Cosmopolitan Arts

05/09/2026

We are excited to announce that we have been funded by Youth Music to deliver a 2 year project, which shall tour secondary schools and community spaces in Leicester!!

If you are a talented young musician and would like help to create content for this exciting immersive multidimensional experience. Please get in touch here or [email protected] Youth Music

04/09/2026

We are looking for people with professional skills and experience to join our board of governance.

If you can spare 2 hours every quarter to offer a level of scrutiny of the work we do and help support our growth, we would be extremely grateful.

We are particularly looking for people with experience of business, finance or not for profit sector.
We are also keen to have someone who is from the education sector be part of our board.

Please contact [email protected] or message us here or Amanda

04/09/2026

We are seeking an Administrator and Projects Officer to play a key role in supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the organisation, while also contributing to the planning, delivery and promotion of our projects and activities.

This is a varied role for someone who is highly organised, proactive and enthusiastic about improving systems. The successful candidate will help ensure that our administrative systems are effective and well maintained, provide a welcoming first point of contact for visitors and clients, and support the delivery and promotion of our projects and events.

Closing date is next Friday 11th September - contact us for a full job description. Apply with a CV and covering letter explaining your skills and experience to do this role
[email protected]

01/09/2026

Cosmopolitan Arts is proud to work with Stan'ley' Samuel he is a integral member of our team, the brains behind creating our studio, helping with all our innovative technical projects and is a fantastic music tutor to our young people. Thank you for all you do and for being a great person to work with - here’s to lots more exciting projects on the horizon ❤️🎶✨

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Stan Samuel is the third interviewee to be interviewed for Issue 22 of the 2 Tone fanzine, which will be released in September.

Stan has played with the likes of Laurel Aitken, Desmond Dekker, Mark Morrison and then played with The Specials on their 2021 and 2022 tours, as well as the 2024 Specials Family gig.

Stan talks about his career, playing with several of his heroes and what he's up to now with various projects on the go.

The interview will be published in Issue 22.

30/08/2026

For The Love of Jazz 2026 was magnificent!! Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the events a huge success!
and .sole.music and their guests at Both of these events were fantastic and high quality
Thank you everyone involved on the main day
Tony Minvielle .kayode and Lovely atmosphere, showcasing jazz excellence
Thank you so much to the amazing team who worked so hard to put this together .is .lamb Scott, Evelyn and AJ - you guys are a fantastic team and for all your hard work to put this together and manage it all ❤️🎶✨
Thank you to the for your support we could not do it without you ❤️Great to partner with Leicester Cathedral, thank you for your support.
To our board members
Next year we go regional in 5 cities with our 100 years of jazz project ❤️🎶✨

21/08/2026

FOR THE LOVE OF JAZZ FESTIVAL 2026
Knats
Dennis Rollins
David Kayode
Ineza
Kaidi Akinnibi
suedejazz collective
Lisa Millett
Lisa Millett
TheBasementPresents
Cosmopolitan Arts
fantastic high quality jazz excellence
Photos by Kulvir Bhambra Organised by Amanda

20/08/2026

The Final Status Trio at Leicester Cathedral was magnificent! Thank you to Mike Sole David Anderson Wayne Matthews and guests Fantastic sound by Joe Doyle .ley.samuel Photography by Kulvir Bhambra event managed by Amanda
Thank you to Leicester Cathedral and Arts Council England

19/08/2026

An Evening with at Leicester Cathedral as part of the For the love of Jazz festival with and Was a wonderful evening about Tony’s fascinating life story! Interspersed with live music and recordings. It was an intimate look at one Leicesters legends
Thank you so much Tony you were magnificent ❤️🎶✨ Photography by Thank you and Eve Buckley All the equipment you see is Cosmopolitan Arts and sound was by Sounds magnificent ❤️🎶✨