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Cheltenham Jazz Festival line-up includes...
1–6 May 2013
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THE DEBUT ALBUM – OUT NOW “THIS IS A QUITE BRILLIANT RECORD, DESTINED TO BE AS WIDELY PLAYED AND ADMIRED AS SADE’S DIAMOND LIFE” Sunday Express
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16 Mercury Prize Nominees at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
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32 Transatlantic Jazz
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18 Dave Douglas: the start of a musical education
6 Gregory Porter: Artist in Residence
35 The art of songwriting
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7 When Jamie Cullum met Gregory Porter
36 Get into the vibes
21 Jazz stars of the future
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23 FREE Fringe on the town programme 24 FREE Fringe in the gardens programme
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8 Joe Stilgoe: suited and booted 10 Introducing the Jazz Kitchen
39 Donated to Cheltenham Festivals?
14 The gift of the gab: Gabby Young & Other Animals
41 Win the ultimate gin and tonic hamper
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44 Cheltenham Jazz Festival programme at a glance 46 Festival Fringe venue maps
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27 Jazz Cinema programme 29 Talks, workshops & masterclasses
48 Fringe, cinema and talks programme at a glance
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Don’t miss the free live music in the gardens See page 24 for the full line-up
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Eat, drink and be merry in
Montpellier Gardens Over the May Bank Holiday weekend Montpellier Gardens will be at the heart of the UK’s music scene and - with a feast of stalls, cuisines and mouth-watering goodies on offer - it will also be transformed into a food lover’s dream! The gardens will spring to life with pop-up bars, coffee shops and market stalls bursting with taste bud tantalizing delights. With free entry to the gardens throughout the festival, a visit to the bustling food quarter is a great way to try out the Jazz Festival for the first time. And with a chance to take in the tunes on the outdoor free stage and sample the delicious wares on offer – it’s also the ideal accompaniment to a weekend packed with outstanding live music. With cuisines from across the globe on offer, the feast of culinary treats will be as varied as the festival programme. From a taste of Mexico with tacos and burritos from Los Amigos!, to exotic gourmet burgers from Ank Marvin, to a slice of artisan Italy from Woodburns Espresso Pizza Bar – the festival food quarter offers some truly far-flungflavours. Lovers of great British food need not fear - as there will also be an appearance from everyone’s favourite guilty Festival pleasure – Pieminister. A meal of pie, mash and gravy is the perfect accompaniment to an afternoon in the gardens, and a festival must! Whatever tickles your tastebuds, your festival feast can be finished off with a scoop of Movenpick ice cream, a classic French Crepe or a Spanish churros dipped in scrumptious chocolate sauce - each a suitably indulgent way to celebrate the bank holiday weekend. Embarking on a culinary adventure and taking in all the fun of the festival can be thirsty work. Thankfully Montpellier Gardens will play host to some suitably thirst-
quenching tipples from Henry Weston’s and Heineken, and super stylish cocktails from Fever-Tree Tonics. Alongside the range of liquid refreshments, an unrivalled view of the free stage and bunting aplenty make the boutique Festival bar, brought to you by our friends at The Wondering Wine Company, the perfect place to soak up the atmosphere between gigs.
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Gregory Porter
Artist in Residence at Cheltenham Jazz Festival After his stand-out show at last year’s Festival, the newly crowned King of vocal jazz Gregory Porter returns to the 2013 Festival as Artist in Residence. As well as performing material from his new album in The Big Top, he is also holding a vocal masterclass and selecting some of his favourite films to be shown in the Festival cinema over the Festival weekend. Plus, he might just make some surprise guest appearances with other artists at the Festival, so keep an eye out!
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when Jamie Cullum met Gregory Porter Guest Director Jamie Cullum talked to Gregory Porter during his BBC Radio 2 show, which was broadcast live from the Festival last year. JC Just before the show today I performed live with Gregory Porter here at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. He really is one of my favourite singers of the moment. He’s the kind of singer I’ve been looking to hear for a long time and I am a huge, huge fan. So how was your show here? GP It was great - we would say in the States ‘it was off the chain’ actually. The audience was great, they were like “whatever you want to do Gregory is ok with us!” JC I know what you mean; they’re pretty good with that here. Before the show I asked you what the set list looked like, you gave me the first 3 or 4 tunes then said “we’ll play the rest by ear”. It keeps you on your toes. You’ve been entered into the bosom of Cheltenham, people love you here. GP This is my first time in Cheltenham and I love it here – we went to a gig in a small club last night where Paloma Faith was performing.
JC A great moment from last night was when Paloma was singing and you just got up and started singing with her. GP Yes she has a beautiful voice and she’s a beautiful person. I want the audience to know that Jamie Cullum tried to get me drunk off champagne but I refused. JC That is absolutely not true, it was completely the other way around! We sang a couple of your songs on stage earlier. Have you sung your songs with other people before?
Gregory Porter The Big Top, Montpellier Gardens 5.45pm – 7.15pm, Saturday 4 May Vocal Masterclass Beyond The Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 1.30 – 2.30pm, Sunday 5 May Gregory’s Film Picks See page 27 Jamie Cullum’s BBC Radio 2 show is broadcast on Tuesdays at 7pm Don’t miss the Cheltenham Jazz Festival special on Tuesday 7 May
GP You know that’s actually never happened. I did a masterclass one time and the students did some of my songs but other than that - people singing them on stage with me, that’s never happened. What I try to do, strike into the heart of the matter emotionally, you do that with the music too. I had no problems with the things you did with my music, so it was great. JC Tell me a little bit about your album Be Good. GP It’s an extension of who I am musically and an extension my emotions. I write from personal experience and about those close to me and their personal experiences. I write about people, I’m a ‘people watcher’. It’s about love and family and just the human condition; hidden politics are in there too. It’s been great, I never thought I’d be talking this but it’s been received well all over the world. I’m grateful for the ‘cultivating of the soil’ that you’ve done over here in the UK, because every time I come over here to do something it sells out! JC That’s easy though – it’s easy when you’re this amazing! It’s great because it makes me look really good when I play your music. Have you got any British things that you like doing while you’re over here? GP I like going into pubs, there’s dark wood everywhere and you order fish and chips. I do like my beer cold though… I’m thankful to the British for upholding some beautiful traditions and I’m glad to be a part of it.
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suited and booted
British crooner Joe Stilgoe brings his sharp suits, charm and dazzling piano skills to the Jazz Festival this year. We caught up with him recently for a chat about his music and the Jazz Festival. what can the audience expect from your show?
tell us about your latest album we look to the stars
The sound is modelled on music from the early days - Fats Waller and Nat King Cole, through to a bit of Billy Joel and Ben Folds. The live shows tend to be a mixture of songs people know and some of my songs, and I always like to surprise the audience by doing a song that’s either locally inspired or a has been around recently. I did a Jesse J song the other day to keep in touch with the kids!
The new album, which has been a good three or four years in the making, has 11 tracks, and 10 of them are my own, plus a version of Waterloo Sunset. It’s got trumpets, sax, strings, bells, whistles, the lot!
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what are you most looking forward to about cheltenham Jazz festival 2013? There’s a feeling that people have come just to see and hear some great music, there’s a great sense of support. And meeting everyone as people will know who have been to the Hotel du Vin Festival Jam Sessions, that’s where everyone goes out to hang out afterwards. It’s just like a huge hero’s party – you see all these great people.
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Introducing
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A new dining experience at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
New for 2013 The Jazz Kitchen will open its doors at the heart of the Jazz Festival site in Montpellier Gardens. The Festival is working with renowned Cotswold caterers Calcot Kitchens to create the unique ‘pop-up’ restaurant which will showcase the best seasonal produce from across the region. The Jazz Kitchen will be open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner and promises to be a mouth-watering addition to the Festival site. With a menu based on Calcot’s popular Conservatory Restaurant, diners will be able to enjoy a feast of local food to complement the world-class programme of concerts. Alongside themed cocktails and specially chosen wines, diners will be able to enjoy a fixed price lunch and evening menu with five choices per course. The gourmet treats on offer include Gloucestershire smoked chicken and mango salad, marinated Cotswold lamb cutlets and a confit of Madgetts duck with puy lentils and locally smoked wild boar sausages. All the menus have been designed with a concert-goer in mind and can be served in less than an hour. Live music in the evenings, a beautifully designed venue and a champagne and cocktail bar will add to the vibrant atmosphere and ensure The Jazz Kitchen is the social hub of the Festival.
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theGift of
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Gabby Young and Other Animals will be bringing their un-missable musical extravaganza to this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Flamboyant and stylish, they combine sensational vocals with jazz, swing and gypsy folk elements.
We met up with Gabby recently for a chat about the band, her influences and her love of fashion. What can the audience expect from your show? We call it circus swing, as I don’t think we fit into any other genre. It’s very eclectic and we give our audiences a visual treat - we always throw surprises in there and we like every show to be an experience.
How does style and fashion influence you?
Gabby Young and Other Animals The Big Top, Montpellier Gardens 1 – 2.15pm, Monday 6 May
I love playing with clothes and fashion and not taking it too seriously. I’ve got a job where I’m on a stage so I get to wear big dresses and dance around in them.
What has influenced you and your music? I realised that being a songwriter was my calling because it meant that I could throw together all the types of music that I liked. I was also inspired by Jeff Buckley because he had a really operatic voice, but he used it for rock music - I thought it was really special to hear an artist do whatever he wanted with his voice.
What are you most looking forward to about Cheltenham Jazz Festival? I love performing at Festivals, I think we’re a real festival band actually. At a festival people are there to have a really good time, they’re really relaxed, and people start singing along, and it always feels like such a big party.
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MerCury prize play
POLAR BEAR
ROLLER TRIO
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NOMINEES
CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL By Tony Dudley-Evans, Jazz Festival Programme Advisor
Laura Mvula Jazz Arena, Montpellier Gardens 6.30 – 8pm, Friday 3 May Troyk-estra Parabola Arts Centre 12 – 1.15pm, Sunday 5 May Reuben James Trio with Zara McFarlane Parabola Arts Centre 3 – 4.15pm, Sunday 5 May
One of the perhaps surprising and certainly encouraging aspects of the current music scene in UK is the amount of intermingling between the pop and jazz scenes. Musicians tend not to see barriers – jazz pianist Neil Cowley has worked with and written for Adele, drummer Clive Deamer, a key member of Get The Blessing, now often works with Radiohead and drummer Seb Rochford of Polar Bear has jammed with Pete Doherty’s Libertines. Moreover many of the young British bands draw on many different styles of music and it is therefore natural that the best of these groups are nominated for the annual Mercury Music Award. They never win of course, but they do gain valuable publicity and exposure. This year Cheltenham Jazz Festival presents on the Bank Holiday Monday a double bill of two bands that were nominated for the Mercury Prize, Polar Bear nominated in 2005, and Roller Trio, nominated last year. They may not win the prize, but it seems that they both made a strong impression playing live at the ceremony. In 2005 the winner Antony of Antony and the Johnsons said he would have voted for Polar Bear and in 2012 Tim Jonze wrote in his Mercury blog in the Guardian: “This is one of those years where the jazz nomination sounds a million times more forward-thinking than almost anything
else on the list – they create a thrilling cacophony of coiled sax and tightly wound rhythms.” Jazz after all is definitely music to be heard live, so perhaps these reactions are not surprising. So check out the Polar Bear/Roller Trio double bill. But if this appeals, there are others that will too. Of all the young rock influenced UK bands my favourite is Troyka and this year they will be playing big band arrangements of their material with a band conducted by trumpeter Nick Smart. Coming from a different angle, i.e. more jazz influenced soul, is Laura Mvula, something of an overnight sensation with her debut album Sing To The Moon. Also showing an influence from soul and gospel is young pianist Reuben James leading his trio with special guest Zara McFarlane. Reuben was a sensation in Abram Wilson’s band last year and shows a respect for the jazz tradition as well as more contemporary influences. Finally there is Barbacana, an Anglo French quartet led by pianist Kit Downes, which comes to Cheltenham as part of the Jazz Shuttle project that supports French/ UK collaborations. A recent performance in London was described as ‘a constantly shifting dynamic spectrum, ranging from full-volume, rowdy sax blasts and singeing electric guitar to near-silence’.
LAURA MVULA
Barbacana Parabola Arts Centre 6 – 7.15pm, Sunday 5 May Polar Bear & Roller Trio Jazz Arena, Montpellier Gardens 6 – 8pm, Monday 6 May
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Dave Douglas
THE START OF A MUSICAL EDUCATION Jazz Festival Manager Phil Woods reveals his love for the music of fellow trumpeter Dave Douglas. For me, the appearance of Dave Douglas and his quintet with vocalist Heather Masse is a real Jazz Festival highlight. Dave is a musician whose dedication to the craft of performance and composition I greatly respect and whose music I thoroughly enjoy. In my first year at University a fellow trumpet player urged me to check out an upcoming gig in Leeds, at the brilliant Wardrobe venue. I am forever indebted to him for that recommendation, as this was the night I discovered Dave and his music. It also turned out to be the first gig I went to with my future wife, so it’s a great memory for lots of reasons. The Wardrobe was to prove an important venue for my musical education over the next few years and this was a great way to start. Up to that point my musical horizons were a bit limited, particularly where jazz music was concerned, with a background firmly rooted in traditional big band and standard material. Dave’s music was a fresh sound to me and it was the beginning of 4 years of discovering a whole range of superb music and innovative creative approaches. His music features lyrical melodic lines, absorbing solo playing and a strong modern groove, which conjures up images of hip downtown jazz clubs in New York. His choice of collaborators and different musical projects has always impressed me and reflects his considered and forward thinking approach. His latest project is a superb example of a thoughtful and well-crafted response
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to a significant personal inspiration. The musical result, his album Be Still, is beautiful and ultimately uplifting. It mixes jazz with Americana, folk, and hymnal music. Its origins are poignant, featuring arrangements of hymns his mother asked him to perform at her funeral service. Alongside these are some excellent original compositions and several other arrangements of traditional folk themes. At Cheltenham, Dave and his quintet will be joined by vocalist Heather Masse to perform this wonderful music. I’m now also indebted to Dave for introducing me to Heather. She is a fantastic singer with a gentle, warm voice that really draws you in. She studied as a jazz singer, and is steeped in that tradition, but has also developed a distinguished reputation for her work as a folk and bluegrass singer with the Billboardcharting folk supergroup The Wailin’ Jennys. She seems the perfect singer to convey Dave’s arrangements. I cannot recommend this recording or the Festival performance highly enough, whether you are a Festival regular or a jazz newcomer. This is truly moving and engaging music making of the highest quality – something it is a privilege to present at this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
Dave Douglas Quintet Jazz Arena, Montpellier Gardens 1.30 – 2.45pm, Saturday 4 May
“His music features lyrical melodic lines, absorbing solo playing and a strong modern groove, which conjures up images of hip downtown jazz clubs in New York.�
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Jazz stars of the future Last year singer-pianist Natalie Duncan played the Jazz Festival Free Stage. Since then, her debut album has been released to widespread critical acclaim, she has performed on Later with Jools Holland and we are welcoming her back to the 2013 Festival in a main programme slot.
Catch more stars of the future this year for free on the Free Stage. Singer-songwriter Helena Jesele was born in in Manchester, but raised in Dublin. She grew up in a typically musical Irish family, listening to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra. Her desire to write songs to music based on the tradition of classic analogue recording with real, not programmed instrumentation, got her noticed by Soul and Jazz aficionados, Truth and Soul. A recording and writing spell in Brooklyn soon followed and currently Helena is with the legendary Paul O’Duffy putting the finishing touches to her debut album.
HELENA JESELE
US singer Kat Edmonson’s self-released 2009 debut album Take To the Sky hit the top 20 in the US jazz charts, adding enough juice that she found herself playing gigs alongside Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett.
A musical kinship with Lyle led to a duet on the Christmas classic ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ which the pair performed on tour and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On tour with Lovett, Kat opened nightly; performing original material she’d begun writing. This set the stage for Way Down Low, her second record and first to include original material.
KAT EDMONSON
Helena Jesele Free Stage, Montpellier Gardens, 6.30pm, Saturday 4 May Kat Edmonson Free Stage, Montpellier Gardens, 7.45pm, Saturday 4 May
Local talent in the Festival Fringe Local musicians Jo Silver and the Café Bohemia will be bringing a flavour of French jazz to the Free Stage on Saturday 4 May. Q. How did you get your name? Jo. ‘We used to run a café at Glastonbury Festival, at the back of the circus field, where after their gigs good musicians could come to play together, drink, you know, hang out. It was a gallery too so in the daytime we’d play a lot of Lee Morgan, stuff like that, and the name ‘The Café Bohemia’ just stuck.’
Q. What have the band have been up to since their well-received appearance at last year’s Jazz Fringe? AC. ‘Crikey, lots....this year has really been about collaborations. Playing the festivals with ‘Swing Museum’ who are based in the Midlands & making a new CD with Cheltenham’s own ‘Swing for Paris’ (as seen on the BBC) which Jo guest vocals on.’
Q. So, what can we expect from a Café Bohemia gig? Jo. ‘Django! And songs that you will know! Great guitar!’
Q. Are you looking forward to your gig on the Free Stage on 4 May? Jo. ‘Oh gosh YES! I went to school in Cheltenham and go to all the Festivals. I’m so pleased to be asked back again, we both are, I can’t wait!’
Jo Silver and the Café Bohemia Free Stage, Montpellier Gardens 2.45pm, Saturday 4 May 21
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FRIDAY 26 – MONDAY 29 APRIL
FREE FRINGE ON THE TOWN
Fringe on the Town kicks off on Friday 26 April, a week before the Jazz Festival proper, with pubs bars and restaurants hosting a selection of free live events.
THE PROGRAMME
See page 47 for a map showing all the Jazz Fringe venues
Friday 26 April
Saturday 27 April
The Indigo Kings
Steve Franks Trio
The Swan 8.30pm This 7-piece band plays 1930s inspired jazz and irresistible swing rhythms, fused with heart aching blues and a sprinkling of vintage pop. Sweet and saucy harmony vocals meet with gritty lyrics to tell stories of life and love, whilst smooth sax and classic blues guitar are woven together with jazz piano to create a foot tapping vintage yet modern sound that sits somewhere in the melodic haze between Caro Emerald, Annie Sellick & the Hot Club and Paloma Faith. Also playing on The Free Stage on Sunday 5 May! theindigokings.co.uk
Waterstones Cheltenham 1-3pm Steve is a virtuoso guitarist who specialises in playing the Spanish guitar. He is in his element playing Latin jazz - encompassing bossa nova, flamenco rumba and arrangements of pop standards as well as jazz standards and classical pieces. The Jazz Trio plays modern Latin jazz numbers and specialises in Steve’s own compositions. These are very catchy and tuneful numbers with an infectious rhythmic feel. stevefranks.co.uk/trio
Swing Café The Strand 9pm Swing Café is a stylish swing/jazz band playing well known and loved tunes from the 1920s to the 1950s, as well as swing arrangements of more contemporary songs. Combining the smooth, lyrical sounds of vocalist Billie Baker with the sizzling talent of young jazz musicians from Birmingham’s prestigious Conservatoire, this is an ensemble that delivers a perfect blend of swing/jazz favourites guaranteed to please. swingcafe.spruz.com
The Coronettes The Swan 8.30pm The Coronettes are an acoustic duo from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, who perform the quirkiest covers you’ll never imagine. Their repertoire is an eclectic collection of tunes, all dexterously handpicked from over eight decades of popular music and culture. Standards, classics, anthems and hits have all been lovingly re-arranged for guitar and vocals and dressed in the eccentric sound of the Coronettes - a mashed up musical kaleidoscope of bubblegum jazz and acoustic wizardry that will have you swaying your head, swinging your hips and singing along. thecoronettes.co.uk
Waiting For Kate The Railway 7.30pm Featuring vibrant horn playing and upbeat vocals Waiting For Kate play lively funk and ska infused indie which gets the whole dance floor skanking in unison. waitingforkate.co.uk
Sunday 28 April Blue Horyzon Rise Records 2.30pm Catch Cheltenham and Cornwall’s most famous folk pop and bluegrass band in this quick session in Beechwood Arcade’s Rise Records.
Rich O’Brien Band Exmouth Arms 2.30pm The Rich O’Brien Project’s modern blend of jazz, funk, soul and r’n’b appeals to astute listeners and dance floor goers alike. It merges grooves reminiscent of a Marcus Miller or Soulive record with ambient melodies that explore a range of musical styles. richardobrienmusic.com
Blue Horyzon The Tavern 8pm Cheltenham and Cornwall’s most famous folk pop and bluegrass band. Playing cover versions that will make your feet stomp and hips roll. bluehoryzon.com
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Jazz in the Gardens opens Thu 2 May atrs 5.30pm
THURSDAY 2 – MONDAY 6 MAY
FREE FRINGE IN THE GARDENS Fringe in the Gardens opens to the public on Thursday 2 May in Cheltenham’s Montpellier Gardens, with free music continuing right through to Bank Holiday Monday 6 May.
THE PROGRAMME Thursday 2 May Mammal Hands Free Stage 5.30pm Mammal Hands combine keyboards, saxophone, guitar, drums, tabla, live sampling and electronics to create a sound influenced by bands such as Sons of Kemet and Esbjorn Svensson Trio, minimalist composers like Steve Reich and John Adams and elements of North Indian music. mammal-hands.tumblr.com/Live-Dates
Fujalada Free Stage 6.45pm Fujalada kick out a pulsating mix of funkfuelled, feel-good vibes combined with top-notch musicianship & showmanship. Guaranteed to get even the most dance-floorly challenged up & out of their seats! Played The Railway at last year’s Fringe Festival. fujalada.com
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Albatross Archive
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Free Stage 8pm Cardiff based folk/jazz quartet of guitar, bass, sax and drums mixed with three-part vocals. Have performed sessions for BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cardiff and have had tracks played on Nation Radio and The Waiting Room radio show. albatrossarchive.com
Free Stage 8pm
Friday 3 May Rich O’Brien Band Free Stage 5.45pm The Rich O’Brien Project’s modern blend of jazz, funk, soul and r’n’b appeals to astute listeners and dance floor goers alike. It merges grooves reminiscent of a Marcus Miller or Soulive record with ambient melodies that explore a range of musical styles. richardobrienmusic.com
Thrill Collins Free Stage 7pm Local skiffle-pop lounge jazz trio Thrill Collins specialise in 80s and 90s covers, very much in the tradition of their own genre. thrillcollinsmusic.wordpress.com
Saturday 4 May Jazz It Up! Free Stage 10.45am 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.
Steve Franks Trio Free Stage 1.30pm Steve is a virtuoso guitarist who specialises in playing the Spanish guitar. He is in his element playing Latin jazz - encompassing bossa nova, flamenco rumba and arrangements of pop standards as well as jazz standards and classical pieces. The Jazz Trio plays modern Latin jazz numbers and specialises in Steve’s own compositions. These are very catchy and tuneful numbers with an infectious rhythmic feel. stevefranks.co.uk/trio
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Jo Silver and the Café Bohemia
The Indigo Kings
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Free Stage 2.45pm Named after the famous jazz club, ‘The Café Bohemia’ features composer & lead guitarist, AC Wood & is fronted by the sweet & sultry vocals of Ms. Jo Silver, combining Django Reinhardt’s Hot Club classics with strong influences of American Be-Bop. Together they have played everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to St.James Palace & have supported everyone from Gino Washington to John Renbourn.
Free Stage 1.30pm This 7-piece band plays 1930s inspired jazz and irresistible swing rhythms, fused with heart aching blues and a sprinkling of vintage pop. Sweet and saucy harmony vocals meet with gritty lyrics to tell stories of life and love, whilst smooth sax and classic blues guitar are woven together with jazz piano to create a foot tapping vintage yet modern sound that sits somewhere in the melodic haze between Caro Emerald, Annie Sellick & the Hot Club and Paloma Faith. theindigokings.co.uk
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ESP Free Stage 4pm Description: Espen Bjarnar’s ESP are a Norwegian Jazz Band, they started out as Espen’s Master’s project several years ago. Their first record “Ambigious Play” has just been released.
Verve Talent Search Slot Free Stage 5.15pm Decca Records’ Verve label has joined forces with Cheltenham Jazz Festival to launch a new talent search – Search For A New Jazz Star. This exciting competition seeks to find and celebrate the brightest up-and-coming jazz talent from across the UK and showcase their skills at the Festival. Join us as we showcase the winning act!
The Coronettes Free Stage 2.45pm The Coronettes are an acoustic duo from Cheltenham, who perform the quirkiest covers you’ll never imagine. Their repertoire is an eclectic collection of tunes, all dexterously handpicked from over eight decades of popular music and culture. Standards, classics, anthems and hits have all been lovingly re-arranged for guitar and vocals and dressed in the eccentric sound of the Coronettes - a mashed up musical kaleidoscope of bubblegum jazz and acoustic wizardry that will have you swaying your head, swinging your hips and singing along. thecoronettes.co.uk
Victoria Klewin and The TrueTones Helena Jesele Free Stage 6.30pm Helena Jesele is singer and songwriter who was born in Manchester, but raised in Dublin, Ireland. She has performed at famous London jazz venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, La Pigalle and Cafe Royale. helenajesele.com
Kat Edmonson Free Stage 7.45pm The Texas native grew up with a mother who introduced her to the Great American Songbook - in the US she has been no. 1 in the iTunes Jazz charts. Definitely an act not to be missed at the festival! katedmonson.com
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Sunday 5 May Jazz It Up! Free Stage 10.45am 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.
Free Stage 4.00pm Originally conceived as a cross between vocal jazz and blue-eyed soul, the Bristol six-piece is all that and more, gracefully merging genres and styles to create music that is as unique as it is engaging and accessible. vk-tt.com
Tom Gee Band Free Stage 5.15pm This 8-piece Blues/Soul outfit is from up North, and have played venues such as The Wardrobe in Leeds, The Adelphi in Hull, O2 Arena in London, NEC in Birmingham. tomgeemusic.com
The Holly Thomas Quintet Free Stage 6.30pm The Holly Thomas Quintet has created high energy takes on jazz standard repertoire alongside haunting contemporary arrangements and original pieces. hollythomasmusic.co.uk
Swing From Paris Free Stage 7.45pm Swing from Paris bring you the sounds of a chic Parisian café and the French jazz of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. With violin, guitars and double bass, expect stylish jazz & vintage swing. swingfromparis.com
Monday 6 May Gloucestershire Jazz Live Free Stage 10.45am A collection of adult and student groups from Gloucestershire Music’s Jazz Live Music Centre perform.
Bad Ass Brass Free Stage 1.45pm Bad Ass Brass is the hottest brass band on the UK jazz scene. Having performed all over the world to sell out audiences Bad Ass Brass never fails to get the audience energised with their original, bold blend of New Orleans grooves and jazz improvisation. Also, the band has been nominated for a London Jazz Award! badassbrass.co.uk
My Name is Earl Free Stage 3pm Based in the South West and Wales My Name is Earl play acoustic and slide guitars and a mixture of original songs and interesting covers. reverbnation.com/stuartearl
International Jazz Disaster Free Stage 4.15pm This Dixieland, Hot-Jazz Swing group play hits of the 20s, 30s and 40s. Guaranteed to “whip you up into a frenzy with a bit of somethin’ special, the beat, bass and geetar swingin’, clarinet screamin’, and the sweetest trumpet you ever did hear” jazzdisaster.co.uk
Mango Jam Free Stage 5.30pm Mango Jam are a 4 piece jazz/jazz funk band, made up of musicians who have vast experience in live performance. Based in Gloucestershire they play a wide variety of songs from jazz standards to their own interpretations of funky dance/disco classics. myspace.com/mangojamq
The Roving Crows Free Stage 6.45pm Multi award winning original folk-fusion outfit. Formed in early 2009 The Crows inexhaustible energy and unrivalled ability to connect deeply with the audience gives them real stand-alone status. The Crows fuse folk, ska, reggae and klezmer in a unique and energetic performance. rovingcrows.com
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8.30 – 10.10pm £5 Full Members save 10% Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook are two expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris where, unlike America at the time, Jazz musicians are celebrated and racism is a non-iassue. When they meet and fall in love with two young American girls, Lillian and Connie, who are vacationing in France, Ram and Eddie must decide whether they should move back to America with them, or stay in Paris.
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friDaY 3 maY 8.15 – 10pm £5 Full Members save 10% In this all-star musical romp Frank Sinatra plays CK Dexter-Haven, a jazz musician desperate to win back his ex-wife, socialite Tracy (Grace Kelly) who is just about to re-marry. Set in Rhode Island, the film features a Newport Jazz Festival sub plot and also stars Louis Armstrong as himself.
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11am – 12.30pm £5 Full Members save 10% A Cheltenham Jazz Festival film favourite, The Aristocats follows cool tomcat, Tom O’Malley, and a family of Parisian felines as they try to get back home to their owner 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.
stormy weather 2.30 – 4.30pm £5 Full Members save 10% Based on the life and times of its star, Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson, this critically acclaimed musical, featuring some of the top AfricanAmerican performers of the time, explores the post-WW1 exploits of the aspiring dancer and his relationship with a popular songstress.
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12.30 – 2pm £5 Full Members save 10% An animated film set in 1910, Monster in Paris tells the story of an unlikely friendship between singer Lucille (Vanessa Paradis) and Francoeur, a monster who lives in a garden.
2.45 – 4.10pm £5 Full Members save 10% PGREGORY ORTER’S As a child Will Handy’s musical talents PICK were restricted to church, but after writing a theme song for a local politician, Gogo a speakeasy singer convinces him to be her accompanist which marks the start of an incredible career. Loosely based on the life of W C Handy, St. Louis Blues stars jazz and blues greats such as Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald and features at least ten of Handy’s own songs including the title song ‘St. Louis Blues’.
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midnight in Paris 4.30 – 6.00pm £5 Full Members save 10% While on a trip to Paris with his fiancé’s family, a nostalgic screenwriter (played by Owen Wilson) finds himself being mysteriously transported back to the 1920s every day at midnight. Also stars Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotlillard, Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Tom Hiddleston and Carla Bruni.
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Talk Interview with Tony Dudley-Evans Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 10.30 – 11.30am £5 Full Members save 10% Artistic Advisor to Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Jazzlines in Birmingham, Tony Dudley-Evans shares his experiences as a jazz promoter over the last 50 years in this interview with the presenter of BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, Fiona Talkington. Highly-regarded across the industry, Tony has brought real character to promoting jazz events and has commissioned many great composers.
Talk Careers in event production Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 1 – 2pm £5 Full Members save 10% A panel of experienced production managers, tour managers and technical event crew share their experiences of supporting artists to create live music events across the UK, Europe and the World. They discuss how they started out in their careers and what they’ve learnt along the way. The panel will include; Dylan Bate (a tour manager with over 15 year’s experience who specialises in event pre-production) Rachel Groom (a freelance event and production manager who has worked on Glastonbury Festival, a for the last 10 years as well as on a variety of other events) and Joe Summers (a successful singer-songwriter in his own right who also tours as part of Steve Winwood’s technical production team).
Talk Setting Up Your Own Record Label Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 3.15 – 4.15pm £5 Full Members save 10% Industry experts Dave Douglas (Greenleaf Music), and Dave Stapleton (Edition Records), share their experience of setting up independent record labels and the challenges they faced along the way in discussion with Andrew Dubber, a music industries specialist and advisor to Bandcamp. They explain
Masterclass Finding Your Voice with Gregory Porter Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 1.30 – 2.30pm £8 Full Members save 10% With a voice that can caress or confront, embrace or exhort, Grammy nominee, Gregory Porter exhibits such an incredible degree of vocal mastery that no less a jazz luminary than Wynton Marsalis has gone on record to call him “a fantastic young singer.” He discusses his career, his influences and explains his approach to live performance.
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Talk Radio Production with BBC’s Anthony Cherry & Ruth Beazley Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 4.45 – 5.45pm £5 Full Members save 10% Executive Producer Anthony Cherry and CoProducer Ruth Beazley lead the talented team behind BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night. In discussion with broadcast production expert Jim Beaman, who is a Senior Lecturer at University of Gloucestershire, they explain how they started out in their careers, share their experience and provide insight behind the scenes of the world’s longest-running orchestral live music programme.
Talk Music Journalism in the 21st Century Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 7.30 – 8.30pm £5 Full Members save 10% A panel of leading music journalists including Mike Flynn (Jazzwise, Time Out, Bass Guitar Magazine) and Peter Bacon (The Jazz Breakfast Blog, Birmingham Post) discuss how the industry has changed throughout their careers and how they see its future with leading journalist and broadcaster Alyn Shipton. They will also share tips and provide advice for the budding critics of the future.
Surgery Meets Jazz Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 4 – 5pm £5 Full Members save 10% This innovative event looks at the skills and creativity needed to improvise. Through demonstrations and discussion we explore the parallels between surgery and music with Professor Roger Kneebone, (Imperial College) and musician Liam Noble.
Workshop Theo Jackson Songwriting Workshop Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 5.30 – 6.30pm £6 Full Members save 10% Talented young pianist and singer Theo Jackson explains his approach to songwriting and shares tips, tricks, and some insightful advice for budding songwriters.
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Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 2.30 – 3.30pm £5 Full Members save 10% The musician, composer and producer Leafcutter John discusses his use of live electronics in performance, particularly as part of the Mercury Prize nominated contemporary jazz group Polar Bear to which he provides electronics, guitar and vocals. He discusses his creative approach, gives a basic outline of the software and hardware he uses and will answer audience questions.
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Transatlantic By Tony Dudley-Evans, Jazz Festival Programme Advisor
Jazz seems to go through fascinating changes of focus in the even number decades, i.e. 1960s, 1980s, 2000s and this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival programme has some strong links to the quite radical changes that emerged in the 1960s. This was a period dominated by the two major figures of jazz, John Coltrane and Miles Davis and was a decade when jazz refreshed itself, rediscovered its links with rock music, and developed a huge following for both the spiritual style of Coltrane and for Miles Davis’ rock influenced style of jazz. The first link is with Ravi Coltrane, son of John and Alice Coltrane, who plays Cheltenham with his quintet. Ravi in fact was born just two years before his father’s premature death and was brought up by his mother, whose ambient spiritual music gained many followers both from jazz and other audiences. Ravi took a long time to develop his own identity in the music, but recent albums, e.g. Spirit Fiction, show that he has his own voice that combines the power of his father’s music with the ‘elusive beauty’ of his mother’s. Interestingly, Ravi is a cousin of the electronic producer Flying Lotus and has appeared at live events with him. The second link is with Gary Burton, the vibraphone player who appears at Cheltenham with his new quartet. Gary studied in Berklee in USA in the 60s at the same time as Mike Gibbs, and in the late 60s played with the very influential Larry Coryell Quartet, which built on the early jazz rock albums of Miles Davis and played a key role in further developing this style.
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played with an early version of Blood Sweat and Tears, and added the rock energy of that band to Miles’ new band. After Miles Mike Stern went to play with The Brecker Brothers band and Jaco Pastorious. Since the 1990s he has followed his own career and led his own bands. He is a guitarist who loves to play and rolls off chorus after chorus of music of driving energy that one can just sit back and enjoy. So, here are four jazz legends from America, all of whom have a key place in the history of the music. Each one remains at the top of their game and will undoubtedly make an important and enjoyable contribution to the Festival.
Mike Gibbs is also at the festival leading and conducting the 12-piece Hans Koller Ensemble. Mike was born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and first spent time in London in the 60s and 70s where amongst other things he acted as musical director for the very popular comedy show The Goodies. Mike, along with Gil Evans, was a key figure in adapting the rock influenced style to big band jazz. At Cheltenham this year he presents a programme of arrangements for the Hans Koller Ensemble of Gil Evans pieces plus some of his own work. This is music of great subtlety, beautiful textures and infectious swing. Moving to the 1980s Mike Stern joined the newly re-formed Miles Davis Band, having
Ravi Coltrane Quintet Jazz Arena, Montpellier Gardens 4.30 – 5.45pm, Saturday 4 May Mike Gibbs Ensemble Jazz Arena, Montpellier Gardens 1.30 – 2.45pm, Sunday 5 May The New Gary Burton Quartet Jazz Arena, Montpellier Gardens 4.30 – 5.45pm, Sunday 5 May Mike Stern & Bill Evans Band The Big Top, Montpellier Gardens 5.45 – 7.15pm, Sunday 5 May
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The art of
Songwriting By musician Theo Jackson
Although I love nothing more than getting geeky about song-writing, the truth is that there is no correct method to it. There’s also no such thing as a universally accepted set of criteria which makes a good song. Each person’s appreciation of a song is, of course, subjective and their opinions are formed in completely different ways. As such it could seem that talking about ways to improve song-writing technique may be defunct. But talking to other people with similar interests, albeit with different opinions and ideas, will surely only improve our understanding of what it is that we hope to achieve in our own writing. A few days ago I stumbled across some old songs of mine which I recorded as a teenager. It was an interesting experience. By comparison to present-day me I had very little understanding of music theory and my ability
to perform the songs was mostly hindered by a mix of misplaced egoism and a lack of any actual practise. They were definitely some positive qualities showing through but for the most part they were self-indulgent, a bit whiny, and they were played poorly on guitar - an instrument I only really took up because its portability made it easier to show off. I only play piano now. And I’m still a show off. These songs proved a few things to me. Firstly, beware your ego - it lies to you. Secondly, it does no harm to embrace learning the fundamentals of music theory and performance – having the extra tools at your disposal can only be a good thing, even if you choose not to use them often. Thirdly, enjoy what you’re writing and be proud of it – despite the overall lack of quality of the old tunes, there was a lot which I could still salvage if I wanted to and this is largely
because of the love which went into writing them. They weren’t great but, as I mentioned earlier, there’s no set criteria for what a great song is. Maybe someone else would think it was my best work. Unfortunately we will never know because I’m hiding those recordings from everyone. Forever.
Theo Jackson & Nathaniel Facey Hotel du Vin, Cheltenham 12 – 3pm, Sunday 5 May Theo Jackson Songwriting Workshop Beyond the Band Tent, Montpellier Gardens 5.30 – 6.30pm, Sunday 5 May
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“I am really pleased that at this year’s Jazz Festival, we present both Gary Burton, one of the true pioneers of the instrument, and Jason Adasiewicz, for me the most exciting and innovative of the young vibraphone players.”
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theVibes Cheltenham Jazz Festival Programme Advisor Tony Dudley-Evans tells us why he’s got a thing for the vibes. In recent years I have developed something of a ‘thing’ about the vibraphone in jazz, not quite a passion, but certainly a quiet enthusiasm. There was a period in the 1990s and early 2000s when the vibes seemed to become very low profile in jazz, but recently a number of interesting young players, such as Chris Dingman and Jason Adasiewicz in the USA, and Jim Hart and Lewis Wright in the UK, have brought the instrument back into prominence. So I am really pleased that at this year’s Jazz Festival, we present both Gary Burton, one of the true pioneers of the instrument, and Jason Adasiewicz, for me the most exciting and innovative of the young vibraphone players. The initial use of the vibes was as an additional percussion instrument in vaudeville bands providing novelty effects. But very rapidly the vibes became almost exclusively a jazz instrument. Its use in jazz was pioneered by Paul Barbarin, a drummer and percussionist, who recorded in the 1920s with Henry Red Allen and Louis Armstrong. But it was Lionel Hampton, originally a drummer, who really established the vibes as a major jazz instrument. He recorded on vibes as early as 1930 and led both small groups and a renowned big band from the vibes throughout his career. Other great vibes players include Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson and Joe Locke. Hampton mostly used just two mallets and played essentially as a member of the front line without contributing to the accompaniment for the other front line players. The four mallet approach in which the player holds in each hand one mallet between the thumb and index finger and the other between the index and the middle
fingers, was developed by Gary Burton and is referred to as the Burton Technique. This technique enabled him to develop a much more pianistic approach to the vibes and this innovative approach became the dominant influence on later vibes players. Gary Burton was very influential in the way he blended jazz with other genres of music, notably rock and country music, in what became known as fusion jazz. He was also important in the development of the duo format in jazz, particularly with pianist Chick Corea. Burton, now in his 70s, remains a true jazz legend winning a 2013 Grammy for best
jazz solo, and it is amazing that we can hear him on the first date of an extensive European tour with his quartet. Jason Adasiewicz is part of the vibrant Chicago improvised music scene; he’s in his 30s and was originally a drummer. His approach to the vibes is much more percussive than that of Gary Burton’s; he
hits the vibes hard and is very concerned with achieving an overall integrated sound for the Sun Rooms trio he works in. He takes advantage of both the chordal and the harmonic possibilities of the vibes and the flexibility of the instrument to create a style that draws on the whole history of both jazz itself and the role of the vibes in jazz. But above all he creates a wonderful, wide-ranging dynamic in his playing and in his interaction with the bass and drums in the Sun Rooms trio that hasn’t always been there in other vibes players. The Sun Rooms trio is above all an exciting live band.
The New Gary Burton Quartet Jazz Arena, Montpellier Gardens, 4.30 – 5.45pm, Sun 5 May Jason Adasiewicz’s Sun Rooms Parabola Arts Centre, 9 – 10.30pm, Sunday 5 May
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At Cheltenham Jazz Festival it’s often the internationally recognised acts that grab the headlines, but any visitor will also see that there’s a lot more going on at the Festival. As a charity we aim to give everyone the opportunity to engage directly with arts and science, and so across all four Festivals you’ll see all sorts of free activities taking place. We also keep ticket prices as low as possible, so that everyone has the chance to see high quality events. Taking place over the main weekend of the Jazz Festival, Jazz It Up! celebrates the best of Gloucestershire’s lively school jazz scene, giving secondary school bands a rare and highly-valued opportunity to showcase their talent against the backdrop of a worldrenowned Festival. These performances are always high energy and lots of fun, and most importantly they get young people involved in creating music. We also give opportunities to emerging artists, authors and scientists, which can really help to develop their careers. For instance, this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival will give up-and-coming composers the opportunity to immerse themselves in classical music, with workshops from internationally recognised musicians and leading composers.
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KEY D = DAFFODIL JA = JAZZ ARENA BT = BIG TOP HDV = HOTEL DU VIN PAC = PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE CT = CINEMA TENT BTB = BEYOND THE B 10am
11am
12noon
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
WEDNESDAY 1 MAY D BT
THURSDAY 2 MAY D
JA BT
FRIDAY 3 MAY D
JA BT
HDV PAC CT
SATURDAY 4 MAY D Ravi Coltrane Quintet
Dave Douglas Quintet WITH Heather Masse
JA
Alex Wilson’s Trio Mali Latino
BT
HDV
Sarah Ellen Hughes Duo Trondheim Jazz Exchange
PAC CT
Go Go Penguin
Film: THE ARISTOCATS
Film: Stormy Weather
Interview with Tony Dudley-Evans
BTB
Careers in event production
Setting up your own record label
Anthony Cherry & Ruth Beazley
SUNDAY 5 MAY Mike Gibbs Ensemble
JA
The New Gary Burton Quartet JOSEPHINE & EMILIA MITIKU
BT
HDV
&
Theo Jackson & Nathaniel Facey
PAC
Reuben James Trio feat. Zara McFarlane
Troyk-estra
CT
Film: Princess & The Frog
BTB
Marketing Music
Film: ST. LOUIS BLUES
Theo Jacks Songwr Works
Surgery meets Jazz
Finding your voice with Gregory Porter
MONDAY 6 MAY JA
FESTIVAL Showcase: Fresh Dixie Project & George Montague
Family Show Gabby Young & Other Animals
BT CT
Film: A MONSTER IN PARIS
BTB 10am
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Film: Midnight in Paris
Live Electronics in Performance Live Music Photography Workshop with Leafcutter John
11am
12noon
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
buy tickets at cheltenhamfestivals.com/JAZZ
Box Office 0844 880 8094
BAND TENT 6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
12am
1am
2am
Emilia Martensson DIONNE WARWICK
Kansas City Blues: Michael Roach & the Buck Clayton Legacy Band Jo Harman & Company Madeleine Peyroux
Natalie Duncan Laura Mvula FNIMN: Georgie Fame Festival Jam Session Marius Neset Quartet Film: High Society
The Speakeasy Joe Stilgoe Gregory Porter
Noisettes Festival Jam Session
Sons of Kemet
Edition Quartet Film: Chico and Rita Music Journalism in the 21st Century
Claire Martin
Mike Stern & Bill Evans Band
Lianne La Havas Festival Jam Session Jason Adasiewicz’s Sun Rooms
Barbacana Film: The Artist
Film: PARIS BLUES
ackson gwriting rkshop
Polar Bear & Roller Trio Van Morrison Film: Manhattan
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
12am
1am
2am
PLUS free music on the free stage from 5pm on Thursday right through the bank holiday weekend. SEE BACK COVER FOR DETAILS. 45
JaZZ in the GarDens 2–6 MAY 2013 JAzz IN THE GARDE oPens thNuS 2 maY atrs 5.30Pm
festival Bar Relax with a drink and watch the music on the Free Stage
the JaZZ Kitchen Brand new for 2013: Fine dining from Calcot Kitchens
BiG toP anD JaZZ arena Our two purpose built venues
Free staGe
town Centre
the Jazz KitChen FestiVal bar MarKet stalls
MarK stall the biG top MeMbers’ desK
Jazz arena
Montpellier walK
Main entranCe
beyond the band
boX oFFiCe & inFo point
cinema tent BoX office & info Point
BeYonD the BanD Music talks, masterclasses & workshops
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Open from 2 May (10.30am until final event) for tickets and information
See page 27 for a full film listing
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free staGe Free music from Thurs 2 May. See pages 24-25 for full listing
@cheltfestivals #cheltjazzfest
facebook.com/cheltenhamfestivals
CheltenhaM
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festival coffee lounGe CoFFee lounGe Cd shop
Grab a drink from The Little Green Bean Machine and enjoy the sounds of the Free Stage
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7
1 2
Ket ls CineMa tent 8
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cD shoP CDs for sale and artist signings, provided by Rise Records
festival marKet Food, drink & craft stalls
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JaZZ festival
frinGe venues
1
The Swan
GL50 1Dx
2
The Strand
GL50 1EE
3
Waterstones
GL50 1LE
4
The Railway
GL50 3QL
5
Rise Records
GL50 1DQ
6
Exmouth Arms
GL53 7Lx
7
The Tavern
GL50 3DN
8
The Free Stage
GL50 1UW
For information on public transport and car parks visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/your-visit
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Fringe on the Town
FREE
Friday 26 – Monday 29 April
ALL FILMS £5
Friday 26 April The Indigo Kings Swing Café
Friday 3 May The Swan The Strand
8.30pm 9pm
High Society
8.15 – 10pm
£5
Saturday 4 May
Saturday 27 April Steve Franks Trio The Coronettes Waiting For Kate
JAZZ CINEMA
Waterstones The Swan The Railway
1-3pm 8.30pm 7.30pm
Rise Records Exmouth Arms The Tavern
2.30pm 2.30pm 8pm
The Aristocats
11am – 12.30pm
£5
Stormy Weather
2.30 – 4.30pm
£5
Chico & Rita
8.30 – 10pm
£5
Princess and the Frog
11am – 12.30pm
£5
St. Louis Blues
2.45 – 4.10pm
£5
Sunday 28 April Blue Horyzon Rich O’Brien Band Blue Horyzon
Fringe in the GARDENS
FREE
THURSDAY 2 – Monday 6 MAY Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage
5.30pm 6.45pm 8pm
Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage
5.45pm 7pm 8pm
Friday 3 May Rich O’Brien Band Thrill Collins Fringe DJ
Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage
10.45am 1.30pm 2.45pm 4pm 5.15pm 6.30pm 7.45pm 9pm
Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage
10.45am 1.30pm 2.45pm 4pm 5.15pm 6.30pm 7.45pm 9pm
Sunday 5 May Jazz It Up! The Indigo Kings The Coronettes Victoria Klewin and The TrueTones Tom Gee Band The Holly Thomas Quintet Swing From Paris Fringe DJ Monday 6 May Gloucestershire Jazz Live Bad Ass Brass My Name is Earl International Jazz Disaster Mango Jam The Roving Crows
Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage Free Stage
10.45am 1.45pm 3pm 4.15pm 5.30pm 6.45pm
For more information visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz-fringe cheltenhamfestivals.com/subscribe
5.45 – 7.30pm
£5
8.30 – 10.10pm
£5
A Monster in Paris
12.30 – 2pm
£5
Midnight in Paris
4.30 – 6pm
£5
Manhattan
7 – 8.45pm
£5
Talks, workshops and masterclasses Saturday 4 May
Saturday 4 May Jazz It Up! Steve Franks Trio Jo Silver and the Café Bohemia ESP Verve Talent Search Helena Jesele Kat Edmonson Fringe DJ
The Artist Paris Blues Monday 6 May
Thursday 2 May Mammal Hands Fujalada Albatross Archive
Sunday 5 May
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Talk Interview with Tony Dudley-Evans Beyond the Band Tent 10.30 – 11.30am
£5
Talk Careers in event production Beyond the Band Tent
£5
1 – 2pm
Talk Setting Up Your Own Record Label Beyond the Band Tent 3.15 – 4.15pm
£5
Talk Radio Production Beyond the Band Tent 4.45 – 5.45pm £5 Talk Music Journalism in the 21st Century Beyond the Band Tent 7.30 – 8.30pm
£5
Sunday 5 May Talk Marketing Music Beyond the Band Tent 11.30am – 12.30pm
£5
Masterclass Finding Your Voice with Gregory Porter Beyond the Band Tent 1.30 – 2.30pm
£8
Talk Surgery Meets Jazz Beyond the Band Tent 4 – 5pm
£5
Workshop Theo Jackson Songwriting Workshop Beyond the Band Tent 5.30 – 6.30pm
£6
Monday 6 May Workshop Live Music Photography Workshop Beyond the Band Tent 12.30 – 3.30pm
£20
Masterclass Live Electronics in Performance with Leafcutter John Beyond the Band Tent 2.30 – 3.30pm £5 facebook.com/cheltenhamfestivals
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