We've been nominated for National Diversity Award! It would be awesome if you spare a moment of your time to vote for us: bit.ly/3ihFvyH #NDA21

🔥 "BULLETPROOF" | LIVE @ RONNIE SCOTT'S 🔥 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝟭𝟳:𝟯𝟬 | 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝟮𝟬:𝟯𝟬 MON 14 JUNE | TICKETS ON SALE NOW ➡️ bit.ly/3v2fW7m

Soweto Kinch 4 delivering workshops this afternoon in Bournemouth & Poole College as part of Jazz South UK Lighthouse Poole rescheduled Jazz Bounceback Festival

Great to see this project for young people in Poole being delivered LIVE! Exploring improvisation with Soweto Kinch

Amazing event coming up on 19th June Trinity Bristol featuring an immersive sound collaboration from vilkcollective Roxana Vilk and Squidsoup🌟🌟 Book your tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/22eebu7j

🌟Podcast Recap 🌟 In this episode, Kevin Le Gendre chats to sara colman 💙 about the Sara Colman Band's new commissions piece 'Turning Over Stones and Ribbons' . Listen to the podcast and commission piece here: bit.ly/34Jp0TX

Exciting event coming up tonight at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club For more details & tickets follow the link below 👇

#BreakthroughRecap Roella Oloro ❤️ blew us away with her incredible Breakthrough Commissions performance 🔥 Watch it here: youtu.be/xnfMlf-bw6Y 📹 Tarsier Creative

The Composers Fund is now OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS #ComposersFund is an opportunity for composers with a strong track record, giving direct access to funding at pivotal stages in their career 🎼 @JerwoodArts prsfoundation.com/funding-suppor…

As we pause this summer to evaluate our first 3-year funding period, supported by Arts Council England’s Ambition for Excellence scheme, we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate what's been achieved so far. 🎶 Read our message and June e-news here: bit.ly/3gkCmwr

And now it's time for our FINAL #BreakthroughRecap ✨✨ We absolutely loved Lucinda Fosker's fantastic commissions piece, 'Riverways'. ➡️You can watch it ON DEMAND here: youtu.be/G4tyyL5G4t4

We've been looking back at the past 3 years of Jazz South, and all the things we've been up to. 🌟 Check out our commissions, podcasts, playlists and more, by heading over to our website: jazzsouth.org.uk

Read what Breakthrough Artist Asha Parkinson had to say about the commissions scheme. Head over to our website to watch all of the Breakthrough Artist Sessions: bit.ly/3xooLu0 🎶

We have a big soft spot for the six bands who worked with us from the very beginning of Jazz South. Our Platform South artists have achieved so much including a podcast series & new commissions pieces, all during a pandemic! Listen here: bit.ly/3zDjDnI

Across the South we know that there are amazing people programming jazz in so many ways. We collaborated with three partnerships who wanted to try something new, even amidst a global pandemic. Here's what they had to say:

The open call for our Radar Commissions scheme BLEW US AWAY! The Radar composers created an incredible raft of new trio pieces, instrument combinations and composition concepts. They are all available to watch here: bit.ly/3gFfW8d

In the challenging 15 months that we've just had, musicians and promoters took part in online network and connect events, touching base remotely. Here's what they thought!

Four emerging jazz composers from the South, four new films, four mentors and a series of Creative Industries sessions. The composers selected for this scheme did it all! All of the Breakthrough Sessions are available to watch here: bit.ly/3iLor4b 🌟

Radar Artist @oliebricebass tells us how he found the commissions scheme, and what it meant to him during this challenging time. Watch his Radar performance here: bit.ly/3gFfW8d