News Updates

New Recording Scheme for Jazz Musicians in Yorkshire and the Humber

Jazz Yorkshire, in partnership with Leeds Media Centre. is offering 10 bands / projects one free day in the recording studio to record a 'Demo in a Day'. The scheme is open to all jazz musicians living in the region. jazzyorkshire.org/demo | download eflyer

Summer Events & Festivals in Region

Big City Jazz, Leeds
Claire Martin, Joel Purnell Quartet, Steve Parry's Big Band from Hell, Neil Cowley Trio, Lewis Express, BBC Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson and Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, .
Sunday 24th - Monday 25th August www.bigcityjazz.co.uk

'VELOCITY' CD May Jazzwise

Original music from 13 bands from the region is being showcased by Jazz Yorkshire on a free CD included with the May issue of Jazzwise magazine.

On the cd are: Jamil Sheriff Octet, Inertia Trio, Rob Lavers Quartet, Sonic Stories, Joel Purnell Quartet, Laura Fowles, Metropolis, Ken Marley, Rosie Brown, Sara Littlefield, Matthew Bourne, Nicola Farnon and Minghe Morte.

• Velocity CD review and audio links
• www.jazzwise.com

Investing in Promoters

In 2008-09 Jazz Yorkshire will be investing £28,000 in the region's voluntary promoter network*. This is because Jazz Yorkshire believes this network of organisations offers the greatest opportunity for musicians and audiences to access high quality jazz performance. The following 12 promoters will be supported with funding between £500 - £5,000:
Leeds Jazz, Sheffield Jazz, Wakefield Jazz, Huddersfield Jazz, Grimsby Jazz, Scarborough Jazz, The Lescar (Sheffield), Seven Jazz (Leeds), Jazz at The Priestley (Bradford), LIMA (Leeds), The Spin Off (Leeds) and Jazz Connection (Leeds).
* A voluntary promoter is a club, organisation or individual who is promoting jazz as a not-for-profit activity (any financial surplus is put back into the club and not taken as profit).

Useful resources for promoters

• Guide for New Promoters (.pdf)
• Audience Development - "Try it you'll like it" (.doc)
• In Kind Support fact sheet (.doc)

Musicians - looking for gigs?

A good starting point for finding who puts on gigs in this region is to look at the list of promoter details to be found on the Jazz Services database. A full list of these promoters is on this site.
Promoters in Yorkshire and the Humber or visit jazzservices.org.uk

Small Grant scheme 07/08

This pilot scheme has now ended. Awards 2006 - 07