Name: Pershore Jazz Festival 2016
Start: 2016-08-19
End: 2016-08-21
Location: Pershore College

Pershore Jazz Festival 2016

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st August 2016
Pershore College, Avonbank, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 3JP, England MAP
£17 for Friday and £30 per day Saturday and Sunday

Last updated: Fri 15th Jul 2016

The 15th annual Pershore Jazz Festival, takes place from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st August 2016 offering a weekend of summer jazz.

Located in the grounds of Pershore Horticultural College Campus, over thirty sessions in four venues throughout the weekend will provide an exciting programme of jazz from New Orleans, Traditional, Mainstream and Gypsy Swing to Ragtime and Golden Age with a touch of Modern Jazz to complete the spectrum.

Line-up

Friday: The Festival Orchestra directed by Keith Nichols with Enrico Tomasso, Jamie Brownfield, Graham Hughes, Alan Barnes, John Hallam, Matthias Seuffert, Thomas 'Spats' Langham, Malcolm Sked, Nick Ward & Janice Day. Richard Leach's 7 Stars of Jazz , Ivory & Gold (USA), JB Jazz & Blues

Saturday: Jeff Barnhart's (USA) 'Tribute to Fats Waller with Jamie Brownfield and John Hallam. Magnificent 7, Andy Leggett & Chris Pearce's 'Sopranos' Remi Harris Trio with Alan Barnes Ken Peplowski & Julian Marc Stringle - 'Clarinet Maestros' with Craig Milverton, Nick Millward & Sandy Suchodolski. Jazz Allsorts with Enrico Tomasso & George Huxley Mr Fine & Mr Dandy with Jeff Barnhart and John Hallam Moscow Drug Club, Keith Nichols, Ben Holder, Tom Kincaid Old Hat Jazz Band, Janice Day and Martin Litton Ivory & Gold (USA) & Amy Roberts TJ Johnson Band The Buck Clayton Legacy Band with Alan Barnes, Matthias Seuffert, Menno Daams, Adrian Fry, Alyn Shipton, Martin Litton, Martin Wheatley, and Bobby Worth

Sunday: 'Piano Promenade' presented by Keith Nichols, Jeff Barnhart Tom Kincaid, Craig Milverton TJ Johnson Band, Worcester Youth Jazz Orchestra, 'Hot Fingers' with Emily Campbell, Savannah Jazz Band 'Reed Masters' with George Huxley and Matthias Seuffert Ben Cummings' Quartet 'Gerry Mulligan Tribute' with Amy Roberts Graham Smith's '50 Shades of Jazz' featuring Gary Wood, Jim Douglas John Hallam Ken Peplowski and Alan Barnes with Craig Milverton Trio Dave Martin's Jabbo Five, Cate Cody Quintet 'The Milvertons' with Craig, Eleisha & Ben Milverton, DixieMix Ralph Allin Quartet, Keith Nichol's Radio Rhythm .

Tickets

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Tickets are priced at £17 for Friday and £30 per day Saturday and Sunday.

More info

The College Restaurant provides all day snacks and full meals whilst the bar has a range of drinks including locally brewed Real Ale and the College's own cider. There is on site caravan and camping and Bed and Breakfast is available in the halls of residence. All within two minutes walk of the music.

More information will be here when available.