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11 - 15 September 2019
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Welcome Hello and welcome to the ninth Lancaster Jazz Festival. Following on from overwhelming responses from last year we’ve expanded the festival again to bring even more excellent and exciting jazz and contemporary music to Lancaster. We’re kicking it all off with the Festival Launch at Lancaster Brewery on Wednesday 11, holding another excellent Youth Jazz Night on Thursday 12, and on Friday 13 we’ll be hosting the Jazz North northern line showcase day - adding an extra day of performances in Sun Square - before heading back to Lancaster Brewery in the evening for our first headline performance. Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 are packed out with performances in Sun Square, The Hall and the Storey finishing both days with headline performances at the Dukes. It’s going to be another great festival and we hope to see you there! - The Lancaster Jazz Festival Team Contents 4 Support Us 5 Thanks to 6 Festival Launch 7 Youth Jazz Night 8 northern line showcase 12 Camilla George 14 Saturday Performances 24 Vula Viel 27 Sunday Performances 34 Led Bib 36 Additional Events 37 Booking Info 38 Festival Guide
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The Golden Lion 33 Moor Ln, Lancaster LA1 1QD
The Hall 10 China St, Lancaster LA1 1EX
Lancaster Brewery Lancaster Leisure Park, Wyresdale Rd, Lancaster LA1 3LA
Sun Square Sun St, Lancaster LA1 1EW
The Storey (Auditorium) and Printroom Meeting House Ln, Lancaster LA1 1TH
Thanks to
Funders
Sponsors
Partner Organisations
The Festival Team Matt Robinson, artistic director / Dave Shooter, executive producer / Lucy
Woolley, festival manager / Jack Bond, marketing and audience development manager / Iona
Lane, programmes manager / Fergus Walsh, company administrator / Sophy Colbert, festival
assistant / Ben Farmer, Darren Leadsom, Harriet North, sound engineers
The Board Paula Williams, chair / Mary Austin, treasurer / Maja Bugge, Sandi
Haythornthwaite, Alan Rice, trustees
Special Thanks To Balance Pro Audio, Jodie Bawden Photography, The Dukes Team, Jazz
North, Lucy Robinson, Sunberry Coffee House
This programme is available in multiple alternate formats including: downloadable pdf, audio
described mp3, large print word format.
For more information go to lancasterjazz.com/access or email
the Festival Team at access@lancasterjazz.com
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2019 Festival Launch
Vipertime
Wed 11 / 7.30pm / Lancaster Brewery
Born out of the snake-pit of Leeds Ben Powling tenor saxophone,
house parties and now released into flute
the wild, Vipertime draw on the Matías Reed bass guitar
mesmeric forms and harmonies of Charlie Grimwood drums,
1970s ethno-jazz. Refracting this percussion
influence though post-punk, '60s
garage, free jazz and afrobeat they Luke Reddin-Williams drums,
create irrepressible improvised music percussion
for the dancefloor. Forming in early
2018 as a free improvising group, the Where Lancaster Brewery
band recorded the ‘All Our Heroes When Wed 11 Sep,
Are Dead’ EP which received 7.30pm doors
widespread radio play. 8.30pm performance
With a permanent line up featuring Duration 1hr 30mins, no interval
members of Roller Trio, World Tickets Free
Service Project and Wandering
Monster their upcoming debut album
finds Vipertime in sharp focus and
with lethal intent. Unleashing
pounding drums, skittering
percussion, snarling bass and
impassioned saxophone moving
between driving riffs and agile
improvisation.
This will be a perfect kick off to this
year’s festival.
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Youth Jazz Night
Thu 12 / 7.30pm / Lancaster Brewery
For the first time we are bringing this Where Lancaster Brewery
year’s Youth Jazz Night into the main When Thu 12 Sep,
festival weekend to showcase some 7.30pm doors
of the fantastic young musicians from 8pm performance
the area. The concert will feature the Duration 3hrs, including intervals
Lancaster Royal Grammar School Big Tickets £6 General Admission
Band, the Lancaster Girls’ Grammar Under 18’s FREE
School Jazz Band and the Ripley St. Transaction fees may apply
Thomas Jazz Band. Available from lancasterjazz.com
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Jazz North’s
northern line
showcase
Selected by Jazz North to be part of its northern line scheme, these
bands are some of the most exciting artists to represent the northern jazz
scene. As well as this showcase, they will benefit from ongoing touring,
mentoring and support from Jazz North.
Where Sun Square
When Fri 13 Sep,
12.30pm - 8.15pm
Duration 7hrs 45mins total
Each performance 45mins
Tickets Free
Nishla Smith Fri 13 / 12.30pm / Sun Square
Nishla Smith vocals
Quintet Aaron Wood trumpet
Richard Jones piano
Nishla’s original songs have a Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley bass
delicate, quirky but deceptively Johnny Hunter drums
simple air about them – she has a
quietly commanding presence and
a relaxed but assured delivery that
wins over audiences instantly. Her
often dreamy and melancholic
aura is offset with her energetic
and imaginative band of
Manchester’s finest young
contemporary improvisors.
Formed out of a residency at the
Sage Gateshead in 2018, the
quintet has played Nishla’s lyrical,
story driven tunes at Band on the
Wall and the Vortex and knocked
us out at last year’s programme
launch.
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Not Now Fri 13 / 1.40pm / Sun Square
Jamie Toms saxophone
Charlie Pawel Jedrzejewski guitar
Richard Campbell piano
A fast-rising young band playing Ian Paterson bass
in a variety of styles directly Mark Johnson drums
connected to their inspirations.
Not Now Charlie draw on their
mutual love of traditional jazz,
prog rock, neo soul, R&B and folk
creating memorable melodies,
infectious grooves and a keen,
finely-tuned sense of tight
ensemble playing.
This Newcastle based band tops
all this off with the excitement of
improvisation.
Rafe’s Fri 13 / 2.50pm / Sun Square
Jamil Sheriff moog, keyboards
Dilemma Eleanor Begley vocals, loop
station
Katie Patterson drums
Commissioned for the Bolton Sam Vicary electric bass
Worktown Festival to celebrate
the play Spring and Port Wine by
Bill Naughton, Rafe’s Dilemma
brings an eclectic mix of jazz,
electronic music and rock to
create an excitingly fresh and
intriguing sound.
Combining passion and musical
excellence the quartet depicts the
story of a family on the edge,
using spoken word, improvisation,
synthesised soundscapes and
carefully crafted songs. A
thoroughly entertaining and
immersive experience.
SogoRock Fri 13 / 4pm / Sun Square
Ferenc Lakatos keyboard,
vocoder
SogoRock (meaning ‘brother-in-
law’) is a genre and country Bela Horvath piano, keyboard
crossing band from Leeds. Led by Alexander Miller bass
resident Hungarians Bela and Matt Hines saxophone
‘Laky Franz’ with their fellow Nik Svarc guitar
LCoM alumni, they have created a Joshua Gumbs drums
genre-defying sound that resists
classification. They blend
elementsof jazz, fusion and funk
but also rock, gospel and more.
Key to their collective sound and
vision is every band member
bringing and infusing their own
traditional homeland style into the
heady brew.
freesetrio Fri 13 / 5.10pm / Sun Square
Jemma Freese keyboard, vocals
freesetrio are a heavy triphop Theo Goss drums
darkjazz band whose Chris Sellers electric bass
compositions explore inner
demons and truths using twisted
layered lyrics, bending vocals and
eerie harmony to create a dark
beauty. freesetrio take the
audience on a journey of self-
reflection, down a rabbit hole into
a tunnel and back out into the
light, holding them in a
mesmerising trance and enabling
the release of suppressed
emotions.
Their combination of hypnotic
drum patterns, bold sub-bass riffs,
dark harmony and daring yet
intricate vocals creates their
bespoke sound.
10John Pope Fri 13 / 6.20pm / Sun Square
John Pope double bass
Quintet Jamie Stockbridge alto
saxophone
Faye MacCalman tenor
A chordless all-star lineup of saxophone, clarinet
northern musicians, the John Graham Hardy trumpet
Pope Quintet draws on the history Johnny Hunter drums
of 60s avant jazz and hard bop,
but with a modern sensibility
grounded in the sounds of today’s
European jazz scene. Open-
hearted, quirky compositions and
dynamic anything-goes
improvisation, played with a hard-
swinging groove and referencing
everybody from Ornette Coleman
to Tom Waits and Mingus to the
Pixies. The John Pope Quintet
kicks up a joyful racket full of
rewards for the adventurous
listener.
Beyond Fri 13 / 7.30pm / Sun Square
Lara Jones saxophones
Albedo Ben Gaunt synths
Tim Knowles guitar
Retro-futuristic synth-jazz drawing Sarah Heneghan drums, drum
on jazz traditions yet pushing in machine
new exploratory and experimental
directions: Beyond Albedo create
moments of East-West fusion and
Afro-spiritualism that give way to
pulsating sci-fi electronica with an
energetic and danceable quality.
All members bring both traditional
and genre-pushing elements
resulting in an exciting sonic mix
from this Leeds/Sheffield based
band.Listen to the music and buy tickets at lancasterjazz.com 12
2019 Headline Artist
Camilla
George Plus support from Youth Orbit
Fri 13 / 7.30pm / Lancaster Brewery
With two critically acclaimed albums and a
host of award nominations under her belt
Camilla brings her hypnotic blend of
Afrofuturism, hip hop and jazz to the
Lancaster Jazz Festival. A Jazz Jamaica
alumni, Camilla’s love of fusing African and
Western Music to make her own unique
style is a key reason why she is a firm fixture on the new London Jazz scene
alongside peers such as Nubya Garcia and Shabaka Hutchings. Her music
is politically minded and heavily linked with African history and slavery in
particular. Her latest album looks at tales that slaves passed onto their
children through generations and, whilst full of sorrow, is essentially a story
of hope for black people and mankind that we can one day live together in
harmony.
Plus support from Youth Orbit. This collective of local, mostly school age,
musicians offering their own unique take on where they find jazz. Their
original tunes and ensemble playing inject a joyous breath of fresh air into
the many directions jazz can take.
Where Lancaster Brewery
When Fri 13 Sep, 7.30pm doors
8pm performance
Duration 2hrs, including interval
Tickets £10 - £6 Advance
£12 - £8 Door
Transaction fees apply
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21Jazz Breakfasts
Fri 13, Sat 14 / 9am / Printroom
Sun 15 / 10am / Printroom
Start your day off right with a visit to Where Printroom
one of our popular Jazz Breakfasts. When Fri 13 Sep, 9am
Featuring fresh white rolls from Sat 14 Sep, 9am
Filbert’s Bakers, local bacon from Sun 15 Sep, 10am
Gregory Williams and live jazz. Duration 1hr 30mins including
interval
Tickets Free (food and drink not
included)
Jazz North
Introduces
Sat 14 / 12.20pm / Sun Square
The Jazz North Introduces Where Sun Square
programme is open to all young When Sat 14 Sep, 12.20pm
Northern jazz artists, building on the Duration 1hr
‘Manchester Jazz Festival Introduces’ Tickets Free
scheme to showcase young and
emerging jazz talent from the region.
It offers the winners a set of high-
profile showcase festival
performances as well as mentoring
with leading UK jazz artists. At the
time of going to print this year’s
winning artists have yet to be
selected, but for the latest
information and line-up go to
lancasterjazz.com
14Casper Hatlestad
Sat 14 / 12pm / The Storey Auditorium
In a soundscape inspired by Casper Hatlestad guitar and
Scandinavian nature and industrial electronics
city life Casper creates a unique
atmosphere for the listener. The
Where The Storey Auditorium
music for this project was composed
during tours across Europe; When Sat 14 Sep, 12pm doors
“travelling, getting new impressions 12.30pm performance
and getting out of my normal routine Duration 1hr
spikes up my inspiration and Tickets £5 Advance
creativity”. £8 Door
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Hatlestad is known for his Available from lancasterjazz.com
experimental looping approach as
well as articulating with a violin bow
on his custom 3 stringed semi-
acoustic guitar and incorporating
electronics into his performances.
The resulting concert will take you on
a journey sweeping from beautiful
cinematic impressionism to the dark
experimental electronics and
beyond.
15Tebu Project
Sat 14 / 1.40pm / Sun Square
Born and raised in Cameroon, Tagné Tagné Tebu piano
has worked with musicians from Job Kayembe bass
many different cultures and musical Helena Summerfield flute,
backgrounds. His music blends saxophone
African melodies and grooves with
jazz and Western harmony and is Myke Wilson drums
based on African storytelling on the
themes of love, war and peace, Where Sun Square
conveying a bitter-sweet sense of When Sat 14 Sep, 1.40pm
melancholy balanced by irrepressible Duration 1hr
optimism. Tickets Free
Tagné is strongly influenced by his
Cameroonian background and jazz
training, and also immerses himself in
the soundscapes of Latin American
and Asian music, as well as African
and European music – all
underpinned by a conviction in the
importance of studying, and
celebrating, our similarities rather
than our differences.
16Presented in partnership with Lancaster Arts
Maja Bugge
‘NORTHERN’
Sat 14 / 1.30pm / The Round, The Dukes
NORTHERN is a new jazz project led Maja Bugge cello and loops
by the internationally acclaimed Hervé Perez sound design
composer and cellist Maja Bugge in Adam York Gregory film
collaboration with Adam York
Gregory and Hervé Perez.
Where The Round, The Dukes
Over the past 12 months the band When Sat 14 Sep,
has been resident in Lancaster, 1.30pm doors
Manchester and Barrow recording 2pm performance
the sounds of these places. Expect Duration 1hr
to tap your feet to the rhythm of Tickets £7 - £6 Advance
Atkinsons coffee roaster, or £8 - £6 Door
rediscover the hiss of the M6 Transaction fees apply
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accompanied by improvised
harmonies on the cello. Audiences of Recommended for ages 8 and over
all ages will delight in the playful and
surprising sounds and images from
the places we know and love.
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17The Storey
Triple Bill
Sat 14 / 2.30pm / The Storey Auditorium
Where The Storey Auditorium A triple bill of cutting edge music
When Sat 14 Sep, 2.30pm doors in the miniture black-box theatre
3pm performance of the Storey Auditorium.
Duration 2hrs, including intervals
Tickets £5 Advance
£8 Door
Transaction fees apply
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Rob Bentall 3pm / The Storey Auditroium
Robert Bentall nyckelharpa,
Rob Bentall is a composer and electronics
performer working with electronic
sound and live instruments. His
works hybridise ambient, folk, and
improvised music. Rob has studied
the nyckelharpa, learning Swedish
traditional tunes and techniques
before deconstructing them and
turning them into new, semi-
improvised compositions. He fuses
electronic elements such as live
sampling and multi-track looping
into this unique performance. The
resulting music is both intricate
and beautiful, shedding new light
on the distinctive timbre of the
nyckelharpa.
18Charlotte 3.40pm / The Storey Auditorium
Charlotte Keeffe trumpet,
Keeffe Quartet flugelhorn, cornet
Ashley John Long double bass
Alex Ward guitar
Influenced by the likes of Miles Ben Handysides drums
Davis and Polish trumpeter and
composer Tomasz Stańko, award
winning trumpeter/flugelhorn
player Charlotte Keeffe brings
together her latest quartet of
musicians from around the UK to
explore and weave together her
compositions, inspiring creative
freedom through experimental
improvisation.
‘…Charlotte Keeffe’s blood-red,
rasping flugelhorn and trumpet
blew breathy cadences and
messages as if her lungs were
burning with an electricity all of
her own.’
Polly Vir 4.30pm / The Storey Auditorium
Polly Virr cello, electronics
Polly will take you on an
evocative, cinematic journey
exploring natural landscapes and
phenomena, featuring original
compositions for cello and
electronics. Having performed as
half of Täpp at last year Festival
and we are excited to have her
back with her new solo project.
Using a loop pedal and other
electronics, Polly will build and
create the tracks live on stage,
with the audience immersed in
this process.
Polly’s music draws upon classical,
folk, jazz and film music to create
a new and exciting sound world.Tom Ridout
Quintet
Sat 14 / 3pm / Sun Square
The Tom Ridout Quintet plays mostly Tom Ridout saxophones,
original music with the occasional recorder
detour into interesting arrangements Billy Marrows guitar
of well known folk/Beatles tunes. The Will Barry piano
sound of the band is as varied as the
musicians in it - settling somewhere Flo Moore bass
around a modern jazz meets Rod Oughton drums
rock/folk. Influences come from as far
and wide as Wayne Shorter and Joni Where Sun Square
Mitchell to Led Zeppelin and Kenny When Sat 14 Sep, 3pm
Wheeler, John Scofield, English Folk Duration 1hr
and beyond! This project is Tom’s Tickets Free
main creative voice as a writer and as
a player and representative of him as
an artist and musician.
20Kinkajous
Sat 14 / 4.20pm / Sun Square
Travelling through places where Adrien Cau saxophone, bass
borders disappear, Kinkajous give clarinet
birth to a compelling mix of tonalities Benoît Parmentier drums
and influences drawn from their Maria-Chiara Argiro keys
London home. They conjure a
passionate, introspective and Jack Doherty synths
powerful music, inspired by their Andres Castellanos bass
diverse experiences from across the
artistic spectrum – covering Where Sun Square
orchestral to jazz and world to When Sat 14 Sep, 4.20pm
electronic. In their quest for new Duration 1hr
sonic highways, their unique setup Tickets Free
and vision brought them to
uncharted and exciting territories.
Kinkajous will be performing music
from their debut album 'Hidden
Lines’.
“One of the most distinct and
intriguing Jazz collectives around” -
London Jazz Festival
21Serendip
Sat 14 / 5.40pm / Sun Square
Belgian born saxophonist Arnaud Arnaud Guichard tenor
Guichard is an up and coming voice saxophone
on the UK jazz scene fronting his Florent Jeunieaux guitar
Serendip project. The band was Jasper De Roeck double bass
conceived in late 2017 and released
its debut album last year. Serendip is Matthias De Wälle drums
a musical journey inspired by the
ancient Persian tale ‘The Three
Princes of Sernedip’ by Amir Where Sun Square
Khusrau. The compositions When Sat 14 Sep, 5.40pm
melodically narrate the characters of Duration 1hr
the tale and explore the essence of Tickets Free
the word Serendipity into a fusion of
jazz language and intricate group
interplay.
22Commissioned by Lancaster Jazz Festival
Weezy Jefferson
& The Band
Sat 14 / 7pm / Sun Square
Weezy Jefferson is an artful Leeds Weezy Jefferson vocals
based MC with a distinctive flow. For Leon Johnson keys
this unique premiere performance, Bianca Gerald vocals
created especially for Lancaster Jazz
Festival, he will be putting together Richard Moulton drums
and collaborating with a band of five Owen Burns keys
jazz musicians to play a new set of Dan Heery electric guitar
original music. The band will feature
players drawn from the hotbed of Where Sun Square
musical talent around Leeds and When Sat 14 Sep, 7pm
feature a singer/songwriter plus Duration 1hr
drums, keyboards, electric guitar and Tickets Free
bass.
23“Dance to it, make love to it, consume it, listen to
it, stare at the clouds to it!” Iggy Pop
Listen to the music and buy tickets at lancasterjazz.com
242019 Headline Artist
Vula Viel
Sat 14 / 7.30pm / The Round, The Dukes
Bex Burch gyil
Ruth Goller bass
Dave Smith drums
Forward-thinking UK trio Vula Viel released their second album,
‘Do Not Be Afraid’ earlier in 2019, continuing their singular musical
journey centred around the gyil (Ghanaian xylophone).
The band’s set confidently weaves sparse polyrhythms and intricate
rhythm structures around bandleader Bex Burch’s gyil lines and
take the instrument’s sound into new territory. The gyil and
occasional vocal textures are underpinned by the powerful and
insistent bass of Ruth Goller (Acoustic Ladyland, Melt Yourself
Down, Let Spin) and drummer Dave Smith, introducing a rough,
post-punk edge to the band’s sound.
Described as “Ghanaian minimalism”, with the unassuming ability
to blur the lines between atmospheres – Vula Viel’s sound may nod
to Steve Reichian jazz, but influences don’t stop there: one can
hear echoes of Bill Laswell and the irresistible energy of Arthur
Russell.
We are very pleased to have this band performing in the intimacy
of the Round at the Dukes, this will be one not to miss.
Where The Round, The Dukes
When Sat 14 Sep, 7.30pm doors
8pm performance
Duration 1hr, 30mins no interval
Tickets £15 - £5 Advance
£18 - £8 Door
Transaction fees apply
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25Vicente
Magalhães Quartet
Sat 14 / 8pm / The Hall
Vicente Magalhães writes music that Raquel Álvaro mezzo-soprano
pays tribute to his Portuguese Vicente Magalhães piano
nationality. Whether he does this by Jack Garside double bass
exploring certain indigenous rhythms
and traditional chord progressions or Alasdair Pennington drums
by re-arranging and re-imagining old
folk tunes the output is a singular Where The Hall
one and very under explored. The When Sat 14 Sep, 8pm
end result is an intriguing and Duration 2hrs including interval
engaging set of modern jazz pieces Tickets Free
that are deeply rooted in Portuguese
history and culture. The resulting
sound of the band is fresh and full of
original ideas and the voice of
Raquel Álvaro is really quite special.
262019 Youth Jazz Commission
Jacky Naylor
‘Industrial’
Sun 15 / 12pm / The Storey Auditorium
This year’s Youth Jazz Commission Where The Storey Auditorium
has been awarded to 24 year old jazz When Sun 15 Sep, 12pm doors
pianist and composer currently 12.30pm performance
studying an MA at The Royal Duration 1hr
Academy of Music in London. He Tickets £5 Advance
began composing as an £8 Door
undergraduate at Birmingham Transaction fees apply
Conservatoire and his well reviewed Available from lancasterjazz.com
debut album ‘Rough Boundaries’, is a
suite of original big band music
featuring Birmingham Jazz Orchestra.
Jacky’s family is from the Aire, Worth
and Calder valleys in West Yorkshire,
where the mills and wool industry
articulate not only key experiences in
the lives of his grandparents and
parents, also the cultural experience
of industrial northern towns.
The project will produce a suite of
music capturing the varying aspects
of the Industrial Revolution. The suite
will divide into five sections: The
Weaving Shed; Wakes Weeks; War of
Attrition; Decline of Industry; Rebirth
and will feature a new sextet that
Jacky is assembling especially for this
project.
27About Time Band
Sun 15 / 1pm / Sun Square
About Time Band has been on the Aggie Dobson vocals
North West scene for five years, Keith Redfern guitar
entertaining audiences with a varied Ken Johnston double bass
set of jazz-infused songs and latin
rhythms, with lashings of Martin Chadderton percussion
improvisation for good measure! James Bell saxophone
Using the beautiful colours of her
voice, Aggie performs with an Where Sun Square
emotional honesty that really When Sun 15 Sep, 1pm
captures the audience and draws Duration 1hr
them in. Tickets Free
Their repertoire includes well-known
songs from Gilberto, Peggy Lee,
Melody Gardot and Burt Bacharach,
as well as modern twists on pop and
rock classics by the likes of Bob
Dylan, Amy Winehouse and The
Buzzcocks.
28Sloth Racket
Sun 15 / 2.20pm / Sun Square
Cath Roberts is a previous artist in Cath Roberts baritone
residence at the festival and Sloth saxophone
Racket is one of her long running Sam Andreae alto saxophone
projects. The band is an ongoing Anton Hunter guitar
experiment into combining free
improvisation with Cath’s Seth Bennett double bass
compositions and has been wowing Johnny Hunter drums
audiences since 2015. Expect heavy
riffs, graphic scores, saxes, electric Where Sun Square
guitar, pedals, double bass and When Sun 15 Sep, 2.20pm
drums making a lot of noisy fun for Duration 1hr
everyone involved. They are touring Tickets Free
on the back of a new album created
at a residential recording session,
resulting in an extended flexibility
and even more enhanced group
dynamics and interplay.
Photo by Agata Urbaniak 29Arthur O’Hara Trio
Sun 15 / 3pm / The Storey Auditorium
The trio was formed from a desire to Arthur O'Hara electric bass
start a creative project growing from Chelsea Carmichael tenor
strong musical connections built at saxophone
music college. The deliberate Harry Pope drums
decision to keep the trio chordless
allows the band to explore the
subsequent space and freedom Where The Storey Auditorium
created for the three instruments to When Sun 15 Sep,
speak to each other. This results in 2.30pm doors
many opportunities for interaction 3pm peformance
during the set and a strong yet Duration 1hr
forever changing sense of narrative. Tickets £5 Advance
The trio has a really contemporary
£8 Door
sound, fusing jazz, funk and rock, and
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draws on musical influences such as Available from lancasterjazz.com
Thundercat, Kneebody and Sons of
Kemet.
30Luca Brasi Four
featuring Gaia
Sun 15 / 3pm / The Hall
Luca Brasi Four, featuring Gaia is a Gaia vocals
Lancashire-based quintet, playing Jake Edmonson saxophone
laid back, straight-ahead soul jazz, Tim Hickman guitar
post-bop and blues in the spirit of
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Ken Johnston bass
Rollins, Nina Simone and the great Richard Rushton drums
Blue Note and CTI record labels of
the 1960s and 70s. The band is truly
international, with members from the Where The Hall
United States, France, Australia and When Sun 15 Sep, 3pm
both the North and South of Duration 2hrs, including interval
England. This generation spanning Tickets Free
band will be delivering a suitably
chilled and relaxed Sunday afternoon
vibe.
31Emma Johnson’s
Gravy Boat
Sun 15 / 3.40pm / Sun Square
Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat is a Emma Johnson tenor
project led by Leeds based saxophone
saxophonist and composer Emma Calvin Travers guitar
Johnson. Angus Milne double bass
Alasdair Wells drums
Emma's writing displays a
contemporary sound rooted by Where Sun Square
infectious melodies and the group
When Sun 15 Sep, 3.40pm
have been described as
demonstrating a “strong and joyful Duration 1hr
bond, immediately apparent in their Tickets Free
sound”. Gravy Boat is a band that
aspires to write and perform melodic,
accessible jazz that anyone can enjoy.
Having previously been selected by
Jazz North as a northern line act,
Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat are
currently sailing around the UK
performing at many prominent
festivals before setting to work on
their debut album, due for release in
2020.
32Awalé
Sun 15 / 5pm / Sun Square
Closing Sun Square we have this truly Biram Seck lead vocal
magical and uplifting cross-cultural Thibaut Remy guitar vocal
collaboration, bringing together Ben Brown drums
Afro-latin, funk and soul elements
with a Senegalese twist. Biram Seck’s Kevin Toublant bass
soaring voice evokes messages of Laurence Wilkins trumpet
love and peace, underpinned by John Martin tenor sax
heavenly poly-rhythmic groove Kaw Secka sabar drums
explorations. Intense and spiritual Medoune Ndiaye sabar drums
Sabar Senegalese percussion, Afro-
Latin drums conversations, weaving
intricate guitar and horn lines and Where Sun Square
catchy bass riffs complete the When Sun 15 Sep, 5pm
picture. Duration 1hr
Tickets Free
Like a spinning kaleidoscope of
sounds, each tune travels on a varied
musical journey, from afrobeat to
soul, deep Afro-jazz to Latin. Awalé is
on a mission to experience happiness
together in these fractured times.
332019 Headline Artist
Led Bib
Sun 15 / 7pm / The Round, The Dukes
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Sharron Fortnam voice Led Bib, known for their boundary
Chris WIlliams saxophone stretching rock and jazz, that garnered
Pete Grogan saxophone them a Mercury Prize nomination and a
fistful of prestigious awards, set off last
Elliot Galvin keyboards year in the hull of a boat in east London,
Liran Donin bass together with lyricists and songwriters to
Mark Holub drums create a suite of songs. Emerging from
their underwater session, elements of
their groovy, heavy, improvised sound
remained but they were now set against
fragile vocals and poignant lyrics, taking
them into a much gentler song world.
The result of the session, is called 'It's
Morning' and comes out in September. In
the spirit of a classic LP it features two
sections of music and at this concert the
band will perform and expand upon the
album. The music is very much a journey
from start to finish and this will be fully
reflected in the live show.
Led Bib have been together for 15 years
and have released nine albums to huge
critical acclaim. This album promises to
bring them to new heights with its mix of
the classic 'Led Bib' sound and this new
broadening into the world of songs.
Where The Round, The Dukes
When Sun 15 Sep,
7pm doors
7.30pm performance
Duration 1hr 30mins, no interval
Tickets £10 - £5 Advance
£12 - £7 Door
Transaction fees apply
Available from lancasterjazz.com
35Quay Fringe
2018 saw the introduction of Quay Where Lancaster Quayside
Fringe, a night of music on St George’s When Sun 1 Sep
Quay, to the Festival Programme. Due to
its success, we’ve moved it out of the
Festival weekend to allow more focus on
building the community of the Quay into
it’s own event.
For more up to date information on Quay
Fringe visit lancasterjazz.com
Artist Development Day
An open invitation for musicians far and Where Lancaster Brewery
wide to join us for our 3rd Artist When Thu 12 Sep, 10.30am
Networking Day. A whole day dedicated Duration 5 hrs
to offering insight and support to artists Tickets Free
at every level.
The day will offer knowledge from major
industry bodies, workshops with funders,
promoter panels and established artists
on hand to offer tailored advice - plus the
opportunity to meet and share
experiences with like-minded musicians.
Open to all – more details at
lancasterjazz.com
Printroom
Additional performances and events in Where Printroom
the Lancaster Jazz Festival Hub located in When Sat 14 & Sun 15 Sep
the Printroom. Keep an eye on Tickets Free
lancasterjazz.com for full information to
be announced very soon.
Jam Session
The Luca Brasi Four will once again host Where The Golden Lion
the annual Lancaster Jazz Festival post When Sat 14 Sep, 10pm
headliner Jam Session at the Golden Duration 2hrs
Lion. Tickets Free
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Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13
12pm 10.30am - 4pm
Artist
Development Day 12.30 - 1.15pm
Lancaster Brewery Nishla Smith
1pm Sun Square
1.40 - 2.25pm
2pm Not Now Charlie
Sun Square
2.50 - 3.35pm
3pm
Rafe’s Dilemma
Sun Square
4pm 4 - 4.45pm
SogoRock
Sun Square
5pm
5.10 - 5.55pm
freesetrio
Sun Square
6pm
6.20 - 7.05pm
John Pope
Sun Square
7pm
7.30 - 8.15pm
Beyond Albedo
8pm Sun Square (7.30pm doors)
8 - 10.30pm
(7.30pm doors)
8.30 - 10pm (7.30pm doors) Headline: Camilla
Festival Launch: 8 - 10.30pm George
9pm Youth Jazz Night* plus support from
Vipertime Lancaster Brewery
Lancaster Brewery Youth Orbit*
Lancaster Brewery
10pm
38Saturday 14 Sunday 15
12.20 - 1.20pm
Jazz North 12.30 - 1.30pm 12.30 - 1.30pm
Introduces Casper Jacky Naylor
Sun Square Hatlestad* 1 - 2pm (YJC)*
Storey Auditorium About Time Storey Auditorium
Band
Sun Square
1.40 - 2.40pm
Tebu Project 2 - 3pm
Sun Square Maja Bugge
Northern* 2.20 - 3.20pm
The Dukes Sloth Racket
Sun Square
3 - 4pm 3 - 4pm
Tom Ridout 3 - 5pm Arthur O’Hara
Quintet Triple Bill: Trio*
Sun Square Rob Bentall, Storey Auditorium 3 - 5pm
Charlotte 3.40 - 4.40pm Luca Brasi Four
Keeffe, Emma Johnson The Hall
Polly Vir* Sun Square
4.20 - 5.20pm Storey Auditorium
Kinkajous
Sun Square
5 - 6pm
Awalé
Sun Square
5.40 - 6.40pm
Serendip
Sun Square
7 - 8pm
Weezy (7pm doors)
Jefferson 7.30 - 9pm
Sun Square Headline:
(7.30pm doors) Led Bib ‘It’s
8 - 9.30pm Morning’*
8 - 9.30pm Headline: Vula
Vicente The Dukes
Viel*
Magalhães The Dukes
The Hall
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