HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS
Spiegeltent
Crescent Gardens | home of entertainment
Artists include Jay Phelps, Projections of Miles, Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show, House of Burlesque, My Darling Clementine, Silent Disco, + Children’s Festival.
10-17 Sept ‘16
Crescent Gardens, Harrogate Box Office: 01423 562 303
harrogateinternationalfestivals.com
The Festival Spiegeltent returns to Crescent Gardens as a pop-up venue as part of the Festivals’ HIF+ programme. Jay Phelps - Guest Curator
Jay Phelps Quartet
Being asked to curate at the 2016 Harrogate Festival has been such an honour. As this is my first time as a curator, I wanted to show a wide variety of fantastic artists, some whose music is new to me and some whom I know very well. ESKA, is an artist like no other and a definite Festival highlight, I’ve known her amazing music for many years and it’s a privilege to be able to include her. Supporting the Festival’s Young Musicians programme is something I’m proud to be associated with, and I’m very much looking forward to hearing from wonderful young talent Vanessa Rani’s ensembles; Manjula and the Sandrani Duo. Her beautifully fused music is deeply-routed in India’s rich musical culture and effortlessly blended with sounds from around the globe. Another new voice on the scene is Alexander Bone. Just 19 years old, Saxophonist, Pianist, Composer & Arranger, Alexander won the BBC Young Musician - Jazz Award and I know he’s destined for big things.
Monday 12th September I 7.30pm
I have also brought two of my own projects. I’ll be performing original material from my upcoming second release with the Jay Phelps Quartet, whilst the Projections of Miles programme, is a night dedicated to the life and spirit of the great Miles Davis. I’m very privileged to present such an array of talented artists, I hope you enjoy! - Jay
Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra Saturday 10th September 7.30pm Tickets: £12 Unreserved Cabaret Seating Come spend a sultry, romantic evening in the company of Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra, and let the warm lustrous tones of this leading vintage dance ensemble, which has taken the British scene by storm, escort you down the Parisian lanes of nostalgia… ooh lala! “We’d all be much happier if Benoit’s music was the soundtrack to our lives” EDP24 Mag
Tickets: £12 Unreserved Cabaret Seating Top Canadian trumpeter and Ronnie Scott’s regular, leads his fiery swingin’ quartet here at Harrogate’s Spiegeltent. Led by trumpeter Jay Phelps, JPQ is a band that explores the far reaches of the musical world with a strong sense of their jazz background. Brand new originals penned by Phelps will be featured on his up-coming album and heard for the first time in Harrogate, including a new commission by the Festival and premiered entitled’Amphitrite’s Bounty.’ “Phelps is not only keeping the spirit of jazz alive but breathing a whole lot of new life into it” Amanda McCormack
Projections of Miles Tuesday 13th September I 7.30pm Tickets: £12 Unreserved Cabaret Seating Celebrating the life and work of the great Miles Davis is no easy task, which is why POM utilises Davis’ music as a reference point to build upon. Phelps has always cited Davis as one of his greatest inspirations and aims to breathe new life into his music with this project. Tonight you will hear classics and beautiful compositions not typically synonymous with the Davis cannon, all painted with a colourful contemporary brush. “The sold out crowd left the gig with smiles on their faces and Miles Davis ringing in their ears” London Jazz News
ESKA Wednesday 14th September | 7.30pm Tickets: £15 Unreserved Cabaret Seating Championed by Jamie Cullum and Laura Mvula, this singer is ready for the spotlight following her nomination for the Mercury Music Prize in 2015. Having built an inimitable reputation as a writer and performer, together with performances in some of the world’s most famous venues. ESKA’s own and unique sound has received a multitude of radio plays, whilst her critically acclaimed album has received rave reviews in the music press from Q Magazine to Sunday Times Culture. “Insane vocal talent…empowering to listen to and the whole album is a wonderfully emotive affair” Time Out
Craig Charles + Support Thursday 15th September I 7.30pm Tickets: £16 Unreserved – this is a dance event so limited seating. Support to be announced We’re talking flavoursome funk on a school night as the Funk ‘n’ soul Show goes live with BB6 groove-meister, presenter, DJ, acclaimed actor and funkster about town Craig Charles on the decks. Time to find those dancing shoes. “Charles is in tune with the crowd and knows how to whip them into a frenzy” Yorkshire Evening Post
House of Burlesque Friday 16th September I 7.30pm Unreserved Cabaret Seating Tickets: £18 Unreserved (includes entry to Silent Disco) Strictly over 18s only Adult themes and language. After their sell out show at the 2014 Festival, the ladies of the House of Burlesque return to Harrogate and are ready to mix up the next
helping of delicious delights in their brilliant extravaganza of a show. Hot on the heels of their much lauded WestEnd residency and their 6th spectacular season at London Wonderground. Join showgirl superstar Miss Tempest Rose through fan-dancing divas, tantalising tassel-twirlers, cabaret and circus glitterati and everything in between in a ginsoaked fabulous live show. “The best and most entertaining burlesque in town, with a twist. Rip roaring fun” **** (The Stage)
Silent Disco Friday 16th September | 10pm til late Tickets: £8 Unreserved (or included in the House of Burlesque show ticket) After the Burlesque show is over, grab your headphones and experience a feast of musical choices and choose your own spinning tunes via the medium of silent disco.
My Darling Clementine Saturday 17th September I 7.30pm Tickets: £12 Unreserved Cabaret Seating For what began life as a side project for Michael Weston King & Lou Dalgleish, a labour of love, a homage to the classic country duets, My Darling Clementine is now very much part of the country and Americana landscape, courtesy of 3 albums, over 300 shows and numerous awards. The debut album, How Do You Plead? was highly acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic - with American Songwriter stating it as “as authentic as anything out of Nashville or Texas”. This is your chance to see them in Harrogate Festival’s Spiegeltent – where better to enjoy their “convincing world of barflies, peeling paint and characters on bar stools with very dark secrets.”
Lunchtime Sessions Don’t miss our FREE Spiegeltent Sessions from 12.30pm throughout the week. Enjoy a great line up of Young Musicians including:
10th & 11th September Seven Stories: Daydreamer & Dino Story Party
Milestones Trio 13 Sept. Vocal Global 14 Sept. Sandrani Duo 15 Sept. Manjula 16 Sept. Alexander Bone 17 Sept.
Northern Ballet: Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Lunch Menu Available. Full programme available on website.
History’s Maid
That Poetry Bloke Mixed Up Fairytales Professor Pumpernickel’s Superdooper Science Show
HOW TO BOOK Phone 01423 562303 Online www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com In Person Harrogate International Festivals, 32 Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1DB Opening Times Mon-Fri I 10am – 5pm Payment Please note that all bookings are subject to a £1.75 transaction fee. A £1 fee is charged for postal orders, or we offer free ticket collection. Harrogate International Festivals is a registered charity no 244861. All information correct at time of going to print. Full T&Cs available on the website. Premier Partners
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