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sensAtIOnAL stARLets, JAZZ LeGends And sUPeRstAR PeRFORMeRs Set in the beautiful Montpellier Gardens, the 2012 Cheltenham Jazz Festival is bursting with superstar names, jazz legends and Cheltenham exclusives.

Held over the May Bank Holiday, the 2012 lineup features starlet Paloma Faith as Artist in Residence and the return of jazz superstar Jamie Cullum as Guest Director. The Festival also moves to its new location in Montpellier Gardens, and features a brand new Big Top venue, free outdoor stage, boutique cinema, interactive Music Lab – a musical discover zone - and a host of bars and cafes. The perfect backdrop to the world’s greatest jazz performers.

Paloma leads a line-up of outstanding singers, all playing in the brand new Big Top – a purpose built seated venue in the heart of the gardens. Grammy-nominated singer Melody Gardot will be performing material from her hotly anticipated new album and The Puppini Sisters promise a sprinkling of 1940s glamour with their sweetly charming vocal harmonies.

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FREE MUSIC

On the Friday evening, the Big Top will play host to a celebration of the music of Ray Charles in a unique live edition of BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night. Featuring vocalist Gregory Porter and other special guests, including Madeline Bell and James Tormé, it promises to be a really outstanding Cheltenham exclusive.

The weekend’s highlights also include a blend of soul, funk and R’n’B from superstar bassist Marcus Miller; guitar supremo Bill Frisell who will perform a mix of jazz, folk and blues alongside more uptempo and infectious rhythms with his Beautiful Dreamers Trio; and a showcase of the UK’s finest rising talents as Juan Zelada and Miss 600 perform in a double bill of jazz tinged pop.

The full Jazz Fringe programme 26 Apr – 7 May Pages 7&8

VENUES

Maps of the main Festival site and Fringe venues Pages 10&11 FREE STAGE BARCLAYS HOSPITALITY LOUNGE

MARKET STALLS

VERVE LOUNGE RISE CD SHOP

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THE SCREENING ROOMS CINEMA

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MUSIC LAB

JAZZ CINEMA Festival film programme

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SE FREE VERVE RECORDS SHOWCA See jazz stars for free at Cheltenham Jazz Festival Page 14

THE FULL PROGRAMME Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Fringe and Cinema planner Page 20

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Cheltenham Jazz Festival is celebrating the area’s un-signed musical talent this April and May, with over 30 free Jazz Fringe gigs in venues around the town and a programme of free music in Montpellier Gardens over the May bank holiday weekend.

‘Fringe on the Town’ kicks off on Thursday 26 April, a week before the Jazz Festival proper, with pubs, bars and restaurants hosting a selection of free live music events. Montpellier Gardens then hosts ‘Fringe in the Gardens’ from Thursday 3 May, with free music continuing right through into bank holiday Monday 7 May. see the full Cheltenham Jazz Festival Fringe programme on pages 7&8.

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Meet Cheltenham Jazz Festival’s Artist in Residence Paloma Faith and find out what she’s got in store for us at the Festival in May.

You know you’ve made it when you’re the answer to a trivia question on TV quiz show Eggheads, or so says jazz sweetheart Paloma Faith.

Others might say her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, going Platinum was a better indicator of her success, but then Paloma isn’t quite like everyone else.

Aged just 26, Paloma has gone from shop assistant to magician’s assistant to a charttopping singer with a sideline in acting in Oscar-nominated films. There seems to be no stopping music’s kookiest star as she now turns her hand to being the Artist in Residence at Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

As Artist in Residence, Paloma has invited some of her favorite artists to perform at Cheltenham, including pop icon Candi Staton.

“Her back catalogue of work is huge, and I don’t think people really know how brilliant she is,” explained Paloma. “She has kind of an early disco background, but she’s also really soulful and energetic.”

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“Candi Staton is a big influence of mine; I think she is incredible.’’

Paloma has also been busy helping to put together a contemporary film programme for the Festival’s new on-site Screening Rooms cinema in Montpellier Gardens, and will be popping in to chat about her appearance in the film ‘A Nice Touch’.

Finally, in a world exclusive, Paloma will be performing at the Jazz Festival with the Guy Barker Orchestra on Monday 7 May, treating the audience to previously unheard material from her new album and paying homage to some of her favourite artists.

see page 13 for details of Paloma’s film programme.

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LeGend endARY ARY GUIt GUItARI ARIsts sts Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Mariah Carey, Bill Withers, Frank Sinatra and Luther Vandross are just some of the artists that superstar bassist Marcus Miller has worked with. He’s playing on Saturday 5 May. US jazz guitarist and composer Bill Frisell is also making a rare appearance on Sunday 6 May.

sOnGs OF the FJORds

Jazzwise Magazine’s Mike Flynn gets excited about the Nordic stars appearing at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival this year.

For a country with a population of just under five million, Norway’s reputation as a creative hub of European jazz has never been stronger. Thus Cheltenham Jazz Festival’s hugely successful Norwegian music strand has sought to strengthen cultural bonds between our two countries and has produced many memorable moments. From the inaugural 2010 performances by the funky Beady Belle, mesmerising electronic soundscapes from Ian Ballamy and Thomas Strønen’s Food, to last year’s stunning shows by stellar solo guitar maestro Stian Westerhus and acclaimed pianist Tord Gustavsen. While the gifted undergraduates from the Trondheim Jazz Exchange proved a hit with both audiences and musicians alike, especially at the thrilling late night jams.

This year three more compelling artists bring their distinctly Nordic perspective to bear on the art of modern music making. First among these is

singer songwriter and avant noise explorer Hilde Marie Kjersem who creates a bewitching mix of exquisitely melancholic originals and equally plaintive re-workings of pop songs. Kjersem’s slow, meditative and emotive storytelling style effortlessly borrows from jazz as much as it does country, pop and rock.

The Helge Lien Trio have emerged as one of the most exciting piano groups of the last few years with their intricate classical-meetsrock passages with airy folk flourishes, all encapsulated on their breakthrough 2008 album Hello Troll and last year’s meditative Natsukashii. Pianist Lien’s melodic lyricism and playful improvisations link intuitively with the hugely adept rhythm section bassist Frode Berg and drummer Knut Aalefjær, with spellbinding results.

Completing this year’s trio of talents is rising star saxophonist Hanna Paulsberg who first appeared at Cheltenham as part of the

first Trondheim Jazz Exchange. As evidence of her fast maturing musicianship she’s appearing with her fiery free-bopping jazz quartet that’s the perfect vehicle for her cascading warm-toned solos while the current crop of Trondheim jazz students also appear.

All three bring heat and light from this often frozen country that shines as a beacon of musical excellence and innovation.

Hilde Marie Kjersem is playing at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on bank holiday Monday 7 May, the Helge lien Trio are appearing on Sun 6 May and Hanna Paulsberg is playing on the Free Stage in Montpellier Gardens on Saturday 5 May (see page 8 for the full Free Stage line-up).

Discovered by James Morrison while playing an acoustic set, Miss 600 have enjoyed a whirlwind 12 months.

“Brilliant single.

Just brilliant. These guys are going to be huge” Chris evans (BBC Radio Breakfast dJ)

YOUn YOU nG tAL ALent ent Multi-talented pianist, guitarist and songwriter Juan Zelada is playing on Sunday 6 May. Seb Rochford, prolific composer and the creative force behind genre-busting jazz band Polar Bear, is performing on Saturday 5 May. Plus, Bristol based Phantom Limb are bringing their country-blues-gospel-folk tinged music to Cheltenham on bank holiday Monday 7 May.

Listen to Hilde Marie Kjersem and The Helge Lien Trio at cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/listen

JAZZ-POP WIth A tWIst

Their debut single ‘Twist’ was released in July 2011 and spent seven weeks on the BBC Radio 2 A list and achieved over 3000 plays on UK radio. It was the eleventh most played track on Radio 2 during the third quarter of 2011 and also reached the Top Thirty on the UK independent Singles Sales Chart.

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They followed up this success with their next single ‘Typically Me’ which enjoyed 6 weeks on the play list and to date has had nearly 1000 plays on UK Radio.

Their debut album ‘Buying Time’, which is out now, showcases their talent for simple catchy pop tunes with a jazz twist and includes collaborations with Maxi Priest, Sam Beeton, Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600 are performing at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on Sunday 6 May at 2.30pm.

Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com for more information and to buy tickets.

FUn FU n IIn n the GAR GARdens dens The perfect place to relax between gigs or to watch the music on the Free Stage, Montpellier Gardens will be home to a bar, coffee lounge, CD shop as well as a range of food, drink and craft stalls. Open Thursday 3 – Monday 7 May. Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz-inthe-gardens for more information.

HANNA PAULSBERG

RIssInG st RI stAR ARss Rising star saxophonist Hanna Paulsberg is playing with her fiery free-bopping jazz quartet on the Free Stage at 4.40pm on FREE Saturday 5 May. Not to be missed!

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Cheltenham Jazz Festival and the FR University of Gloucestershire are ENTREE Y creating a free interactive music technology area at the jazz festival this year. Some of the latest musical recording equipment, creative iPad apps and digital instruments will be on show in Montpellier Gardens during the festival as part of a range of hands on exhibits, interactive demonstrations, workshop sessions and talks.

Exhibitors will include: Avid – Try out the latest music making and recording tools used by the pros.

Yamaha – A showcase of innovative digital instruments and award winning solutions for guitarists.

Talks led by the leading lecturers from University of Gloucestershire will include: Friday 4 May 6.30pm - Producer and composer Joe Wilson discussing surviving in the music industry saturday 5 May 7.30pm - Dr Steve Draper exploring the physical demands of the rock and pop drummer

For the full list of exhibitors, programme of talks and to sign up to free workshop sessions which will take place at the festival visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz-music-lab

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Jazz Festival highlights for families

ABRAM WILSON

FAMILY shOW WIth ABRAM WILsOn WILsOn A fun introduction to jazz for all ages on bank holiday Monday 7 May, with engaging trumpeter Abram Wilson and his band Sing, Swing and Stomp that Thing!

JAZZ COMPetItIOn FInAL

On bank holiday Monday 7 May the Cheltenham Jazz Festival will host the final of the prestigious Yamaha Jazz Experience Competition, with nine of the UK’s finest youth jazz ensembles taking to the Free Stage in Montpellier Gardens between 1pm and 3.30pm.

The finalists will perform before a judging panel including: Julian Joseph (acclaimed jazz pianist), Peter Ind (legendary jazz double bass player), Richard Michael (2009 Parliamentary Jazz ‘Jazz Educator’ award winner), Issie Barratt (National Youth Jazz Collective’s founder and artistic director) and

Gwilym simcock (international jazz pianist and composer).

The judging panel will then choose one winner from each age category, looking carefully for creativity, musicality and communication before announcing the winners who will receive vouchers for Yamaha prizes

for their schools or educational institution, along with prestigious gigs at major London jazz venues.

Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/ yamaha-jazz-experience for more information.

JAZZ It UP! School bands from all over Gloucestershire are taking to the Free Stage on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May from 10.45am. Expect a high-octane show!

dIsCOUnts dIs COUnts FOR UndeR 18s Under 18s are entitled to half price tickets for Sheelanagig (Sat 5 May), Juan Zelada and Miss 600 (Sun 6 May) and Abram Wilson (Mon 7 May).

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In an exciting coup for Cheltenham, emerging artists from iconic jazz label Verve Records will play in free gigs at the Jazz Festival this year.

Eight Verve Records artists will showcase their talents on the Free stage in Montpellier Gardens over the bank holiday weekend.

Plus, Verve Records will be opening a coffee lounge right next to the Free Stage, meaning you can grab a coffee, meet the artists and enjoy the music in comfort.

The programme starts on Friday 4 May with one of 2012’s brightest hopes, Jodie Marie. She released her debut album, ‘Mountain Echo’, in March 2012 and is a gifted singer-songwriter with an elegant yet piercing light-blues touch.

24 year old, Manchester born Alexander Stewart is one of the Verve artists taking to the stage on Saturday 5 May. His warm, urgent voice shows off his early love

of Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett, and that combined with his judiciously offbeat choice of material and a decidedly contemporary energy level has ensured that his talent is generating a lot of buzz in the jazz world.

Second to last on the Sunday programme, Louise and the Pins have already made an imprint on the live scene, having played with the likes of Martha Wainwright and Laura Marling. Wakefield born Louise Hull describes her sound as rockabilly, with a strong torch singer element: “I want to bring people into my world…I want to hurt their hearts and I want to create music that makes people feel something; real music.”

See page 14 for the full Verve Records line-up.

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THURSDAY 26 – MONDAY 30 APRIL

FRee FR ee FRI FRIn nGe O On n the tOWn n Fringe on the Town kicks off on Thursday 26 April, a week before the Jazz Festival proper, with pubs, bars and restaurants hosting a selection of free live music events.

the PROGRAMMe ThuRsdAY 26 ApRil Fujalada

the Railway 7.30pm Flamboyant funk with a Caribbean flavour.

Fujalada’s live set is an exciting mix of original songs plus some favourites, topped off with funktastic workouts & showmanship to get even the most dancefloorly challenged out of their seats! fujalada.com

harriette Mullen

the Beehive 8.30pm Harriette Mullen is a performer from Cheltenham who has been performing with Bournside School’s Jazz Band as their lead solo singer at the Jazz festival for the last few years. She is also a fantastic solo performer, with soulful, jazzy tones to her voice. Influences include Etta James, Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin. harriettemullen.wordpress.com

FRidAY 27 ApRil emmett Brown

the strand 7.30pm Emmett Brown are a Cheltenham 6-piece English funk machine that combine all the genres you could possible want at a Jazz Fringe gig - reggae/ska/hip-hop/punk/ psychedelic/rock.

Jo silver and Café Bohemia

soho Bar 9pm Named after the famous jazz club, ‘The Café Bohemia’ are fronted by the sweet & sultry vocals of Jo Silver. Lead guitarist Andy Wood, combines Django Reinhardt’s Hot Club classics with strong influences of American Be-Bop. youtube: thecafebohemia

the Philonious Monk Quartet

Zizzi’s 7.30pm-11pm Zizzi’s regular jazz pianist has teamed up with this year’s Fringe to perform a one off gig for us. Expect easy jazz standards with a bit of Wayne Shorter and Miles Davis thrown in.

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See page 11 for a map showing all the Jazz Fringe venues.

sATuRdAY 28 ApRil emily Rose

the swan 2.30pm Piano playing singer-songwriter with a distinctive and inventive take on jazz classics and her own original work. In the last year, Emily Rose has performed at Glastonbury and reached the semi-final of Open Mic UK. songsofemilyrose.co.uk

Avert Francis

the Vine 4.30pm Avert Francis plays acoustic finger picking folk songs in the vein of Townes Van Zandt, Bert Jansch and Nick Drake. Inspiration is drawn from the folk, blues and rock genres and story telling is always key to his songwriting experience. avertfrancis.co.uk

steve Franks trio Montpellier Wine Bar 6pm Steve Franks Trio present flamenco and latin inspired contemporary jazz pieces. Be prepared for original catchy melodies and infectious fiesta-style Brazillian rhythms.

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trish Brown Band

slak Bar 7.30pm The Trish Brown Band has a distinctive style that combines the best of jazz, funk and blues. They are led by Trish who has been described as ‘A singer with a voice that is raw and full of personality’. This radical 5 piece are not to be missed! myspace.com/trishbrownmusic

suNdAY 29 ApRil Fresh dixie Project

Rise 1.30pm Primarily a Jazz Quintet, The Fresh Dixie Project aim to revive the Dixieland swing sound of the 20’s and 30’s with a “fresh” modern twist – injected contemporary beats, textures and structures into this classic art form. They deliver a performance that is bursting with energy and keeps your brain buzzing and ya foot tapping! freshdixieproject.co.uk

Fresh dixie Project exmouth Arms 2.30pm freshdixieproject.co.uk

emma Groome & the Coronettes

Frog ‘n’ Fiddle 7.30pm Acoustic duet performing quirky covers in a bubblegum jazz/pop style. Emma Groome is a local singer/songwriter who’s music has been called a cross between Suzanne Vega, Kate Nash and Frank Turner. With youtube hits in the thousands. Come and see some great local talent. youtube.com/emmaisanastronaut reverbnation.com/#!/thecoronettes

MoNdAY 30 ApRil swing From Paris

Bistrot Coco 7.30pm Swing from Paris are a jazz ensemble with the French swing of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. With violin, guitars and double bass, expect jazz & swing classics – all with the sounds of the streets of Paris. swingfromparis.com

sally darby Quartet

Jamie’s Italian 8.00pm The Sally Darby Quartet are a Jazz quartet that play a fantastic selection of jazz standards, swing, bossas and ballads.

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THURSDAY 3 – MONDAY 7 MAY

FRee FR ee FRI FRIn nGe IIn n the GAR GARdens dens Fringe in the Gardens opens to the public on Thursday 3 May, with free music continuing right through into bank holiday Monday 7 May.

the PROGRAMMe ThuRsdAY 3 MAY Inspector Gadjo trio

Free stage 5pm The Inspector Gadjo Trio take the spirit and flavour of Gypsy Jazz and stir in a cool helping of Bebop and Latin Jazz. With influences from Django Reinhardt to Kenny Burrell, Charlie Parker to Antonio Carlos. myspace.com/inspectorgadjo

Boogiesnakes

Free stage 5.55pm Boogiesnakes are a funk/blues style band that have a successful blend of catchy original tunes and well-known covers (some of which get the full funky Boogiesnakes treatment!) boogiesnakes.co.uk

Mike and kim Cypher

Free stage 6.50pm Saxophonist Kim Cypher leads a lively and versatile band featuring 5 of the most renowned musicians in the South West. They perform a set of jazz, funk, reggae, latin and blues. kimcypherband.co.uk

Indigo kings

Free stage 7.45pm The Indigo Kings play original jazzy blues inspired by 1930s jazz clubs. The songs combine irresistible swing rhythms with Chicago style blues and a sprinkling of vintage pop with smooth sax and classic blues guitar that are weaved together with jazz piano to create a vintage, yet modern sound. theindigokings.co.uk

FRidAY 4 MAY Jodie Marie

Uni of Glos 8pm Alison Blunt String Ensemble, Ove Volquartz (Germany) solo bass clarinet and The Mike Adcock (Cheltenham) Tuned Roof Slate.

Ensemble all kicks off at 8pm at Xposed Club Hardwick Campus, St Paul’s Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4BS. tickets on the door (£5 and £3 students and concs)

sATuRdAY 5 MAY Jazz it Up

Free stage 10.45am – 1.15pm Always great fun to watch, our showcase for school jazz has become immensely popular, with bands coming from all over Gloucestershire to play. From new groups performing for the first time to wellestablished ensembles, the young musicians always put on a show to remember.

schools line-up Rendcomb College, Cirencester Cleeve School, Bishops Cleeve Marling School, Stroud Cheltenham College, Cheltenham The Cotswold School, Bourton-on-the-Water

sam Johnson

Free stage 1.40pm Sam Johnson started writing at the age of 5, becoming interested in jazz and blues at 13.

Since then he has performed with Jocelyn Brown and studied at the London School for Performing Arts & Technology, before signing to Verve Records. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ sam-johnson

Appleby kinsley

Free stage 5pm Shaping up to be one of 2012’s brightest hopes, Jodie Marie, releases her debut album, ‘Mountain Echo’, on the classic Verve label on March 5th 2012. A gifted singersongwriter with an elegant yet piercing light-blues touch, Jodie Marie could be the third point in a triangle formed by Joan Baez and Carole King. cheltenhamfestivals.com/ verve-lounge/jodie-marie

Free stage 2.40pm Appleby Kinsey are a quartet, playing an eclectic mix of jazz, latin, traditional folk and original songs, with a natural acoustic sound. They return to the festival with a new saxophonist/flautist and a double bass player enabling them to embrace a jazz and Latin-influenced repertoire more fully. reverbnation.com/applebykinsey

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Free stage 6pm 18-year-old singer songwriter, Grace Lamarr has a distinctive voice with a rich velvet tone. In her music studies she has found influences and inspirations from a wide and eclectic range of music. Grace has been song-writing from the age of 10 and has developed the art of story telling and poetry into her music. Her unique voice paired with her enchanting performance is captivating. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ grace-lamarr

natalie duncan

Free stage 7pm Natalie started out playing covers in pubs and cafés around her native Nottingham, occasionally slipping in her own material.

Buoyed by the reaction she added more, and has since gone on to sign to iconic jazz label Verve Records and work with the likes of Goldie. She lives in London with Kuku the cat and Aretha her keyboard. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ natalie-duncan

Tune in to our exclusive Jazz Festival and Fringe radio station for gig updates, interviews and competitions.

Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/ jazz-fringe for more information.

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Free stage 3.45pm At just 24 years of age, Manchester-born singer Alexander Stewart has already created a buzz as one of the most precociously talented vocalists of the new generation. With a warm, urgent voice that shows off his early love of Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett. He has a judiciously off-beat choice of material and a decidedly contemporary energy level. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ alexander-stewart

hanna Paulsberg

Free stage 4.40pm Hanna Paulsberg is an award winning young saxophonist with a background in Jazz Studies in Trondheim. The Hanna Paulsberg Concept was formed in spring 2010 strongly influenced by Wayne Shorter Quartet’s energetic and melodic interplay. The quartet consists of four young musicians, who met at the jazz conservatory in Trondheim, Norway, and bonded through a common passion for

beautiful melodies, open improvisations in set forms and “cookin “ jazz. myspace.com/hannapaulsbergconcept

Chris Mapp’s Gambol

Free stage 5.35pm Chris Mapp’s quintet comes to the festival as he collaborates with other jazz and experimental musicians. Not one to be missed! chrismapp.co.uk

Moonlight saving time

Free stage 6.20pm This Bristol based band have a lot to offer, from fantastic original interpretations of compositions by Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and John Coltrane, to fresh takes on well known standards lead by vocalist Emily Wright. myspace.com/ moonlightsavingtime

natalie duncan

Free stage 7.15pm Natalie started out playing covers in pubs and cafés around her native Nottingham, occasionally slipping in her own material.

Buoyed by the reaction she added more, and has since gone on to sign to iconic jazz label Verve Records and work with the likes of Goldie. She lives in London with Kuku the cat and Aretha her keyboard. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ natalie-duncan

xposed Club

Uni of Glos 8pm Xposed Club presents ‘Eine Nacht der kliener Wunder’ with one night of small miracles, music films, poetry, and much more with special guests, Ove Volquartz, the CIO Cheltenham Improvisers Orchestra, the films of contemporary Russian filmaker Mihail Basov and lots of other kliener Wunders at FCH Chapel, Francis Close Hall Campus, Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ. tickets on the door (£5 and £3 students and concs)

Blue soup

Free stage 8.10pm This London-based quartet have a fresh and exciting upbeat jazzy sound and cheerfully downbeat lyrics! They have just released their second album “Attention” and have built up a great live reputation with our entertaining performances. bluesoup.net

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Free stage 9pm Resident DJs from our record store Rise play a mix of jazz, soul, funk and reggae. rise-music.co.uk

suNdAY 6 MAY Jazz it Up

Free stage 10.45am – 1.15pm Always great fun to watch, our showcase for school jazz has become immensely popular, with bands coming from all over Gloucestershire to play. From new groups performing for the first time to wellestablished ensembles, the young musicians always put on a show to remember.

schools line-up 10.45am St. Peter’s Catholic School, Gloucester 11.15am Pittville School, Cheltenham 11.45am St. Thomas Rich’s School, Gloucester 12.15pm Chosen Hill School, Churchdown 12.45pm Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham

Gordon Wood and Phil Bird

Free stage 2.30pm Returning to the Festival is blues singer Gordon Wood, singing his own material plus much more from the likes of Willie Dixon, Big Joe Turner, Townes Van Zandt and Bob Dylan.

He is again accompanied by guitar virtuoso Phil Bird. A firm Fringe favourite. gordonwood.eu/

Madi stimpson

Free stage 3.20pm Madi heads an acoustic trio that play a repertoire of Manouche, jazz standards, gypsy, bluegrass and folk roots tunes.

Fantastic for a Sunday afternoon. madistimpson.co.uk

Laura Mvula

Free stage 4pm Laura developed a passion for vocal music through writing and arranging for various local ensembles and also leading city-wide schools projects in Birmingham. Since then she’s started on her own solo projects, working with brit nominee, producer and composer Steve Brown (Spend! Spend Spend!), and manager Kwame Kwaten (Rumer). cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ laura-mvula

Louise and the Pins

Free stage 5pm Louise and the Pins have already made an imprint on the live scene, having played with the likes of Martha Wainwright and Laura Marling. Wakefield born Louise Hull describes her sound as rockabilly, with a strong torch singer element: “I want to bring people into my world…I want to hurt their hearts and I want to create music that makes people feel something; real music.” cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ louise-and-the-pins

Avert Francis

Free stage 5.55pm Avert Francis plays acoustic finger picking folk songs in the vein of Townes Van Zandt, Bert Jansch and Nick Drake. Inspiration is drawn from the folk, blues and rock genres and story telling is always key to his songwriting experience. avertfrancis.co.uk

Martyna

Free stage 7.15pm Martyna is a singer songwriter whose roots are in acoustic music but her heart is in jazz. She has worked with the likes of Boo Hewerdine, Cara Dillion and David Knopfler.

She appeared at the Sligo Jazz festival with Norma Winstone and Anita Wardell, and she’s currently writing her new album. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ martyna

soular (formerly Zang Tang)

Free stage 8.10pm This funky six piece are back. A live band of exceptionally talented musicians featuring the silky smooth vocals of Dolly James, the

band performs original tunes and selected covers in the funk, groove and nu-soul style.

Their influences and inspirations range from Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan to name but a few. The dynamic mix of cool 70’s jazz/funk and modern soul/ funk guarantees to get you on your feet and groovin! soularfunk.co.uk

swing From Paris

Free stage 9.05pm Swing from Paris are a jazz ensemble with the French swing of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. With violin, guitars and double bass, expect jazz & swing classics – all with the sounds of the streets of Paris. swingfromparis.com

MoNdAY 7 MAY Yamaha Jazz experience

Free stage 1pm – 3.30pm Cheltenham plays host to the national final of the Yamaha Jazz Experience competition, which will see nine of the best new school jazz ensembles competing across three age categories for a host of top Yamaha prizes and performance opportunities. See page 5 for more information.

GYJO

Free stage 4.10pm GYJO are Gloucestershire’s leading youth jazz ensemble. Come and enjoy the music from some of the best young local musicians. cheltenhamjazzarts.co.uk/ youth_bands.php

My name is earl

Free stage 5pm Stuart Earl and (co-conspirator) Lyndon Webb make up “My name is Earl”. Based in the South West and Wales they play acoustic and slide guitars and a mixture of original songs and interesting covers. Songs of love, protest and stupidity!...all make for an entertaining evening of vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars, top sounds and great musicianship. reverbnation.com/

George Montague

Free stage 5.55pm Original (and local) singer-songwriter George Montague plays piano from the heart - his music is an eclectic array of genres combined into a completely unique sound.

Delivering energetic rock, pop, soul and blues, underpinned with vintage R&B, funk and jazz mixed with an alternative edge. georgemontague.com

Budvar Winners

Free stage 6.50pm Infusion are last year’s winners from the Budvar Competition. This Trio play a range of jazz and swing music, both standards and their own original material. infusionband.co.uk

thrill Collins

Free stage 7.45pm Skiffle-pop lounge jazz trio Thrill Collins specialise in 80s and 90s covers, very much in the tradition of their own genre. myspace.com/thrillcollinsmusic

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JAZZ In the GAR GARdens dens Cheltenham’s beautiful Montpellier Gardens are the setting for this year’s Jazz Festival. With a Big Top, Free Stage, boutique cinema, bar, coffee lounge and interactive Music Lab, there will be lots to keep you entertained.

FestIVAL BAR The perfect place to relax between gigs or to watch the Music on the Free Stage. A full range of drinks will be available as well as indoor and outdoor seating.

the BIG tOP And JAZZ ARenA Our purpose built venues will be playing host to an array of top headliners and rising stars.

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BOx OFFICe & InFO POInt The Box Office and Info Point in Montpellier Gardens will open on 3 May and will be offering tickets and information every day from 10.30am until the start of the first event of the day.

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FRee stAGe From Thursday 3 May right through the bank holiday weekend the Free Stage will be welcoming a range of performers, from rousing school bands in Jazz it Up! to unsigned local artists.

See page 8 for the full Free Stage line-up.

VeRVe LOUnGe Grab a drink in the Verve Lounge, relax and enjoy a selection of newly signed Verve Records artists who will be performing on the Free Stage.

See page 14 for the Verve Records line-up, and visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge for more information.

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Local retailer Rise will be selling a range of music and merchandise and hosting special signing sessions with Festival artists.

FestIVAL MARket As well as the Rise CD shop, a variety of stalls will also be on-site during the Festival, selling food and gifts. Everything from Pieminister pies to Spanish doughnuts from Los Churros.

MARKET STALLS

sCReenInG ROOMs CIneMA An eclectic programme of jazz inspired films will be shown throughout the weekend, including Ray, the biopic of the jazz legend Ray Charles, and the 2011 hit film Drive with Ryan Gosling.

See page 13 for the full film programme, or visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/screening-rooms

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LUx LU xURY CIne CIneMA MA tO OPen en IIn n MO MOnt ntPPeLLI LLIeeR GARdens GARdens Luxury Cheltenham cinema The Screening Rooms will be creating a boutique Festival cinema in Montpellier Gardens especially for the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in May. Opening on Friday 4 May, The Screening Rooms @ Cheltenham Jazz Festival will be screening an eclectic selection of jazz inspired films over the bank holiday weekend, including a special programme put together by the Festival’s Artist in Residence Paloma Faith.

JAZZ CIneMA PROGRAMMe FRidAY 4 MAY

After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful (Naomi Watts) search for clues and answers across L.A. in a twisting adventure beyond dreams and reality. Also starring Laura Harring and Justin Theroux.

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SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING

9.10pm–10.50pm 100mins (Cert 18) £5

double Indemnity 11.30am–1.10pm 107mins (Cert PG) £5 A Film noir classic. The 1944 film about an experienced salesman at an insurance company (Walter) who meets Phyllis Dietrichson, the seducing wife of one of his clients. During their affair, she proposes to kill her husband to receive the proceeds of an accident insurance policy and Walter devises a scheme to receive twice the amount based on a double indemnity clause… However, nothing goes to plan.

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Ryan Gosling is The Driver, a Hollywood stunt man and garage mechanic by day and a getaway driver by night. His world gets mixed up when he falls for his neighbour (Carey Mulligan) who’s husband is just returning from prison. This explosive fast paced drama was a massive hit in the cinemas and Gosling’s performance is outstanding.

suNdAY 6 MAY Aristocats 12pm–1.15pm 78mins (Cert U) £5

FAMILY FILM

The Aristocats follows cool tomcat, Tom O’Malley, and a family of Parisian felines who are trying to get back home to their owner after being left in the country after a jealous butler kidnaps them to stop them from inheriting a fortune. Contains the classic song, “Everybody wants to be a cat” this Disney classic is one for the whole family.

sweet smell of success 2.30pm–4.15pm (Cert PG) £5 Starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. JJ Hunsecker (Lancaster) is a powerful journalist in New York who persuades Sidney Falco, (Curtis) to break up his sister’s relationship with a jazz musician. Based on the writer’s own experiences as a Broadway Press Agent. Sweet Smell of Success is a classic film noir about corruption, power and the lengths people go to to succeed.

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factory worker who slaves all week and then lets his hair down at the weekend. His relationship with girlfriend Brenda (Rachel Roberts) is strained as she is the wife of a fellow factory worker, but when he meets new love interest Doreen, Brenda announces that she’s pregnant and it’s Arthur’s. Based on Alan Sillitoe’s largely autobiographical novel, this seminal film was a box office hit when it was first released due to its anti-establishment energy, its working class hero and a superb jazz score by Johnny Dankworth.

MoNdAY 7 MAY

This film will be announced soon! Keep an eye on cheltenhamfestivals.com/screening-rooms for updates.

Jamie Cullum’s 2011 show FREE

saturday night and sunday Morning

Exerpts from Jamie Cullum’s performance at last year’s Festival will be shown at intervals throughout the day.

9.10pm–10.40pm 89mins (Cert PG) £5 Charming and passionate Arthur (played by Albert Finney) is a young but hard working

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Ray 8.30pm–10.55pm 152 mins (Cert 15) £5 The critically acclaimed film following the life and career of Ray Charles. If you didn’t get a chance to go to Friday Night is Music Night here is the next best thing. Jamie Foxx is superb and he won Best Leading Actor at the Oscars for his portrayal of Ray.

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FRee FR ee VeRV RVee R ReeCOR CORds ds sh shOWCAse Iconic jazz label Verve Records are bringing a selection of newly signed UK artists to play free gigs at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival this year.

Eight Verve Records artists will be showcasing their talents on the Free Stage in Montpellier Gardens over the bank holiday weekend, and the record label is also opening a coffee lounge right next to the stage, meaning you can grab a coffee, relax and enjoy the music in comfort.

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Natalie started out playing covers in pubs and cafés around her native Nottingham, occasionally slipping in her own material.

Buoyed by the reaction she added more, and has since gone on to sign to iconic jazz label Verve Records and work with the likes of Goldie. She lives in London with Kuku the cat and Aretha her keyboard.

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Louise and the Pins have already made an imprint on the live scene, having played with the likes of Martha Wainwright and Laura Marling. Wakefield born Louise Hull describes her sound as rockabilly, with a strong torch singer element: “I want to bring people into my world…I want to hurt their hearts and I want to create music that makes people feel something; real music.”

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Shaping up to be one of 2012’s brightest hopes, Jodie Marie released her debut album, ‘Mountain Echo’, on the classic Verve label on March 5th 2012. A gifted singer-songwriter with an elegant yet piercing light-blues touch, Jodie Marie could be the third point in a triangle formed by Joan Baez and Carole King. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ jodie-marie

Natalie started out playing covers in pubs and cafés around her native Nottingham, occasionally slipping in her own material.

Buoyed by the reaction she added more, and has since gone on to sign to iconic jazz label Verve Records and work with the likes of Goldie. She lives in London with Kuku the cat and Aretha her keyboard.

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Sam Johnson started writing at the age of 5, becoming interested in jazz and blues at 13.

Since then he has performed with Jocelyn Brown and studied at the London School for Performing Arts & Technology, before signing to Verve Records.

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Martyna

suNdAY 6 MAY

Free Stage 7.15pm Martyna is a singer songwriter whose roots are in acoustic music but her heart is in jazz. She has worked with the likes of Boo Hewerdine, Cara Dillion and David Knopfler. She appeared at the Sligo Jazz festival with Norma Winstone and Anita Wardell, and she’s currently writing her new album.

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Laura Mvula Free Stage 4pm ALEXANDER STEWART

Grace Free Stage 6pm 18-year-old singer songwriter, Grace Lamarr has a distinctive voice with a rich velvet tone.

In her music studies she has found influences and inspirations from a wide and eclectic range of music. Grace has been song-writing from the age of 10 and has developed the art of story telling and poetry into her music.

Her unique voice paired with her enchanting performance is captivating. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ grace-lamarr

Alexander stewart Free Stage 3.45pm At just 24 years of age, Manchester-born singer Alexander Stewart has already created a buzz as one of the most precociously talented vocalists of the new generation. With a warm, urgent voice that shows off his early love of Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett. He has a judiciously off-beat choice of material and a decidedly contemporary energy level. cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ alexander-stewart

Laura developed a passion for vocal music through writing and arranging for various local ensembles and also leading city-wide schools projects in Birmingham. Since then she’s started on her own solo projects, working with brit nominee, producer and composer Steve Brown (Spend! Spend Spend!), and manager Kwame Kwaten (Rumer). cheltenhamfestivals.com/verve-lounge/ laura-mvula MARTYNA

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WIn a Whole Foods Market hamper worth £100 Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket is opening its new 27,000 square-foot store in Cheltenham in September 2012. In support of Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Whole Foods Market is giving away a hamper of delicious products for your spring larder. Worth £100 it will include an amazing array of fresh, healthy and organic local products.

hOW tO enteR To be in with a chance of winning the hamper, just answer this question about legendary British artist Steve Winwood, and email the answer to jazzfestival@cheltenhamfestivals.com by Tuesday 8 May. Q Legendary blues artist Steve Winwood is playing at the Jazz Festival on Wednesday 2 May, and has kindly decided to donate his artist fee to charity.

But which one?

HINT You can find the answer on Steve Winwood’s concert page at cheltenhamfestivals.com/find-events/jazz/steve-winwood Get straight there by using this QR code...

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sAVe the dAte OLYMPIC tORC ORCh h At CChe heLLtenh tenhAM AM RACeeCOUR RAC COURse se

Cheltenham is celebrating the arrival of the Olympic torch on Wednesday 23 May with a free event at Cheltenham Racecourse.

The evening will revolve around a free stage show featuring a mix of music and dance. There will also be a showcase of sporting and cultural talent from local clubs, dance groups, youth theatre and community groups.

The highlight of the evening will be the arrival of the Olympic flame and the symbolic lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

This free event is presented in collaboration with Cheltenham Borough Council, Create Gloucestershire, Active Gloucestershire, Cheltenham Festivals, Cheltenham Racecourse and the London 2012 Organising Committee.

Keep an eye on the London 2012 website, www.london2012.com for more information.

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JUMP On the BAndWAGOn

This July an innovative project co-ordinated by the Education team at Cheltenham Festivals will bring live jazz and classical music to school children around Gloucestershire.

The Bandwagon, a bus carrying musicians from Gloucestershire secondary schools, aims to sweep away the stuffy atmosphere of the concert hall, enabling young children to experience at first hand the passion, inspiration and enjoyment that live music can bring.

St. Thomas More Catholic Primary School in Cheltenham was one of the schools the Bandwagon visited last year, and teacher Jenny Spencer had this to say about the experience; ‘Today gave all sorts of children a chance to shine, I saw children that I’ve never seen moving or respond so positively to anything, stamping their feet and clapping their hands with the Bandwagon today.’

June Little, Chair of Governors at the school was amazed at the children’s reaction;

“This morning ended up being very emotional.

They [the children] had no idea, which was wonderful. They engaged immediately.”

Bandwagon will be visiting Gloucestershire schools in July this year. For more information on Bandwagon and other Education projects visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/education

thAnk YOU We would like to thank everyone who supports Cheltenham Festivals.

Sponsors and supporters of Cheltenham Jazz Festival BBC Radio 2 The Times Barclays Norwegian Embassy Verve Records Heineken The Screening Rooms University of Gloucestershire Westons Cider Stagecoach West Rickerbys Gloucestershire Echo Jazzwise Magazine Cotswold Life The Daffodil Dicks Tea Bar First Great Western Hotel du Vin Signcraft UCAS Wellcome Trust Yamaha Jazz Experience Whole Foods Market Cheltenham Racecourse Curry Corner The Patrons of Cheltenham Festivals BBC Radio 3 The Leonora Society AIP Regent Arcade Laura Moore BBC Gloucestershire Cotswold Style Glide Marketing So Glos Orchard Press Arts Council England Print by Design

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It may come as something of a surprise that only just over 40% of our income comes from ticket sales. For the remaining 60% we rely on the support of our patrons, members, sponsors, grant-givers, donations and other supporters.

That’s how we are able to put on the Cheltenham Festivals and attract the finest musicians, scientists, writers and performers from around the world. The Festivals also add a special kind of buzz to Cheltenham life and involve the wider community through our education and outreach programmes.

No donation is too small and each one will help in Cheltenham Festivals’ future development.

Please donate when booking your tickets online or by calling the Box Office on 0844 880 8094, and Gift Aid your donation if you can.

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the tIMes CheLtenhAM sCIenCe FestIVAL WheRe dOes LIFe COMe FROM? Science journalist Dr Adam Rutherford is a self-confessed ‘professional geek’. Editor of Nature magazine and regular contributor to the Guardian, as well as BBC television and radio programmes, Adam will be speaking at Cheltenham Science Festival about perhaps the most significant event in human history - the creation of synthetic life.

Throughout the history of science, we took living things apart to figure out how they work.

Now, 21st century biology is all about putting them back together, but not necessarily as nature decreed. In the last two centuries the fusion of genetics, evolution and cell theory has lead us to the undeniable truth that the millions of species crammed onto the tangled tree of life evolved from a single common ancestor. There are myriad experiments yet to be done in evolutionary biology, but with wholesale replacement of the principles of natural selection extremely unlikely, science is in the post-Darwinian era.

Biology has drawn us to thrilling and powerful positions. In cinematic jargon, big outstanding issues are the prequel and sequel to evolution, both steadily inching toward rebuilding lifeforms from scratch. As Richard Feynman once wrote, ‘what I cannot create, I do not understand.’

Genetic modification has evolved into a new field - synthetic biology - with engineering at its heart. This infant discipline promises a global industrial revolution where the parts are DNA and the tools, cells. It’s as controversial as it is exciting, with new life forms being built for purpose, from spider-goats to diesel producing bacteria.

At the other end of evolution, the fundamental question is ‘how did life begin?’

Dr. Nick Lane, winner of the 2010 Royal Society book prize with ‘Life Ascending’, will be updating us on his current experiments: fizzing various chemicals through a humble

bioreactor, in order to question the geological development of the most fundamental basis of all living things.

Both synthetic biology and origin of life research have the most basic of human endeavours at their heart: the act of creation.

Adam Rutherford is appearing at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival on Fri 15 June.

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deFORestAtIOn: A FAshIOn dIsAsteR? Dame Vivienne Westwood spoke to Hannah Devlin, Science Editor at The Times, about her personal crusade to help save the planet.

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is donating £1 million to fight climate change after voicing frustration that money pledged by governments three years ago has yet to be distributed. Dame Vivienne was moved to help the campaign after the environmentalist James Lovelock suggested that there would be only 1 billion people by the end of the century.

“That just shocked me so much. It just made me feel weak, when you think of all these children trying to crawl to water, and what’s going to happen to the human race,” she said.

The money has been donated to the charity Cool Earth, which aims to raise £7 million to protect large areas of rainforest from logging in Peru, the Congo Basin and Borneo. Dame Vivienne is working with the charity to expose the failure of the World Bank to distribute money from its two Climate Investment Funds, which were launched in 2008 to help developing countries to tackle climate change by 2012. As the spending period draws to a close, only a

quarter of the money has been deposited by governments, and only 5 per cent has been distributed.

Dame Vivienne called on the public to “donate a fiver” to charities such as Cool Earth rather than wait for governments to sign an international treaty. “I’m just a very practical person,” she said. “So I took as much as I could afford from my company. I’d never done it before because we’ve always been putting money back into it.”

Dame Vivienne is also asking fashion industry personalities to help to save the most endangered forests, visit nofunbeingextinct. org for more information.

Vivienne Westwood is appearing at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival on Weds 13 June. Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com for more information.

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FROM WAR-tORn MOnteneGRO tO AWARd-WInnInG MUsICIAn If you were asked to name classical music’s most legendary guitar players, you’d probably come up with Andres Segovia, Julian Bream and John Williams.

Miloš Karadaglic, who is already being hailed by fans and critics for his brilliant technique and transcendent musicality, may well be on his way to joining them.

“My motto is: there are no problems, only challenges!” declared the 27-year-old musician from Montenegro, the small country on the Adriatic which once formed part of Yugoslavia.

Coming from a homeland with no real classical guitar tradition and a population of only 600,000, the challenges faced by Miloš if he were to climb the international guitar-playing ladder were daunting. At least he comes from a family of music lovers, even though none of his relatives is a musician (both his parents are economists, and his younger brother is currently studying for a Masters degree in economics in Madrid).“Music was very much loved in my family, by my parents and my grandmother,” he recalled. “They really encouraged me to sing because the voice is something that comes most naturally.’’

The early Nineties were not the best of times for the Balkans, and although Montenegro didn’t suffer the kind of horrors that were visited on Bosnia or Kosovo, it did not escape unscathed. “War was happening all around,” says Miloš. “Montenegro was a part of Yugoslavia and politically it wanted to stay in Yugoslavia, so it was dragged into the conflict.

It was the scariest time. I remember the father of some children I played with was killed in the war, so it affected everybody indirectly. I was lucky to have the most unbelievable parents.

All the shops were empty and everything was so depressing, but with the little they had they tried to make my brother and myself feel like princes.”

Meanwhile, Miloš’s playing was developing at stunning speed. He had never been afraid to perform in public, and as his skills improved he was quick to display them in front of audiences.

He had begun making appearances in major

concert halls by the time he was 14.

Determined to get himself to London and the Royal Academy of Music, Miloš applied himself single-mindedly to improving his technique and building up his repertoire, winning every available competition in Yugoslavia and taking additional lessons in Belgrade.

“I decided I would send my material to London. I chose five of my best pieces and recorded a tape of them, and sent it to the Royal Academy. After two months I hadn’t heard anything. My mother said ‘you’re only 16, you can try again next year’, but I refused to accept

it.” Plucking up his courage, he telephoned the Academy, and asked what had happened to his application. “The lady said ‘wait a minute’, and then she came back and said ‘it’s wonderful news! Didn’t you get our letter? You’ve been accepted, the head of studies Michael Lewin will teach you, and you will have a scholarship of such-and-such amount of money. See you in September, bye!’” So, just turned 17, Miloš found himself starting a new life in a strange city.

Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music with First Class Honours, he’s become a much-sought artist, playing to sold out

audiences around the world, and his passion for the instrument is infectious. “There isn’t a more accessible or more beautiful instrument than the guitar,” he said. “The guitar repertoire is wonderful and there is a lot of it. It needs to be brought out of its niche and to have a renaissance. This is my mission!”

Miloš Karadaglic is playing at the Cheltenham Music Festival in July. Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/music for more information and to buy tickets.

hOt BLOOded tAnGO Meets the MYsteRY OF kLeZMA Passionate, fiery, exotic music – truly an experience not to be missed.

By Fenner Curtis, Cheltenham Festivals.

In my early years as a young, novice violinist, my horizons didn’t extend beyond the world of classical music. But around the age of 13 came my musical awakening. I discovered to my considerable delight that there was far more out there than violin sonatas and concertos.

Among the many different and fascinating styles were Tango and Klezmer.

The Tango is a dance that most of us have heard of, with many enjoying its intimate, physical, excitement courtesy of the extremely popular “Strictly Come Dancing”. As those viewers will have discovered Tango music is every bit as exciting as the daring moves on the dance floor. Hailing from the area of Rio de la Plata, which is between Argentina and Uruguay,

Tango is passionate, fiery music that’s full of excellent tunes and a real driving rhythm. Ástor Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer who took his native traditional tango and combined it with elements from jazz and classical music, creating a brand new style termed ‘nuevo tango’. We’ll be treated to a performance of this in Cheltenham on 11th July by the Fugata Quintet, who specialise in Piazzolla’s new brand of tango – with violin, guitar, piano, accordion and double bass. This same concert will feature a completely different style of music altogether – but one that is just as exciting to experience live.

Klezmer was originally a musical tradition of Eastern European Jews, played at weddings

and other celebrations – and as a result the music is energetic, joyful and amazing to watch.

The 8-piece band She’Koyokh will be performing their exhilarating Eastern European/ Balkan/ Gypsy tunes for us on the same night. It will be amazing to see two very different but equally inspirational bands in one concert. So whatever kind of music you enjoy this is definitely an evening not to be missed.

See Tango and Klezmer at the Cheltenham Music Festival on Wednesday 11 July.

For more information, and to listen to some of this amazing music, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

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