Refu-Jazz raises £1800! - Entrepreneur Generations

Alex Podraza, Roz MacDonald and Steve Hanley at Refu-Jazz

From Lesley Jeffries - Jazz at Heart Leeds

Wow! What an incredible day we had -

£1800+ raised for six Leeds refugee charities (see below if you want to contribute)
approx 73 musicians playing their hearts out for free
at least 300 people dropping in and out to listen and contribute to the funds throughout the day
three workshops on voice, guitar and bass

If you weren't able to be there and want to contribute to the fund, please transfer to jazz-at-heart's bank account (40-27-16 91555162) and put Refu-jazz as your reference. It would be great to get up to the magic number of £2000! Thanks to those who have already done so:)

So - thanks are due to John Marley for his great idea, his scheduling (yes John - that was crucial!) and his chilled attitude which meant that I had an incredibly relaxed day! Thanks also to ALL the musicians who gave their time and talents in such a generous spirit and to HEART for making us welcome. And most of all thanks to the audience - for turning up and paying up! It's going to happen again - I already have people queuing up to play! But not for a while yet...

Meantime - a great gig at HEART on March 11th - Alison Rayner, supported by Abbie Finn. Both female-led bands - will be a great night in the week of International Women's Day!

Best wishes to you all
Lesley
Jazz at Heart
Heart Centre
Bennett Road
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS6 3HN

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