Jazz at The Ivors Academy

02/01/2026

02/01/2026

24/06/2024

Take a moment to Vote For Music. We've created an interactive map allowing you to contact your local candidates and see who has pledged support.

To ask them to support grassroots music venues & your local live music community, simply search your postcode, enter your name, email, and home address, then click send. We've even prepared a message for you, making it quick and easy!

Join us in supporting grassroots music! Use this link to get started:

Write To Your Local Candidates This map shows all UK Parliamentary seats, and indicates which candidates have committed to supporting the Manifesto for Grassroots Music. Help us to light

16/05/2024

We are honoured that His Majesty King Charles III is now the Patron of the Royal College of Music.

His enduring relationship with the College spans more than 30 years and reflects his well-known dedication to the arts and music.

Read more: https://bit.ly/Patron-King-Charles-III

30/03/2024

📢 WE'RE HIRING!

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Ticketing & Sales Manager here at Serious.

You’ll be responsible for reporting and analysing ticket sales and revenue and maximising ticket attendance for all of our shows, including the EFG London Jazz Festival. You’ll manage all ticket inventory, working closely with external venues and agents and act as the lead administrator for our CRM system Spektrix.

Find out more and apply at serious.org.uk/jobs by Friday 26 April

30/03/2024

"In 1996, Gordon Parks photographed people who were still alive showing where they were in 1958 for A Great Day In Harlem. (Art Kane)
Only 2 survive today: Benny Golson and Sonny Rollins.
Note: Sonny Rollins is missing in the 1996 photo. He was standing behind Marian McPartland in 1958 but not in 1996.
Marian is in the red dress." - photos from
Marian McPartland's Grandchildren

30/03/2024

The Jazz Composers' Symposium is an amazing opportunity for sharing talent, and meeting artists from all over the world. Presentations, concerts and more will be hosted by composers/arrangers and guest artists over the course of the event - and there's still time to register!

Learn more about symposium events, guest artists, and registration information on our website, isjac.org

30/03/2024

30% of musicians suffer from poor mental wellbeing according to our recent Musicians' Census report.

We know how hard it can get with:
- Cost of living
- Performance pressure
- Time on the road away from friends and family

If you're a musician going through a tough time, Music Minds Matter is here for you.

Call us for free or access resources on our website at any time: https://ow.ly/tSct50QYXJS

30/03/2024

12/03/2024

The Association of Independent Festivals’ (AIF) CEO, John Rostron, has called for urgent government intervention to assist events hit by rising supply chain costs, debts incurred during the Covid pandemic and slower ticket sales, stymied further by the cost of living crisis.

“It’s been three or four years of losing money and debt,” says Rostron. “Some [events] were keeling over last year; this year we’re only in February and festivals are falling over. They can’t even make it to the summer.”

It’s a situation that some say could lead to the end of “rite of passage” live music events, which have become the staple of British summer’s cultural offering – leaving only the biggest festivals, such as Glastonbury, remaining.

The AIF says 36 festivals either folded completely or were postponed last year, adding to the 100 events that have disappeared since the peak in 2019, when there were 600 live music festivals in the UK.

Many events that have gone were small and still maturing, but this year more established festivals such as Standon Calling, Bluedot (which is having a “fallow” year) and Nozstock have succumbed to rising costs.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/22/uks-position-as-live-music-leader-at-stake-nine-festivals-cancel-amid-rising-costs?fbclid=IwAR0BP5qmZKkCm36QltdPw2vzmFbh4rYFDWCVaZ8KdUNt2VmWGrbryGU-ecY

Standon Calling among events scheduled for 2024 to call time or postpone amid fears of impact on new talent

12/03/2024

The Other Songs Live is back at the London Palladium on 20th May, featuring iconic and emerging songwriters.
Members, don't forget to check your email on Wednesday 13th March for limited pre-sale tickets.
Supporting 3 amazing music charities 🎤