Suffolk Jazz School

We've opened applications for our Spring Jazz Course 2027. Already it's almost full. See our website for important information about prices and applications.

www.suffolkjazzschool.co.uk

It's election season and even jazz is not exempt!

Nominations for the 2026 The Parliamentary Jazz Awards are now open. They close at midnight on Friday 15th May - so there's not much time. Click here for the nomination form: Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2026 https://share.google/zp82xmA6cmmUlEpPg

Last year, many of you nominated Suffolk Jazz School for an award under the Jazz Education category. Thank you.

We'd like to be nominated again for our work on jazz education (you can of course also nominate bands, performers and venues in the other categories). Here are some reasons why Suffolk Jazz School has become so successful:

Suffolk Jazz School started with a one-off short course as an experiment by George Double and Neil Bateman in 2019

Since then we've delivered eight annual four-day Spring Jazz Courses, each one for about 60 people. Hundreds of different people have attended and over 300 people have joined our emailing list. We've also run twelve day courses and workshops and numerous online workshops.

All our courses consistently receive very positive feedback with a more than 95% satisfaction score and 84% consistently giving us the highest scores.

We act on feedback to develop a continuous improvement loop.

We have carefully structured our courses to facilitate adult learning styles and have a mix of activities and different learning opportunities.

Courses are known for being friendly and inclusive and as a safe space for people to develop their skills as jazz musicians.

We attract people from far and wide, including from abroad.

People have gained hugely from our courses with many going on to join or set up jazz bands and join jazz jam sessions.

We delivered online workshops during the Covid restrictions, providing valuable work opportunities for musicians.

We give free places to young musicians or those on very low incomes to take part in our courses and several young people have used the learning to help them get places at top music colleges.

Our day courses and workshops cover a wide range of topics to complement our Spring Jazz Course and also provide opportunities for local people who can't otherwise attend the Spring Jazz Course, for example, because of family or work commitments.

VOTE SUFFOLK JAZZ SCHOOL BEFORE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 15TH MAY!

Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2026 The Awards are now open for public nominations. Please note that you are nominating people for consideration, not voting for the award winner. ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY JAZZ AWARDS The Parliamentary Jazz Awards have been running since 2005. The Parliamentary Awards celebrate and recognise the vibrancy...

If you'd like to learn jazz - instrumental or singing. Suffolk Jazz School has the perfect day to do so on Saturday 25th July at Castle Hill Community Centre, Ipswich. Led by two outstanding jazz musicians and educators, Anna Brooks and Iwan Van Hetten.

It's a great way to learn how to play, sing and improvise in the jazz style or if you're familiar with jazz, to revisit the basics.

More details in the link.

Start to Play or Sing Jazz Workshop at Castle Hill Community Centre Tickets are now available for Start to Play or Sing Jazz Workshop at Castle Hill Community Centre, Ipswich on Sat 25 Jul 2026 at 10:00AM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

We've had an amazing week with 67 participants, eight tutors and three guest tutors. Thank you everyone and thank you tutors George Double Ned Bennett Alan Barnes Chris Allard Chris Ingham Paul Higgs Joanna Eden Alec Dankworth John Seeley Derek Nash and Martin Hathaway. Loads of performing, singing and learning topped off with busy, structured jam sessions and a final concert in the beautiful Greenwich Hall at our new venue The Royal Hospital School, Suffolk.

We're having a wonderful time on our Spring Jazz Course - exciting band practice, careful study sessions and structured jam sessions to engage lots of players.

Our Spring Jazz Course is underway. Here's our Tutors' Gig on Day 1 featuring Joanna Eden Ned Bennett Alan Barnes Chris Ingham Chris Allard George Double Paul Higgs and Alec Dankworth.

Just seven days until Suffolk Jazz School has its ninth Spring Jazz Course. We've been sold out for months.

On Tuesday 7th April at 1.45 our tutors who are some of the finest jazz musicians around, present their Tutors Gig. It's only £7.50 to enjoy an hour of top quality playing.

Here's a link to tickets for the gig and also tickets to some future events - jazz courses for people starting out on jazz, intermediate and advanced players and our one day pop up jazz choir.

Suffolk Jazz School event tickets from TicketSource Buy tickets for Suffolk Jazz School's upcoming events. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Suffolk Jazz School has some wonderful events in and around Ipswich over the next few months. A gig by our Spring Jazz Course tutors for just £7.50, a day course for singers and instrumentalists who'd like to start playing jazz or to revisit the basics, an intermediate jazz day plus a return of our Jazz Choir in a Day with Ian Shaw.

All tickets and more info via this link:

Suffolk Jazz School event tickets from TicketSource Buy tickets for Suffolk Jazz School's upcoming events. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

A superb gig tonight at Hadleigh Jazz Club, featuring four of our Spring Jazz Course tutors - George Double, Alan Barnes, Simon Thorpe and Chris Ingham.