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A Concert for Margaret Barnes – Jazz Northeast
Featuring:
Thomas Dixon
Stephen Glendinning
Paul Edis
Lindsay Hannon
Inês Gonçalves
Graham Hardy
Debra Milne
Bradley Johnston
Ben Lawrence
Ben Fitzgerald
The jazz scene on Tyneside can surely have had no more committed a supporter than the late Margaret Barnes. This Jazz North East concert, spread over afternoon and evening sessions, is our way of saying “Thank you Margaret”, with all the proceeds going to her chosen charity, Marie Curie.
Admission £10.00
(Starts 1:00 pm)
Vula Viel + support from Las Camaradas – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Vula Viel + support from Las Camaradas
Bex Burch brings her unique energetic and intense vibe to Leeds for the first time with her band Vula Viel! The band name means “Good is Good” in Dagaare, the language of the tribe in Upper West Ghana where Bex lived, farmed and studied for three years. Vula Viel’s music is intensely rhythmic; a uniquely engaging mix of African, punk and minimalist influences, based around the Gyil (the Dagaare xylophone made of sacred lliga wood).
Support is from Leeds favourite salsa band Las Cameradas 8:30 – 9:15 pm
Tickets £15 (concessions £8). Buy online here
Adrian Knowles and “Sounds of ’59” – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Adrian Knowles and “Sounds of ’59”
The afternoon’s concert features “Sounds of 59” (1 pm- 2:15 pm) followed by the Leo Richardson Quartet (2:45-4 pm)
The year 1959 was a special one in jazz history. It saw the release of classic jazz albums including Charlie Mingus ‘Ah Um’, Miles Davis ‘Kind of Blue’ , Dave Brubeck ‘Out of Time’ and John Coltrane ‘Giant Steps’ amongst many others.
“Sounds of 59” are drawn from some of the best of Leeds Jazz musicians to recreate the music. Their leader Adrian Knowles will relate some of the history and stories behind these classic jazz albums.
Doors 12:30 pm. Music 1 pm
Tickets £15 (concessions £7.50). Buy online here
Leo Richardson Quartet – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Leo Richardson Quartet
Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of London’s leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. His most significant influences include John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver and Art Blakey.
Doors 12:30 pm. This concert starts at 2:45 pm
This afternoon’s concert features “Sounds of 59” from 1 pm- 2:15 pm and then the Leo Richardson Quartet follows between 2:45-4 pm
Tickets £15 (concessions £7.50). Buy online here
Mrs Boyes Bingo featuring Mark Sanders – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Mrs Boyes Bingo featuring Mark Sanders
Our first Leeds Fusebox presention at this Festival is “Mrs Boyes’ Bingo” featuring Mark Sanders. It is a bog-standard game of prize bingo with simultaneous drumming and percussion / disruption. Conceived and produced by Simon Thackray, the event was premiered at The Shed in North Yorkshire in 1999. This totally unrehearsed performance brings together the 81 year-old bingo caller Mrs Eileen Boyes with leading drummer and percussionist Mark Sanders, in what remains one of the happiest accidents in the world of free improvisation. Rarely do two worlds collide and create so much fun.
Doors 3:30 pm. This concert starts at 4 pm
Tickets £15 (concessions £7.50). Buy online here
New York Brass Band – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: New York Brass Band
A powerful team of some of Yorkshire’s finest musicians, they pack an arsenal of percussion, sax, trumpets, trombones and sousaphone with a varied repertoire at their fingertips without a note of music in sight. This is a band that works without gimmicks, auto tune or backing tracks, we blur the line between band and audience by inviting the crowd to become part of the show and ending the performance in the audience, dancing on the tables or congaing under the stars.
They will be starting off in Briggate in Leeds City Centre at 1 pm and then making their way down to the Wardrobe where they will be performing a set a the festival stage.
Community Jazz afternoon – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival are pleased to offer a platform for school, student and community bands. Saturday afternoon at the Wardrobe Sat 20 July 12-6pm
Free entrance!
• Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra – LYJRO gives young people from Leeds the chance to perform in a professional setting whilst learning how to be confident musicians, in both their reading and improvisation abilities. 12.00
• Yaatri – a five-piece jazz crossover quintet formed in Leeds in 2018. Influenced by the Scandinavian jazz tradition, the momentum of the rhythms of India and the energy of rock and roll, their music has a strong sense of purpose and journey. 13.00
• Blueberry Jam – a small Leeds based jazz ensemble who have been playing together for about 18 months 14.00
• Mondo Bizarre – a 9-piece funk-soul-jazz band coming up in the exciting Leeds jazz scene 3pm 15.00
• New York Brass Band -a powerful team of some of Yorkshire’s finest musicians packing an arsenal of percussion, sax, trumpets, trombones and sousaphone with a varied repertoire from jazz to pop, reggae to funk and New Orleans to ska – following a performance in Briggate earlier in the afternoon 16.00
• Chapel FM Jazz Collective is a brand new, exciting, high-energy big band who play a wide range of music from across the jazz spectrum including original compositions with a healthy focus on the joy of improvisation. 17.00
A Concert for Margaret Barnes – Jazz Northeast
Featuring:
Zoe Gilby
Tom Chapman
Tobias Illingworth
Russ Morgan
Mark Williams
Jason Etherington
Christian Alderson
Callum Younger
Bradley Johnston
Andy Champion
The evening session of our tribute to Margaret Barnes continues to demonstrate the high esteem in which she was held by North East musicians right across the stylistic spectrum.
Admission £10.00
(Starts 5:45 pm)
Shai Maestro triob+ Frank Harrison and Brigitte Beraha – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Shai Maestro triob+ Frank Harrison and Brigitte Beraha
6:30-7:15 pm: Frank Harrison and vocalist Brigette Beraha.
The first part of the concert will celebrate an exciting new collaboration between pianist Frank Harrison and vocalist Brigitte Beraha.
Tickets £20 (concessions £10). Buy online here
Learning to Play Jazz (workshop) – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Learning to Play Jazz
As part of JazzLeeds Festival 2019 we have a repeat of this very popular workshop on “Learning to Play Jazz” led by Dom Moore (pic above by Maria Alzamora). Dom is a Leeds based pianist, guitarist, drummer and jazz tutor, and an expert in helping people take their first steps in jazz playing and improvisation.
Many people ask the best way to get started learning jazz as a beginner. For jazz beginners this beautiful style of music can seem intimidating and hard to tackle. Don’t worry though. You’re not alone!
This 2 hour workshop will help beginners and less experienced musicians on their own path to growth. Dom will cover some core components of what you need to begin to play this wonderful style of music. Dom will get you all playing too – bring your instrument along. Let’s get to learning!
Suitable for young people aged over 11
Tickets £8 (concessions £4). Buy online here
