Grassroots Jazz

I currently have three requests from clubs who are facing closure, but I only have enough funds left to help one. If you would like to make a donation then please visit: grassrootsjazz.com Thank you.

If you like the work that I’m doing then feel free to make a donation here: grassrootsjazz.com It’s just a modest operation (for which I take no money) but for some of the 25 clubs that have been beneficiaries,it really has been the last chance saloon. Happy new year!

Grassroots jazz has just made the second grant to Jazz 825 in Southend. Trevor Taylor has been for 40 years and this money **raised by YOU** will help to ensure that he can carry on his great work with just a little bit more breathing space, for a while.

Berkamstead Jazz just donated £400 to Grassroots Jazz. What a lovely thing to do: help out other clubs who might not be doing quite so well. There are some really good people in this World. I suddenly feel quite Christmassy. grassrootsjazz.com

If you’d like to make a donation to Grassroots Jazz then please visit grassrootsjazz.com I can’t do any of this without your generosity, and we are pretty low on funds. I think I have enough for just one more club right now. Thanks.

Hopefully this little bit of funding will encourage him to keep up his great work! If you are in the area then please do go and support the amazing events he puts on. You can check them out here - stamfordartscentre.com/whats-on/live-…

Grassroots Jazz have just paid the second grant to Stamford Jazz. Andrew ‘Woody’ Wood does a fabulous job of keeping the jazz scene in Lincolnshire and the surrounding areas as vibrant as possible.

Grassroots Jazz has just paid the second grant to Jazz On The Green in Crediton, Devon. Neil and Sepali do a fantastic job of bringing the community together through their monthly celebrations of jazz and SriLankan food. I hope this helps keep it going! creditonartscentre.org/jazz-on-the-gr…

Are you a jazz promoter who wants to know how to fill up your club using Instagram? This Arts Council England funded tutorial will show you everything you need to know. Don’t worry - it’s all FREE. No strings attached. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

We’ve just paid the first grant of £500 to Stamford Jazz. Please give them a follow. When they reach 500 followers on FB and Insta, they will get the second grant. Andrew ‘Woody’Wood is doing a fantastic job and he deserves all the support he can get. facebook.com/stamfordjazz/

Massive thanks to UK Jazz News for getting behind the documentary. ukjazznews.com/new-documentar…

Here is part 1 of the documentary about the state of things in the world of UK volunteer jazz promoters. Perhaps seeing the reality of what these people have to do to keep our jazz scene alive will illustrate the urgency of the situation. Please share! youtu.be/u7zCJ0ne8hw

Emily Masser is walking 130 miles between Swanage and Soho to raise money for Grassroots Jazz! Please support her here: justgiving.com/crowdfunding/m…

Here’s the QR code for ‘Miles with Masser’ - Emily Masser’s crowd funding campaign. She’s attempting to raise £7000 for Grassroots Jazz by walking 130 miles between her gig at Swanage Jazz Festival this Sunday and her next gig - Pizza Express in Soho on Friday 18th!

Milestones, Lowestoft Parr Jazz, Liverpool Highams Park Jazz Club Hull Jazz The Garibaldi, Northampton The Globe, Newcastle Jazz Coventry Hastings Jazz Jazz825, Southend

Swansea Jazz Club SoundCellar, Poole Jazz at Merchants Hall, Glasgow St Ives Jazz Club Bennigan’s Bar, Derry Scarborough Jazz Club Spike’s Place, Brentwood Chesterfield Jazz Club Bebop Club, Bristol Norwich Jazz Club

If you have enjoyed a night in any of the places listed below then I can’t think of a reason why you wouldn’t share everything we post! They have all received grants from us, and some wouldn’t be going were it not for that. Please share the link. Ta! grassrootsjazz.com

Here’s the 6 part Instagram tutorial, sponsored by Arts Council England. I reckon I knew about a third of this! Massive thanks to Joel Barford for his expertise, John Kye Video Guy for his professionalism and ACE for diverting funds toward this cause. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

I’m nearly ready to post the Arts Council funded Instagram instructional video and ‘fly on the wall’ documentary about UK Jazz Clubs on the Grassroots Jazz Facebook page. So if you want to see this stuff, give the page a follow! Thanks. facebook.com/profile.php?id…

Jazz825 in Southend need to get 1000 Instagram followers and 1000 Facebook followers to qualify for the second Grassroots Jazz grant. Please give them a follow! Facebook: facebook.com/share/1EJvevhr… Instagram: instagram.com/825jazz?igsh=M…