A new petition has launched urging Arts Council England (ACE) to reconsider its decision to stop funding to Jazz Services.
The ACE announced it would not be serving Jazz Services as an NPO from April 2015 as part of its 2015-18 investment portfolio.
The petition is calling on the ACE to either find alternative sources of funding for the organisation or reconsider its decision.
Jazz Services provides support to artists in the form of touring schemes, recording support and the Jazz Promoter Awards.
Commenting on the decision in a previous statement, the organisation said: ‘Jazz Services is obviously extremely disappointed with the decision. But more importantly this is a huge blow to the UK’s jazz artists, promoters and audiences.
‘We are the only independent, impartial national organisation representing the interests of jazz across the whole of the UK, and we strongly believe that to cut our funding as of April 2015 jeopardises the wellbeing of the music.’
Click here to view and sign the new petition.
The ACE announced it would not be serving Jazz Services as an NPO from April 2015 as part of its 2015-18 investment portfolio.
The petition is calling on the ACE to either find alternative sources of funding for the organisation or reconsider its decision.
Jazz Services provides support to artists in the form of touring schemes, recording support and the Jazz Promoter Awards.
Commenting on the decision in a previous statement, the organisation said: ‘Jazz Services is obviously extremely disappointed with the decision. But more importantly this is a huge blow to the UK’s jazz artists, promoters and audiences.
‘We are the only independent, impartial national organisation representing the interests of jazz across the whole of the UK, and we strongly believe that to cut our funding as of April 2015 jeopardises the wellbeing of the music.’
Click here to view and sign the new petition.
