Ne w s L E T T e R ISSUE 24 May 2012 Legendary Interviewer Becomes Interviewee June’s celebrity guest, who has been very far from the has agreed to a spot of role case. He’s discussed future reversal, is introduced by plans for the Archive with our Digby Fairweather. principal fundraiser Fiona Digby writes: One of the Baird and myself over preconditions that most generous lunches at his NATIONAL JAZZ ARCHIVE JAZZ NATIONAL potential ‘patrons’ insist upon superb restaurant, the Royal before accepting the role with Oak, in Maidenhead, and any national organisation is found more time to truck on ‘OK, put my name on the down to Ronnie Scott’s for an notepaper by all means – but enjoyable lunchtime session don’t ask me to do anything!’ led by the writer. And most In the case of Sir Michael recently he’s agreed to Parkinson and the National release yet more hours from Jazz Archive, however, this Continued on page 2 The Story of British Jazz Following the award of now under way, with the £346,300 to the National project team appointed Jazz Archive by the and work begun. Meet Heritage Lottery Fund, as the team members and National Jazz Archive announced in the last find out what the project Loughton Library, Traps Hill newsletter, our HLF- will be offering to fans and Loughton, Essex supported project, the students of British jazz on IG10 1HD Story of British Jazz, is pages 3–4. 020 8502 4701 www.nationaljazzarchive.org.uk
[email protected] LEGENDARY INTERVIEWER BECOMES INTERVIEWEE Continued from page 1 a packed schedule to come ‘Parky’ at 11 a.m.