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- ↑ "All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group". House Of Commons. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/nominations-announced-for-the-all-party-parliamentary-jazz-awards-2022 Jazzwise 2022 Nominations
