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Jazz Services' own Anne Rigg reports on her time at the 2012 JazzAhead! conference in Bremen.  An annual event, JazzAhead! describes itself as "an exhibition and meeting point for the international jazz scene", and is an invaluable opportunity for the UK's movers and shakers to promote our vibrant scene in Europe and further afield through meetings and artist showcases. Link - Jazz Ahead 2012 (Reports)

JAZZ SERVICES AT JAZZAHEAD, BREMEN, 2012 In April this year, Jazz Services’ Touring and International Manager Anne Rigg went to the annual JazzAhead! conference in Bremen, Germany.  Here she reports on her experiences and offers an introduction on the conference and its value to the UK jazz scene. = = = = = Now in its seventh year, this was the first time I attended JazzAhead! in Bremen, representing Jazz Services Ltd.  My role was to run the JSL stand, for which we were fortunate enough to have received funding of £3,000 from UKTI Niche Genre Project. The trade fair has…

The 2012 Parliamentary Jazz Awards have just taken place tonight at the House Of Commons, with the list of this year's winners is below.  As ever, it was a great night and a well deserved celebration of the huge amount of talent the scene has to offer, with many familiar faces from the industry enjoying the music and atmosphere. APPJAG Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2012 - Winners Jazz Musician of the…

PRSF Promoter's Award 2012 - Promoting New British Jazz Awards to Encourage Small Scale Promoters UK-wide  Application Deadline: Thursday 30th June 2012 Application Forms now available at: www.jazzservices.org.uk  PRS for Music Foundation and Jazz Services are together inviting the annual applications for funding from small-scale jazz promoters who show a commitment to programming music by living British jazz composers.  To qualify for funding, applicants must propose a series of…