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.

Manchester Jazz Festival Launches Full Programme

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Manchester Jazz Festival launched their full programme this week, detailing the many acts that will perform in Manchester from July 31st to 9 August.

Celebrating their 20th festival, MJF have invited a number of international acts including Robert Glasper, Airelle Besson and Pepe Rivero, festival favourites like New York Brass Band and Buffalo Brothers, a day-long Northern Line showcase presented by Jazz North and the premiere of the Irwin Mitchell 2015 MJF Originals commission, Seeds and Streams by John Ellis.

Check out the Manchester Jazz Festival website for details on the programme, buying tickets and being an MJF volunteer. 

Gig Preview: Grimsby Jazz Prom, October 18th

Grimsby Jazz will host their first every Jazz Prom on October 18th at Grimsby Minster.

New York Brass Band will open the event in St James Square at 2.00pm, eventually leading the audience inside the Minster. From there, Steel the Rhythm, a steel pan drum group led by Lisa Oliver will perform until 3.00pm when afternoon tea is served. Grimsby favourites Ultraswing will close the gig later that afternoon.

Tickets are priced at £10/5 for adults (with/without afternoon tea) and £4/free (with/without afternoon tea) for children.

Tickets can be booked by contacting Grimsby Jazz on 01472 873730, Tourist Info Centre on 01472 323111 or Grimsby Minster Office on 01472 357610.