WHAT’S ON IN YOUR COUNT Y ALL THAT JAZZ
B:Music, the music charity responsible for Town Hall and Symphony Hall, is delighted to announce the line-up for its first ever B:Jazz Fest, which will take place in front of live audiences from Monday 23 to Saturday 28 August.
The week of music will showcase the full spectrum of jazz and includes performances from international touring artists to local community bands.
B:Jazz Fest, in partnership with Jazz FM, will allow audiences to enjoy free and low-cost performances at The Spotted Dog in Digbeth, on stage at Symphony Hall and in Symphony Hall’s brand-new Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space.
B:Jazz Fest will present a series of ticketed, in-person live concerts in Birmingham over six days in August. The artists announced include headline shows from pioneering Birmingham-based saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch (Soweto Kinch Trio: Monday 23 August) and Jazz FM’s UK Jazz Act of the Year 2020, Yazz Ahmed (Yazz Ahmed Quartet: Wednesday 25 August).
Additional acts lined up include new trio Warmer Than Blood (guitarist Chris Montague, pianist Kit Downes and bassist Ruth Goller) and highly acclaimed, Birmingham-born jazz pianist Reuben James. Also performing will be the Paula Gardiner Quartet, the Romarna Campbell Trio, the Camilla George Quartet, the Daniel Casimir Quintet, and the ever-popular Notebenders, who will close the Festival with a host of new numbers.
The festival will run in partnership with Jazz FM, the largest commercial jazz station in the world, and a passionate supporter of UK jazz education. Jazz FM will include a number of music and interview specials around Jazz Fest on their nationwide platform.
For the full schedule and tickets visit
bmusic.co.uk/whats-on/category/ jazz-and-blues
COMEDY GENIUS
In 1910, the then unknown Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail from Liverpool to New York as part of Fred Karno’s famous music hall troupe. On the voyage, they shared a cabin, they shared comedy routines and they shared laughter …
Inspired by real life events, Told by an Idiot’s acclaimed production of Charlie and Stan is the remarkable story of the greatest double act that nearly was and is a hilarious and deeply moving homage to two men who changed the world of comedy forever.
Told by an Idiot have garnered critical acclaim and devoted audiences worldwide for their wonderfully theatrical shows.
This glorious production will star Danielle Bird as Charlie Chaplin, Jerone Marsh-Reid as Stan Laurel, Nick Haverson as Fred Karno and Sara Alexander playing all the other parts, including Chaplin’s mother, and the piano! They will be joined by Reggie, making his stage debut as Scraps the Dog. Reggie will not play matinees – something to do with Elaine Paige – and, at those performances, the part of Scraps will be played by a puppet.
Charlie and Stan can be seen at Malvern’s Festival Theatre from August 16 – 21 with matinee and evening performances. For tickets call the box office on 01684 892277.
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