Media

There are a couple of videos of the Chris Hodgkins Band in Cardiff when they did a series for HTV. In the band are Chris Hodgkins (cornet), Bob Tunnicliffe (trombone) Eric Gilchrist (alto) Dave Greensmith (bass), Jed Williams (drums) and Eric Herbert (piano)

Chris Hodgkins Band
Chris Hodgkins Band on Forum HTV 30th March 1977
Chris Hodgkins Band on Forum HTV 30th March 1977
– Vocal by Eric Gilchrist.

Broadcasting

JAZZ LONDON RADIO

Jazz London Radio was pleased to announce that Chris Hodgkins would be joining the station in September 2014 with a new weekly show called Jazz Then and Now.

The concept of the show is as Chris puts it “what it says on the tin”. Chris will be delving into the history of the music and present what is happening on the scene today with a watchful eye on British contemporary jazz. The show will run every Monday at 3pm and 8pm repeated on Wednesdays; and will complement nicely Todd’s Turntable by Todd Gordon which runs on Sundays at 12pm repeated Wednesday evenings.

Chris Hodgkins recently retired after 29 years as the Director of Jazz Services, the national support charity for jazz music and musicians. During his time at the organisation, he was honoured for his Services to Jazz at the 2002 BBC Jazz Awards and in July 2013 at the British Jazz Awards. Despite his successes championing British jazz he still found the time to play himself, and as a musician released several great albums with his various groups, including 2009’s Boswell’s London Journal, which was reviewed as ‘CD of the Week’ in the Evening Standard. With his days of administration behind him, Chris now takes to the road, the radio and the recording studio to focus on playing the music he loves.

Hodgkins was raised in Cardiff. He co-founded the Welsh Jazz Festival and was instrumental in establishing the Welsh Jazz Society. As a professional trumpeter, Chris has toured the UK and Europe, appearing at the Sacramento Jazz Festival in the USA. The Chris Hodgkins Band made a name for itself supporting the likes of Buddy Tate, Humphrey Lyttelton, Kathy Stobart, Bud Freeman and Wild Bill Davison.

Each week the play list will be posted detailing the tunes played, the artiste, band, album and composers. The playlist can be found at https://chrishodgkins3.wordpress.com/