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Loughton Baptist Church (map) Saturday 14th September 2024 Door time: 1:00pm; start time: 1:30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee De Fuego are the incredible guitar duo of Tony Calvo and Edina Balczo who will tell (just a small part!) of the story of the guitar in jazz. Heavily influenced by Spanish traditional …
Loughton Baptist Church (map) Saturday 10th August 2024 Door time: 1:00pm; start time: 1:30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee Top UK line-up led by pianist Nick Tomalin dedicated to performing the music of the great George Shearing. The show will celebrate the distinctive sound of the classic Shearing Quintet …
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The National Jazz Archive was in the news this week promoting its new grassroots Jazz venue and additional research space in Loughton Library, Essex. Interviewed by Jazzwise for its online magazine, the Archive's CEO and Chair of Trustees Mark Kass, launched his concept of national Jazz Hubs. The first of these will be opened in Loughton Library i …
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As part of my MA in History, I completed a placement for the National Jazz Archive in April 2022. I catalogued part of Roy Hulbert's personal collection who was a lifelong jazz fan and donated his collection to the archive in his will. Hulbert's collection consists of personal items and jazz memorabilia, including autographs, concert tickets, an …