London students boycott jazz professor
NewsTwo conflicting petitions are being canvassed over the future of the leading jazz teacher Martin Speake.
Students at Trinity, the Royal Academy, and the Guildhall are said to be boycotting his lessons after the leak of a private email . It contained, allegedly, ‘harmful and defamatory narratives about black musicians in the jazz industry.’
One student organiser claimed: ‘The impact on my mental health has been significant, causing me great distress and discomfort within this learning space’.
The anti-Speake petition has so far gathered 276 signatures.
The pro-Speakers have 60.
A musician’s livelihood has been put at risk by this venomous email leak.
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