Post by Terry J on Apr 16, 2018 17:06:45 GMT
Located in Southend and opened in February 2016, 'The Jazz Centre (UK)' is a registered charity which celebrates the music's heritage, art and memorabilia and actively supports and promotes contemporary performance and education.
thejazzcentreuk.co.uk/
Its aims and objectives are:-
Visited there yesterday (05/10/2022). It is in a great building with other interesting exhibits and it is very good itself. They now stage live music shows. See their website.
Sadly, their lease may be up soon so visit while you can.
thejazzcentreuk.co.uk/
Its aims and objectives are:-
- To celebrate the joys of Jazz in all its forms for everyone!
- To present regular live Jazz performances.
- To engage with young Jazz performers via workshops, educational programmes, talks and much more.
- To bring the Jazz community the best of Jazz art with exhibitions in its gallery.
- To celebrate Jazz on film in its on site-cinema.
- To preserve the hundred year heritage of Jazz in its museum.
- To provide a research centre and enquiry service for Jazz in collaboration with the National Jazz Archive, Loughton.
- To provide a social centre for celebration of the music.
- To serve the Jazz community by establishing the first-ever national Jazz centre for the UK.
Visited there yesterday (05/10/2022). It is in a great building with other interesting exhibits and it is very good itself. They now stage live music shows. See their website.
Sadly, their lease may be up soon so visit while you can.