Jazz and Blues Festival 2011 29th April - 2nd May 2011
over the four days of the first May Bank Holiday weekend - including a Royal Wedding too. There will be a network of waterside venues linking together to create a buzzy atmosphere of free and ticketed gigs. Look out for gigs in the B-Bar, the Barbican Theatre, Bacaro, the Watering Hole, Plymouth Gin Distillery, the National Marine Aquarium, the Blues Bar and Grill and more.
New for 2011
year, with new aspects, including the Jazz Village - a dedicated marquee on the quayside by the landing stage programmed with excellent acts and a Festival Market throughout the event. A Stroller Ticket will enable Festival-goers to pay one fee and gain entry to multiple shows. The Festival brings together local and international acts from across the spectrum of jazz and blues. Headliners this year include piano man T. J. Johnson, keyboard crooner Joe Stilgoe, sax-funkers Porkchop and US guitar bluesman Michael Roach. Local band highlights include Becca Langsford launching her new album, blues player Vince Lee, slide guitar man Thomas Ford and his band the Dirty Harmonies, gospel soul-singer Mama Tokus and jazz diva Louise Parker. Excellent young jazz and blues musicians are included in the programming, ensuring that the next generation of musicians are supported and showcased. “The Festival’s developing and
we’ve got a programme of quality for this year,” said Festival Director Dan Thompson. “We’ve got a Jazz Village which is brand new. It’s going to be packed with stalls and music too which will really add atmosphere to
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THE fourth annual Barbican International Jazz & Blues Festival is approaching. The event - supported by Plymouth City Council and backed by the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership - brings excellent music and a groovy atmosphere to the city’s historic quayside quarter. And everyone’s invited. This year, the event takes place
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the Barbican and give more to our Festival-goers.”
Swing Sunday
Swing Sunday pays homage to that section of jazz known as swing. Swing music continues to appear in today’s charts - think Michael Buble, Robbie Williams, Jamie Cullum - and we devote Sunday May 1 to this infectious genre. Watch out for swing bands, swing dancing in the street, colourful costumes and singalong tunes. We’ve teamed up with Plymouth swing dance teaching outfit Mad About Swing to bring workshops and dance action to the Festival. Swing bands and performers are being programmed throughout the day to ensure that everyone’s a King of the Swingers by the time Swing Sunday’s over.
Bank Holiday Monday
The Festival begins on Friday April 29 and runs until Bank Holiday
Mama Tokus - entertaining, funky and funny singer, hostess and poetess who writes and sings nu soul, blues and R&B tunes will be releasing her CD at the Festival
Monday May 2 so organisers will be pulling out the stops to put on a fantastic day of music, street entertainment and the glorious Grand Festival Jazz Parade - complete with jazz umbrella waving. The Festival sounds the right note for the city’s calendar, so come on down, support the event and enjoy the atmosphere in the heart of Plymouth’s waterfront. For more information on the Festival, visit
www.barbicanjazzandbluesfestival. com
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