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Michael Horovitz's annual jazz/poetry Superjam could be the last in its spiritual home - the legendary 100 Club, as the venue's owner Jeff Horton has announced it may close by Christmas. The 100 Club opened as a jazz club in 1942 under the ownership of Victor Feldman's family - Feldman appear on drums on its opening night at the age of 8 years old. Humphrey Lyttelton's management took over the…
Two major US pianists, Robert Glasper and Brad Mehldau and British-born jazz guitar legend John McLaughlin are up against UK jazz favourites Emprical and Phronesis in the 15th MOBO Awards. Singer/Songwriter Natalie Williams, who works regularly with the Ronnie Scott's All Stars, has also been nominated in the Soul/R&B category. Past winners in the jazz category have included Soweto Kinch, Yolanda Brown and Jamie Cullum, while famously the jazz award…
BBC Radio 2 have announced a new ten-part documentary series called Jazz Junctions, which explores the ever-changing journey of jazz through its 100-year history. Launching at 10pm on Wednesday 6 October 2010, the ten-part series is presented by British trumpet maestro Guy Barker, and will explore one of the 20th century’s defining art forms. All music changes over the years as social and personal tastes shift, and jazz is no…
The Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research, in partnership with Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham Jazz, will present 'Jazz and the Media', a seminar featuring presentations from three internationally recognized authorities on jazz. Mike Connolly, who produced the BBC's seminal 'Jazz Britannia', Broadcaster and author Alyn Shipton and respected jazz photographer, William Ellis are all booked as key speakers. Following the well attended Jazz and the BBC debate organised by…