'Demo in a Day update'

Check out the demoinaday blog for an update on the musicians who have visited Leeds Media Centre studio as part of our Demo in a Day project. Most recent bands have been Colin Byrne's UK Mingus Project and the new Rob Lavers Quartet (featured). www.demoinaday.blogspot.com

York Jazz Scene magazine

Scene Editor Anna Lacy

The jazz community in York now have an impressive 24 page magazine featuring everything you need to know about their lively scene. Editor Anna Lacy says
"A lot of fantastic jazz is being created in and around York but not a lot of people seem to know about it. YJS will be an outlet for the different jazz streams to come together, and to create a stronger feeling of community amongst those who are enthusiastic about jazz".

Read the first issue online at issuu.com/yorkjazzscene or yorkjazzscene.blogspot.com/2009/03/read-yjs-online.html

Changes for Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend

After nine years the annual September Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend will not be taking place this year. Organisers N.E. Lincolnshire Council have handed the running of the event over to Grimsby Jazz and the North East Lincolnshire Arts Forum. At short notice the new organisers are putting together an alternative jazz weekend 10-12 July at a smaller 250 capacity venue during the month long Arts Forum Festival.

www.artsforumfestival.com | www.grimsbyjazz.com

Wakefield Jazz Youtube site

Check out the Wakefield Jazz YouTube website for video clips from recent Friday night gigs. Bands featured: award winning Yorkshire band IDST, Anita Wardell, Jim Mullen, Zoe Gilbey and drum solos from Luke Flowers and Martin Drew. www.youtube.com/wakefieldjazz

Voluntary Promoter Awards 2009

The application forms for this year's Voluntary Promoter Award are now available for download from this website. Go to promoters

Ruby Wood, Chris Sharkey, Matthew Bourne

Musicians in the news

Ruby Wood and Jenni Malloy featured on the Yamaha New Jazz Sessions CD and performed at London's 606 Club. LIMA member guitarist Chris Sharkey joins Acoustic Ladyland. Matthew Bourne is preparing for his 'Songs from a Lost Piano' tour - using a variety of old broken Yorkshire pianos. The World Premier is at LCM on 27/2

Coastival - Mini-Jazz Festival

Coastival at The Spa

A one day mini-jazz festival takes place in Scarborough on 14 February at The Spa Complex featuring Clare Teal, Snake Davis and the Bourbon Y Tequila Salsa Orchestra. www.coastival.com. More...

Who to watch in 2009

Musicians from the Leeds' LIMA scene feature in a list of musicians to watch for in 2009 according to a panel of journalists and jazz insiders in Jazzwise magazine. Names include: If Destroyed Still True (IDST), Trio VD, Bilbao Syndrome, Minghe Morte and Andrew Plummer (Bilbao Syndrome vocalist).

www.jazzwisemagazine.com

Funding for Musicians

The Worshipful Company of Musicians annual 'John Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition' has increased to £1,000 www.jazzorg.com.

Jellymould Jazz - CD / Tour Opportunity for Yorkshire & Humber Jazz Musicians

'Demo in a Day' Recording Scheme

10 Musicians / projects awarded places on the Jazz Yorkshire 'Demo in a Day' scheme. This is a partnership project with Leeds Media Centre. read more...

Black Swan, York

The long running Wednesday night Jam Session at the Black Swan, York is back after a recent halt when the pub closed.   www.yorkjazz.com

Jazz at The Playhouse, Bradford

JATP continues programming jazz in Bradford inspite of the uncertainty of the future of Priestley Theatre since it went into liquidation.
JATP website