The British Jazz Foundation is a charity (No.: 1060300) and was founded in 1995 by Liz Lincoln. Its purpose is to support jazz musicians who are unable to work due to illness. To that end, it has organised numerous charity galas, and three international jazz festivals. Plans for a fourth festival in 2005 are well advanced.

It also administers the Spike Robinson Scholarship Fund, which provides grants to enable young British students to study jazz both here and in the USA.

Trustees:
Liz Lincoln (Founder); John Gripton (Treasurer)
Bob Bennett (Musicians Union); Howard Jameson (Jermyn Street Theatre)


Patrons:
Lord Gowrie, Sir Derek Jacobi, Jools Holland, Humphrey Lyttelton, Fay weldon CBE, Jazz Journal, Jazz FM, Musicians Union, Jim Simpson, Peter Boizot and Roger Horton.

Posthumous Patrons:
Benny Green, Spike Milligan, Spike Robinson, Ronnie Scott

Click here to contact the foundation.