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Features

Sunday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 05/05/2024.

Ian Mamm enjoys performances by Dreamscapes, Sam Eastmond and John Zorn's Bagatelles, The Royal Scammers, un.procedure plus, Theo Croker and Huey Morgan

Saturday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 04/05/2024.

Ian Mann enjoys shows by the Birmingham / Siena / Hamburg Jazz Exchange, Brad Mehldau, David Ola's Lucumi Project, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lakecia Benjamin, but is left disappointed by Nadine Shah.

Friday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 03/05/2024.

Ian Mann enjoys two very different performances by pianist / composers at the Parabola Art Centre from the Sultan Stevenson Trio and Nikki Yeoh with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO).

Colin May interviews Fergus McCreadie.

Award winning Scottish pianist and composer Fergus McCreadie generously took time out from his busy schedule for a zoom call with guest contributor Colin May.

Poetry & Jazz Improvisation, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 24/03/2024.

"Evocative and thought provoking". Ian Mann reports on a night of words and sounds from poets Ric Hool, Lyndon Davies & Graham Hartill and instrumentalists Ben Thomas, Ross Hicks & Ian Williams.

BMJazz Katz - “Work, Play, Inspire!”

Ian Mann enjoys a performance by Black Mountain Jazz Club's youth ensemble BMJazz Katz and their tutors at the Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 10/03/2024.

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Jazz Mann News

The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool, Live Music Programme for Autumn & Winter 2024.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

The Tung Auditorium has announced its live music programme for September to December 2024, which features a broad range of musical genres, including jazz. Press release attached.

Guido Spannocchi - “Against All Odds”, European Tour, Sptember and October 2024.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Austrian born, London based saxophonist Guido Spannocchi will be touring in Europe during September and October, performing with a variety of different line-ups. Details attached.

Joel Frahm Trio touring UK, Europe and North America to celebrate the release of “Lumination”.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Saxophonist Joel Frahm will release his new trio album "Lumination" on October 4th 2024.His trio will be touring in the UK, Europe and North America during September and October.

Jazz Gigs & Events

‘(Dis)possessed’, sound installation by Alex Roth at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, Poland.

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - Monday, November 04, 2024

Guildford Jazz and Soul Festival, various venues, Guildford, Surrey.

Wednesday, September 04, 2024 - Thursday, October 17, 2024

Frazer Smith with the Dave Cottle Trio at Swansea Jazz Club, Cu Mumbles, Mumbles, Swansea.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Emily Francis Trio at Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester.

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Celebration Daze feat. Liz Berry, Ruth Angell, Deborah Rose, Alistair McGowan at St. Anne’s Church, Bewdley, Worcs.

Friday, September 20, 2024