22nd August 2021
We are excited to be working with the National Jazz Archives to support their work in developing the diversity of their exhibition. Here is their latest newsletter: National Jazz Archives Newsletter No.6
More news to come!
12th August 2021
Tickets are now released for our event as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival at Toulouse Lautrec! We are very excited about our programme and do hope you will join us. All the information is available in our event magazine, which is fully interactive and accessible on all devices - you can even download it as pdf. The links will take you directly to the ticketing site.
Click here: Women in Jazz Media at the EFG London Jazz Festival
12th August 2021
In our latest podcast episode in our 'In Conversation with...' series Ashaine White talks to the inspirational Janine Irons and Gary Crosby, available here: In Conversation With
Tomorrow’s Warriors believes in a world where opportunities for participation, ownership and leadership in music and the arts are available to all and its CEO Janine Irons is a woman with a purpose. With three decades of service to the music industry as joint leader and founder of the acclaimed and respected talent development organisation, she has always been a passionate advocate for excellence, equality and an inclusive approach in the design and delivery of music education. Through her work, she has delivered alongside co-founder Gary Crosby OBE, against considerable odds, a unique organisation that with its focus on black and female talent and those facing socio economic barriers, truly gives back and significantly contributes to the progress of young talent progression, diversity & social mobility in the arts in this country.
Gary Crosby OBE is a towering figure in jazz. He was a founder member of the seminal Jazz Warriors in the 1980s. As founder of Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop and Jazz Jamaica, he has earned a reputation as one of the UK’s most respected bassists and band leaders whilst, as cofounder of Tomorrow’s Warriors, he has nurtured the early careers of hundreds of aspiring young jazz artists, from the inaugural Tomorrow’s Warriors of Byron Wallen, Tony Kofi and Denys Baptiste to the current ‘new wave’ of Sons of Kemet, Zara McFarlane, Binker & Moses, Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia and Nérija.
6th August 2021
Very happy to launch the first video as part of our Women in Jazz Media initiative to platform and support female photographers and composers. The stunning photography of Monika S Jakubowska accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack from Tara Minton (Eugénie by Tara Minton, Courtesy of Lateralize Records)
You can watch the video here: Tara Minton and Monika S Jakubowska
6th August 2021
As seen in JazzWise JazzViews Parliamentary Jazz Awards and more!
26th July 2021
The team have been busy writing for our Women in Jazz Media column at Jazz in Europe spreading the word about some wonderful artists and experiences.
Singer, songwriter and storyteller Lara Eidi writes about her visit to the Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival in a fascinating three-part series: Jazz Odyssey: A Tale of Two Cities
Erminia Yardley reviews David Burke's: Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz
Aydenne Simone explores the unsung heroine that is Lil Hardin: A Pillar in the rear View Mirror
Fiona Ross interviewed Kim Cypher about her upcoming Ronnie Scott's debut in Catching Dreams
and she also spoke to Georgia Mancio in Incandescent is her star
More articles soon!