In With the Old

A year after his triumphant Jazz Hastings debut last February, legendary American saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is back on stage at the East Hastings Sea Angling Association for Jazz Hastings’ February session. He’ll be playing with one of the biggest stars of the UK jazz scene – and recent Jazz Hastings guest – pianist Jason Rebello.

Tuesday 7 February. jazzhastings.co.uk

In the Money

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery has joined the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio and will receive £450,000 over the next three years. It will allow the museum to “work on engaging with new audiences, as well as maintaining existing audiences. It will also see the museum working more outside of the museum walls in the community.”

Let There Be

Following the success of last year’s festival, Bexhill After Dark returns on 28 January. With spectacular displays of creativity, light art and design, this year’s festival is focused on the seafront, with two light-up installations, an interactive Beach and Kathak dancing by Sujata Banerjee Dance Company. See: 18hours.org.uk/bexhill-after-dark

Solo Duo

Miroslava Večerova and Richard Phoenix both have solo exhibitions at Bexhill’s Flatland Projects as part of the Early Career Studio Programme.

Miroslava from Prague now lives and works in St Leonards. Richard works in Hastings and London and was part of the 2018–2021 Conditions Studio Programme in Croydon. Both exhibitions run from 4 February – 5 March 2023. [email protected]

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Wham Bam Crabb

We are reliably informed that Sussex musician Simon Crabb is releasing the ‘eagerly anticipated’ single Mykonos

  • a ‘love letter from Crabb to his wife’ – from his album English American. This album was the last produced by lifelong friend, the late Steve Brown, who worked with bands like Wham, Manic Street Preachers and Elton John. Apparently, English American has been dubbed “Brit Pop’s hedonistic daze meets the stripped back acoustic blues and folk/alt country, with modern production from one of the best.” So now you know.

You can hear Mykonos and other Crabb tracks at https://soundcloud.com/crabbmusic1975


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