Part of the evidence to the APPJG submission to the review of Arts Council England
The Freedom of Information request regarding the Arts Council’s long term strategic approach to jazz and the Arts Council’s approach will mean a stronger future for jazz ran and ran and is a story of obsfucation and smoke and mirrors.
Althea Efunshile, Deputy Chief Executive of Arts Council England at the programme launch of the EFG London Jazz Festival for 2016 talked of a long term strategy and stated:
“Our long term, strategic approach to the form (jazz) has been shaped by many conversations between the sector and my colleagues, including Redacted who many of you will know. Our approach will mean a stronger future for Jazz; greater resilience, a stronger focus on talent development and progression, and new audiences.”
I would be grateful if the Arts Council could provide me with the concrete, explicit document that states Arts Council England’s “long term strategic approach to the form” Also I would be grateful if the Arts Council would provide records of the conversations that the Arts Council has had with the “sector” that helped develop this long term strategy.
Needless to say the Arts Council could not provide me with a long term strategy as they didnt have one. But this is the sort of nonsense they get up to. The entire paper trail is below. All they have done is fob the jazz community off with a raised expectation that leads nowhere. A classic example of obsfucation and smoke and mirrors thrown in with good measure.
Here is the submission to the DCMS review of Arts Council England by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group:
ACE Review a response from the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group
The Group’s officers as at the Annual General Meeting on 20th November 2025 are the Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah MP and Deputy Chair, Lord Mann. The Officers are Jo White MP and Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, additional officers are Neil Duncan-Jordan MP, Sarah Champion MP and Lord Spellar.
All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group 