazz would do the same and issue annual reports with an indication of the impact of their work. Some do but they never seem to see the light…
Keith Little is pleased to announce a very special evening of jazz to celebrate the lives of two of the greatest characters on the jazz scene in Cardiff – Pete Locke and Alun Jones, who passed away during the lockdowns. There will be music from The Riverside Jazzband and the Keith Little Hot Six on…
Chris is playing two gigs in Wales on the 10th of August and the 12th of August 2023 Thursday 10th August at Snails, 6-8 Beulah Rd, Cardiff CF14 6LX 7 pm – 9 pm. Tickets ÂŁ10 booking recommended. Phone: 029 2280 0385. http://www.snailsdeli.com/ Chris Hodgkins, Keith Little (piano) Donnie Joe Sweeney (double bass) Saturday 12th August at Brecon Jazz Festival.  All…
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…
Chris Hodgkins Newsletter – Current + New Projects 2024 SUMMONED BY BELLS â A new project for 2024 This project is based around Sir John Betjemanâs poem âSummoned By Bellsâ and involves a tour of churches with bell towers. The core of the programme revolves around a number of newly composed themes played by church…