Robots, the title track of Glassons 2018 album, is named for the South African word for traffic lights. & more TO BOOK email clunvalleyjazz@gmail.com or Text 07768 504322A great quartet with an enthralling agility, Julian Siegel Tenor & Sax, Bass Clarinet, Compositions, Ivo Neame Piano (in place of Liam Noble) Oli Hayhurst Double Bass, Gene Calderazzo Drums This Saturdays performance promises to be yet another unmissable jazz event on our doorstep at Bishops Castle. There was no doubt that the young front liners were all hugely talented and I was also highly impressed with the contribution of the understated but versatile Traver. | Terms, IN PERSON EVENTS - Brecon Jazz Festival 7-21st Aug 2022. Hay Festival, a gathering in the staggering beauty of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Brecon entering its 40th year in 2023 its going to be a big celebration!! See . Really looking forward to Brecon Jazz 2022 this year www.breconjazz.org All live / in-person events again, but with catch up as well. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. The guitar driven I want You saw Hoss eliciting a little call and response routine with the audience before Clarke and Norcross exchanged solos. and asyou may well know the Fringe is also postponed until next year.But to keep up to date with the specific JAZZ Festival events, organised by the Jazz Club in Brecon, follow these links: www.breconjazz.organdwww.facebook.com/breconjazzfest/, See you all in 2022 for a BIGCelebration in Brecon, #BreconFestivalWeekend2022 #welovebrecon#backtonormal#summerinbrecon. With the group back at full strength Munne handled the lead vocal on a joyous rendition of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free and also shared the instrumental soloing with Traver. BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2022, MAIN WEEKEND SUNDAY 14th AUGUST 2022 BELLA COLLINS & GARETH EVANS, THE MUSE In my summing up of Saturday's events at the main weekend of the 2022 BJF I commented that the diversity of the Festival's programming was one of its major strengths. Hoss invited Maurice May, father of guitarist Sam and former lead singer of The Numbers Racket onto the stage to sing a couple of numbers. An arrangement of Jimmy Guiffres The Train and The River saw the band temporarily slimmed down to a trio with Charlotte on tenor alongside Dorrell and Spedding. For me the musical highlight of the day had to be the Will Barnes Quartet but the other two acts were equally successful in their own way and will doubtless have many champions. The first full day of the 2022 Brecon Jazz Festival was a collaboration between the organisers of the Jazz Festival and those of Brecon County Show. Brecon Jazz (official) updated their info in the about section. From its humble beginnings, the festivals fame spread across the country and beyond. It was the second version of this song that wed heard today and it was refreshing to hear The Numbers Racket taking a fresh approach to it, with the blend of Osbornes trumpet and Norcross tenor a particular highlight. The duo even managed to bring something new to the Doors song Light My Fire, combining jazz and blues elements with a sultry Collins vocal and Evans harmonies and incisive guitar soloing. However there were too many vocal items for my personal tastes and some of the performances veered a bit too close to showbiz for my liking. It was my first genuinely live sighting of him for over three years and it was good to renew our acquaintance. This was appropriately upbeat and whimsical with Charlotte Glasson featuring on vocalised flute, much in the style of Roland Kirk or Ian Anderson, a kind of blend of prog rock and Ennio Morricone. It almost seems as if being a multi-instrumentalist is a qualification for being in this band, Dorrell plays sousaphone on the new Bonito album while Coote focusses on double bass. NB: press return after entering - see also our privacy policy. Tonight these arrangements were given extra heft by the presence in the bands ranks of guest saxophonist Alex Clarke, who combined with Norcross in a twin tenor attack augmented by Osbornes punchy trumpet. She describes her partnership with Evans as an acoustic duo and both members play guitar and sing. 15/11/2022. Sunday's remarkable launch event in a large marquee on the Brecon Showground saw brilliant weather and three amazing bands, and finished with everyone dancing and jiving as the sun went down. BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SITE OUR 2022 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME FEATURED AMAZING CONCERTS PROGRAMME HERE WITH 35 SHOWS OVER 10 DAYS, PLUS WORKSHOPS, STREET MUSIC, A BIG SCREEN, INDOOR/OUTDOOR STROLLERS.. AND MORE COMING - JOIN OUR 2023 MAILING LIST BJF2023 main weekend is Fri/Sat/Sun 11th, 12th, 13th August ~ featuring Jazz, Frazz & Fringe ~ Former members include trumpeter Andrea Motis and trombonist / vocalist Rita Payes. Pianist Jack Gonsalez and bassist Clovis Phillips are music graduates while self taught drummer James Batten has learnt his trade playing across a variety of musical genres. Catch them if you can. Brecon Jazz (official) . Line up 2017; DARIUS BRUBECK QUARTET SAT 12th August at the Guildhall - 18; Festival 2016; Brecon Jazz Weekend Guide 2022. [4] Since 2016 the festival has been directed and presented by the Brecon Jazz stakeholders coordination group, founded by members of the local jazz club. This Saturday 27th August at Bishops Castle Town Hall are the Julian Siegels Quartet, unquestionably one of the UKs most exciting and powerful quartets. Melly was the first musician to be contracted for the opening festival and remained a supporter until his death. The piece also featured the duo trading guitar phrases and cheekily squeezing in a quote from Chics Le Freak. Bassist Sweeney, an ex-pat American now based in Cardiff is also an aspiring vocalist and runs his own combo Donnie Joes American Swing, a group that features both his singing and his bass playing. Join us in Brecon - and if you are planning to come over, why not book one or more of our amazing concerts? It's known for the famous Brecon Jazz Festival, independent shops and c afs, history, military connections and of course, the magnificent cathedral. 12th - 14th August - Brecon Jazz Festival Weekend 2022, Programme/line up of events -IN PERSON EVENTS - Brecon Jazz Festival 7-21st Aug 2022, Have you a story to tell about Brecon and its huge range of exciting heritage, culture and artistic life? Join us on 24th - 27th August 2023. . Jed Williams as president of the Welsh Jazz Society, and founding editor of the Cardiff-based magazine Jazz UK had many international connections and was involved since 1984, working with local organisers including Liz Elston and Tony Constantinescu. His virtuosity as a guitar soloist is seriously impressive. The pair are no strangers to Brecon Jazz having played a Club night at the old Brecon Jazz Club Bar at Theatr Brycheiniog in 2015. A big thank you from all of us involved in all aspects of this great weekend, from the jazz concerts to the outdoor stage and market, the Frazz Parade to thefringe venues, we all thank you sincerely for all your messages of support we have received, it means so much to us all. Further solos were to come from Spedding on guitar and Dorrell on muted trombone. Among the material that I managed to hear were Eden Ahbezs Nature Boy and the Miles Davis classic So What. The interplay between violin, guitar and bass was exquisite with Julia sitting out for a long time, his drums only entering towards the close as the piece ended with a bout of surprisingly powerful riffing. The full sextet were re-united for a first foray into the world of Brazilian music with Munne handling the vocals and sharing the instrumental solos with Bastida on tenor and Traver on guitar. More. The inevitable encore was Liquor Store Blues, which sent the crowd home feeling very happy. Sidney Bechets September Song was a feature for Esteban on curved soprano with guitarist Traver proving to be a skilled foil. At the 2015 performance I seem to recall Collins acknowledging the influence of Billie Holiday on this particular song. A blistering version of Ray Nobles bebop standard Cherokee incorporated latin rhythmic flourishes and some astonishingly fleet fingered guitar soloing from Barnes. Inside Out brought an energetic first set to a close. Thank you to all those who came to watch! The first full day of the 2022 Brecon Jazz Festival was a collaboration between the organisers of the Jazz Festival and those of Brecon County Show. At the end of the tune Corbett entered into a series of effervescent exchanges with Gardiner and Exell as the performance ended on an energetic note, exciting the crowd at a sweltering Muse. In addition he has also found work as a respected session and touring musician. Williams encouraged the audience to sing along on Bye Bye Blackbird, which also incorporated soloing opportunities for Clarke on alto, Leggett on soprano, Mathison on guitar and Sweeney at the bass. 11/08/2022 JAZZ FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS (5 sessions): from Sat 7th to 21st Aug at Various central venues . Brecon Jazz Club also helps advise and promote quality jazz and cross-over performers as part of this programme. Also as a live link showing at the Muse.#breconjazzfestivallondonday #NosonAllanNightOut #nightout Consistently curating a diverse and fitting lineup for its lush backdrop at the foot of Brecon Beacons, Green Man Festival has done it once more. Used for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons. Gower Brewery was set up in 2011 as a microbrewery and is now an award winning brewery, producing outstanding beer in the heart of the Gower Peninsular. A Barnes original, the cunningly titled Wheres Montgomery?, introduced a funk / latin feel and again incorporated solos from Barnes, Gonsalez and Phillips. NB: press return after entering - see also our privacy policy. He was followed by Jones at the piano prior to a passage featuring trumpet, piano and bass only as Exell temporarily set out. More. Brecon is a bustling market town right at the top edge of the glorious Brecon Beacons National Park. Brecon jazz fringe festival Hosted By Kas Ska Souls. This was music that seemed to have something of an Arabic influence, particularly with regard to Charlottes soprano sax soloing. [8] September [ edit] 12th August 2022 - 14th August 2022 The Brecon Fringe Festival takes place in Brecon, a Georgian market town in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, Mid Wales. We will have some virtual activity on the social media andwebsite over thats weekend more information to follow. src:'https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_GB/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif', E.g. It was a community event originally created by the town's residents, modelled on New Orleans-style jazz events. Well done to all concerned. Brecon Jazz Weekend have announced Gower Brewery as their headline sponsor for the whole Festival weekend for 2022. The deal was brokered by sponsorship agency Reg&Co. First staged in 1984, created by local Read More Name * Email * Message * Submit Tightly wound post-bop, pensive improv. Nevertheless they set the mood for the set with Collins confident vocals complemented by Evans dazzling soloing. In 2009, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the release of the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue (1959), the festival invited jazz fans to submit nomination for an award, in the form of a Blue plaque to be awarded annually,[13] the first to be bestowed in 2010, honouring the venues that had made the most significant contribution to jazz in the United Kingdom. Featured are the College's Jazz Ensemble band, who are excited to play in front of an appreciative audience after the pandemic. Hoss returned to vocal duties for Lets Shout, which again featured Sam May on guitar and the closing Jump, Jive and Wail, which included features for the whole band. The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. image: { In a neatly structured show Estebans singing was to feature next on another unannounced song with an English lyric, but again one I didnt recognise. Tel: 01874 610111 Its good to see Theatr Brycheiniog being used as a Festival venue again and today it played host to a quintet led by the remarkable multi-instrumentalist and composer Charlotte Glasson. [6], 1984 Humphrey Lyttelton, George Melly, Bruce Turner, John Barnes1985 Jan Garbarek, Slim Gaillard, Stan Tracey, Ken Colyer1986 Al Grey, Buddy Tate, George Chisholm, Dudu Pukwana1987 Joe Henderson, Helen Shapiro, Woody Shaw, Pasadena Roof Orchestra1988 Lee Konitz, Humphrey Lyttelton, Slim Gaillard, Louisiana Red1989 Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Giuffre, George Melly1990 Humphrey Lyttelton, Sun Ra, Scott Hamilton (musician)1991 Gerry Mulligan, Ruby Braff, Joe Pass1992 Michel Petrucciani, Johnny Griffin, Pat Metheny, Courtney Pine1993 Lionel Hampton, Stphane Grappelli, Wynton Marsalis, Hank Jones, McCoy Tyner1994 Benny Carter, George Shearing, Slide Hampton, Ray Brown1995 Cleo Laine, Toots Thielemans, Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner1996 Van Morrison, Joshua Redman, Phil Woods, Charles Brown1997 Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Courtney Pine, Diana Krall1998 Branford Marsalis, Van Morrison, Michel Petrucciani, Ahmad Jamal1999 Ruby Braff, Stan Tracey2000 Wayne Krantz, Kenny Barron, Scott Hamilton2001 Van Morrison, Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves2002 Courtney Pine, Scott Hamilton, McCoy Tyner2003 Humphrey Lyttelton, George Melly, Richard Galliano2004 Amy Winehouse, Humphrey Lyttelton, George Melly2005 Phil Woods, Peter King, Jon Faddis, Marty Grosz2006 Stan Tracey, Kirk Lightsey, Gwilym Simcock2007 Catrin Finch, Mulgrew Miller, Joe Lovano, Jools Holland2008 Joan Armatrading, Cerys Matthews, Courtney Pine2009 Anouar Brahem, Manu Dibango, Abdullah Ibrahim2010 Hugh Masekela, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble2011 Allen Toussaint, Femi Kuti, Monty Alexander, Courtney Pine2012 Dionne Warwick, Roy Ayres, Soweto Kinch, Brecon Jazz Club Events[7]2013 Jools Holland, Courtney Pine, Mavis Staples, Brecon Jazz Club Events[8]2014 Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, Loose Tubes, Brecon Jazz Club Events[9]2015 Robert Glasper, Phronesis, GoGo Penguin, Brecon Jazz Club Events[10]2016 Tina May, Jacqui Dankworth, Dennis Rollins, Nerija, Asterope, Capital City Jazz Orchestra, Geoff Eales, Brownfield Byrne, Trish Clowes. 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