The town is characteristic of the bastides in the area - central village square with the town hall a main feature, with the village shops clustered along the four sides of the square. Wide arched pavements allow dining out of doors in the summer, when music is piped around the square. every summer The town […]
The first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 set the formula for all major jazz festivals to follow. Popular artists were the attractions that sold tickets. But it was the important unsung jazz heroes from the traditional to avant-garde that attracted the critics and gave the festival an artistic credibility. ELLA FITZGERALD In 1954, Ella Fitzgerald, […]
The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival is an annual tribute to Bix Beiderbecke. He is a famed jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. The Bix Jazz Festival is (normally) held in Davenport, Iowa, Bix’s hometown. It is one of the largest jazz festival in the United States, held the first weekend of August. The music goes on from […]
Brecon, archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town and community in Powys, Mid Wales, with a population of 7,901. The Orchard Media and Events Group, the operator of the Brecon Jazz festival since 2012, has announced it is calling time on its running of the famous mid Wales event, based on financial considerations. In […]
