On Saturday 9 March Artsreach held a string jazz evening, provided by the band Latchpen. Their influences range from Romani music via Django Reinhardt to bebop. It was a great success.

The band consists of Matt Holborn (violin), Kourosh Kanani (guitar), Dave Kelbie (guitar) and Simon Read (bass), and regularly play at venues in their home of London such as as Ronnie Scott’s, as well touring all over the UK. Between them, they have performed with most of the leading figures in the style all over the world at festivals such as the Django Reinhardt festival, Turin Jazz Festival and March Manouche (UK). Touring Dorset with Artsreach, the county’s touring arts charity.