Chris Hodgkins (Director)
From the age of sixteen, trumpeter Hodgkins was a mainstay of the South Wales jazz scene, making many broadcasts for radio and TV, his band supporting many jazz stars. He founded the Welsh Jazz Festival in 1974, and the Welsh Jazz Society in 1978. After 2 years as Administrator, he moved to London and toured the UK, Europe and the USA featuring on many TV and radio broadcasts. In 1985 he became Director of Jazz Services and completed an MBA in 1990. Chris was recipient of Radio 3's Services to Jazz Award in 2002.

Phil Meloy (Information Officer)
Phil Meloy is the Information Officer at Jazz Services. He has been with the company for the past five years and is responsible for updating the information available on the Jazz Services web site and overseeing press releases for the National Touring Support Scheme. He is experienced in booking live engagements, arranging tours, sending publicity material to the media, intellectual property and copyright issues and securing funding for arts projects and is available for advice in these areas.

Steve French (Freelance Computer Consultant)
Steve has been involved in music as piano player, composer and performer ever since school and has toured with various bands in the UK and abroad. Involved with computers for the past twenty years, he designs databases, designs web sites and sets up computer systems. He has been involved with Jazz Services for over 15 years and has been instrumental in the proposal, set-up, design, implementation and administration of the Jazz Services computer system, database, book design and previous web site, and is Project Manager for the recent web site and database project. He specialises in web design and database design. Click here for the Stephen French web site, and he can be contacted at .

Yots (Listings Editor)
Yots was first drawn into the jazz world as a fan of the music and the ethos behind it. She developed her love and respect of jazz further through live performance. As an active singer, Yots has discovered much about the prospects and labour involved in a jazz career. This education was further enhanced by her experience as a promoter. Since 2005, she has been the Musical Director at Octave, a live jazz venue in Covent Garden, and she has been responsible for creating work opportunities in various other venues around London. This experience has given Yots a comprehensive understanding of the live jazz scene, which she brings to the role of Listings Editor.