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'Jazz North' to set up new Northern jazz agency

A consortium with the working title ‘Jazz North’, led by jazz development agency Jazz Yorkshire, has been successful in their bid to set up a new North area jazz agency. Jazz North is a consortium of experienced delivery organisations and individuals which will build a new northern jazz delivery model, based on collective partnerships.

The new agency will support the existing jazz sector across the North and will lead the development of both artform and audiences across the three regions North West, Yorkshire and North East.

This new North area model has been commissioned by Arts Council England via an open application process, and will be supported with strategic funding from October 2012 to March 2015. This will ensure that up to ￡475,000 is invested in jazz development across the North over the next 3 years.

The agency will replace Arts Council England’s previous support for the three northern jazz agencies – Jazz Yorkshire, NWJazzworks and JazzAction – whose funding will cease in September 2012.

Continued... news/jazz-north

Jazz Jamboree video page

See jazzjamboree-2012-video to watch videos from the end of day concert at Grammar School of Leeds in February 2012.

Tony Faulkner conducting YJO at Dean Clough

Lifetime achievement award for Tony Faulkner

150 guests including renowned musicians, vocalists and promoters from across the North of England attended the Jazz Yorkshire Awards 2012 at Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, on Monday 19 March.
awards-2012-results

Dave Walsh at 2010 awards

Jazz Yorkshire awards

The shortlist for the 2012 Jazz Yorkshire Awards has now been released and is online at:
awards-2012-shortlist

The complete list of individuals and groups who have been nominated by the jazz community for an award is now online. The winners will be announced at a special awards night at Dean Clough on Monday 19th March. The evening will include a performances from the Yorkshire Jazz Orchestra and Somethin' Else.

See awards-2012-nominations

DYJA members playing at their December concert

DYJA alumni fundraiser Ronnie Scotts

Andy Cato, alumnus of the Doncaster Youth Jazz Association, now with ‘Groove Armada’, heard of DYJA’s plight loosing funding from Doncaster Council so he set about raising funds. Andy's work has resulted in a donation of £5000 from Simon Moran of SJM Concerts, and £15,000 from a party fundraising event in Ibiza on 22nd October 2011. He then put on an amazing event at Ronnie Scott’s Club in London on 28th January 2012 – one night – which raised £22,285. This has brought his grand total raised to £42,285.

See news/dyja-fundraiser.php

Three Jazz bassist Sam Vicary

Funk Workshops for Young Musicians

A weekend of FREE funk workshops for young musicians delivered by Pied Piper and Three Jazz in North Yorkshire. These workshops are a great opportunity for young musicians to develop their performance skills, learn the key features of funk, interpret funk classics and perform as part of a funk band.

See calendar/piedpiper-workshops

www.piedpiper.org

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra comes to UK

Eleven School Bands wanted for Essential Ellington UK workshops

Jazz at Lincoln Center is coming to UK and will be working closely with the Barbican – Guildhall Creative Learning Division to give UK Youth Jazz Orchestras and Big Bands the opportunity to take part in the first UK representation of the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program. The aim of Essentially Ellington UK is to provide selected young jazz players, band leaders and conductors the opportunity to work with amazing Jazz at Lincoln Center and UK jazz musicians and develop their knowledge and passion for jazz music, its history and improve their jazz playing skills.

See news/essential-ellington.php

Ernie Gill 1938 - 2011

Ernie Gill passed away on the 31st December 2011. Ernie will be remembered on the local jazz scene as a great supporter of local musicians and creator of the jazzcrazy web site. The funeral will be held on Tuesday 17th January at 2.20pm at Cottingley Hall Crematorium Cottingley Hall, Ring Rd, Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 0EU For further information, please contact: Joseph Sheard, Funeral Directors, telephone 01924 492219

See news/ernie-gill.php

Double Bass player required

Fusion World Music Band seek double bass player to join and rehearse prior performing in art centres and similar venues around Yorkshire. news/fusion-band-seek.php