Lancaster Jazz Festival highlights

Empirical feat. Julian Siegel Sat 19th Sept

Matt Robinson writes: "This year we are taking another massive step towards one of the festival’s long term goals, which is to become a truly artist-led festival. We are aiming to create an artists’ playground, featuring exceptional music set in the beautiful surroundings of the historic city of Lancaster.

This is going to be the best LJF to date - and we’re more excited about this one than any we’ve made so far. We’ve programmed artists that we feel are doing something truly original and exciting, artists who will create beautiful new works, be open to collaborations and be breathtakingly stunning. We’re also supporting emerging artists like never before with help from our Artist in Residence for 2015, Seth Bennett, possibly the most original British double bassist in a generation. He’s not only going to be developing and showcasing his own extraordinary projects but has also been mentoring our Youth Jazz Commission, awarded to pedal harpist Calum Macleod, and will be working with our emerging artists throughout the festival.

If you haven’t been before, then a huge welcome ".

Here's the line up - all events free apart from ***

FRIDAY 18 Sept
LANCASTER BREWERY STAGE
10pm Taupe
9pm A Dread Supreme
7.45pm LRGS Big Band
5.30pm Richard Ormrod Youth Jazz Workshop
9.30am Jazz Breakfast / Robert Gillow

SATURDAY 19 Sept
7.30pm EMPIRICAL feat. JULIAN SIEGEL @ THE DUKES**£12.50

THE HALL
3.15pm En Bas Quartet
2pm LJF Youth Jazz Commission 2015 CALUM MACLEOD presents "NODHA"
12.45pm Khymerikal
11.30am Q&A: Leo Geyer & Seth Bennett

SUN SQUARE STAGE
4pm Blind Monk Trio
2.40pm Thunkfish
1.20pm  Dakhla Brass
12noon  Artephis

AFTERNOON TEA AT THE ROYAL KINGS ARMS
1pm The Lindsay Hannon Plus
10.30pm Open Jam Session / Golden Lion
7pm  Sun Street Stompers Lindy Hop Session / The Hall
2.30pm  NorVol: "How can I run a successful jazz venue?" / Festival Hub
9.30am Jazz Breakfast / Robert Gillow

SUNDAY 20
THE HALL
3.45pm Word of Moth
2.20pm  Cameron Vale
1pm Grew & Watts
11am Seth Bennett Workshop

SUN SQUARE STAGE
3pm Tori Freestone / Alcyona Mick
1.40pm Yesa Sikyi
12.20pm The Paradise Trio

AFTERNOON TEA AT THE ROYAL KINGS ARMS
1pm  Billionaires Trio
9.30am Jazz Breakfast / Robert Gillow