Hello everyone!
What great times we are having... well jazzwise...and here is the exciting Brecon Jazz Festival news! But first, our next lovely jazz club event will be :-
Tuesday 11 July : Muse Arts Centre 8pm
'Fine and Mellow': Gareth Roberts Quartet play Ellington
Gareth Roberts - trombone
Dave Jones - piano/keyboards
Ashley-john Long - double bass
Greg Evans - drums
Members £8 / Visitors £10
Bookable online: www.breconjazz.club
(click the July gig photo)
Jazz - calling for Festival helpers - please let us know if you want to help.
Now for the Jazz Festival... Fri-Sun 11-13 August... in BRECON!!
Friday 11 August evening
‘A Slice of Jazz’ : Castle Hotel Ticket is £28
The Festival Big Band
12 piece, Vocals, Dancers - price includes hot plate supper
Saturday 12 August from noon
DAY TICKET Saturday £32
Miles Davis Tribute / Sextet Interpreting ‘In a Silent Way’ Gerard Cousins Project Sextet
Atsuko Shimada Trio and guests
Atsuko Shimada, Piano Mateus Prado Double Bass Paolo Adamo Drums Guests Kevin Figes Alto sax & Rod Paton French Horn
Darius Brubeck Quartet
Dave Brubeck Piano Dave O’Higgins Tenor Sax Matt Ridley Double Bass Wesley Gibbons Drums
Sunday 12 August from 2pm
DAY TICKET Sunday is £35
Annette Gregory & Friends
Annette Gregory Vocals John McDonald keyboard Matheus Prado double bass
Ashley John Long, Glen Manby & Friends
Ashley john Long Vibes Glen Manby Alto Sax Rod Paton French Horn Pete Komor Bass
Hannah Vivian-Byrne Trio
Hannah Vivian-Byrne Vocals Linus Fenton Double Bass Ayo Vincent Piano
Nigel Price Trio
Nigel Price Guitar Ross Stanley Hammond Organ Matt Griffiths Drums
Day tickets for Fri / Sat / Sun as above or full Weekend earlybird ticket for Friday to Sunday = £95: go to www.breconjazz.club click the AUG picture
There will also be a Streetscene weekend programme, stalls and music
BJF2017 Partners - BJ CLUB - LASTMARK MUSIC - epm CREATIVE
Thanks to all our supporters and funders -
BRECON TOWN COUNCIL
Specsavers Brecon,
Friends of Brecon Jazz,
Café Jazz Cardiff,
Orchard Media,
Brecon Jazz Club organisers, team & members -
special thanks to Jonathan Morgan (BJC member).
Venues and timings see online, other guest details to be added.
Please everyone - there are no staff at BJC only overloaded volunteers...so responses to questions may need you to be patient or even send a nice reminder after a couple of days. Thank you, hope you see something you like. INDIVIDUAL CONCERTS TICKETS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE, ONLY DAY OR WEEKEND TICKETS for now. www.breconjazz.club
best wishes
Lynne, Roger and BJC team More stories