THE EVENT
'The Glyndebourne of Jazz' on a summer's
day in a beautiful country garden
Jesses, Snow Hill, Dinton, Wiltshire SP3 5HN
Saturday, June 12, 2010
2.00pm to 11.45pm (Gates open 1.30pm)
The Wiltshire Jazz Festival has grown in stature and appeal over the last few years, managing to attract the very best jazz musicians in the country, performing a variety of jazz in two locations, a large marquee and a much smaller barn.
Over the last few years a number of the biggest names in jazz have played at Jesses in Dinton, south Wiltshire. They include Claire Martin, Acker Bilk, Gwyneth Herbert, Alan Barnes, Dennis Rollins and Stacey Kent.
It is a perfect setting to hear the cool sound of jazz drifting across the summer air, mingling with the rhododendrons in bloom and the ancient tulip tree, as jazz fans sip beer or wine on the lawns, or eat a nourishing meal during the intervals.
Not only is the ambience delightful, but the Wiltshire Jazz Festival enjoys a superb reputation for its organisation. It invests in a very high quality sound system and ensures that its audiences are well looked after.
A bar will be open throughout the festival and the food, including a hog roast meal can be purchased. You are welcome to bring your own picnics or you can pre-order one of our splendid hampers.
Some of the country's finest jazz singers, will be performing at the Wiltshire Jazz Festival 2010.
Video clips of Jazz Singers
Gabby Young is the one to watch in 2010
Supporting worthy causes
Each year the Wiltshire Jazz Festival makes donations to charity. In 2010 these will go to the national charity Farms for City Children and the upkeep of St Mary's Parish Church in Dinton.
Farms for City Children
Each year, over 3,000 children from urban areas all over the UK get the chance to spend a whole week working and living together in the countryside on one of their farms. They gain a sense of pride from doing real work and the farm animals in particular make a great impression.
Farms for City Children is a registered charity founded in 1976 by well-known children's writer Michael Morpurgo and his ife, Clare. It's three farms are Nethercott in Devon, Treginnis Isaf on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales and Wick Court in Gloucestershire.
St Mary's Church, Dinton
A donation will be made towards the fabric and maintenance of the local church.
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Book online
Book for tickets by completing the form below. Alternatively phone Sally Boettcher on 01722 717044 if you want to book over the phone.
For further enquiries, email s.boettcher@markallengroup.co.uk
Wiltshire Jazz Fesitval 2010 fee
Once your booking has been processed you will receive a ticket, which you should bring along with you on the day. Your ticket will gain you entry to the jazz festival and will enable you to listen to any of the bands on display. Drinks and a hog roast meal will be an additional cost to you. You can if you prefer pre-order one of our splendid hampers, by indicating your request below and information will be sent to you.
If you have party over 10 please contact s.boettcher@markallengroup.co.uk on 01722 717044.
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THE ACTS AND LOCATION
The Acts
Liane Carroll
Having picked up just about every British jazz award going in the last few years, including the 2008 Parliamentary Jazz Award for 'Musician Of The Year,' Liane Carroll has been hailed by critics and fans alike as one of our very finest jazz singers.
She has worked with an extensive roster of international artists, such as Gerry Rafferty, Jerry Donahue, Long John Baldry, and Sir Paul McCartney, as well as the fast soul outfit 'London Elektricity'.
Since 2003 she has released three critically acclaimed jazz albums, the most recent of which, 'Slow Down', was voted by the Times as one of their top five jazz albums of 2007.
Possessed of a huge vocal range, a prodigious musicality and an unerring sense of musical honesty, her live set is one of the most emotionally exciting to be found on the UK jazz circuit and covers a broad repertoire from the contemplative Tom Waits and Lauro Nyro, through to familiar jazz standards, as well as Liane's self-penned original material.
Dave O'Higgins (in association with Jazzcotech Dancers)
Dave O'Higgins is jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator. He played various musical instruments from the age of seven before finally settling on the saxophone.
In 1983 Dave moved from Derbyshire to London to study music at City University. While still a student he started his own jazz quartet and went on to play with NYJO, John Dankworth & Cleo Laine, Icelandic jazz-funk band, Mezzoforte, Roadside Picnic and Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django.
Over the years Dave has won various accolades from the British Jazz Awards including Best Tenor Sax. Sketch Book (Jazzizit) is his 10th solo CD, featuring Dave alongside one of New York's finest tenor saxophonists, Eric Alexander.
Fast Foot Shuffle (Candid) & Push (Short Fuse) were conceived for the jazz dance market and have become favourites in clubs like London's Jazz Café. The track North Station is also on compilations Brasilia Slim & Messin' Around. Dave can be seen on many festival stages internationally performing with the breathtaking Jazzcotech Dancers.
Dave is also in demand for studio work, composes and arranges for jazz ensembles of all sizes, and teaches saxophone & harmony at the London Centre for Contemporary Music and Goldsmiths College.
The Andy Sheppard and John Parricelli duo
Saxophonist Andy Sheppard, who has a long association with the Salisbury area, emerged during the 1980s as one of a very few British jazz musicians to make a significant impact on the international scene, and now has a string of recordings under his own name.
John Parricelli is a highly imaginative soloist who is as comfortable re-inventing guitar lines from African and South American music as he is in more conventional jazz settings.
Their album, 'PS' takes Sheppard and Parricelli's long musical association to new levels of interaction.
Both artists share the ability to play both hot and cool and this album is a mixture of delicate bossa novas, achingly evocative ballads contrasted and super-charged excursions into funk and rock - all enhanced by a creative, and uniquely personal, use of electronics and new music technology.
Ian Shaw
Twice winner of the coveted BBC Jazz Award for 'Best Vocalist' (2004 & 2007) Ian Shaw has been widely hailed as the UK's most accomplished male jazz vocalist.
Having started out in the 1980's on the alternative cabaret circuit with the likes of Jo Brand, Julian Clary and Rory Bremner, he was soon described by jazz critic Dave Illic as, 'The voice of the decade.'
Following collaborations with legendary blues rock-singer Carol Grimes, and a stint with his own band 'Brave New World,' he was then spotted by the late saxophonist and promoter Ronnie Scott, who mentored Shaw and launched his career on the contemporary jazz scene.
Shaw has since held sell-out residencies at the famous Soho jazz club, as well performing with his celebrated quartet, at venues and festivals all over the world.
He has released a string of critically acclaimed albums on both sides of the Atlantic and overseas, most recently 'LifeJacket' (Linn Records), a beguiling collection of self-penned songs, currently attracting rave reviews across the music press.
Amy Roberts Quintet
Amy Roberts (Saxophone, clarinet, flute)
Amy hails from west Cornwall and, only in her early twenties, already plays all over the UK and abroad at clubs and prestigious jazz festivals.
An exciting performer, she has roots in traditional jazz but is now developing a refreshing new take on great music from diverse genres. Amy is a classical student at Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and leads this dynamic, youthful quintet.
The other members of her band are:
Andy Hillier (trombonist)
Andy is an accomplished and exuberant young trombonist who studied jazz at the Leeds College of Music. Comfortable playing in many genres, Andy completes the front line with his charismatic vocal talents.
Tom Kincaid (pianist/keyboards)
An truly amazing pianist, Tom has developed a rolling piano style evocative of the great pianists from the golden jazz era. He is in huge demand and enthralls audiences wherever he plays.
Jim Swinerton (double bass)
Jim is probably the finest double bassist on the UK traditional jazz scene. His impressive solos captivate audiences and are warmly received throughout Europe.
Stuart Smith (drums)
A keen, driving drummer who studied music at Salford University. Stuart has broad musical interests and is involved in many bands including blues and heavy metal.
Charles Alexander and Andy Robinson guitar duo
Guitarists Charles Alexander and Andy Robinson met in the mid 1980s when Andy returned to dry land and after working for several years as a musician on the QE2 cruise liner.
Charles began his musical career as a jazz guitarist in Edinburgh and also ran the university's jazz club. For several years he was director of the Jazz Centre Society in London and is now the proprietor and publisher of Jazzwise magazine. He is one of the leading jazz guitarists on the London scene and has presented 33 programmes in BBC radio.
Andy came to the guitar relatively late at 22, having already played trombone and tuba for several years. He forged his guitar career performing on the QE2. Returning to dry land he began to establish a big reputation on the London Jazz scene. Andy is mainly to be heard playing his Manson seven-string guitar, although he may be spotted from time to time reinforcing a Salsa band's trombone section.
The highly talented duo have gigged together regularly over 17 years and have established a very strong identity with a lively jazz performance style. Their repertoire extends from Django Reinhardt to Chick Corea, from Wes Montgomery to David Grisman, and from Tom Jobim to Pat Metheny.
Gabby Young
One of the up-and-coming young 'stars' on the music scene today is Gabby Young and her band. Their sassy and vibrant performance has its roots in funk as well as rock and roll and jazz.
Gabby, who was brought up in Calne, Wiltshire, now lives in London and gigs throughout the UK and abroad. At age 24 she has already released two albums, "Free Second Memory" and "Mole".
A highly versatile musician, who can play a number of different instruments and she has a distinctive and evocative voice that belies the fact that Gabby bravely battled thyroid cancer.
Gabby's lyrics betray the bitter-sweet turmoil of a sensitive, playful and highly talented young woman living on the edge in today's frenetic world.
Her band, Other Animals, are a fantastic, eclectic seven-piece with double bass, accordion, trumpets and woodwind. They have a great on-stage chemistry and never fail to have an amazing time. They are: Stephen Ellis (guitar, mandolin, keys and vocals); Adam Lucas (drummer); Jim Hurt (double bass, mandolin and banjo); Rosa Conrad (accordion, keys and vocals); Rory Shaw (trumpet and vocals); Charlie Wren (clarinet, saxophone, flute and vocals); Alex Newton (trumpet and vocals).
Press coverage
"Wildly flamboyant and with a good selection of brassy-backed, jazz-edged songs" - THE GUARDIAN (Robin Denselow)
"Gabby is distinctive. She's a mixture of Pre-Raphaelite beauty and antique shop. As much art-school as Agent Provacteur. Eastern European touches and acoustic instrumentation combine with a strong seductive voice to suggest a busking Kate Bush" - MOJO (Roy Wilkinson)
"A sense of a second-hand jumble worked up into something vital and new is matched in the tapestry of the Other Animals' sound" - THE SUNDAY TIMES (David Stubbs)
Misbehavin'
A jazz cabaret quartet comprising:
Karen Wimhurst (clarinet)
Karen first came to prominence as a composer. She has been commissioned by festivals and ensembles throughout Britain with performances by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Grimethorpe Brass Band, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Vocem and Solid Strings among others.
Helen Porter (vocalist)
Helen is a singer, voice coach, composer and theatre director. Her composition work has been performed at Salisbury Festival and Chard Festival of Women in Music. She teaches jazz singing at Bath Spa University.
Pete Brandt (double bass)
Pete works as a composer for film and television on a broad spectrum of programmes. As a bass player he has worked mainly in jazz and world dance music, and is a featured soloist on the recent horror film "Creep". Pete joined Misbehavin' at the beginning of 2005.
Robin Walter (guitar)
Robin has played guitar for many years and began actively playing jazz with Crown Jazz Band in Shaftsbury. He formed Misbehavin' with Karen and Helen two years ago and has composed some of the band's most beautiful songs, including "Some Other Time" and "Just For Today".
The Location
Jesses,
Snow hill,
Dinton,
Wiltshire
SP3 5HN