Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2022

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SATURDAY 30 APRIL 5.45-7pm

James Bay

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Henry Westons Big Top £20 £30 £36 or £38 BRIT-Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist James Bay, the artist behind huge hits Hold Back The River and Let It Go, makes his Festival debut. An incredible talent, his first album Chaos and the Calm debuted at number one in the UK charts, earning him three Grammy nominations, with the follow up album Electric Light reaching number two. His incredible vocals and husky tones merge effortlessly with an impressive falsetto that draws in audiences to feel like a room full of friends.

6.45-7.45pm

Graham Costello’s STRATA

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Parabola Arts Centre £18 Among the rapidly growing jazz scene in Scotland, musical group STRATA was first formed in 2016. At the forefront of the movement, the band blends elements of Scottish traditional music seamlessly with jazz and noise music to create a beautiful DIY ethic. Led by founder, drummer and composer Graham Costello, this sextet features pianist Fergus McCreadie, Harry Weir on tenor saxophone, Liam Shortall on trombone, Joe Williamson on guitar and Mark Hendry on electric bass. 23


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