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How about these totally brilliant photos of jazz musicians?!!

https://www.jazzworldphoto.com/gallery-2024/
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Here’s an important UK government report, just published.

https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/43084/documents/214478/default/
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Great new (digital) magazine from Women in Jazz Media – showcasing lots of amazing women musicians and jazz photographers! Link below..

https://womeninjazzmedia.com/Women-in-Jazz-Media-Magazine-July-2023/?fbclid=IwAR1zmaE3vEG9u0_HHd2dwSOMv4nW6hxdB-B8hvCaSTS9Ewh3yEBJu7L9seQ
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Saxophonist Phil Bancroft’s latest project sounds excellent! Here’s The Scotsman’s piece on it

Pic credit: Decarlo https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/saxophonist-phil-bancroft-on-his-new-artist-led-web-platform-im-interested-in-rebalancing-things-4123753
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Scottish Jazz Space is being read in the Americas!

Julie, from New Hampshire USA, is using SJS in working towards her Junior Musician Badge – how fabulous! Music –…
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Music writer Ted Gioia’s petition for Duke Ellington to be granted the Pulitzer Prize which he was denied in 1965. Further details and the petition are both ?

https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/lets-give-duke-ellington-the-pulitzer
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Fascinating archival article by Frank Alkyer in Downbeat, of an interview given by Thelonious Monk’s son (and namesake).

https://downbeat.com/archives/detail/growing-up-monk
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The great Carla Bley: Suzanne Lorge’s interesting written piece about her in Downbeat.

https://downbeat.com/news/detail/carla-bley-the-voice?fbclid=IwAR3pMkysz7xfFUdaG7o200EKddKO5mqJKUFSiG-Tz3V_afBKtz49OHC43Sc
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Rebecca Vasmant, Glasgow-based musician, producer, DJ and curator is getting loads of great plaudits for her debut album ‘With Love, From Glasgow’. Here’s a review by Mike Gates of UKVibe, of this beautiful album; also an audio of one of the tunes ‘Jewels of Thought’.

https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/rebecca-vasmant/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GSwbpNH9Cc&ab_channel=RebeccaVasmant-Topic
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Sisters With Transistors: this documentary sounds great (featuring many of Scottish Jazz Space’s favourite composer-musicians)!! Released in virtual cinemas yesterday 23rd April 2021. ??

Pic from theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/23/sisters-with-transistors-review-lisa-rovner-documentary