Acclaimed bass player Dave Holland joined a group of musicians from the National Youth Jazz Collective for a performance at
Category:News & events
David Redfern
I visited Ronnie Scott’s this afternoon to join numerous musicians, journalists and photographers in marking the sad passing of the
Parliamentary Awards
I joined industry colleagues, journalists and a select group of highly-respected jazz musicians in PPL’s boardroom this afternoon for the
Tribute to Gary Hyde
I attended the memorial service for Gary Hyde this afternoon at Bromley Baptist Church. Gary had passed away very suddenly
Future Fusion
The management from Future Fusion kindly took the senior MU Officials, myself and my MU colleagues from the Government Relations
Comms at Groucho’s
My thanks to Jo Dipple, Dot Levine and UK Music for the invitation to their Comms Group lunch at Groucho’s
Performers’ Alliance
The Performers’ Alliance All Party Parliamentary Group, which consists of the MU, Equity and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain,
Nordoff Robbins quiz
I joined David Stark in his team of Songlink Saboteurs tonight at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden for
PPL Christmas drinks
Travelled over to the West End this afternoon to The Avenue, 7 St James St, SW1, for PPL’s annual pre-Christmas
UK Music in Whitehall
After a day working on the MU Members’ Handbook at MU Towers, early evening drinks at 49 Whitehall in UK
Camden celebrations
First up last night was a visit to Dingwalls in Camden Lock to catch David Stark and company for the
Help Musicians UK
A superb evening courtesy of Help Musicians UK at the ICA in The Mall, featuring host Edith Bowman and performances
The Musician (Dec)
The winter 2014 issue of The Musician is set for distribution to members this week. The journal’s contents include: Frontline – MU
Future Fusion
The first day in an extremely busy and exciting month with numerous events in the diary. I was up early today
EFG London Jazz
This year’s EFG London Jazz Festival seminar, hosted by a partnership between the MU and Serious (the producer of live
Production Expo
The annual exhibition for anyone interested in recording techniques and equipment was held at the Emirates Stadium over the last
Drum Show, Olympia
The MU hosted a stand at the London Drum Show at Olympia again this year, an event for which we were
Cherries v WBA
A great evening at the Goldsands Stadium this evening as my son Ben and I had superb seats in the
Teachers’ in Cardiff
I have just spent a fruitful three days supporting the team of the MU Education Dept at the Musicians’ Union Teachers’ Continuing
Gold Badge Awards
Folk singer Kate Rusby and her husband Damien O’Kane were guests of the MU at BASCA’s annual Gold Badge Awards
606 Club, Chelsea
I dropped into the 606 Club in Chelsea again this evening to catch Jazz ExTempore for a second time at
UK Music Group
A pleasure to attend the UK Music Comms Group this afternoon in Berners Street and share plans for the busy
PPL/PRS Golf Day
Another superb day hosted by PPL and PRS for Music at the Bearwood Silver Lakes Club, near Wokingham in Berkshire.
