The list of musicians that they have presented, from Agata Krwawnik to Zoltan Dekany is absolutely staggering.
Beautifully produced brochures and flyers that we have received for Autumn programmes at Sheffield and Derby Jazz, remind us, along with Scarborough's brochure, just how much work these voluntary regional organisations put in to keep the UK jazz scene healthy.
Reproduced with the kind permission of Jazz UK
It's easy to make a million pounds running a jazz club, Ronnie Scott used to quip, you just start with two million. I remember the nerve-wracking early days of the jazz club paid nights when, with personal cheque book at hand, I would wait to see whether the door takings would cover the band fee.
Nowadays, thanks to Adrian Tilbrook of Jazz Action, we receive a three year grant from Jazz Yorkshire, a Community Revenue Grant from Scarborough Borough Council and touring support from Jazz Services as well as valued support from the University of Hull, The Cask Inn and Wold Top Brewery.It has often been hard to sustain and build up Scarborough Jazz but we have succeeded with fantastic support from a hard core of voluntary helpers which has recently crystallized into a formal working committee.
We are not one of the big clubs but I reckon we have been very successful in providing a venue for some of the best established, and emerging, players in the region - and also we have given local audiences the opportunity to hear live performances from jazz musicians with national and international reputations.
As resident pianist it's been a privilege to play with such talented and personable people who have been such an
important part of my own musical development. 
Mike Gordon
Scarborough Jazz at the Cask Promoter
Scarborough Jazz Festival Director
