This year’s Cheltenham International Jazz Festival is bringing Hollywood glamour to Cheltenham. Eartha Kitt, who is best known for her role as Catwoman in the 1960s TV series Batman, for her 1953 Christmas song Santa Baby and who also has her own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, will open the festival with a performance at The Centaur at Cheltenham racecourse on April 29. It will be her only performance in the UK for 2008.
Another act to headline 2008 Cheltenham Jazz Festival is Van Morrison, who will be performing in the Centaur on April 30 to promote his new album, Keep It Simple. Morrison's career, spanning some five decades, has influenced many popular musical artists. He had hits with his singles "Gloria", "Brown Eyed Girl", "Moondance" and many others.
Other acts confirmed are jazz funk maestro Maceo Parker, drum legend Jack DeJohnette, sultry songstress Gwyneth Herbert and guitar innovator Bill Frisell. BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Big Band will once again be participating at the Festival and as every year, the Jazz Festival Fringe will take place with various great events around the town centre.
Fringe events will include events at the Xposed Club. On Friday, 2nd May 2008 at 8pm Han Bennink, Dutch drummer and multi-instrumentalist, will be playing with local bands Longstone and Noose for Luke. Tickets £7 (students and concs £3). Saturday, 3rd May 2008 will feature a tribute to Sun Ra big band with open workshop from 12:00 noon to 2:00pm and then performance from 6pm to 7pm. Tickets for Saturday, which brings the whole day of Fringe events music, film and art/design work, are free.
Tickets are on sale now, available from the Town Hall on 01242 227979.
CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
7.00pm, Eartha Kitt, The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse
7.30pm, Carol Brewster, The Daffodil
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
7.00pm, Van Morrison, The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse
7.30pm, Sara Colman, The Daffodil
7.30pm, Courtney Pine, Town Hall Main Stage
Thursday, 1 May 2008
7.30pm, Maceo Parker with his band, featuring Dennis Rollins, Town Hall Main Stage
7.30pm, TG Collective, The Daffodil
10pm, Gwyneth Herbert, Town Hall Pillar Room
Friday, 2 May 2008
7:30pm, BBC Radio 2: Tribute to Billie Holiday, Town Hall Main Stage
7.30pm, Colin Salmon, The Daffodil
7.30pm, Jerry Dammers' Spatial AKA Orchestra, Everyman Theatre
8pm, Han Bennink, Xposed Club, University of Glos
9.30pm, Gilles Peterson with Jose James, Elan Mehler & Tawiah, Park Bar, University of Glos
10pm, Stefano Bollani & Enrico Rava, Town Hall Pillar Room
11.30pm, Jazz on 3, Everyman Theatre
Saturday, 3 May 2008
10am, Zoe Rahman Piano Masterclass, Town Hall Drawing Room
12noon, Phil Robson's Six Strings &The Beat, Town Hall Pillar Room
1.30pm, Outhouse Ruhabi, Everyman Theatre
2pm, Making Sense of Sound, St. Andrews Church
3pm, The Jerwood Interview with Soweto Kinch & lain Ballamy, Town Hall Drawing Room
3pm, Tim Berne's Science Friction, Town Hall Pillar Room
4.30pm, BBC Big Band with Nicola Conte, Everyman Theatre
5:30pm, Dave Stapleton Quintet, Town Hall Pillar Room
7pm, Imelda May, Town Hall Main Stage
7.30pm, Alias / The Jerwood Commission, Everyman Theatre
8pm, Gloucestershire Jazz Live Big Band, St. Andrews Church
10pm, Heritage Orchestra with Bonobo, Town Hall Main Stage
10.15pm, Soweto Kinch's Basement Fables, Everyman Theatre
Sunday, 4 May 2008
10am, The Breakfast Show / The Destroyers, Town Hall Main Stage
11am, Family Fun Day, Imperial Gardens
12noon, Dan Nicholls Band, Town Hall Pillar Room
1.30pm, Jack DeJohnette, Everyman Theatre
3pm, Bobby Previte's New Bump, Town Hall Pillar Room
4.30pm, Ralph Alessi with This Against That feat. Ravi Coltrane, Everyman Theatre
5.30pm, BBC Radio 3 Jazz Library, Town Hall Drawing Room
5:30pm, Pete Wareham:The Final Terror!, Town Hall Pillar Room
7pm, Ruby Turner, Town Hall Main Stage
7.30pm, Bill Frisell, Everyman Theatre
9.30pm, Mr Scruff, Town Hall Main Stage
10.30pm, Roberto Fonseca, Everyman Theatre
Monday, 5 May 2008
10am, Jack DeJohnette Drum Masterclass, Town Hall Main Stage
12noon, Dave Holland Prize Competition Winners, Town Hall Pillar Room
3pm, Andy Sheppard & The Lunatics featuring James Morton, Town Hall Pillar Room
6pm, Blink, Town Hall Pillar Room
8pm, Cleo Laine & John Dankworth, Town Hall Main Stage
For more information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Posts
Really looking forward to it!
ReplyDelete