E.g. Barnes remarked that with regard to the quartets treatment of standards we do our best to make sure you dont recognise them - that was certainly the case here. 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. Brecon Jazz quickly grew to include concert venues as well as music on the streets, attracting international musicians as well as thousands of visitors. src:'https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_GB/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif', 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. }).render('#donate-button'); Just leave your email address here, and we will keep you up to date on new events as they come up, both for the Festival and the Jazz Club. Brecon Jazz Weekend have announced Gower Brewery as their headline sponsor for the whole Festival weekend for 2022. After moving to Birmingham he quickly established himself on the wider Midlands jazz scene and has also released several albums under his own name. About | Advertise | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy. Used for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons. In my summing up of Saturdays events at the main weekend of the 2022 BJF I commented that the diversity of the Festivals programming was one of its major strengths. BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL, FAMILY JAZZ & DANCE DAY, BRECON COUNTY SHOWGROUND, BRECON, 07/08/2022. About | Advertise | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy. 26 Aug, 2022 Brecon Jazz Festival 2022 Friday 12th August Review: Ian Mann enjoys the first full day of the Festival and performances from James Chadwick, Chris Hodgkins, Uskulele Jazz Orchestra Debs Hancock, Baraka, Tamasin Reardon, Panoply Trio and K'Chevere. 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? Kate Molleson travels to Paris to join Olivier Latry, titular organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral, as he reflects on the possibilities of making music outside the iconic building following 2019's devastating blaze. Together we danced, laughed, explored, adventured & made . From its humble beginnings, the festivals fame spread across the country and beyond. 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. This Saturday 27th August at Bishops Castle Town Hall are the Julian Siegels Quartet, unquestionably one of the UKs most exciting and powerful quartets. See MoreSee Less, World Class Jazz Performances on our doorstep in Bishops Castle. Children even danced to this often complex music, proof that rhythms dont need to be simple to be effective, just ask Dave Brubeck. The rest of the piece was a klezmer style romp featuring sousaphone, violin, trombone, guitar and drums. # Huw Warren . Tightly wound post-bop, pensive improv. Its always a pleasure to see these two play and I was pleased that I could drop in and hear something of this. Join us on 24th - 27th August 2023. . He was followed by Jones at the piano prior to a passage featuring trumpet, piano and bass only as Exell temporarily set out. Its bebop inspired complexities today provided soloing opportunities for Barnes, Gonsalez and Phillips before Batten rounded things off with a closing drum feature. Always the second weekend of August. [8] September [ edit] A few clips of the Fringe Festival during Brecon Jazz weekend, August 2022 I have to confess that I found it difficult to decode Chamorros announcements, which were delivered in heavily accented English, so apologies for the missing tune titles. Im grateful to her for speaking with me afterwards and for providing me with a review copy of her dbut album Only A Year, which was released earlier in 2022 and which features her playing on both alto and tenor alongside a heavyweight line up of Dave Newton (piano), Dave Green (double bass) and Clark Tracey (drums). As a session musician she has appeared with a veritable whos who of artists across an extraordinarily wide range of music. Clarke left the stage at this point as the core sextet delivered a sequence of numbers including a slowed down and very effective arrangement of Nina Simones My Baby Just Cares For Me. Thank you for making Gone Wild 2022 the ultimate family weekend! On such a glorious day it was totally appropriate that the band should open with Blue Skies, with Williams confident vocals augmented by the blend of horns with Leggett on soprano and Clarke on tenor. Presented by Williams with a breezy charm this was an enjoyable but undemanding set that delivered just what was required at two in the afternoon on a very hot day. 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. Also as a live link showing at the Muse.#breconjazzfestivallondonday #NosonAllanNightOut #nightout Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. } Expressive direct music.. Corbetts tune saw the composer switching to flugel and was a ballad featuring his velvety playing alongside Jones lyrical piano solo. Hotels and bed and breakfasts are also available, but high demand usually means that early booking is required. As a player Corbett is capable of a Chet Baker like fragility on ballads while on more up-tempo material he models himself on his trumpet hero Freddie Hubbard. A bluesy Black Coffee, a song associated with Peggy Lee, saw Williams temporarily putting down the uke. He is also an acclaimed jazz educator who has hosted master-classes all over the world. Chamorro himself was part of a more experienced rhythm section that also included drummer Arnau Julia and guitarist Josep Traver, the latter also to feature as a soloist. Were a collective of enthusiasts: groups, individuals, attractions and activity providers with one thing in common we are proud to share the huge range of things to see, do and experience in Brecon. Sidney Bechets September Song was a feature for Esteban on curved soprano with guitarist Traver proving to be a skilled foil. This had been an excellent performance from this one off quartet and marked a triumphant return to Brecon for Corbett. Collins is best known as a blues artist and performs in formats ranging from solo to full band. 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. Attend, Share & Influence! 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. For this special Festival performance organisers Lynne Gornall and Roger Cannon had teamed Corbett with a quartet of South Wales finest, including pianist Dave Jones, bassist Paula Gardiner and drummer Liz Exell. Despite its obvious influences the piece revealed Barnes to be an intelligent and imaginative composer within his chosen idiom. The deal was brokered by sponsorship agency Reg&Co. First staged in 1984, created by local Read More Name * Email * Message * Submit It's known for the famous Brecon Jazz Festival, independent shops and c afs, history, military connections and of course, the magnificent cathedral. Further solos came from Charlotte on violin, Dorrell on trombone and Spedding on guitar. 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. The Brecon Frazz Parade links the two events with a public parade full of costumes, characters, fun and community involvement. See MoreSee Less, World Class Jazz Performances on our doorstep in Bishops Castle. With Chamorro himself maintaining a low profile at the back of the stage the focus was very much on the multi-talented youngsters. The Brecon Jazz Club will also attend and work . [1][2][3] George Melly, who had a house close by, and was a friend of Tony Constantinescu, performed the following year after the success of the first festival. Street traders should also contact the contractors (epm) direct for information about availability of stall locations, for example. It is said that anyone well known in the jazz world has played Brecon Jazz. As if all that wasnt enough we also enjoyed a guitar solo from Spedding and a drum feature from Sam Glasson. 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. Thank you to all those who came to watch! 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As well as the main festival, a Brecon Fringe is organised as alternative free music in pubs, hotels, galleries and cafes in the town. Sam Glasson then rounded things off with a closing drum feature. The third and final weekend of the 2022 Brecon Jazz Festival was less full and inevitably quieter than the main weekend had been but there was still plenty of excellent music on offer, again embracing a wide variety of jazz genres. [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. 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