sentences:  He is also an honorary Fellow of the Birmingham Conservatoire.Tony has been involved with the Cheltenham Jazz Festival since its beginnings 20 years ago, initially as Chair of the Jazz Advisory Group, then as Artistic Director and, finally, for the last three years as Programme Advisor, working closely with Ian George, Director, and firstly Philip Woods and for the last two years Emily Jones as Jazz Managers.This programming team has built Cheltenham Jazz Festival up into one of the leading jazz festivals in Europe.