An Evening with Pat Metheny in Hull, 11th November

Tickets are now on sale for a very special performance by 20 time GRAMMY winner Pat Metheny in Hull as part of the 25th Hull Jazz Festival.

Metheny will open the Winter edition of the Hull Jazz Festival on November 11th with a performance at Hull City Hall. He will be joined by his current quartet which features Linda Oh, Gwilym Simcock and Antonio Sanchez, as well as performing musical highlights of his extensive career in jazz.

In this brand new quartet, his unmistakeable guitar style is matched with two stellar talents from a new generation, with UK pianist Gwilym Simcock joining the brilliant bassist Linda Oh and long-time Metheny sidekick, drummer Antonio Sanchez, in a band that positively exudes class.

With the release of his first album, Bright Size Life, in 1975, he reinvented the traditional jazz guitar sound for a new generation of players. Over the years, he’s performed with artists as diverse as Steve Reich to Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock to David Bowie. Recently inducted into the Downbeat Hall of Fame as its youngest member, and only the fourth guitarist (joining Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery), Metheny will present a range of music from throughout his career.

This concert is part of a year long programme of events to celebrate Hull as the UK City of Culture 2017.

This will sell out so book quickly to ensure you get a ticket. Tickets cost from £25 to £35 and there is a limit of 6 tickets to be bought by each person.

For more details and book tickets, see this event page and the Hull Jazz Festival website.

Hull Jazz Festival Winter Edition, 15-19 November

Hull is welcoming winter with 4 days of international jazz at the Hull Jazz Festival Winter Edition, which this year takes place between 15th and 19th November.

Fans of vocal jazz wil not be disappointed as the festival kicks of with GRAMMY nominee Stacy Kent (Tuesday 15th). She'll be performing material from her latest project with one of the fathers of Bossa Nova, guitarist Roberto Menescal. Then, the vocalist/guitarist collaborations continue on Thursday 17th with Sarah Jane Morris and Antonio Forcione.

The headline act for this year's festival is Robert Glasper. He appears with his band ahead of their EFG London Jazz Festival performance and will play works from their latest release, Artscience on Blue Note. (Friday 18th).

Phil Robson, one of the UK's favourite guitarists will make a visit back home from his new base in New York on Friday 18th. He appears with Ross Stanley and Gene Calderazzo at Hull University.

Talking of UK favourites, Saturday 19th sees performances from saxophonist Tom Harrison who is joined by Cleveland Watkiss to celebrate the music of Duke Ellington and closing the festival, Cuban violinist Omar Puente brings his Best Foot Forward sextet for an evening of infectious grooves and rhythms.

There is also a chance to see the next generation of jazz in action, thanks to a collaboration with Hull Music Hub. On Saturday 19th, City of Hull and East Riding Youth Jazz Orchestras will perform in addition to the very first Festival appearance by Hull Big Band.

Director David Porter says...

“We pride ourselves on introducing audiences to leading national and international artists, alongside providing inspiring performance opportunities to young jazz musicians at the start of their careers. This November’s programme is no exception. Robert Glasper Experiment launches a special season as we get ready for a big year in 2017, with Hull 2017 UK City of Culture and Hull Jazz Festival’s 25th birthday. Come join the celebrations!”

For more information, visit www.jnight.org

Hull Jazz Festival Summer Edition

The Summer Edition of Hull Jazz Festival kicks off today, opened by festival favourites New York Brass Band. Hosted at Hull Truck Theatre, there is a weekend of jazz featuring beloved vocalists and a celebration of A Love Supreme.

Singer Clare Teal brings her trio to celebrate the works of Doris Day on Friday and North East's finest Zoe Gilby closes the festival on Sunday with a Jazz Brunch with her quartet. There is a hip-hop double bill on Friday with the Abstract Orchestra and Akala and Gary Crosby pays tribute to the great Coltrane album A Love Supreme (which is 50 years old this year!) with his quartet featuring Denys Baptiste.

There are a couple of ticket offers available over the weekend; book three gigs in advance and see the cheapest for free and see all three Northern Line shows on Saturday for only £21.

To see the full details of the gigs happening at the festival, visit the Hull Jazz Festival website.

J-Night celebrates International Jazz Day with Christine Tobin

In 2011, UNESCO designated April 30th as International Jazz Day and since then, venues across the world have celebrated the event with live concerts, streamed concerts and more. For the first time, J-Night in Hull will take place in International Jazz Day by hosting an evening of Brasilian Jazz featuring vocalist Christine Tobin.

Tobin will bring her tribute to Brasilian jazz singer Elis Regina to Hull Truck Theatre, with support from Hull's own Lyn Acton Bossa Revista.

A key focus for our work is celebrating diversity and introducing audiences to artists performing incredible music from a wide range of cultures. As the eyes of the world turn to Hull in the lead up to 2017, it’s fantastic to be linking in with promoters and artists from across the world to celebrate International Jazz Day. - David Porter, Director of J-Night.

Tickets for this event are priced at £15 (£6 for students/under 26s) and more information can be obtained at www.hulltruck.co.uk

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