Brecon Cathedral. Collins is best known as a blues artist and performs in formats ranging from solo to full band. It was almost inevitable that a Hubbard tune would be played this evening and this proved to be Little Sunflower, a tune that has been in Corbetts repertoire for a long time and which was even recorded on Funk In The Deep Freeze, an album that Corbett now seems to think of as a mere demo. September In The Rain featured the twin tenor combination of Clarke and Leggett, plus solos from each alongside Mathisons guitar. Consolos tribal drumming powered Mr Zoot Suit, which also saw the return of that growling muted trumpet sound. [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. 12 - The 11th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 12-14). Collins role is primarily that of lead vocalist but she is also a highly competent guitarist and she represents a good instrumental foil for Evans. Dionne Bennett first came to my attention as the vocalist and lyricist of Slowly Rolling Camera, pianist Dave Stapletons highly successful jazz / soul / trip hop outfit. With Goode and Kingman now in the band and with Sambel now adopting an electric keyboard sound the style of the music became very different, closer to soul and modern rnb but with a strong Latin element flavouring some of the numbers. Instead we heard Louisiana with Spedding on guitar and vocals sharing the solos with Charlottes earthy tenor sax before handing over to Trombone Sam to take it away. Brecon Jazz Festival was created in 1984 by local enthusiasts musicians, promoters and fans the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. From the beginning local jazz musicians have been involved. Really looking forward to Brecon Jazz 2022 this year www.breconjazz.org All live / in-person events again, but with catch up as well. The choice of material also acknowledged that fact that this was a jazz festival and included Duke Ellingtons Mood Indigo and Cole Porters Love For Sale, inspired by recordings by Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin respectively. 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 ~ The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has recently. Nevertheless shes clearly a huge talent and the range of her abilities suggests that shes never likely to be short of work as she juggles the demands of the music industry with those of family life. He was followed by Gonsalez at his Nord Grand keyboard, which remained on an acoustic piano setting throughout the set, and by Phillips on double bass. The tune Katherines Bass was a feature for Phillips that also included solos from Barnes and Gonsalez and which saw Batten trading fours with the other instrumentalists. 07 Jul 2022 Brecon Jazz Weekend 2022 appoints Gower Brewery as headline sponsor Brecon Jazz Weekend have announced Gower Brewery as their headline sponsor for the whole Festival weekend for 2022. 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. In 2006 he founded the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, a creative outlet for young jazz musicians from the age of eight to twenty one. Performed as a slow blues The Man I Love incorporated an extended instrumental introduction featuring Clarkes alto followed by an emotive vocal from Williams plus further instrumental solos from Clarke on alto and Leggett on tenor. Subscribed to personalized events updates! Join us and join the thing that makes this Festival so special. ABOUT. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. 12th August 2022 - 14th August 2022. Based in Cardiff Bennett appeared at the 2021 Brecon Jazz Festival as part of 6.0, an all female sextet led by bassist / guitarist Paul Gardiner. Brecon Stories As a session musician she has appeared with a veritable whos who of artists across an extraordinarily wide range of music. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts musicians, promoters and fans the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. Twelve nominees were selected: The Concorde Club received the most votes in the initial voting, followed by The Band on the Wall and Ronnie Scott's, and will receive the initial (Kind of) Blue Plaque.[15]. Title track Bonito is named for Frida Kahlos parrot with her soprano sax designed to sound like the said parrot swooping everywhere. BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2022, MAIN WEEKEN Well done to all concerned. Williams then calmed things down, resuming on lead vocals and ukulele to deliver a beautiful version of Autumn Leaves, accompanied only by Mathison as the rest of the band took a well earned breather in the stifling heat. The composer mentioned that it was based on some Chick Corea chords, presumably those of Chicks famous composition Crystal Silence. George Street, Inner Viaduct and New County Hall car parks are short stay (Two hour) car parks for motorcars only. & 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. Since around 2005 a Brecon Fringe has grown up around the Jazz Festival (a Baroque Fringe also takes place during the 2nd week in October). 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. Join us for our weekend finale on SATURDAY 20th and SUNDAY 21st August for MORE jazz. Brecon Jazz Club also helps advise and promote quality jazz and cross-over performers as part of this programme. The quartet then cooled things down again with a deserved encore, an arrangement of the Miles Davis classic Flamenco Sketches with Corbett back on trumpet and sharing solos with Jones and Gardiner as Exell played with brushes throughout. The presence of the excellent Alex Clarke in the bands ranks was a considerable bonus, particularly with regard to the quality of her soloing. 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. The two youngsters were also to share a vocal duet. The County Show is one of the largest agricultural shows in Mid Wales, not quite as big as the Royal Welsh which is held in July in nearby Builth Wells, but pretty close. 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. SAT 4TH MARCH Liam Ward & Malcolm Thorne @ Swanage Blues Festival 2.00pm, 1 x 60 mins (Venue: Acoustic Stage) . The Glasson band has toured extensively in South Africa and Sunbird, which also appears on the Robots album, was inspired by the kwela music of that country. Acknowledging that this was a jazz festival the duo then put their own stamp on the jazz standard All Of Me with Evans adding harmony vocals to his impressive fretboard skills. Self-guided Tours from $12.32 per adult (Thur 7pm) Comedy Magic Show includes 1x Pizza & 2 glasses of Prosecco 143 Recommended Dinner and Show Tickets from $24.67 per adult The Ghosts of Llandaff: A Self-Guided Audio Tour 3 Walking Tours from $5.99 per adult 2022 Walking Tour of Bath with Blue Badge Tourist Guide 950 Recommended Private and Luxury The piece also included solos from Phillips and Barnes. Jazzopen Festival 2023. The annual Brecon Jazz Festival and Frazz Carnival Parade has traditionally taken place over the second weekend in August, although there plans to extend the Jazz Festival across the month of August. This passage included some dramatic high register trumpeting from the leader but Exell was not to be outdone and returned with a closing drum feature. Wales' largest music, science and arts festival, Green Man, today announces the first wave of acts to be playing its 2023 event, in the epic surroundings of the Black Mountains deep in the heart of the Brecon Beacons from the 17th - 20th of August. When Gardiner left the stand she was replaced by Jon Goode on electric bass with Simon Kingman also joining the group on guitar and backing vocals. This found him singing in English as well as soloing on alto sax. Programmes of music over the festival weekend have included: Free music open to everyone, performed on the bandstand or pop-up locations in the centre of Brecon and on streets closed off to traffic for the festival weekend.[16][17][18]. Munne was again featured on the next song, the title of which was unannounced. Will Barnes guitar, vocals, Jack Gonsalez keyboard, Clovis Phillips double bass, Jack Batten - drums. & more TO BOOK email clunvalleyjazz@gmail.com or Text 07768 504322. Our advice if you are a fringe musician or band, is to contact the venues directly. Many of the gigs in pubs, and cafes etc are the same regulars who return every year, but anyone can put on an event to take part in the Brecon Fringe. February 19, 2023, - MEANWHILE, FUNDRAISING EFFORTS CONTINUE IN BRINGING THE 40th FESTIVAL BACK IN FULL, www.ticketsource.co.uk/breconjazz/t-jzzrznz. Shes quite unusual in being equally proficient on tenor and alto saxes and her BBC Young Jazz Musician nomination has increased her profile considerably. There was little let up in the energy levels of either the musicians or the dancers, which included several children, as the band raced through Love That Man and Till The Well Runs Dry, the latter another feature for that two pronged sax attack. This indeed proved to be the case, with Gonsalezs solo excursion also leading us through All The Things You Are. Flip Flop Fly featured Hoss sassy vocals alongside a string of instrumental cameos with Bachelor and May exchanging ideas on bass and guitar while the twin tenors also traded phrases. & 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. src:'https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_GB/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif', This years JAZZ on the FRINGE had over 30 performances, as the Festival organisers have expanded the Jazz street entertainment download programme HERE. Brecon Jazz on FaceBook. 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. 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. 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. Also as a live link showing at the Muse.#breconjazzfestivallondonday #NosonAllanNightOut #nightout Brecon Jazz Festival Weekendwould have been happening in two months time 7thto 9thAugust 2020 but it is with much regret that the producers of the Brecon Jazz Festival Weekend outdoor element (www.breconjazzfestival.co.uk), have taken the decision to postpone their parts of the event weekend until 2021. This drew a highly enthusiastic reaction from the Brecon crowd and the sextet returned for a deserved encore, introduced by Julia at the drums and featuring the unison singing of the three vocalists, this time I think in Portuguese, for this was another Brazilian style number. Accompanying herself on ukulele Williams proved to be a highly competent vocalist and she was well supported by a similarly accomplished band sourced from South Wales and from Englands West Country. With this in mind the Members Marquee at the County Show was kept up for an extra day to facilitate a Family Jazz & Dance Day designed to attract new listeners to the music, with the emphasis very much on families and children. Barcelona based bassist Joan Chamorro has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz and appeared on more than 100 recordings. Trova la soul band foto, immagine, vettoriale, illustrazione o immagine a 360 stock perfetta per te. Estebans curved soprano was to feature again on a second Sidney Bechet tune Petite Fleur, performed by a quartet also featuring guitar, bass and drums. Winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Media, 2019, Photograph of the Will Barnes Quartet sourced from http://www.breconjazz.org. I still like it though. https://www.breconjazz.org - the official website for Brecon Jazz Festival and ticketing. For Sentimental Reasons featured a quintet of guitar, bass and drums plus tenor and baritone sax as Bastida and Esteban exchanged solos. This featured Charlotte on penny whistles, sometimes two and once, and was powered by Cootes electric bass groove. The show began with Glasson solo playing the tune Sparky and deploying a loop station (as used by Ed Sheeran, she informed us) to loop and layer the sounds she generated via the use vocal percussion (or beat-boxing if you will), hand claps and more conventional musical instruments such as flute and tenor sax. About | Advertise | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy. If Charlotte Glasson represented something of a new discovery for me I was already well familiar with the talents of Birmingham based trumpeter and composer Bryan Corbett. Perhaps the darkest item of the set this piece benefited enormously from its balance of light and shade and effective use of dynamic contrasts. Again this was a tune that Corbett had performed online in 2020 and its appearance here brought a pleasing symmetry to todays set. Please follow & like us :) General information. Their combined strengths make for an excellent blend as a duo and their singing and playing was very well received by a listening audience at The Muse. This combined classical and Hot Club influences with Chamorro anchoring the solos of Bastida and Traver. This Saturday 27th August at Bishops Castle Town Hall are the Julian Siegels Quartet, unquestionably one of the UKs most exciting and powerful quartets. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. Five concerts @ the 2022 Wall2Wall Jazz Festival from Aaron Liddard & The Argonauts, Charlie & Jake, Marvin Muoneke w. the BMJ Collective, Julie Campiche Quartet, Debs Hancock w. the . From 11am to 4pm on Thursday 9th June, the Taster Day will host outdoor music at The Cwtch, Heol Gouesnou, Brecon. Based in the Newtown area of Mid Wales the versatile guitarist and composer Will Barnes is an old friend of Brecon Jazz having performed at both the Festival and at regular club nights on numerous occasions. This exciting, high energy performance from Bennett and her excellent band was the perfect way to round off another day of excellent music. The latter was looped and layered several times over as Glasson came across like a one woman sax section. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Camping is popular at the festival, with two official campsites open to ticket holders and several independent campsites in the Brecon area. 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. February 19, 2023, - FRIDAY 12th AUGUST Robert Mitchell 3io (Christ College Stage, 6.30pm, 75 mins, 10) Robert. Introducing the band Lynne Gornall referred to the group as Will Barnes New Young Quartet. Both Four Tet and Father John Misty will headline the independent festival; Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) will dazzle the Welsh festival with his inventive electronica and immersive light show, whereas Josh Tillman (aka Father John Misty) will fill . The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. hosted_button_id:'3FVPC77VLSJYE', Corazon featured the vocals and tenor saxophone of Bastida, this time singing in Spanish, plus Travers guitar once more. Some Fringe venues may choose to continue with individual events, if allowed this year, so check the venues social media or websites for updatesThe Fringe (www.breconfringe.co.uk).Please look at the Jazz Clubs website for further information and updates on their decision regarding their program for the smaller indoor events this year. Bastida was featured on violin and Traver on guitar and there was also a three-way scat vocal episode. Support the "Friends' and special projects - Every little bit helps! In addition he has also found work as a respected session and touring musician. She has played at many of the countrys leading blues festivals including Upton and Tenby and maintains a busy gigging schedule, primarily in South Wales. 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. Name * * Please enter your name. Visit www.breconjazz.org for info, venues and tickets. Juice Head Blues re-introduced the earthier sound of the bands blues based leanings and included barnstorming instrumental solos from Osborne on trumpet and both of the twin tenors. 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. Collie was leading the one off Panoply Trio . image: { This decision, unfortunately, comes way too late to deliver the OUTDOOR elements of the Festival Weekend big stage, market, street entertainment etc. The Guide 2022; How to get here; Parking; Accommodation; Contact us; Please contact us. A blistering version of Ray Nobles bebop standard Cherokee incorporated latin rhythmic flourishes and some astonishingly fleet fingered guitar soloing from Barnes. Tonight Bennett returned the compliment, inviting Gardiner to play double bass on the first three numbers as part of a quartet that also featured keyboard player Mark Sambel and drummer Elliott Bennett. Brecon Jazz Club -(www.breconjazzclub.org)We hope you understand why weve taken this decision and we will update you as soon as our planning for 2021 starts to take shape. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, The Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 18 -20 November 2022. I suspect that a few jazz purists may be a bit sniffy about Glassons work but I thoroughly enjoyed todays show and afterwards treated myself to a copy of the new Bonito album, which stands up very well in the home listening environment. Evans then took over the lead vocal for Every Day I Have The Blues with Collins now providing the harmonies. Hello folks! Billed as a jump jive and swing band the long running Numbers Racket band has performed at previous Brecon Jazz Festivals and features two BJF regulars in the shapes of vocalist Elaina Hoss and saxophonist Dominic Norcross. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts - musicians, promoters and fans - the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. Brecon Story Network, Diocesan Centre Brecon Cathedral, LD3 9DP. Join us in Brecon - and if you are planning to come over, why not book one or more of our amazing concerts? Interestingly Ludlow based saxophonist Jim Hunt who had played on the album was present in todays audience. This year sees national and local heroes of jazz with a sprinkle of international visiting or resident talent! The inevitable encore was The Fun Starts Here which allowed Charlotte to demonstrate her skills on violin, beginning with an opening dialogue with Speddings guitar. Street traders should also contact the contractors (epm) direct for information about availability of stall locations, for example. We will have some virtual activity on the social media andwebsite over thats weekend more information to follow. This proved to be one of the most popular numbers of the set. Collins handles the majority of the lead vocals and has a powerful voice that is well suited to blues, soul and roots material. On a beautifully warm and sunny summer day in a glorious location the joint organisers were rewarded with a bumper crowd with every table in the marquee occupied as three different bands performed on a temporary stage that bore a distinct resemblance to a bouncy castle. First staged in 1984, created by local musicians, promoters and fans the Brecon Jazz Festival was a community-based event modelled on New Orleans-style events. Gonsalez was also featured on a long solo piano introduction that Barnes promised will take you on a journey before we all end up on Green Dolphin Street. A few clips of the Fringe Festival during Brecon Jazz weekend, August 2022 There are twelve car parks in Brecon. 19th November 2022 - 19th November. 11/12/2022. Further solos were to come from Spedding on guitar and Dorrell on muted trombone. There was also the bonus of the presence of Clarke, a highly fluent saxophone soloist who brought much to the proceedings and combined well with Leggett, the combination of the various reeds adding depth and colour to the group sound. Traver was also featured with a blues tinged guitar solo. When Charlotte announced that Chris would be singing a song some hoped for Motorbikin, but lets face it that was never going to happen. Barnes also acknowledges pianist Oscar Peterson as a significant influence. Next came a selection of tunes from the new Bonito album, beginning with Babou, named for Salvador Dalis pet ocelot. 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. [7] August [ edit] 19 - The 5th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 19 - 21). Children even danced to this often complex music, proof that rhythms dont need to be simple to be effective, just ask Dave Brubeck. The addition of Glasson and her band to the bill represented a considerable coup for the BJF organisers and this was one of the most keenly anticipated gigs of the Festival. The Fringe is an open access event, which means that gigs and events over the Fringe are organised and funded independently by local landlords, venue owners and individuals. More. The deserved encore featured the relaxed, tuneful funkiness of an instrumental arrangement of the Bill Withers song Just The Two Of Us, introduced by a passage of unaccompanied piano and incorporating further solos from Barnes, Gonsalez and Phillips. After virtual and hybrid years, 2022 will see the full return of live concerts, with vibrant music in the streets and venues across the town. Brecon Jazz Festival 2022 (times and venue to be confirmed) Hosted By Good Times - A Tribute To Nile Rodgers & Chic. #wattsoccurring? Brecon Cathedral, Sunday 14th August - 8pm Evans singing expressed an appealing vulnerability and his guitar solo saw him doubling up with a wordless vocal. With their eclectic but essentially joyous music the Glasson band were very warmly received by the Theatr Brycheiniog audience. Thank you for making Gone Wild 2022 the ultimate family weekend! This Saturday 27th August at Bishops Castle Town Hall are the Julian Siegels Quartet, unquestionably one of the UKs most exciting and powerful quartets. 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. Hes played in function bands and even turned his hand to reggae and to heavy metal but Barnes first love is jazz and particularly the bebop inspired music of jazz guitar greats such as Wes Montgomery, Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessel, Grant Green, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny and more. Barnes compositions are jointly inspired by his jazz and bebop heroes and by more personal influences such as the Welsh landscape and friends and family. Brecon Jazz Festival is part of the Hay Festival, whose title sponsor is the Daily Telegraph. 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? We had a great time at Brecon Jazz last night! Although the quartet is still relatively new its members have already built an impressive rapport and Barnes hopes that the band will be able to document some of its original music on disc at some point in the near future. Brecon is set for a whirlwind of performances this year -with an all-encompassing line-up you are set to see some of the biggest names in jazz as well as a parade of up-and- comers. Unashamedly a party band The Numbers Racket mines the territory linking jazz with early rocknroll with its horn enlivened arrangements of familiar and still hugely popular songs from the 1940s and 50s and beyond. We are looking forward to our audience enjoying a Gower Brew or two whilst enjoying some fantastic live music., We are excited to partner with the 2022 Brecon Jazz Festival Weekend, their eclectic mix of jazz and fringe venues, the big outdoor stage and of course the audience of music fans from far and wide are a natural fit for our extensive range of beer, all brewed in an area of outstanding natural beauty.. A great curtain raiser for the main Festival Weekend. Tightly wound post-bop, pensive improv. A Nat King Cole inspired version of Route 66 allowed Mathison the opportunity to flex his vocal cords with Williams again providing backing. What I can tell you is that this was a highly energetic performance and that the statuesque Bennett, resplendent in a long blue dress and similarly coloured hair was a striking stage presence. 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