Ronnie Scott’s jazz club next month embarks on a new initiative by spearheading a drive to collect musical instruments for the use of school children in the UK and overseas.

“Our standing in the jazz world puts us in a great position to ask musicians, our members and the public at large to help us help underprivileged kids by donating their unloved or used music instruments on July 11,” says Simon Cooke, managing director of Ronnie’s.

Working with Sistema England and Music Fund donated instruments collected during the day-long amnesty will be distributed to participating schools in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Norwich and Telford, and beyond the UK reaching schools in developing countries.

Instruments can be booked in for donation via the Ronnie’s website.