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'The Allure of Miss Lee' - Catherine Lima and her Quartet

Posted on 29th May 2019 by Nick Clarke

Catherine Lima and her Quartet play a fundraising concert for the National Jazz Archive featuring the music of Peggy Lee on Saturday 27 July, in Loughton, Essex. Catherine Lima explores Peggy Lee’s rise from humble beginnings to her first big br …

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Read our December newsletter

Posted on 29th Apr 2019 by John Rosie

This month's newsletter features a review of The National Youth Jazz Orchestra Nonet giving a terrific concert at the 100 Club on 21 November as the climax of the Archive’s 30th anniversary year. It also has a review of the Archive’s exhibition � …

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The Julian Marc Stringle Quartet

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by John Dale

We welcome the Julian Marc Stringle Quartet to the Archive to play the music made famous by Benny Goodman, Buddy de Franco and Artie Shaw. Julian's quartet for this National Jazz Archive fundraiser features Canadian guitar virtuoso Dominic Ashwort …

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NJA 30th Anniversary with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s Nonet

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by Nick Clarke

Help us celebrate our 30th birthday at London’s iconic jazz venue, the 100 Club, with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s fabulous Nonet. The NYJO Nonet comprises the very best of past and present members of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. T …

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June newsletter out now

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by John Rosie

Read this month's newsletter with all our latest news, including our upcoming fundraising concert with Julian Marc Stringle, a Love Supreme, the 25th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference, trombone player Don Lusher and this month's� …

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Tickets now on sale for our 30th Anniversary Concert

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by John Dale

Help us celebrate our 30th birthday at London’s iconic jazz venue, the 100 Club, with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s fabulous Nonet. The NYJO Nonet comprises the very best of past and present members of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. T …

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We're recruiting an Archivist

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by John Dale

PART TIME ARCHIVIST Two year contract. Eighteen hours per week£25,000 p. a. (pro rata)Loughton, Essex The National Jazz Archive, a registered charity, holds the UK’s finest collection of printed and visual material on jazz, blues and related mus …

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Read our August newsletter

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by John Rosie

Read our latest newsletter for all our news, including our upcoming 30th birthday celebration concert with the NYJO Nonet, our Women in Jazz exhibition at the Barbican Music Library, a blog post from long-serving volunteer Alan Quaife, as well …

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New October newsletter out now

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by John Rosie

Read about the Women in Jazz display at Barbican Music Library, our 30th birthday fundraiser with NYJO at the 100 Club, this month's Gem from the Archive on Ronnie Scott and all our latest news, including our upcoming AGM, in the October NJA …

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2018 Annual General Meeting

Posted on 4th Mar 2019 by John Dale

We will be holding the next National Jazz Archive Annual General Meeting on Monday 3 December at 12.30pm. It will be at the Archive in Loughton Library, Traps Hill, Loughton IG10 1HD. Join us for this opportunity to find out more about what we've b …

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