Upton Jazz festival 2011

The 26th Upton Upon Severn International Jazz Festival happens from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th June 2011. The festival offers a blend of a range of jazz styles and a dash of mainstream/modern and swing with traditional jazz and Dixieland foundations.

The festival held beneath the Malvern Hills offers three days of jazz, fun and good company beside the River Severn in Worcestershire.

Line-up

Friday: Lamarotte (Holland), Jive Aces, New Orleans Heat, Carl Sinclair Boogie Band, 'Sir' Alan's Hot Groovers with James Evans and Ben Holder, Barbara & All That Jazz, Pete Allen guest with Tom Kincaid Trio, Bob Dwyer's Bix & Pieces, Roy Potts Five & A Penny guest James Evans, Perdido St. Jazz Band, Norman Thatcher New Orleans Jazz Band, John Petters Jazz & Swing Band, Amy Roberts Quintet, Ben Holder 'Djongology', and Bill Bailey Jam Sessions.

Saturday: Bob Kerr & His Whoopee Band, Pete Allen guest with Tom Kincaid Trio, Strumpit, Ralph Allin Quartet, Carol Westwood & The Archie Cotterell Trio, Tony Kinsey Quartet, Guy Barker with Alan Barnes Quartet, Jiveoholics, Lamarotte (Holland), Fat Sams Band, Karen Sharp/Robert Fowler Quintet, Alan Gresty & Brian White Ragtimers, 'Jazz Jive Swing' Bridget & James, Energy Dancers, Dave Brennan's Jubilee Jazz Band, 'Sir' Alan's Hot Groovers with James Evans and Ben Holder, New Orleans Heat, Roger Marks Cornish Armada Jazz Band, Ben Holder 'Djongology', Carl Sinclair Boogie Band, and Bill Bailey Jam Session.

Sunday: '100 Years of Jazz' with Enrico Tomasso and Richard Pite, Tipitina Fat Sams Band, Pete Allen guest with Tom Kincaid Trio, Richard Leach's 7 Stars of Jazz, Lamarotte (Holland), Gerry Brown & The Mission Hall Band, Bruce Adams with Alan Barnes Quartet, Dave Stradwick's Sussex Jazz Kings, 'Swing Fever' Dave Shepherd / Chris Walker, Hotsy Totsy, Louisiana Joymakers, Phil Wall's Cardinals, Laurie Chescoe Reunion Band, Mellow Harmony Baku, 'Sir' Alan's Hot Groovers with James Evans and Ben Holder, Bev Pegg & His Good Time Jazz Gang, and Bill Bailey Jam Session.

Tickets

Early bird tickets are priced at £60 for a full weekend (full-price £70). Day tickets are priced at £20 (full-price £25) for Friday, £30 (full-price £35) for Saturday, and £25 for Sunday (full-price £30). Children under 14 have free entry if with an adult ticket holder. To book tickets, click here.

Camping and Caravans

The festival has its own camping and caravan site which is only open to ticket holders and will be supervised at all times. The site opens at 2pm on Thursday until 12noon on Monday.

Camping is priced at £20 per person. Facilities will include hot showers and washbasins, water, toilets and refuse points.

River mooring

There is FREE mooring on the town pontoon and riverside moorings.

Accommodation

There is also plenty of accommodation options available in the Malvern, Ledbury, Tewkesbury and Pershore areas.

More information will be here when available.

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