π Saturday 14th August 2021
βοΈ 1300 – late
πΒ Tyne Bank Brewery
Saturday 15th August
Newcastle Jazz Festival returns once again to Tyne Bank Brewery. This year, with the addition of Thursday and Friday events in the build up to our super Saturday of music featuring both regional and national artists. Sunday afternoon will see the festival round-up with free music in the city centre.
We can’t wait to get this years festival underway – our Saturday line up takes from the absolute best of Northern Jazz.
One ticket covers the full day – set up and relax in Tyne Bank Brewery with our brilliant food vendors for the day Kogarashi, Il Fuoco Pizza and Cheese Sir.
Check out the pictures from our 2019 festival as well as reviews – we’re really looking forward to 2020!
β 1.30pm
ππ½ ALICE GRACE & PAWEL JEDRZEJEWSKI
π alicegracejazz.co.ukΒ
Renowned for their work across many North East settings, Alice and Pawel perform music from their latest release: A Timeless Place.
β 2.40pm
ππ½ JASMINE
π jasminequintet.bandcamp.com
π₯ YouTube: Introducing JASMINE
Saxophone-led quintet from Leeds, performing music composed by saxophonist Jasmine Whalley. Performing an interesting blend of Jazz and Hip-Hop which creates a unique and current sound.
β 3.50pm
ππ½ SWING MANOUCHE
π swingmanouche.org
π₯ YouTube: “Nuits Solitaire”
A hard swinging gypsy jazz outfit. Authentic originals are still very much a main ingredient but SM are as likely to take from modern gypsy players as well as Django.
β 5.50pm
ππ½ SUE FERRIS QUARTET
π₯ YouTube: Sue Ferris
Regular on the North East scene, Sue turns her quartet into a tribute to bari sax man Gerry Mulligan.
β 6.15pm
ππ½ DENNIS ROLLINS VELOCITY TRIO
π dennisrollins.com
π₯ YouTube: Introducing Velocity Trio
A rare instrumentation of the trombone-led trio with Hammond and drums, makes it unique. Dennis leads the trio with his powerful and inventive trombone with which he creates all the moods from funky and groovy to very melodic and lyrical. He takes the risk and pushes the envelope with his creative and edgy approach to music.
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β 7.45pm
ππ½ TBA
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