Links
Visit our friends and partners from around the world.
Wax Poetics
Media Partner
Wax Poetics is a bi-monthly journal focused on all aspects of hip-hop production, record collecting, and musical history.
http://digital.waxpoetics.com/
Ropeadope
Media Partner
Music, Culture & Clothing. The home of DJ Logic, Philadelphia Experiment, The Word, John Medeski, North Mississippi All-stars, Marco Benevento, Robert Randolph, Bullfrog, Charlie Hunter, Sex Mob, Karl Denson and more.
http://www.ropeadope.com/
Harmonic
Festival Partner
Harmonic takes place from 10th – 13th March 2010 and features some of Birmingham’s finest jazz talent. A special collaboration with New York based Claudia Quintet, Paul Dunmall, Dave Holland, Soweto Kinch, Sara Colman, Chris Mapp, Moon Unit and Ben Markland all feature.
http://www.harmonicfestival.co.uk
Mostly Jazz Festival
Festival Partner
Mostly Jazz Festival will take place on 3rd and 4th July 2010 in the Idillic setting of Moseley Park. Aiming to build on the highly successful Moseley Folk Festival, Mostly’s organisers have booked a stellar line-up including: Sun Ra Arkestra, Courtney Pine, Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, James Taylor Quartet, Portico Quartet, Polar Bear, Led Bib, Lizzy Parks and many more.
Venues
The wide variety of Venues Birmingham Jazz uses.
CBSO Centre Map
City Center venue used for some of our larger gigs in The Series.
http://www.cbso.co.uk
Town Hall Map
Home to our largest events including the Resonance clubnight.
http://www.thsh.co.uk
Symphony Hall Map
The Foyer area hosts our free, weekly Rush Hour Blues Sessions.
http://www.thsh.co.uk
The Polish Club Map
A great little atmospheric venue used for some of our gigs in The Series.
The Rainbow Map
Digbeth’s most progressive music pub and the home of Jazz Club
http://www.myspace.com/rainbowevents
The Hare and Hounds Map
The heart and soul of Kings Heath and an occasional venue for us too.
http://www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/
The Jamhouse Map
Regular Birmingham Jazz gigs can be found at this Jewellery Quarter venue.
http://www.thejamhouse.com/
The Glee Club Map
Occasional Birmingham Jazz venue.
http://www.glee.co.uk/
Other Friends of Birmingham Jazz (in no particular order!)
Jazz Services
The leading national jazz organisation in the UK.
http://www.jazzservices.org.uk
Arts Council England
The national development agency for the arts in England, providing funding for a range of arts activities.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/
Serious
Serious is an international producer of jazz, world and contemporary music.
http://www.serious.org.uk
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
World class Jazz festival curated by our Artistic Director Tony Dudley-Evans.
http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk
London Jazz festival
Top-class festival produced by our friends at Serious.
http://www.londonjazzfestival.org.uk
European Jazz Network
Europe-wide association of producers and presenters of creative jazz and improvised musics.
http://www.ejn.it
Jazz UK
Jazz UK is the grassroots news journal of the UK jazz community with a print-run of over 30000.
http://www.jazzservices.org
Jazzwise
The UK’s leading jazz monthly.
http://www.jazzwise.com
Fazeley Studios
The home of Birmingham Jazz
http://modx-fazeley.spring-php.com/
Birmingham Post
The finest news coverage in Birmingham.
http://www.birminghampost.net/
Peter Bacon
The Midland’s leading Jazz journalist.
http://thejazzbreakfast.wordpress.com/
Mubu Music
A small and nimble music agency, specialising in a
high level of bespoke classical, jazz, world and folk music artists &
ensembles for private, business and creative clients.
http://www.mubu-music.com
Garry Corbett
Excellent Birmingham-based photographer. his page features many photos of Birmingham Jazz gigs.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejazzbuddha
Leftfoot
The best long-running clubnight in Birmingham and occasional Birmingham Jazz partner.
http://www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
Babel Records
Jazz label, home to London UK jazz talents Christine Tobin, Billy Jenkins, Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear.
http://www.babellabel.co.uk
CMN – Contemporary Music Network
The Contemporary Music Network has been at the forefront of the contemporary music scene for 35 years.
http://www.cmntours.org.uk
Punch
Educational musical activities for young people. Workshops on DJing, Mcing, percussion and other musical skills.
http://www.punch-records.co.uk
PRS Foundation
The PRS Foundation is the UK’s largest independent funder purely for new music of any genre.
http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk
Birmingham City Council
Long-time supporter of Birmingham Jazz.
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk
Birmingham Conservatoire
Now part of BCU and home of the country’s most progressive Jazz Degree course.
http://www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk
Sound It Out
Birmingham’s leading Community music organisation and partner of Birmingham Jazz.
http://www.sounditout.co.uk
Vision Festival
An avant-Jazz Festival produced every year during the summer in downtown New York.
http://www.visionfestival.org
Capsule
Birmingham’s most innovative art and music promoters, with the ears of true fans and a DIY commitment providing a regular flow of cutting edge, vital new music and art.
http://www.capsule.org.uk
Sampad
Sampad is a dynamic development agency for South Asian Arts based in Birmingham.
http://www.sampad.org.uk
BCMG
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
http://www.bcmg.org.uk
Cobweb Collective
Cobweb Collective is a community of musicians and music lovers, supporting and promoting the vibrant new music scene here in Birmingham.
http://www.cobwebcollective.com
BBC Radio 3
The home of top quailty Jazz radio programs including Jez Nelson’s Jazz on 3.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/
Birmingham Music
A free service for musicians and bands from Birmingham UK.
http://www.birminghamusic.com
Jazz West Midlands
A free listings magazine, look out for it at a venue near you.
http://www.jazzwestmidlands.co.uk
The Blue Notes
Mike Fowler’s website following 5 musicians who exiled themselves from South Africa in the 60s
http://www.bluenotes.me.uk
Be Birmingham
http://www.bebirmingham.org.uk
Jazz Camera
Photographer John Watson’s website featuring photos of Jazz legends and Rising Stars
http://www.jazzcamera.co.uk
LondonJazz
Sebastian Scotney’s blog with thoughts, news and reviews on the London scene.
http://londonjazz.blogspot.com/
Flamenco Birmingham
Bringing local, national & international Flamenco productions, dance, music
& workshops to the fine lands of Birmingham, alongside UK Flamenco News and
online resource.
http://www.flamenco-birmingham.com/
If you’d like to be added to this page, just email Chris.
