Lincolnshire Jazz Week 2016

The jazz scene comes to Lincolnshire for a nine-day celebration of jazz music featuring UK and international acts.
Jazz artists, bands, and experts perform, often for free, across Lincolnshire in venues across the county including...

The Collection Lincoln Drill Hall Lincoln Performing Arts Centre and Lincoln Cathedral.

The Lincoln Jazz Festival is organised in association with Lincoln BIG, Arts Council England, and EMJAZZ.

Jazz Week Programme

Friday 6th May

• Snake David with the LPAC House Band
  Zing Bar at LPAC 5pm - 7pm, free
  One of the UK's leading saxophonists plays with the house abdn led by Stevie Smith playing popular swinging numbers.

Saturday 7th May

• Dennis Rollins with the Pat McCarthy Trio
  The Collection 8pm, adults £8 u16s free
  Internationally renowned jazz trombonist collaborates with guitarist Pat McCarthy. Stokes Collection Cafe is open before the performance for dinner.
• Philip Clouts Quartet 'Umoya' Louth Playgoers Riverhead Theatre LN11 0BX, 7:30pm, all tickets £10 book now   Umoya is the Zulu word for 'life force' reflecting the band's influences from South African roots thro Caribbean Calypso to Cuban dance.

Sunday 8th May

• Jazz Eucharist - Cathedral Choir feat. the Andrew Wood Trio
  Lincoln Cathedral 9:15am, free
  Excerpts from Bob Chilcott's 'A Little Jazz Mass' as part of the morning service along with some Gershwin and choral soloists.
• The James Taylor Quartet
  Lincoln Drill Hall 8pm, £16/£14/£8 book now
  Britain's top Hammon Organ player Jame Taylor is an internationally acclaimed jazz-soul-funk musician, performing for a groovy night at Lincoln Drill Hall.

Monday 9th May

• Ben Martin Quartet
  Bar67 8pm, free (ticketed)
  Saxophonist Ben Martin leads a dynamic jazz quartet influenced by genres from be-bop to New York swing.

Tuesday 10th May

• Gabrielle Ducomble & her Band
  Cafe Portico food from 7:30pm, music from 8:30pm, all tickets £8
  Gabrielle and her band bring a blend of Gallic charm and Parisian-style jazz and tango, supported by guitarist Nicholas Meier.

Wendesday 11th May

• Nigel Price Organ Trio plus Alex Garnett Lincoln Drill Hall 8pm, all tickets £8 u16s free. Band led by award-winning guitarist Nigel Price playing accessible jazz supported by Hammond Organ, drums, and saxophone.

Thursday 12th May

• The Geoff Eales Trio
  The Collection, 8pm, all tickets £8 u16s free
  A classy version of the piano trio that has given jazz its distinctive form since the 50s.

Friday 13th May

• The Heritage Quintet
  Zing Bar at LPAC 5pm - 7pm, free
  A regular at Zing Bar, this local group serve as a fun warm up for Clare Teal in the evening.
• Clare Teal
  Lincoln Performing Arts Centre 7:30pm, all tickets £20 book now
  The award-winning musician who is a regular presenter on BBC Radio 2 will perform contemporary covers of her heroes alongside witty storytelling.
• The Nicola Farnon Trio
  Kirton in Lindsey Town Hall DN21 4LZ, 7:30pm, £10 advance, £12 on the door book now
  Nicola is a gifted bass player and singer, supported by Piero Tucci on piano and saxophone and Phil Johnson on drums. www.kirtoninlindseytownhall.co.uk

Saturday 14th May

• Georgina Jackson Quartet
  Stokes Collection Cafe 8pm, all tickets £8 u16s free
  Singer and trumpeter Georgina sings with the BBC Big Band alongside others and will perform here in a classy jazz quartet.
• Tim Richards' Hextet
  South Holland Centre Spalding 8pm, £13.50/£12/£7.50 book now
  Pianist-composer Tim Richards brings his nine-piece Great Spirit band playing melodic, attractive, and unpompous tunes.

Lincoln Jazz Week 2015 May 8th to 16th

Lincoln Jazz Week; The jazz scene comes to Lincoln for a nine-day celebration of jazz music featuring UK and international acts.

Jazz artists, bands and experts perform, often for free, across Lincoln in venues across the city. Tickets can be purchased from the hosting venues.

Friday 8th May Shannon Reilly Trio
Zing Bar, 5-7pm, free

Saturday 9th May Darius Brubeck Quartet feat. Dave O'Higgins
Lincoln Drill Hall, 8pm, £14/£12/£5

Sunday 10th May Double Take Trio with vocals from Fiona Stein
Horse and Groom, lunchtime, free

Monday 11th May Dennis Rollins with the Pat McCarthy Trio
Brewhaus, 8pm, £7.50/free

Tuesday 12th May Nicola Farnon Band
Stokes at The Collection, 8pm, £7.50/free

Wednesday 13th May Steve Fishwick Quintet
Lincoln Drill Hall Cafe, 8pm, £7.50/free

Thursday 14th May 'Maniere de Bohemiens'
Bar 67, 8pm, free

Friday 15th May Thom Whitworth's Funky Organ
Zing Bar, 5-7pm, free

Tony Kofi with The Andrew Wood Trio
Cafe Portico, 8:30pm, £7.50/free

Saturday 16th May 'Jazz in the Bar'
Zing Bar, 6pm-7:15pm, free

Saturday 16t May Pasadena Roof Orchestra 'Puttin' on the Ritz'
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, 7:30pm, £20/£18

For further information about The Lincoln Jazz Festival check out  Lincoln BIG

Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble @ Lincoln Drill Hall

New Jazz 5 presents Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble

Saturday 11 April 8 pm @ Lincoln Drill Hall

Maverick, award winning saxophonist Gilad Atzmon leads this incredible quartet, which has toured all over the world stunning audiences with firebrand performances packed with drama, luscious harmonies and wit. Gilad’s style and artistry produces live performances that are simply breath-taking. ‘..the best musician living in the world today.’ Robert Wyatt

Tickets £14 (£12 Concessions / £5 students/under 16s) from 01522 873894

Check out this You Tube link https://youtu.be/esq1cxpGGYo?list=RDesq1cxpGGYo

Lincoln Drill Hall Freeschool Lane Lincoln LN2 1EY

Box Office 01522 873892

Full Event and Venue Details at www.lincolndrillhall.com   

Andrew Bishop's JazzOrbit; Tonight @ The Jolly Brewer Lincoln

Tonight @ The Jolly Brewer Lincoln

Andrew Bishop's JazzOrbit
feat Rae Kang tenor sax
Dave Martin guitar
Steve Jeyes bass
Andrew Bishop drums

Jolly Brewer Broadgate Lincoln

Thursday 10 th April 8.30 Free

Lincoln Jazz Week 2014 Programme

Lincoln Jazz Week 2014 Programme

Friday 9th May

Stevie Smith Trio feat. Robin Porter
Zing Bar at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre www.lpac.co.uk 5-7pm, free

The Gascoyne/O'Higgins Quartet
Lincoln Drill Hall, www.lincolndrillhall.com 8pm, £7.50 (u16s free)
This band, co-led by two of the UK's brightest jazzers, play music which essentially swings, is harmonic with cheeky melodic twists on favourite standards.

Saturday 10th May

JAZZ IT UP: Midnight Masquerade + GO-Jive
Lincoln Hotel,www.thelincolnhotel.com 6-9pm, free
An evening of eating, drinking and dancing hosted by BBC Lincolnshire's Melvyn Prior

Andrew Wood Trio feat. Dave O'Higgins
Cafe Portico,http://blog.cafeportico.co.uk/ 8:30pm, £6
Expect some fireworks when this world class saxophonist teams up with our very own local hero.

Sunday 11th May

Double Take
Horse and Groom, 01522 548866  Lunchtime, free

Ben Martin Band
Bar '67, http://bar67.co.uk/ 8pm, free

Monday 12th May

Pat McCarthy Band feat. Shannon Reilly
DoubleTree by Hilton 01522-565180 7:30pm, free
Witness the birth of a new jazz vocalist supported by Lincolnshire's best jazz band.

Tuesday 13th May

Nicola Farnon Band
The Collection Café collectioncafe 8pm, free
Everyone's favourite jazz/swing vocalist and a fine double bassist - an efflorescent and infectious performer.

Wednesday 14th May

Dennis Rollins' Veolcity Trio
Drill Hall Café 8 www.lincolndrillhall.com pm, £7.50 (u16s free)
Generally acknowldged as the most gifted, exciting and entertaining jazz trombonist in the UK today. Rollins cuts loose here in the comapny of Hammond organ star Ross Stanley and the funky and ballistic drumming of Pedro Segundo.

Thursday 15th May

Thom Whitworth's Funky Organ
Bar '67 http://bar67.co.uk/ 8pm, free

Friday 16th May

Jazz Heritage Quintet
Zing Bar at the LPAC   www.lpac.co.uk 5-7pm, free

Jazz Vehicle with Zoe Rahman
Terry O'Toole Theatre,  www.terryotooletheatre.org.uk 7:30pm, £7.50 (u16s free)
2012 Mobo award winning pianist Zoe Rahman is nearing the end of her 18 month long mentoring of Lincol'ns premier Youth Jazz Orchestra 'Jazz Vehicle' and tonight Zoe and Musical Director John Crouch will lead the orchestra showcasing their wonderful musical talent and their exciting progress.

Colin Dudman Trio feat. Tim Whitehead
The Collection Café 8pm, £7.50
For a long time Colin has wanted a band which explores the quieter textures of the clarinet family. This is their debut gig.

Saturday 17th May

Jazz in the Bar
Zing Bar at the LPAC www.lpac.co.uk 6pm, free

The Big Chris Barber Band
LPAC www.lpac.co.uk  7:30pm, £20
Jazz legend, Chris Barber, celebrates his 65th anniversary as band-leader in 2014 with yet another Europe-wide tour. Chris' 10-piece band plays a selection of his favourite music - New Orleans style to the music of Sidney Bechet and Duke Ellington and back to 'When the Saints'. An exciting and moving evening of world-class jazz.

Kate Williams Septet Friday 11 April at Lincoln Drill Hall

New Jazz 5 present the Kate Williams Septet Friday 11 April 8pm at Lincoln Drill Hall

Kate Williams may be the child of acoustic guitar virtuoso John Williams but her sense of timing, phrasing and swing are all her own. This top UK pianist brings her swinging septet to Lincoln as part of a JazzServices supported tour and all seven musicians will be playing no less than a dozen different instruments during the performance.

Especially welcome are the dazzling flautist Gareth Lockrane, Steve Fishwick, a trumpeter who hasn’t been to Lincoln for some time, and saxophonists Julian Siegel and Ben Somers.

‘Lucid and inventive’ Humphrey Lyttleton

Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions / £7 students) from 01522 873894

 

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The Music of Charles Mingus at Lincoln Drill Hall.

 

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Tickets 01522 873894

 

Lincoln Drill Hall Free School Lane Lincoln LN2 3EY

Lincoln Jazz Week 2013 Gig Guide

Lincoln Jazz Week 2013

 

 

 

Lincoln Jazz WeekGig Guide

Friday 10th May

·         Jazz Heritage Quartet, 5-7pm at the Zing Bar LPAC, free event www.lpac.co.uk/cafe

·         Colin Dudman Solo Piano, 7-8pm at the Lincoln Drill Hall Cafe/Bar, free event     www.lincolndrillhall.com

·         Claire Martin & the Montpellier Cello Quartet, 8pm at the Lincoln Drill Hall, £14/£12/£7 (concessions/students). www.lincolndrillhall.com

Saturday 11th May

·         Midnight Masquerade & GO-Jive, 6-9pm at the Lincoln Hotel, free event.www.thelincolnhotel.com

Sunday 12th May

·         Pete Johnson, 4pm at the Strugglers Inn, free event 01522 535023

·         Wendy Kirkland Duo, 7:30pm at the Lincolnshire Red Ale House @ Kitchen, free event www.lincolnshirered.co.uk

·         Andy Aichison Trio, 8:30pm at the Strait & Narrow, free event.http://thestraitandnarrow.co.uk

Monday 13th May

·         Avalon Trio, 7:30pm at the Cloud Bar, free event www.thecloudbar.co.uk

·         Thom Whitworth's Funky Organ, 8:30pm at the Strait & Narrow, free event. http://thestraitandnarrow.co.uk

Tuesday 14th May

·         Jamie Holroyd Duo, 7:30pm at theTower Hotel Bar, free event www.lincolntowerhotel.co.uk

·         Andrew Wood Trio feat. Ben Martin, 8:30pm at Bar 67 Lincoln Hotel, free event. www.thelincolnhotel.com

Wednesday 15th May

·         Lincoln Jazz Collective feat. Sue McCreath, 7:30pm at the Doubletree by Hilton, free event www.doubletree.hilton.com/Lincoln

·         Pat McCarthy's Quartet, 8pm at the Lincoln Drill Hall cafe/Bar Bar, free event www.lincolndrillhall.com

·         Max Miechowski Quintet, 8:30pm at Dogma, free event.www.dogmabars.com

Thursday 16th May

·         Quei Due, 7:30pm at the White Hart Hotel, free event www.whitehart-lincoln.co.uk

·         Double Take + Bass, 8pm at the Horse and Groom, free event 01522 548866

·         Me & Mr Jones, 8:30pm at Bar 67 at the Lincoln Hotel, free event. www.thelincolnhotel.com 

Friday 17th May

·         Robin Porter & Stevie Smith Trio, 5-7pm at the Zing Bar LPAC free event www.lpac.co.uk/cafe

·         Jazz Vehicle with Zoe Rahman, 7:30pm at the Terry O'Toole Theatre, £7.50/£5 (concessions) www.terryotooletheatre.org.uk

·         Nic Svarc Organ Trio, 7:30pm at Ye Old Crown, free event 01522 626101

·         Jazztastic, 8:30pm at the Magna Carter, free event www.magnacartapub.co.uk

Saturday 18th March

·         Mandy Tatton Duo, 1:30-3:30pm at the Barge On The Brayford, free even www.bargeonthebrayford.com

      Georgie Fame & Sons in Concert, 7:30pm at LPAC, £19/£17. www.lpac.co.uk

 



The Walter Smith III Quartet @ Lincoln Drill Hall Saturday.

Saturday 9 February 8pm @ Lincoln Drill Hall, New Jazz 5 & Jazzpac present The Walter Smith III Quartet

This is a rare opportunity to see one of the most important figures in jazz music today. Join Walter Smith III as he makes his inaugural UK tour as a band leader with this all-American quartet.

Smith is among the most celebrated tenor saxophonists of his generation, renowned for his instantly recognisable sound and ground breaking albums and is the first choice of tenorist for US superstars such as Terence Blanchard and Christian McBride.

Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions / £7 students) Tickets 01522 873894

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National Youth Jazz Orchastra in Lincoln Sat 13 Oct

 

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