Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal 1954–1974 Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal: 1954–1974 explores the relationship between jazz and television by investigating the experiences of performers and producers in one of the last European colonial states (Portugal) during a period of political and social repression and global isolation. This new model of systemic analysis reveals a paradoxical interrelationship between state-controlled television and international media industries, highlighting the space where these two

Everyday Jazz Lives: Encounters with the Birmingham Scene Since 2019, jazz researcher and ethnomusicologist Pedro Cravinho and freelance photographer Brian Homer have been investigating the jazz scene in Birmingham, UK. By interviewing and photographing jazz musicians, they have been able to provide a glimpse into these musicians’ lives both on and off stage. Beyond the visual stereotypes of jazz performance, they have revealed some of the interesting activities musicians engage in. This has involved Brian in photographing musicians in some

Jazz in Coimbra – Jazz em Coimbra  This study is the first issue of a bilingual editorial project (in Portuguese and English) dedicated to the history of Jazz in Portugal, named Cadernos de Jazz em Portugal, published by Jazz Ao Centro Clube’s Educational Service. It aims to present significant players and events related to the development of Jazz in Portugal during the Estado Novo regime (1933-1974). Its first volume is dedicated to jazz in Coimbra during the post-WWII period and its connections