Episode 13: State of the Scene Part 1: Tom's review of 2025 and the 'Now's The Time ' interview with Nod Knowles

The first in a series of podcasts looking at the current state of the Scottish Jazz and Improvised music scenes and where they might be heading. Tom gives his personal view on three important exits from the scene in 2025 and looks at the wider implications of one of them. Then Tom interviews Nod Knowles about his Creative Scotland commissioned review of the Scottish Jazz and Improvised Music scenes called 'Now's The Time'. To take part in the surveys follow the links that apply to you: MusiciansOrganisersEducators. As part of the discussion Tom discusses three reports: 121 Stories by Una Monaghan available here and the BIT Collective report on Women Musicians’ Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Scottish Folk Music which is here.  Sarah Raine & Haftor Medboe Full Research Report from 2018-21 is here. Sarah Raine gives evidence to parliament on why gender imbalance in Scottish Jazz herePlease go and read them!