Lancashire News

As part of the National Music Council’s awards to local education authorities for outstanding provision of music services, Jazz Services recently presented a Diploma of Special Merit to Bolton for its commitment to jazz education. Watch this space for emerging Boltonian jazz talent!...

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Due to fire damage to the Swan and Royal Hotel in Clitheroe – thankfully with no serious personal injury – a new temporary venue has now been arranged for the Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues monthly jazz gigs and jamming sessions. The first gig to take place in the Caffetessen, part of the multi millio...

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Jazzwise – in association with London Jazz Festival - is running for the 7th year a jazz writing workshop. Sessions include feature writing, writing for the web, reviewing and editing, and an overview of the music press.

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A new application process for Grants for the Arts is coming into place from March, with a simplified online submission for grants up to £10,000, which will be processed within 6 weeks. To go through the transition, Arts Council England will be suspending new applications between Monday 18 January an...

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Manchester based jazz label Gondwana Records are proud to announce their second release 'Akhenaten' by Nat Birchall, who celebrates 30 years of playing the saxophone. During that time Nat has been quietly working on his craft, slowly but surely progressing towards a style and concept that best commu...

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