The following posts share news about the National Jazz Archive. This includes details of fundraising events and concerts held by the Archive to promote jazz and jazz artists, whilst providing important funds to support our ongoing work.
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News
Welcome to our tenth and last e-newsletter of 2021 with news of our upcoming concerts in 2022 and our collaboration with JazzFM with the latest of the ‘Lost Tapes’ broadcast on Boxing Day. Don't forget to sign up to automatically receive our free monthly emails with news about the Archive. A special two-hour programme 26 December at 7 pm on …
A special two-hour programme profiling Tony Bennett will be broadcast on Sunday 26 December at 7 pm on JazzFM, the world’s largest commercial radio station. The show will, to quote from JazzFM, “via a series of never-before-heard tapes from the National Jazz Archive, give a rare glimpse into Tony’s world through interviews recorded by jour …
The National Jazz Archive held its second virtual Annual General Meeting on 6 December 2021. Since the restrictions brought about in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of videotelephony has enabled charity organisations to maintain contact both internally, as well as with partners and supporters. The National Jazz Archive has been no ex …
With COVID-19 still a concern for many, the National Jazz Archive will again hold our Annual General Meeting virtually this year at 7pm on the 6th December 2021. Join us at the meeting to find out all about the many Archive activities from the past year. The proceedings will last approximately 60 minutes and there is an agenda listing the princi …
Welcome to our ninth e-newsletter of 2021 with news for our followers and lovers of all things jazz. Sign up to automatically receive our free monthly emails with news about the Archive. Read about our most recent fundraising concert with James Pearson and the upcoming concerts in 2022 including Elaine Delmar with Jim Mullen, legendary jazz gu …
The National Jazz Archive is excited to be able to share its latest online photographic collection from music photographer and journalist Tim Dickeson. Working as a photographer for nearly 40 years, Tim Dickeson started as a music journalist taking pictures of rock artists. He then moved on to combine his two loves of travel and jazz by specialis …
Welcome to our eighth e-newsletter of 2021 with news for our followers and lovers of all things jazz. Don't forget to sign up to automatically receive our free monthly emails with news about the Archive. With lots of news stories this month its a bumper edition. We're excited to be helping the Guildhall School of Music in London in their promoti …
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Events
John Ongom Big Band, featuring Catherine Lima, returns on 28 January 2022. The Archive is delighted that the John Ongom Big Band will be playing their third fundraising concert for us in Loughton on Friday 28 January 2022, starting at 7.30 pm.The outstanding 17-piece big band, directed by Angus Moncrieff, play the classic big band arrangements of …
Our next fundraising concert will be by James Pearson and his trio, who will be painting a musical portrait of Cole Porter. The concert will be on Saturday, 6 November, at Loughton Methodist Church, close to the National Jazz Archive. Part of the American Songbook, Cole Porter’s music became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, with …
Read about past events held by the National Jazz Archive.