AAA White Paper The political economy of informal events, 2030 | Page 12

Three great innovators in
UK consumer services:
saxophonist and jazz
club entrepreneur
Ronnie Scott (1927-96);
Harvey Goldsmith (born
1946), events producer and
promoter; and Kanya King,
CEO of the MOBO (music
of black origin) Awards,
which since 1996 has
provided a performance
platform and prize-giving
ceremony for some of
the biggest names in
contemporary black music
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