efg london jazz festival concert hall programme 2014

Friday 14 – Sunday 23 November

JAZZ VOICEBARBICAN, FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER

(and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3)

ABDULLAH IBRAHIMSOUTHBANK CENTRE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL

SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER

KENNY BARRON& DAVE HOLLAND

+ JEREMY MONTEIROSOUTHBANK CENTRE / QUEEN

ELIZABETH HALL, FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER

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The EFG Excellence Series is a programme of world-class performances from some of the leading lights in jazz.

The Festival’s opening night gala, packedwith a glittering array of vocal talent

including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Emma Smith, Georgie Fame, Jacob Banks,Kurt Elling, Sachal and Vula Malinga and

a 40-piece orchestra arranged, scored and conducted by Guy Barker.

The combination of Garbarek’s soaring saxophone and the sheer beauty of theHilliard Ensemble’s voices play their last

ever London concerts together in the remarkable acousticof the tiny Temple

Church behind Fleet Street.

The charismatic South African pianist bringstogether the infectious township jazz of hisseptet Ekaya and the first British concert byhis storming new trio with Cleave Guyton

(reeds) and cellist Noah Jackson.

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF BLUE NOTE RECORDS

SOUTHBANK CENTRE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL


JAN GARBAREK AND THE HILL IARD ENSEMBLE

TEMPLE CHURCH, FRIDAY 14 AND SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER

Leading Singapore-based pianist Jeremy Monteiro opens the show for this special pairing: legendary bass player

Dave Holland is joined by the jazz master pianist Kenny Barron.

Jason Moran and Robert Glasper’s playfulpiano duets open the show. The second half

sees Robert Glasper joined by a line-updrawn from the current Blue Note roster, with

trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott, guitarist Lionel Loueke and saxophonist Marcus Strickland,

in a sextet of mouth-watering potential.

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On tour in early 2015: Ravi Coltrane, Konono No1,

Courtney Pine + Zoe Rahman, Richard Thompson,

The Hot Sardines, David Sanborn, Taraf de Haïdouks

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Sat 15 November LONDON Royal Festival Hall

Sun 16 November SAFFRON WALDEN Saffron Hall

Wed 19 November GATESHEAD Sage Gateshead

Thu 20 November LEEDS Howard Assembly Room

FRAZEY FORD

Thu 13 November GLASGOW Òran Mór

Fri 14 November GATESHEAD Caedmon Hall

Sun 16 November NOTTINGHAM The Maze

Tue 18 November BRISTOL Tunnels

Wed 19 November BIRMINGHAM Glee Club

Thu 20 November LONDON Cadogan Hall

Fri 21 November LEEDS Howard Assembly Room

KRIS BOWERS

Mon 17 November BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds

Wed 19 November LONDON XOYO

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

GATESHEAD INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

10 – 12 April 2015

NORFOLK & NORWICH FESTIVAL

8 – 24 May 2015

LOVE SUPREME JAZZ FESTIVAL

3 – 5 July 2015

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OVER 350 PERFORMANCES TAKING PLACE IN MORE THAN 60 VENUES: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF JAZZ

WELCOME

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CITY-WISE AND CITY-WIDE – the 2014 EFG London Jazz Festival sets off on a global journey that brings 10 days of jazz in all its myriad forms, and from all corners of the planet. Crossing generations and cultures, this is a jazz festival that brings

together the artists who have shaped the music with the new talent that represents its future – and reaches out to audiences throughout London.

Alongside celebrations of the 75th year of that most iconic of jazz labels, Blue Note, and a focus on a 50-year story of jazz and South Africa, there are also heartfelt tributes to some of the artists who have defined jazz in the UK: John Stevens, Lindsay Cooper and Coleridge Goode, who reaches his century this year.

Senior jazz citizens such as Randy Weston and Kenny Barron continue to play at the height of their powers, rubbing shoulders with the next generation. Kris Bowers and JD Allen from the United States; Europeans Ibrahim Maalouf, Marcin Masecki and Hedvig Mollestad; and from this country Roller Trio, Trish Clowes and the Chaos Collective are all representative of a jazz scene that’s full of massive promise for the continuing evolution of this most inclusive and forward-looking of musics.

And, of course, these are only the tip of a very big iceberg. There’s much, much more filling the city’s clubs and concert halls with live music – including 21 newly commissioned pieces of music – films, workshops and a wide range of events for young people, talks and panel sessions. You can read all about it here, and on the Festival’s website www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk.A very warm welcome from the EFG London Jazz Festival team.

IN THIS GUIDE

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20 years of freedom8

The role of improvisation

Britain’s got talent

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All eyes on surprise

Academic energy

Playtime

23 Festival listings

34 Q&A

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Trish Clowes (above left) represents the new generation

at the Festival, which also looks back at 75 years of Blue Note and freedom-fighting South

African musicians such as Abdullah Ibrahim (below)

On tour in early 2015: Ravi Coltrane, Konono No1,

Courtney Pine + Zoe Rahman, Richard Thompson,

The Hot Sardines, David Sanborn, Taraf de Haïdouks

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COMING UP FROM

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

Sat 15 November LONDON Royal Festival Hall

Sun 16 November SAFFRON WALDEN Saffron Hall

Wed 19 November GATESHEAD Sage Gateshead

Thu 20 November LEEDS Howard Assembly Room

FRAZEY FORD

Thu 13 November GLASGOW Òran Mór

Fri 14 November GATESHEAD Caedmon Hall

Sun 16 November NOTTINGHAM The Maze

Tue 18 November BRISTOL Tunnels

Wed 19 November BIRMINGHAM Glee Club

Thu 20 November LONDON Cadogan Hall

Fri 21 November LEEDS Howard Assembly Room

KRIS BOWERS

Mon 17 November BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds

Wed 19 November LONDON XOYO

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

GATESHEAD INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

10 – 12 April 2015

NORFOLK & NORWICH FESTIVAL

8 – 24 May 2015

LOVE SUPREME JAZZ FESTIVAL

3 – 5 July 2015

SOLD OUT

SOLD OUT

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RICHARD HAVERS APPLAUDS THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE LABEL THAT

GAVE THE WORLD ALBERT AMMONS, THELONIOUS MONK, SONNY ROLLINS

AND MANY MORE

BLUE NOTE IS LOVED, revered, respected and recognised as one of the most important record labels in the history of popular music. Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion, who arrived in America a few years earlier, having fled the Nazi regime in his native Germany,

Blue Note has blazed a trail of innovation in both music and design. For many, its catalogue of great albums is the holy grail of jazz.

It all began when Alfred Lion went to the Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, where he saw Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis play fantastic blues piano. A few weeks later,

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Blue Note founder Francis Wolff (left) was partnered by Alfred Lion, who took many of the label’s sleeve shots

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in January 1939, Lion booked a studio. He agreed to pay Ammons and Lewis for their time and took along a bottle of whiskey to lubricate the pianists’ fingers.

Later, while listening back to the 19 sides in his apartment, Lion knew the music deserved a wider audience: “I decided to make some pressings and go into the music business.”

The first 78rpm singles by Lewis and Ammons came out in March 1939 and sold for $1.50 each.

Musical manifestoAnother key figure in launching the label was Max Margulis, a writer and voice coach.

Lion understood the importance of marketing and, in May 1939, Margulis wrote the label’s manifesto.

Its message remains a guiding principle for Don Was, the label’s current president: “Blue Note Records are designed to serve the uncompromising expressions of hot jazz or swing. Direct and honest hot jazz is a way of feeling – a musical and social manifestation, and Blue Note Records are concerned with identifying

its impulse, not its sensational and commercial adornments.”

In 1947, Lion and Francis Wolff met Thelonious Monk, who recorded his first sides as a leader for Blue Note.

Wolff was another exile from Germany. He became Lion’s partner and took the evocative photographs that graced so many of the Blue Note albums.

A few months later Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers made their first Blue Note recording. Before long, other bopsters joined the label: Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly and Miles Davis, along with Horace Silver and the brilliant Clifford Brown.

By mid-1953 Blue Note began to use Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. This was a key step in making Blue Note recordings sound so good.

Recording moved to the studio of Rudy Van Gelder (left) in 1953; Art Blakey (right) joined the line-up shortly after Thelonious Monk

Blue Note’s illustrious back catalogue will be celebrated with a series of events at the Barbican and Southbank Centre (opposite)

Jimmy Smith marked a bold

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Throughout the rest of the 1950s the list of Blue Note artists was consistently impressive: Lou Donaldson, JJ Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Curtis Fuller and John Coltrane, whose one Blue Note album, Blue Train, is one of his finest. By the early 1960s they were joined by The Three Sounds, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Reece, Jackie McLean, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Dexter Gordon, Tina Brooks and Grant Green.

Lion’s unique combination of intuition, consideration, single-mindedness and, most of all, his innate sense of class, resulted in Blue Note releasing some of the greatest jazz records ever made. Jimmy Smith blazed an idiosyncratic trail and, alongside musicians of the calibre of Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, Tony Williams, Don Cherry, Larry Young and Ornette Coleman, the pantheon of Blue Note jazz was added to immeasurably.

In May 1966, Liberty Records purchased Lion’s

26-year-old record label, but Lion struggled to get to grips with the big company ethos and retired. By 1970 Blue Note and jazz in general was finding it tough. Donald Byrd, who had been with the label since 1956, began taking his music in a new direction. While some audiences didn’t like it, there was definitely public acceptance.

In a similar vein, Bobbi Humphrey, Ronnie Laws and Marlena Shaw made records that sold well enough to make the charts, and many records from this era inspired the Acid Jazz and hip-hop movements that followed.

New dawnDuring the early 1980s, after a hiatus when Blue Note lay dormant, the label was resurrected. Bobby McFerrin and US3, with their sampling of Thelonious Monk, Donald Byrd, Art Blakey and Horace Silver, helped jazz to reach a whole new market. During the label’s seventh decade, along came Norah Jones.

Some claimed it wasn’t jazz at all, but does it really matter? Her debut won eight Grammy Awards and marked a shift in emphasis for Blue Note Records.

By the second decade of the 21st century, under Don Was’s leadership, Blue Note has entered a new era of “uncompromising expression”

The variety and integrity of the music is testament to Was’s creative strategy. Any label that can comfortably release Robert Glasper, José James, Jason Moran, Gregory Porter, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, Rosanne Cash and Derrick

Hodge alongside one another has to be taken seriously.

If “uncompromising expression” needs further definition, here it is: “Just do it. You don’t have to describe it,” says Was. “It’s a great contribution to society to make great records.”

And that’s exactly what Blue Note has done for 75 years.

Can you dig it?

When and whereDon’t miss these events inspired by Blue Note’s celebrated back catalogue.Details of all performances can be found at www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

The Connection (screening preceded by Nathaniel Facey performance)SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBERBarbican, Cinema 1, 3pm

Nathaniel Facey SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBERBarbican FreeStage 5.30pm FREE

Marcus Miller + Tony Remy’s Stolen Clones FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm

Blue Note at 75 – Don Was meets Richard HaversSATURDAY 22 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Level 5 Function Room, 6pm FREE

Celebrating 75 years of Blue Note: Robert Glasper & Jason Moran, and Robert Glasper with Ambrose Akinmusire, Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, Lionel Loueke and Marcus Strickland SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm

Charles Lloyd – Wild Man Suite + Joe Lovano, and Dave Douglas: Sound Prints SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBERBarbican, 7.30pm

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Richard Havers is the author of Uncompromising Expression: The Finest in Jazz Since 1939, published by Thames & Hudson

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FIFTY YEARS AGO, following a journey from their homeland to the Antibes Jazz Festival, Chris McGregor’s Blue Notes landed at Ronnie Scott’s. Their arrival gave London a very early taste of the vibrant, passionate jazz that had evolved over many years in their native South Africa.

As a mixed-race band – Chris McGregor was white, the others black – they were subject to police harassment in early-1960s South Africa to such an extent that by 1964 their only option was to travel to Europe. The core band, comprising Chris McGregor, Mongezi Feza, Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani and Louis Moholo-Moholo, mostly settled in London. Slowly and surely they became a crucial force in the capital’s jazz scene, a hugely creative melting pot closely linked to the burgeoning European jazz community.

Travels and travailsA few years earlier, the young Dollar Brand, later to become Abdullah Ibrahim, travelled to Europe as part of the South African musical King Kong. At a club in Switzerland, Duke Ellington happened to be in the audience. Ellington became a mentor to Ibrahim, negotiating his first recording and encouraging him to journey to the US. Ibrahim travelled widely, eventually returning to South Africa where he composed Mannenberg, a recording that became the unofficial anthem for black South Africans in the

JOHN CUMMING LOOKS AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN

MUSICIANS WHO SHARED THE COUNTRY’S VIBRANT

JAZZ SCENE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD

Abdullah Ibrahim’sperformance will coincide with his

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struggle against apartheid. Over the years, Ibrahim’s command of heart-stopping melodies and the uplifting rhythms of his country have touched a worldwide audience. This year, his Festival appearance on Saturday 15 November celebrates his 80th birthday, proving Ibrahim to be an artist who retains a creative impetus that belies his years.

Back in 1970s London, Chris McGregor formed the Brotherhood of Breath – a free-wheeling big band that combined the maelstrom of free jazz with the danceable grooves of township jazz. Their impact extended into many spin-off bands, documented by Ogun Records, the record company founded by Hazel and Harry Miller – another fine South African musician who settled in London in exile. The Dedication Orchestra continues this tradition on Saturday 15 November, featuring a 25-piece roller coaster of a big band fired by the dynamic drumming of the only surviving Blue Notes member, Louis Moholo-Moholo.

When and whereThere are plenty of South African treats at this year’s Festival. Full details of all shows can be found at www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

Bokani Dyer FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER Vortex, 8.30pm

South Africa 20 years on and the legacy of The Blue Notes SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Front Room, 12.45pm and 3.30pm FREE

Dedication Orchestra SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 2pm

Abdullah Ibrahim – Ekaya + New Trio SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm

Gareth Lockrane Big Band plays Bheki Mseleku SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER Forge, 7pm

Claude Deppa SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Clore Ballroom, 6.15pm FREE

BLUE NOTES’ CONTRIBUTION HONOUREDOn 21 September 2007 President Thabo Mbeki officially recognised the

Blue Notes’ contribution to South African music by awarding the group the National Order of Ikhamanga in Silver. The citation for the award stated:

“Blue Notes goes back to a golden age in South Africa’s musical history. The multiracial band’s eclectic and uniquely South African rendition of jazz made

them a noteworthy jazz band in the international halls of fame. They were once one of the most popular jazz bands in the country, often defying the

tyrannical race laws of the country in order to perform.”

Events organised as part of the South African Season in the United Kingdom. The South Africa-United Kingdom Seasons

2014 and 2015 is a partnership between the Department of Arts and Culture, South Africa and the British Council.

The performance brings together many of the UK musicians who played with, and were touched and inspired by, the community of exiled South Africans.

A new generationAlongside these two landmarks, the Festival is also working with the Vortex Jazz Club to bring the outstanding young pianist Bokani Dyer back to London – positive proof that a whole new generation is emerging from a country where music is an essential part of life. Claude Deppa’s latest band and Gareth Lockrane’s re-imagining of the music of Bheki Mseleku, another South African to inspire the UK scene, provide further opportunities to experience the continuing musical journey.

With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of the end of apartheid, it is an appropriate occasion to be reminded of the years that South African artists in exile created music that had a global resonance and music that contributed in no small part to the success of the anti-apartheid movement.

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South African pianist Bokani Dyer will perform at the Vortex on 14 November

“SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS IN EXILE CREATED MUSIC THAT HAD A GLOBAL RESONANCE”

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IMPROVISATION. IT’S THE root of all music – and nowhere is this more noticeable than in jazz. While other genres don’t often show the composer at work, the

joy of jazz for many is in being able to witness musical ideas develop on stage in real-time.

Unsurprisingly, improvisation is a key theme of the Festival’s Learning & Participation programme. The aim is to engage people of all ages and musical abilities because, for us, improvisation is more than just a musical skill. It’s a way of life.

This view was shared by the late John Stevens, acclaimed drummer and co-founder of Community Music, whose legacy is celebrated with a series of

events on Saturday 22 November. His long-term collaborator, Maggie Nicols, will lead an introductory session on John’s seminal improvisation handbook Search and Reflect. The session will provide a safe space for musicians to challenge their practice and unpick the fundamentals of improvisation.

As Stevens wrote in Search and Reflect: “One function of the workshop pieces is to encourage confidence and independence in the participants, showing that everyone can have a creative role in the music.”

We’re also thrilled to be working with Keith Tippett, one of the UK’s most remarkable pianists. Tippett will host a day-long introduction to free jazz for adult instrumentalists at the Festival.

FROM TALKS TO WORKSHOPS TO PERFORMANCES, THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL GIVES ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE THE PERFECT CHANCE TO PUSH BOUNDARIES AND TRY NEW THINGS

IMPROVISATION A way of life

Keith Tippett will hold an introduction to free jazz on Sunday 16 November

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Reflecting on the importance of letting loose, Tippett says: “The ability to improvise enables one to be a creator, as well as a curator.” Those attending the event will have the opportunity to sit with Tippett and jump into a world of free improvisation.

Learning how to improvise is essentially learning to communicate effectively by expressing ideas and thoughts on a number of levels. This shared ability to communicate, regardless of borders and language, can be seen in fantastic collaborations right across the Festival, from Alexander Hawkins and Marcin Masecki’s new piano duo to Kenny Barron and Dave Holland.

The culture of creative collaboration is also reflected through our programme of schools concerts. In partnership with the Wigmore Hall, we are bringing together three musicians from different musical cultures with improvisation in common: Kuljit Bhamra (tabla), Allocha Thevenet (guitar) and Andy Sheppard (saxophone). They will be performing for an audience of 11- to 16-year-olds, bringing to life elements of the curriculum being taught in schools.

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When and whereLet loose at our events focussing on the art of improvisation. Full details of all talks and workshops can be found at www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

Improv: Thames and the TrioFRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER, Rich Mix, 1pm FREE

Alexander Hawkins and Marcin MaseckiFRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Purcell Room, 10pm

Jazz workshops for young playersSouthbank Centre, Foyer SpacesDave Kane, Saturday 15 November, 11amPeter Edwards, Sunday 16 November, 11amTobias Preisig, Sunday 16 November, 1pmOllie Howell, Saturday 22 November, 11amYazz Ahmed, Sunday 23 November, 11am

Keith Tippett: An introduction to free jazzSUNDAY 16 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Foyer Spaces, 10am

Kenny Barron and Dave Holland + Jeremy Monteiro TrioFRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm

Search and Reflect: with Maggie NicolsSATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Foyer Spaces, 10.30am

Improvisation and action – the legacy of John StevensSATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Purcell Room, 2pm FREE

John Stevens – a celebrationSATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm

Regina Carter masterclassSUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER Southbank Centre, Foyer Spaces, 2pm

A series of events on Saturday 22 November will celebrate the legacy of acclaimed drummer John Stevens

These projects at the EFG London Jazz Festival are just a snapshot of the Learning & Participation work Serious delivers all year round. To find out more, visit www.serious.org.uk/about/

learning-participation

Placing inspirational artists among young musicians is a catalyst for creativity at all levels. This ranges from those first experiences of music with our Jazz for Toddlers programme (turn to page 20 for more on this) to actively inspiring the next generation of professional musicians through masterclasses at London’s conservatoires, led by artists such as Kris Bowers and Ambrose Akinmusire.

At secondary school level, we’re running a series of intensive workshops in Tower Hamlets with Corey Mwamba (vibes), Dave Kane (bass) and Josh Blackmore (drums). The workshops will aim to develop the improvisation and composition skills of 11- to 14-year-olds, which will culminate in a performance at Rich Mix on Friday 14 November.

Mwamba/Kane/Blackmore perform at Rich Mix on Friday 14 November

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IT’S SAFE TO SAY 2014 has been a good year for British jazz. Alongside the festivities in honour of PRS for Music’s centenary, this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival boasts a plethora of British talent.

With compositions inspired by the greats of the past and instrumentalists breaking new ground, British artists have a dominating presence, showcasing our rich history in the genre and an exciting future ahead.

There was a time when British jazz suffered from a massive inferiority complex. When Sir John Dankworth was at the Royal Academy of Music in the 1940s, he had to keep his passion for playing jazz saxophone quiet in case he was thrown off the classical clarinet course! What a contrast to this year, when the accomplished Royal Academy of Music Big Band appears in its own Southbank Centre concert with composer and pianist Nikki Iles.

The 1960s was the decade when UK musicians seized the initiative and started to make music that was no longer in thrall to the United States. It was music that could stand on its own two feet – unquestionably jazz, but with a British accent. Michael Garrick’s first folk tune-inspired album, Graham Collier’s paean of praise for the Barley Mow village pub and Stan Tracey’s Under Milk Wood were all examples of music that took its inspiration from this side of the Atlantic.

Pianist Keith Tippett, who fronts a day of free playing

BBC RADIO 3’S ALYN SHIPTON CELEBRATES THE HOME-GROWN TALENT AT THIS YEAR’S EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL

Yazz Ahmed explores her Arab roots, continuing a tradition of cultural cross-fertilisation pioneered by John McLaughlin

at the Festival, was part of that movement, first with his sextet and later with his colossal big band,

Centipede. Meanwhile, John Surman, who first came to fame in the 1960s with Mike Westbrook, celebrates his 70th birthday with a Kings Place residency.

Bobby Wellins, whose 1960s Culloden Moor Suite has just been re-recorded, makes a guest appearance at Mark Lockheart’s Movers and Shakers concert – a gig that explores the art of the British jazz group and forms part of PRS for Music’s centenary programme. Liam Noble, Jason Yarde and Laura Jurd, among others, join Lockheart to look back across the years.

Two of the main headliners of this year’s Festival were also caught up in the scene of

the late 1960s, which radically changed the UK jazz landscape: guitarist John McLaughlin, and

drummer-vocalist-composer and man-about-music Robert Wyatt. McLaughlin brought the

hard-edged sounds of jazz rock to the international community, emerging from the Soho club scene via

the revolutionary Graham Bond Organisation.Meanwhile, Wyatt’s Canterbury colleagues mixed psychedelic rock

with jazz and improvised lyrics on every subject under the sun.

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concert as part of PRS for Music’s centenary.

Elsewhere, Laura Zakian sings Songs for Modern Lovers and free vocalist Maggie Nicols runs workshops exploring the pioneering work of improvisational drummer John Stevens and the ideas in his book, Search and Reflect. Stevens’ musical legacy is also highlighted in a concert

featuring a bill that reads like a Who’s Who of British jazz,

including Anita Wardell, Annie Whitehead, Steve Beresford and Courtney Pine.

There are voices aplenty in Robert Mitchell’s Invocation – the London premiere of a piece for two choirs and his

own quartet, Panacea. Amid a number of Festival

commissions, there is new work from Trish Clowes, a BBC Radio 3

Young Generation artist, and from saxophonist Tori Freestone and her trio.

Meanwhile, for his Audience Commission, saxophonist Phil Meadows will take ideas from the public and magically transform them into new music for his own group and the Engines Orchestra. Meadows was a finalist in the Musicians’ Company’s 2014 Young Jazz Musician award. He will join fellow finalists Nadim Teimoori, Tom Green, Sam James, Moses Boyd and Misha Mullov-Abbado for a celebratory concert.

On the subject of young musicians, it’s worth checking out 15-year-old Asha Parkinson with her band, Out of the Loop. The band met through the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, which will itself share a double bill with its German counterpart, BuJazzO.

All in all, British jazz has well and truly come in from the cold.

Phil Meadows will join this year’s other Musicians’ Company Young Jazz Musician of the Year finalists

Robert Mitchell will debut Invocation with two choirs, a string section and his quartet

Ian Shaw will celebrate 100 years of British Song

Tori Freestone will perform new work with her trio

Britain’s rich multicultural fabric is well reflected in jazz and, in addition to PRS for Music’s own centenary festivities, the EFG London Jazz Festival celebrates the 100th birthday of Jamaican-born jazz legend Coleridge Goode. Goode has made music in the UK since the 1930s, alongside the likes of George Shearing, Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Harriott and Michael Garrick. Bassist Gary Crosby, who presents this concert, has made a name for himself in jazz education and development with his organisation, Tomorrow’s Warriors, whose Young Artist Development Programme has been instrumental in securing spots at the Festival for young ensembles such as Ezra Collective and Nérija, both of which play the Southbank Centre’s Front Room.

Other cultural connections come from trumpeter Yazz Ahmed, whose album, Finding My Way Home, explored her Arab heritage and made a huge splash. She brings her music to both concert and workshop settings.

One particular strength of British jazz is its tradition of jazz singing. As well as the Jazz Voice showcase directed by trumpeter-turned-maestro Guy Barker, which spans the generations from young singer Emma Smith to master vocalist Georgie Fame, there’s an unparalleled range of vocal talent to hear this year.

Juliet Kelly inspires the singers of the future in her family jazz event, while Ian Shaw celebrates 100 years of British Song in his Queen Elizabeth Hall

From Benjamin Britten to Sir Paul McCartney, Queen to Emeli Sandé, PRS for Music members are some of the most influential and popular

songwriters of all time.

PRS for Music champions the importance of copyright to protect and support the UK music industry,

representing songwriters, composers and music publishers.

Since 1914 PRS for Music has supported and become a voice for music and music creators.

PRS FOR MUSIC BY NUMBERS

100,000 members in the UK

2 million members worldwide

Working in 150 territories

Provides business and communities with access to 10 million songs

Celebrating 100 years

Pianist Nikki Iles will play alongside the Royal Academy of Music Big Band

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Over the course of the Festival, you can experience improvisation at the Vortex Jazz Club and Cafe OTO, fine British artists at 606 and The Spice of Life, swinging vocal work at PizzaExpress, US heavyweights at Ronnie Scott’s, and the ever-dangerous term ‘world jazz’ at Rich Mix. Jazz isn’t limited to, or defined by, any of these phrases or forms – it embraces them all.

London rootsAs much as the EFG London Jazz Festival is about being a Festival and

Saxophone Summitat 606

THE FIRST TIME I went to a jazz gig in London, Irakere brought the house down at Ronnie Scott’s with the help of Arturo Sandoval’s screaming

trumpet. The club was heaving, the band marching round the audience and the intimacy and immediacy of the club environment was obvious.

Alongside the concert hall gigs, the club experience is a key part of the Festival – shining a light on venues that present jazz throughout the year, welcoming new bands

OUT OF THE CONCERT HALLS, INTO THE CLUBS

alongside returning artists presenting new projects. The clubs’ differing approaches help define who they are and reflect four key strands that run throughout the Festival.

Breaking barriersOne of the strengths of the Festival has always been its ability to embrace the broadest definition of jazz and the variety of venue partners reflects this. Forging the identity of a club is crucial to its success – the need to understand who you are and who your audience is.

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being jazz, it also embraces London as a whole. Jazz can be found on your doorstep without demanding a pilgrimage to Soho or the Southbank. From Way Out West at The Bull’s Head in Barnes, via Hideaway in Streatham and The Crypt in Camberwell to the West Ham Arch 1, E17 at The Salisbury and Mau Mau Bar in Ladbroke Grove, jazz can be found in all corners of the city.

Reaching outI am passionate about jazz, yet lots of my friends are still cautious – from Mr “it will all just sound squeaky bonk” to Mrs “I hate Michael Bublé – I hate jazz”. Viewed as a potentially vast new audience, our challenge is to respond to the fact people like to experience jazz in different settings.

Standing venues take the music back to its dance band roots without alienating younger audiences more familiar with dance music or indie rock than jazz. From The Bad Plus at Village Underground to Kris Bowers at XOYO via the Sonic Navigation night at Cargo and Submotion Orchestra at The Forum, these clubs allow jazz to reach a different audience again.

Creators and curatorsAll the Festival venues are spaces in which the artists meet the audience. As well as performers, artists also take the role as programmers – as curators of strands, such as Julie Kjaer’s programme with Servant Jazz Quarters highlighting the wealth of female

instrumentalists, or Tom Millar at the Green Note and

George Crowley’s regular Monday night at The Oxford, introducing groups that really fire them up.

It’s essential that jazz retains its place within London’s most prestigious concert halls, but the vibrancy of the scene will only be maintained by the huge wealth of music presented in clubs, of all types, right across the city. It’s where the music gets shaped and changed, where generations of musicians mix and match, and where the audience gets up close and personal with the heart of the music.

Sitting, having a pint in the top room of a pub, dancing your socks off, dressing up for a night out – there’s something in this jazz thing for everyone.

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JAZZ, LIKE ANY art form worth its salt, keeps moving forward. The dynamics between improvisation and structure, groove and melody, tradition

and the undiscovered, all lie at the heart of the music. Jazz’s continuing evolution is crucially dependent on what Whitney Balliett called The Sound of Surprise: the ability to create new sounds and new energy that reflect and challenge a rich tradition.

Commissioning work is key when it comes to creating new sounds. It’s not just about the art of the composer, though the history of jazz composition is a rich and wildly varied journey, from Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk or Charles Mingus to Carla Bley, Wayne Shorter, George Russell and Maria Schneider.

Commissions also bring to light the fireworks that come from two or more musicians meeting for the first time, creating magic on the spot from the

simplest of materials. That magic can come from a new generation of artists deriving inspiration from the past while using the language of today’s myriad sources and technologies to create the music of the future.

Voyage of discovery Festivals offer the ideal platform for new work. At the EFG London Jazz Festival, it’s part of our DNA. The sheer range of music that emerged from our programme of 21 commissions for our 21st birthday last year was a revelation, even to us. Those commissions demonstrated that the movers and shakers in jazz not only start off with an energy and curiosity, but also that they keep it going throughout their careers.

It was apparent in everything from the meticulously crafted melodies of Carla Bley to the consummate big band writing of Stan Sulzmann, via the iconoclastic vision of Chris Sharkey, the multiple layers of

Nik Bärtsch’s zen funk and the Armenian fusion of Tigran Hamasyan.

With five decades of composers and creators taking us into new territory, we’re sure this year’s commissions will prove equally exciting. It’s all about what’s new, be it Trish Clowes and Guy Barker writing for the BBC Concert Orchestra or established internationals from Marcus Miller and John Surman to Marilyn Mazur and Regina Carter.

It’s Jeremy Monteiro and Laura Macdonald finding fresh inspiration from the jazz tradition, Jean Toussaint bringing his own adventure to the classic jazz quartet and Nathaniel Facey reacting as an artist of today to two seminal Blue Note records – sounds that took music to new places back in 1964.

It’s fearless experimentalists such as David Toop and The Bad Plus. It’s a cross-section of today’s Brits such as Yazz Ahmed, Phil Meadows, Elliot Galvin, Peter Edwards and Tori Freestone, and artists who approach

THE RICH LEGACY OF LAST YEAR’S COMMISSIONS PROGRAMME PROVES THE IMPORTANCE OF NEW MUSIC AT THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL

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support of individuals and other funders to make this work possible –

please support the EFG London Jazz Festival today.

DONATE ONLINE ATwww.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/

support-us or contact us on 020 7324 1880

The Commissions Programme is supported by Alexander Landia and

Serious Trust donors

Black Eyewear, a luxury brand inspired by jazz culture, supports the

commission by Peter Edwards

Dedication Orchestra’s commission is supported by an anonymous donor

John Surman’s commission is supported by the

Britten-Pears Foundation

“The breadth and variety of artists creating work for this year’s EFG

London Jazz Festival’s Commissions Programme represents the dynamic state of jazz music today. Providing

these opportunities to artists ensures the music continues to thrive – and I am delighted to be supporting this exciting programme of new music.”

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jazz from different corners such as Arun Ghosh and Genevieve Lacey.

It’s Alexander Hawkins re-imagining the music of Louis Moholo-Moholo for the Dedication Orchestra.

New music mattersOur Commissions Programme is a celebration of the breadth and imagination that inhabits the British and international jazz scene.

Serious Trust supporters play a huge part in making the programme possible. It’s just one of the areas of work that we have an ongoing commitment to support with your help. Through Serious Trust, your support underpins key areas of work that ensure the quality, range and breadth of programming you’ve come to expect from the EFG London Jazz Festival.

Whether it’s new music commissions, developing emerging artists or engaging audiences in learning and participation, we believe music transcends cultures, generations and barriers. It’s a powerful language for all and a key to unlocking potential.

Serious Trust Ltd is registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales no.

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PLEASED TO MEET you. I’m delighted to be the first Professor in Residence at the EFG London Jazz Festival. In addition to my role as

Professor of Media Studies at the University of East Anglia, I’m currently an Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Leadership Fellow for one of its priority areas, the Connected Communities programme.

My books include Radical Gardening (2011), Shakin’ All Over: Popular Music & Disability (2013) and a collection called The Pop Festival (2015). But you’ll

probably be most interested in Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz In Britain (2005), a book about the development of jazz, free improvisation, political campaigns, New Orleans-style marching bands and questions of race and gender in this music of ‘liberation’.

I’ve also recently written a chapter on the neglected 1950s Trinidadian pianist Winnie Atwell, in Black British Jazz: Routes, Ownership and Performance (2014) by Jason Toynbee, Catherine Tackley and Mark Doffman.

One of my focuses in terms of Connected Communities is the idea of festival – how the

density and intensity of cultural activity transforms its environment (whether that’s tents and soundsystems in a field, or trumpets in a city street), and the impact this has on the local population and audiences.

But why should the EFG London Jazz Festival appoint a Professor in Residence now? There’s been an explosion of interest in what’s being called New Jazz Studies from UK academics over the past decade. In terms of British jazz, academic books by Catherine Tackley, Hilary Moore and myself, have all explored the contribution of the UK to jazz development and history. Jazz Research Journal, edited by Tackley and Tony Whyton, publishes quality research by international scholars, and new Routledge series, Transnational Jazz Studies, is edited by Whyton and Nick Gebhardt.

There have also been notable major research projects, like Rhythm Changes: (EU-funded, led from Salford University) and What Is Black British Jazz?

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(AHRC; Open University). And AHRC currently funds PhD student Alison Eales, who is looking at the 25-year history of the Glasgow Jazz Festival, co-supervised by the Festival and Glasgow University.

On YouTube, you can watch a great film made this year about researching jazz festivals: Tom Perchard of Goldsmiths was awarded an AHRC Early Career Fellowship for a project entitled Jazz in France, 1934–75. At the moment, my university is also in the process of appointing a one-year AHRC postdoctoral research assistant working across London and Cheltenham jazz festivals, looking at their impact and value. So, working with the EFG London Jazz Festival team, we thought it would be a good idea to try

“THERE’S BEEN AN EXPLOSION OF INTEREST IN WHAT’S BEING CALLED THE NEW JAZZ STUDIES FROM UK ACADEMICS OVER THE PAST DECADE”

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to bring some of this academic energy and insight around jazz to festival-goers.

We’ve built on the work we did last year, when we marked the EFG London Jazz Festival’s 21st birthday with a day of talks at the Royal Festival Hall, and curated a programme of discussions around questions of politics, power and history. For a genre of music that talks a lot about freedom, these are key questions to debate.

We’re bringing together academics, critics and musicians to unpack these ideas and explore the roles that jazz musicians, activists and cultural workers in Britain have had in making their musical and political mark.

Please join us – we look forward to seeing you there.

When and whereALL OF THE EVENTS IN OUR TALKS PROGRAMME ARE FREE Full details of all talks can be found at www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

South Africa 20 years on and the legacy of the Blue NotesSATURDAY 15 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Front Room, 12.45pm & 3.30pm

Knife in the Water (discussion prior to screening)SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBERBarbican Cinema, 3pm

Way in to the Way Out: Arun Ghosh and Zoe Rahman (Part 1)SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Front Room, 4.30pm

Jazz Record Requests with Alyn ShiptonSUNDAY 16 NOVEMBERBarbican, FreeStage, 2pm

Way in to the Way Out: Arun Ghosh and Zoe Rahman (Part 2)SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Front Room, 4.30pm

The Art and the Value of Commissioning New Music: Trish Clowes and Guy BarkerTUESDAY 18 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 6pm

Jazz Rants: The Jazz Industry and the Creative Economy WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBERClub Inégales, 7pm

Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya: Stefano BollaniTHURSDAY 20 NOVEMBERBarbican, 6.30pm

Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya: Kenny Barron and Dave HollandFRIDAY 21 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 6.30pm

Improvisation and Action: the Legacy of John StevensSATURDAY 22 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Front Room, 2pm

The space is the place: The art of programmingSATURDAY 22 NOVEMBERBarbican, Fountain Room, 5.30pm

Blue Note at 75: Don Was meets Richard HaversSATURDAY 22 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Level 5 Function Room, 6pm

Jazz and GenderSUNDAY 23 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Front Room, 12.45pm

George McKay has written about the legendary 1950s Trinidadian pianist Winnie Atwell

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What did last year’s participants have to say?

“It was a fantastic introduction to jazz and was pitched perfectly for this age

group – and great for adults, too! Really unpatronising, refreshing and serious

about music”

“It’s the best music workshop I’ve ever been to. The performers were great players,

worked really well with the kids, and the music and content was perfectly pitched”

“There was a lovely atmosphere and a collective feeling of appreciation”

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FROM ITS BIRTH IN 2009, Jazz for Toddlers has grown into an indispensable part of our Get Involved programme, with different

artists showcasing their brand of jazz for the most junior of audiences. This year, pioneering tuba player Oren Marshall and Ghanaian-born percussionist Afla Sackey will be encouraging participants to get physical and vocal with jazz rhythms and melodies.

Aimed at two- to five-year-olds, Jazz for Toddlers is perfect for parents and carers who want to feed curious minds and open ears using different styles of jazz.

Jazz for Toddlers is sowing the seeds for audiences of the future while providing great fun for audiences of today.

NOW IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, JAZZ FOR TODDLERS IS ONE OF THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS – FOR LITTLE ONES AND PARENTS ALIKE

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JAZZ FOR TODDLERS IS SOWING THE SEEDS FOR AUDIENCES OF THE FUTURE WHILE PROVIDING GREAT FUN FOR AUDIENCES OF TODAY

When and whereFor older siblings: At the time of going to press, all the Jazz for Toddlers events were SOLD OUT.However, there are still some tickets available for our family-friendly matinees, aimed at children aged five plus and their families. For full details, see www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

SupersonicsSATURDAY 15 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Purcell Room, 2pm

Marilyn MazurSUNDAY 16 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Purcell Room, 2pm

Family Jazz All-stars with Juliet KellySUNDAY 23 NOVEMBERSouthbank Centre, Purcell Room, 2pm

Catapluf’s Musical JourneySUNDAY 23 NOVEMBERartsdepot, 11am & 2pm

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David Sanborn Band+ John Scofield and Jon ClearyA brand new Sandorn electric band opposite New Orleans-inspired pianist/singer Cleary and guitar hero Scofield.

Sun 22 March

Strata East hosted by Gilles Peterson The story of the label that changed 70s jazz, feat. founders Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell plus special guests, including soul diva Jean Carne.

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Friday 14 November

Cadogan Hall

RICHARD PITE PRESENTS Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller at Carnegie Hall 7.30pm

Pete Long (musical director/clarinet)Enrico Tomasso (trumpet/vocals guest)Charles Mutter (violin)Georgina Jackson (trumpet) George Hogg (trumpet)Nathan Bray (trumpet)Chris Dean (trombone/vocals)Callum Au (trombone)

Andy Flaxman (trombone)Peter Ripper (saxophone)Nigel Hailwood (saxophone)Dean Masser (saxophone)Robert Fowler (saxophone)Bunny Thompson (piano)Martin Wheatley (guitar)Joe Pettitt (bass/guitar)Richard Pite (drums)Anthony Kerr (vibraphone/drums)

Southbank Centre/Royal Festival Hall

Barbican FreeStage

GEORGE MONTAGUE 6pm

George Montague (vocals/piano/guitar/ukulele)

Harry Sutton (bass)Tom Hooper (drums)

INTERVAL

Kings Place/Hall 1

TRANS4MATION STRINGS

Rita Manning (violin)Patrick Kiernan (violin)

Bill Hawkes (viola)Nick Cooper (cello)

JOHN SURMAN 7.30pm

John Surman (baritone saxophone)Genevieve Lacey (recorders)Chris Lawrence (bass)

Please don't film, photograph or record the concerts, and especially, please don't disturb people around you or block their view. Latecomers will be admitted on applause. All listings information is correct at time of going to press.

Barbican

JAZZ VOICE 7.30pm

Arranger/conductorGuy Barker

VocalsDee Dee BridgewaterEmma SmithSachalGeorgie FameJacob BanksJacqui DankworthKurt EllingNatalie WilliamsVula Malinga

TrumpetsNathan BrayTom Rees-RobertsRob GreenwoodMartin Shaw

TrombonesBarnaby DickinsonAlistair White

Bass TromboneMark Frost

Alto 1Sam Mayne

Alto 2Martin Williams

Tenor 1Graeme BlevinsTenor 2Paul Booth

BaritoneAlan Barnes

HornsDave LeeJim Rattigan

PianoDave Newton

GuitarMitch Dalton

BassChris Hill

Drums Ralph Salmins

PercussionPaul Clarvis

HarpHelen Tunstall

ViolinsSonia SlanyJulian TearLucy WaterhouseHarriet DaviesAlison DodsJonathon TruscottWarren ZeilinskiNeil McTaggartSimon SmithAnna SzaboChristina EmmanuelEllen BlairYu Yasuoko-FinchClare Connors

ViolasStephen Steve TeesGeorge RobertsonElisa Bergersen Rachel Byrt

CellosNick Holland Joely Koos Katherine JenkinsonTony Woollard

Southbank Centre/Royal Festival Hall Foyer

RACHAEL COHEN 1pm

Rachael Cohen (alto saxophone)Phil Robson (guitar)

Mark Lewandowski (double bass)Jim Bashford (drums)

Southbank Centre/ Queen Elizabeth HallBRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET 7.30pm & 10pm

Branford Marsalis (saxophone)Joey Calderazzo (piano)Eric Revis (bass)Evan Sherman (drums)

Southbank Centre/Purcell Room

ALEXANDER HAWKINS AND MARCIN MASECKI 10pm

Alexander Hawkins (piano) Marcin Masecki (piano)

Southbank Centre/Front Room

PETER EDWARDS TRIO 5.30pm & 9pm

Peter Edwards (piano)Rob Anstey (bass)

Ed Richardson (drums)

JOHN BUTCHER AND MARK SANDERS: Tarab Cuts 7.45pm

John Butcher (tenor/soprano saxophone)

Mark Sanders (drums)

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ANGELIQUE KIDJO

Angélique Kidjo (vocals)Ben Zwerin (bass)Dominic James (guitar)Magatte Sow (percussion)Yayo Serka (drums)with special guests ASA & The Mike King Choir

IBEYI 7.30pm

Lisa-Kaindé Diaz (vocals)Naomi Diaz (vocals)

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Dr. John (vocals/piano/guitar) andSarah Morrow (music director/trombone)Bobby Floyd (organ)Dave Yoke (guitar)Dwight Bailey (bass)

Shannon Powell (drums)Carleen Anderson (vocals)Byron Wallen (trumpet)Kevin Robinson (trumpet)Ian Kirkham (saxophone)Patrick Clahar (saxophone)Tony Kofi (saxophone)

Saturday 15 November

E17 LARGE ENSEMBLE 2pm

Brigitte Beraha (vocals)Jez Franks (guitar)Dave Manington (bass)Nick Smalley (drums)Hugh Pascall (trumpet)Robbie Robson (trumpet)Tom Allan (trumpet)Carlos Lopez-Real (alto saxophone/flute/clarinet)

Rachel Musson (tenor saxophone)Josh Kemp (tenor saxophone)Mick Foster (baritone saxophone/bass clarinet)John Turville (piano/director)

Barbican FreeStage

CELANO/BAGGIANI GROUP 3.30pm

Marcos Baggiani (drums)Joachim Badenhorst (tenor saxophone/clarinet)

Guillermo Celano (guitar)Clemens van der Feen (double bass)

TOBIAS PREISIG 5pm

Tobias Preisig (violin)Stefan Aeby (piano)

André Pousaz (bass) Michi Stulz (drums)

BRASS MASK 6.30pm

Tom Challenger (leader/saxophone/clarinet)Dan Nicholls (keyboard)John Blease (drums)Theon Cross (tuba)

Nathaniel Cross (trombone)George Crowley (tenor saxophone/clarinet)Alex Bonney (trumpet)Rory Simmons (trumpet)

Barbican

BRENDAN REILLY 7.30pm

Brendan Reilly (vocals/piano) Gwilym Simcock (piano)

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM – EKAYA

Abdullah Ibrahim (piano)Cleave Guyton (alto saxophone/flute)Lance Bryant (tenor saxophone)

Marshall McDonald (baritone saxophone)Andrae Murchison (trombone)Noah Jackson (bass/cello)Will Terrill (drums)

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Southbank Centre/Queen Elizabeth Hall

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER

Dee Dee Bridgewater (vocals) Theo Croker (trumpet)Irwin Hall (saxophone)

Michael King (piano) Eric Wheeler (double bass)Kassa Overall (drums)

LAURA MACDONALD AND DAVID BERKMAN 7.30pm

Laura MacDonald (saxophone) David Berkman (piano)

DEDICATION ORCHESTRA 2pm

Louis Moholo-Moholo (drums)Keith Tippett (piano)John Edwards (double bass)Evan Parker (tenor saxophone)Mark Lockheart (tenor saxophone)Ray Warleigh (alto saxophone)Jason Yarde (alto saxophone)Julian Argüelles (soprano saxophone)Chris Biscoe (baritone saxophone)

Neil Metcalfe (flute)Henry Lowther (trumpet)Chris Batchelor (trumpet)Jim Dvorak (trumpet)Mark Charig (tenor horn)Dave Amis (trombone)Annie Whitehead (trombone)Fayyaz Virji (trombone)Alan Tomlinson (trombone)Dave Powell (tuba)Julie Tippetts (vocals)Maggie Nicols (vocals)Cleveland Watkiss (vocals)David Serame (vocals)Steve Beresford (director)


ABDULLAH IBRAHIM – NEW TRIO 7.30pm

Abdullah Ibrahim (piano)Cleave Guyton (clarinet/flute)Noah Jackson (cello/bass)

Temple Church

JAN GARBAREK AND THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE 7.30pm

Jan Garbarek (saxophone)David James Rogers Covey-Crump Steven HarroldGordon Jones

INTERVAL

WAY IN TO THE WAY OUT: PART 1 4.30pm

Arun Ghosh (clarinet) Zoe Rahman (piano)

PAPANOSH 6.15pm

Roy Nathanson (vocals/saxophone)Raphaël Quenehen (saxophone)Quentin Ghomari (trumpet)

Fidel Fourneyron (trombone)Sébastien Palis (keyboards)Thibault Cellier (double bass)Jérémie Piazza (drums)


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THE HOT SARDINES 7.45pm & 10pm

JOHN SURMAN 7.30pm

John Surman (saxophone) Karin Krog (vocals))

Evan “Bibs” Palazzo (piano)Miz Elizabeth (vocals/washboard)“Fast Eddy” Francisco (tap)Jason Prover (trumpet)Mike Sailors (trumpet)

Evan “Sugar” Crane (bass/sousaphone)Nick Myers (saxophone/clarinet)Alex Raderman (drums/percussion)

JAZZ LINE-UP 2pm

Southbank Centre/Clore Ballroom

OLLIE HOWELL QUINTET

THE BLUE NOTES

Ollie Howell (drums/composer)Max Luthert (double bass)Matt Robinson (piano)Duncan Eagles (tenor saxophone)Mark Perry (trumpet)

Bokani Dyer (piano)Percy Persglove (trumpet)Shabaka Hutchings (tenor saxophone)

Soweto Kinch (alto saxophone)Mark Sanders (drums)

CHRISTINE TOBIN QUARTET

Christine Tobin (vocals)Ross Stanley (piano)Phil Robson (guitar)Dave Whitford (double bass)Adriano Adewale (percussion)

SUPERSONICS 2pm

BERGEN BIG BAND

RUSCONI: HISTORY, SUGAR, DREAM

Petter Frost Fadnes (saxophone)

Chris Sharkey (guitar)Ståle Birkeland (drums)

Martin Hathaway (alto saxophone)Jan Kåre Hystad (alto saxophone)Ole Jakob Hystad (tenor saxophone)

Zoltan Vincze (tenor saxophone)Vidar Johansen (bass clarinet/baritone saxophone)Martin Winter (trumpet)Are Ovesen (trumpet)

Stefan Rusconi (piano)Fabian Gisler (double bass/guitar)

Claudio Strüby (drums/percussion)

JEF NEVE 8pm

Jef Neve (piano)

HOT TICKETAlexander Hawkins

recommends: The Dedication Orchestra,

Saturday 15 November“Listening to Bra Louis

power a big band is simply one of the most beautiful

sounds in the whole of music.”

HOT TICKETPhil Meadows recommends:

John Surman + Trans4mation Strings at Kings Place,

Friday 14 November“John Surman is a master

of his art form and this is going to be a

truly memorable evening!”

INTERVAL

INTERVAL

Sunday 16 November

Svein Giske (trumpet)Tancred Heyerdahl Husø (trumpet)Viggo Vea (trombone)Øyvind Hage (trombone)Pål Roseth (trombone)Kjell Erik Husom (bass trombone)

Dag Arnesen (piano)Ole Thomsen (guitar)Magne Thormodsæter (double bass)Frank Jacobsen (drums)Ivar Kolve (vibraphone)Stein Inge Brækhus (percussion)

Kings Place/Hall 2

Barbican

SAM AMIDON 7.30pm

Sam Amidon (vocals/guitar/banjo)

Shahzad Ismaily (bass)Chris Vatalaro (drums)

INTERVAL

BILL FRISELL: GUITAR IN THE SPACE AGE

Bill Frisell (guitar)Greg Leisz (guitar)

Tony Scherr (bass)Kenny Wollesen (drums)

Barbican FreeStage

JAZZ RECORD REQUESTS 2pm

with John Surman and Kevin Hamilton

KEVIN MACKENZIE & STEVE HAMILTON 4pm

Kevin MacKenzie (guitar) Steve Hamilton (piano)

NATHANIEL FACEY 5.30pm

Nathaniel Facey (alto saxophone)Steve Fishwick (trumpet)

Elliot Galvin (piano)Fergus Ireland (double bass)Lewis Wright (drums)


PIERS FACCINI AND VINCENT SEGAL 7.30pm

Piers Faccini (vocals/guitar) Vincent Segal (cello)

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HENRI TEXIER – THE HOPE QUARTET

Henri Texier (double bass)François Corneloup (baritone saxophone)

Sébastien Texier (alto saxophone)Louis Moutin (drums)


NEXT GENERATION TAKES OVER 11am

Junior Jazz,Julian Joseph Jazz Academy, National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland, National Youth Jazz

Ronnie’s Big Band in a Day,Royal Academy of Music Collective,Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama


WAY IN TO THE WAY OUT: PART 2 4.30pm

Arun Ghosh (clarinet) Zoe Rahman (piano)

LOCUS 6.15pm

Leah Gough-Cooper (alto saxophone)Kim Macari (trumpet)Riley Stone-Lonergan (tenor saxophone)

Sam Leak (piano) Tom Wheatley (bass) Jay Davis (drums

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

SHAKESPEARE SONGS 2.30pm

Andy Sheppard (saxophone)Guillaume de Chassy (piano)

Christophe Marguet (drums)

VINICIO CAPOSSELA

Vinicio Capossela (vocals/piano/guitar)Alessandro Asso Stefana (guitar/banjo)Vincenzo Vasi (theremin/percussion)

Mauro Ottolini (trombone)Glauco Zuppiroli (double bass)Zeno De Rossi (drums)


CHASSOL 8pm

Christophe Chassol (keyboards)

Lawrence Clais (drums)


MARILYN MAZUR – FAMILY FRIENDLY MATINEE 2pm

Marilyn Mazur (percussion)

TORI FREESTONE TRIO 7.45pm

Tori Freestone (tenor saxophone)Dave Manington (double bass)James Maddren (drums)

Monday 17 November

Southbank Centre/Queen Elizabeth HallJD ALLEN 7.30pm

JD Allen (saxophone)Alexander Claffy (bass)

Jonathan Barber (drums)

INTERVAL

RANDY WESTON AND BILLY HARPER

Randy Weston (piano) Billy Harper (saxophone)


STUART McCALLUM 7.45pm

Stuart McCallum (guitar) INTERVAL

MARILYN MAZUR, SPIRIT CAVE

Marilyn Mazur (percussion)Jan Bang (electronics)Nils Petter Molvaer (trumpet)

Eivind Aarset (guitar/electronics)


TRINITY LABAN CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ENSEMBLE 6pm

Lily Carassik (trumpet)Harrison Cole (trumpet)Tim Wearden (trumpet)Rosie Turton (trombone)Nick Armstrong (trombone)Reiss Beckles (alto saxophone)Ruben Fox (tenor saxophone)Arnaud Guichard (baritone saxophone)Mick Foster (baritone saxophone)

Daniel Casimir (double bass)Oliver Sarkar-Samuels (drums)Louis Archer (tenor/soprano saxophone)George Winstone (alto saxophone)Joe Armon-Jones (keyboard)Daniel Smith (guitar)Arthur O’Hara (electric bass)Jake Long (drums)

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

FLAMENCO JAZZ 7.30pm

Chano Domínguez (piano) Niño Josele (guitar)

HOT TICKETLaura Macdonald

recommends: The Bad Plus,

Monday 17 November“These guys are completely

innovative, exciting and inspirational to listen

to, watch and work with!”

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Temple Church

JAN GARBAREK AND THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE 7.30pm

Jan Garbarek (saxophone)David James Rogers Covey-Crump Steven HarroldGordon Jones

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Cadogan Hall


JANE MONHEIT: HELLO BLUEBIRD 7.30pm

Jane Monheit (vocals)Michael Kanan (piano)

Neal Miner (bass)Rick Montalbano (drums)

STOOP QUINTET 6pm (Programmed and produced by Young & Serious)

Sam Miles (tenor/soprano saxophone)Alex Munk (guitar)Flo Moore (double bass)Dave Smyth (drums)

Jonathan Brigg (piano/composer)

Southbank Centre/ Queen Elizabeth Hall

NATIVE DANCER 7.30pm

Sam Crowe (keyboards)Frida Touray (vocals)Josh Arcoleo (saxophone)

Jonathan Harvey (bass)Davide De Rose (drums)

Clark Rundell (conductor)Guy Barker (conductor)

Sara Mohr-Pietsch (presenter)

Tuesday 18 November



TRISH CLOWES QUINTET 7.30pm

Trish Clowes (saxophone)Gwilym Simcock (piano)Mike Walker (guitar)Calum Gourlay (double bass)

James Maddren (drums)Norma Winstone (guest vocals)

PATCHWORK PROJECT 6pm

Paul Booth (saxophone/flute/piano)Victoria Newton (vocals)Giorgio Serci (guitar)Davide Mantovani (bass)Ernesto Simpson (drums)Satin Singh (percussion)

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA

1st violinsCharles MutterRebecca TurnerPeter BussereauChereene AllenHelena CaseyLucy HartleyRustom PomeroyHarriet DaviesDebbie Preece

2nd violinsMichael GrayMarcus BroomeDaniel MullinSarah FreestoneAnna RitchieEmil ChakalovSheila Law

ViolasTimothy Welch Robin Del MarNigel GoodwinHelen Knief

CellosBenjamin HughesKatharine O’KaneMatthew LeeKaren StephensonRosie BanksRowena Calvert

Double bassStacey-Ann MillerAlbert DennisPeter DevlinRichard Pryce

FlutesIleana RuhemannJoanna Marsh

OboesChris CowieVictoria Walpole

Cor AnglaisVictoria Walpole

ClarinetsMichael PearceDerek Hannigan

Bass clarinetDerek Hannigan

BassoonsMargaret PollockJane Sibley

ContrabassoonJane Sibley

HornsStephen BellTom RumsbyMark JohnsonDavid Wythe

TrumpetsCatherine MooreDavid McCallumJohn Blackshaw

TrombonesMike LloydCarol Jarvis

Bass tromboneJohn Higginbotham

TubaDavid Powell

TimpaniBill Lockhart

PercussionAlasdair MalloyStephen Whibley

HarpAndrew Knight

Southbank Centre/Purcell RoomARIFA 7.45pm Produced by Kazum!

Alex Simu (saxophone/clarinet/electronics)Franz von Chossy (piano)Michalis Cholevas (tarhu/ney)Sjahin During (percussion)

Cadogan Hall

RICHARD PITE PRESENTS NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL CELEBRATION 7.30pm

Pete Long (musical director)Enrico Tomasso (trumpet/vocals)Iain Mackenzie (vocals)Georgina Jackson (vocals)Tom “Spats” Langham (vocals/guitar)Ryan Quigley (trumpet)George Hogg (trumpet)Mike Davies (trumpet)Callum Au (trombone)Ian Bateman (trombone)Andy Flaxman (trombone)Dean Masser (saxophone)Peter Ripper (saxophone)Simon Marsh (saxophone)Mike Hall (saxophone)

Paul Nathaniel (saxophone)James Pearson (piano)Joe Pettitt (bass)Richard Pite (drums)Anthony Kerr (vibraphone/percussion)

Wednesday 19 November

HOT TICKETNatalie Maddix recommends:

Kris Bowers + Peter Edwards, Wednesday 19 November

“Hip-hop brought me to Kris Bowers and jazz made me

stay. Pairing him with Peter Edwards was a great touch – Peter’s

a brilliant pianist.”

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IBRAHIM MAALOUF – ILLUSIONS

Ibrahim Maalouf (lead trumpet)Laurent David (electric bass)Stéphane Galland (drums)Frank Woeste (Fender Rhodes/keyboards)

François Delporte (electric guitar)Youenn Le Cam (biniou/flute/trumpet)Yann Martin (trumpet)Martin Saccardy (trumpet)


NYJO

Mark Armstrong (artistic director)Rosie Stano (flute)Jim Gold (saxophone)Sam Glaser (saxophone)Riley Stone-Lonergan (saxophone)David Healey (saxophone)Jessamy Holder (saxophone)James Davison (trumpet)Darren Moore (trumpet)Tom Dennis (trumpet)James Copus (trumpet)Alistair Martin (trumpet)Anna Drysdale (horn)Owen Dawson (trombone)Ed Parr (trombone)Chris Valentine (trombone)Maddie Dowdeswell (trombone)James Buckle (trombone)Rupert Cox (piano)Rob Luft (guitar)Joe Downard (bass)David Dyson (drums)Max Mills (percussion)

BUJAZZO

Jiggs Whigham (director)Felix Blum (trumpet)Konstantin Döben (trumpet)Jakob Helling (trumpet)Lorenzo Ludemann (trumpet)Benny Troschel (trumpet)Matthias Wagemann (trombone)Sebastian Stanko (trombone)Frederick Absalon (trombone)Jakob Grimm (trombone)Max Boehm (alto saxophone)Jonas Engel (alto saxophone)Jonas Brinckmann (baritone saxophone)Florian Boos (tenor saxophone)Marc Doffey (tenor saxophone)Nicolai Amrehn (double bass)Bertram Burkert (guitar)Felix Römer (piano)Tom Friedrich (drums)Elina Viluma (soprano vocals)Lydia Schiller (soprano vocals)Laura Totenhagen (alto vocals)Valentin Merk (tenor vocals)Peter Stanowsky (bass vocals)

Thursday 20 November


HEDVIG MOLLESTAD TRIO 7.30pm

Hevig Mollestad (guitar)Ellen Brekken (bass)

Ivar Bjørnstad (drums)

Barbican

Barbican FreeStage

L’HIJÂZ’CAR 6pm

Grégory Dargent (oud/director)Nicolas Beck (tarhu)

Jean-Louis Marchand (bass clarinet)Vincent Posty (double bass)Etienne Gruel (percussion)


IAN SHAW: 100 YEARS OF BRITISH SONG 7.30pm

Ian Shaw (piano)Barry Green (piano)Mick Hutton (bass)Dave Ohm (drums)Claude Deppa (trumpet)

Plus vocalists:Ben Cox Claire MartinElaine DelmarGeorgia MancioJudith OwenKathryn WilliamsNatalie WilliamsYvette Riby-Williams

TOMASZ STANKO NEW YORK QUARTET

Tomasz Stańko (trumpet)David Virelles (piano)

Thomas Morgan (bass)Gerald Cleaver (drums)

JOHN McLAUGHLIN AND THE 4TH DIMENSION

John McLaughlin (guitar)Gary Husband (keyboard/drums)

Etienne Mbappe (bass)Ranjit Barot (drums)

STEFANO BOLLANI AND HAMILTON DE HOLANDA 7.30pm

Stefano Bollani (piano)Hamilton de Holanda (bandolim)

Ibrahim Maalouf plays at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

HOT TICKETDave Morecroft recommends:

Girls In Airports, Saturday 22 November

“I performed alongside these guys at 12 Points Festival in Portugal a couple of years

back and they have a great vibe on stage.”

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NYJO AND BUJAZZO 7.45pm

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Friday 21 November

Marcus Miller (bass)Adam Agati (guitar)Alex Han (saxophone)Lee Hogans (trumpet)Brett Williams (keyboard)

Louis Cato (drums)Guimba Kouyaté (guitar)Cherif Soumano (kora)Adama Dembélé (percussion)

Tony Remy (guitar)Anders Olinder (keyboard)

Nick Cohen (bass)Mark Mondesir (drums)

MARCUS MILLER

JEREMY MONTEIRO TRIO 7.30pm

Jeremy Monteiro (piano)Calum Gourlay (double bass)

Hong Chanutr Techatana-nan (drums)

KENNY BARRON AND DAVE HOLLAND

Kenny Barron (piano) Dave Holland (bass)

TONY REMY’S STOLEN CLONES 7.30PM

Barbican FreeStage

ESTAFEST 6pm

Anton Goudsmit (guitar)Oene van Geel (viola/cajon)Jeroen van Vliet (piano)

Mete Erker (soprano/tenor saxophone/bass clarinet)


NERIJA 6pm

Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone)Nubya Garcia (tenor saxophone)Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet)

Rosie Turton (trombone)Shirley Tetteh (guitar)Inga Eichler (double bass)Lizy Exell (drums)

Kings Place/Hall 1

CHUCHO VALDÉS 7.30pm

Chucho Valdés (piano)

Wigmore Hall

GOLDBERG VARIATIONS/ VARIATIONS 7.30pm

Dan Tepfer (piano)

Mark Lockheart (saxophone)Jason Yarde (saxophone)Laura Jurd (trumpet)Liam Noble (piano)Jasper Hoiby (bass)Tim Giles (drums)

Norma Winstone (vocals)Bobby Wellins (saxophone)



Southbank Centre/Royal Festival Hall Foyer

ROBBIE HARVEY 1pm

Robbie Harvey (trombone)Alex Garnett (tenor saxophone)

Leon Greening (piano)Adam King (bass)Ed Richardson (drums)

Barbican

LINDSAY COOPER CELEBRATION; HENRY COW, NEWS FROM BABEL, MUSIC FOR FILMS, OH MOSCOW 7.30pm

John Greaves (bass/piano/vocals)Tim Hodkingson (organ/piano/saxophone/clarinet/Hawaiian guitar)Fred Frith (guitar/bass/xylophone/piano)Chris Cutler (drums)Michel Berckmans

(bassoon/oboe)Dagmar Krause (vocals)Sally Potter (vocals)Phil Minton (vocals)Veryan Weston (piano)Alfred Harth (saxophone/brass)Zeena Parkins (harp/piano)Annemarie Roelofs (trombone/violin)

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension will perform at the Royal Festival Hall

HOT TICKETMark Lockheart recommends:

John Stevens – a celebration, Saturday 22 November

“John Stevens’ open and radical approach to improvised jazz music

influenced my generation enormously – I’m really

excited to see this gig.”

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FRAZEY FORD

Frazey Ford (vocals/guitar)Darren Parris (bass)

Craig McCaul (electric guitar)Leon Power (drums) INTERVAL


MOVERS AND SHAKERS 7.45pm

Cadogan Hall

SOPHIA MARSHALL 7.30pm

Sophia Marshall (vocals/guitar)

Sarah Marshall (vocals) Andy Jenkinson (keyboards)

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COLERIDGE GOODE: A CELEBRATION 7.45pm

Omar Puente (violin)Gary Crosby (double bass)Byron Wallen (trumpet)Aleksandra Topczewska (alto saxophone)Alex Ho (piano)Shirley Tetteh (guitar)

Moses Boyd (drums)

Panellists:Kevin Le GendreAlyn ShiptonRoger CotterrellColleen McIntyre

EZRA COLLECTIVE 5.30pm

Dylan Jones (trumpet)James Mollison (tenor saxophone)

Joe Armon-Jones (piano)TJ Koleoso (bass)Femi Koleoso (drums)

LESZEK MOŻDŻER TRIO

Leszek Możdżer (piano)Lars Danielsson (bass)

Zohar Fresco (percussion)


SIRKIS/BIALAS QUARTET 7.30pm

Sylwia Bialas (vocals)Asaf Sirkis (drums)Patrick Bettison (bass/harmonica) Frank Harrison (piano)



Cadogan Hall

Kings Place/Hall 1


JOHN STEVENS – A CELEBRATION 7.30pm

Anita Wardell (vocals)Annie Whitehead (trombone)Byron Wallen (trumpet)Gary Crosby (bass)Mark Sanders (drums)

Nick Stephens (bass)Louis Moholo-Moholo (drums)Courtney Pine (saxophone)Maggie Nicols (vocals)

LAU

BLUE NOTE RECORDS AT 75 CELEBRATION 7.30pm

Robert Glasper (piano) Jason Moran (piano)

BOI AKIH 3pm

ELYSIAN QUARTET

BUGGE WESSELTOFT AND HENRIK SCHWARZ AND DAN BERGLUND 7.30pm

Martin Green (accordion/electronics)

Kris Drever (guitar/vocals)Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle)

Robert Glasper (piano)Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet)Marcus Strickland

(saxophone) Lionel Loueke (guitar)Derrick Hodge (bass)Kendrick Scott (drums)

Monica Akihary (vocals/guitar)Niels Brouwer

(guitar/electronics)Wolter Wierbos (trombone)Marcos Baggiani (drums)

Emma Smith (violin)Jennymay Logan (violin)

Vince Sipprell (viola)Laura Moody (cello)

Bugge Wesseltoft (piano)Henrik Schwarz (electronics)

Dan Berglund (bass)

Barbican


Barbican FreeStage

Saturday 22 November

Don’t miss the Lindsay Cooper Celebration at the Barbican

Marcus Miller plays the Royal

Festival Hall

HOT TICKETJuliet Kelly

recommends:Adriano Adewale:

Catapluf’s Musical Journey, Sunday 23 November “It’s a show featuring

saucepans, water, drums and music made using the

body – it’s going to be a lot of fun!”

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GIRLS IN AIRPORTS 6pm

Martin Stender (saxophone)Lars Greve (saxophone/clarinet)

Mathias Holm (keyboard)Victor Dybbroe (percussion)Mads Forsby (drums)

GUUS JANSSEN 4.30pm

Guus Janssen (piano) Jason Yarde (saxophone)

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WORLD SERVICE PROJECT 2pm

Dave Morecroft (keyboard)Tim Ower (saxophone)Raphael Clarkson (trombone)

Conor Chaplin (bass)Liam Waugh (drums)

REGINA CARTER

Regina Carter (violin)Will Holshouser (accordion)Marvin Sewell (guitar)

Chris Lightcap (bass)Alvester Garnett (drums)

NICK MALCOLM 3.30pm

Nick Malcolm (trumpet)Alexander Hawkins (piano)

Olie Brice (bass)Mark Whitlam (drums)

YAZZ AHMED 7.45pm

Yazz Ahmed (trumpet/flugelhorn/composer) George Crowley (bass clarinet)

Naadia Sheriff (keyboard) Dudley Phillips (bass guitar) Martin France (drums) Corrina Silvester (percussion)

NIKKI ILES AND ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC BIG BAND 2pm

Nikki Iles (composer/piano)Sam Glaser (alto saxophone)Kim Gold (alto saxophone)Tom Ridout (tenor saxophone)Tom Barford (tenor saxophone)Greg Barker (baritone saxophone/bass clarinet)Louis Dowdeswell (trumpet)James Copus (trumpet)

Alistair Martin (trumpet)Tom Gardener (trumpet)Owen Dawson (trombone)Oliver Martin (trombone)Elliot Pooley (trombone)Courtney Brown (trombone)Miriam Ast (vocals)Rob Luft (guitar)Alex Dale (double bass)Marc Michel (drums)

CHARLOTTE GLASSON 5pm

Charlotte Glasson (saxophone/flute/violin)Mark Bassey (trombone)

Chris Spedding (guitar/vocals)Mick Hutton (double bass)Sam Glasson (drums)

JEAN TOUSSAINT QUARTET 3pm

Jean Toussaint (saxophone)Andrew McCormack (piano)

Daniel Casimir (double bass)Troy Miller (drums)

PHIL MEADOWS GROUP 3pm

CHARNETT MOFFETT

Charnett Moffett (double bass)



JOHN ESCREET

JAMES MAINWARING 7.30pm

ENGINES ORCHESTRA

Phil Meadows (composer/saxophone)Laura Jurd (trumpet)Elliot Galvin

(piano/keyboard)Conor Chaplin (double bass/electric bass)Simon Roth (percussion)

John Escreet (piano)John Hebert (bass)

Tyshawn Sorey (percussion)

James Mainwaring (saxophone)

Matt Roberts (conductor)Jim Davison (trumpet)Eddie Morgan (french horn)James Buckle (bass trombone)Jennah Smart (flute)Rob Cope (clarinet/flute)Gennie Joy (bass clarinet/clarinet)Tori Handsley (harp)Emily Davis (1st violin)Tom Aldren (1st violin)

Alice Zawadzki (1st violin/vocals)Katherine Waller (1st violin)Minn Majoe (2nd violin)Kirsty Lovie (2nd violin)Claire Sledd (2nd violin)Connie Chatwin (2nd violin)Matt Maguire (viola)Joe Fisher (viola)George White (viola)Zosia Jagodzinska (cello)Gregor Riddell (cello)



Kings Place/Hall 1

Barbican

Sunday 23 November

JOE LOVANO AND DAVE DOUGLAS: SOUND PRINTS 7.30pm

Joe Lovano (saxophone)Dave Douglas (trumpet)Lawrence Fields (piano)Linda Oh (bass)Joey Baron (drums)

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Kings Place/Hall 2

CLAUDE DEPPA 6.15pm

Claude Deppa (trumpet)Pierre Chabrèle (trombone)Mervyn Africa (piano)

Andre Mathurin (bass)Ian Grant (drums)

Joe Lovano

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ROBERT MITCHELL: INVOCATION 2pm

ROBERT MITCHELL’s PANACEARobert Mitchell (piano/composer and leader)Deborah Jordan (vocals)Tom Mason (bass)Eugene Skeef (narration/percussion)Laurie Lowe (drums)

GOLDSMITHS [BIG] STRINGJulian Ferraretto (director)Shirley Smart (leader)

AVONBOURNE SCHOOL YOUTH CHORUS

HAREWOOD SCHOOL YOUTH CHORUS

BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY CHORUSGavin Carr (chorusmaster)


FAMILY JAZZ ALL STARS FEAT. JULIET KELLY 2pm

Juliet Kelly (vocals)Tony Kofi (saxophone)Kate Williams (piano)

Ben Hazleton (bass)Cosimo Keita (drums)


CHARLES LLOYD: WILD MAN SUITE

Charles Lloyd (saxophone/flute/taragato)Gerald Clayton (piano)Joe Sanders (bass)

Eric Harland (drums/percussion/vocals)Socratis Sinopoulos (lyra)Miklos Lukacs (cimbalom)

CHELSEA CARMICHAEL QUARTET 2pm

KASSE MADY DIABATE 7.45pm

Kasse Mady Diabaté (vocals)Ballaké Sissoko (kora)

Makan Tounkara (ngoni)Lansiné Kouyaté (balafon)

Chelsea Carmichael (saxophone)Arthur O’Hara (bass)

Daniel Smith (guitar)Ed Harley (drums)

BALUJI SHRIVASTAV/DEIRDRE CARTWRIGHT ENSEMBLE 3pm

ROZ HARDING’S WAVE 4pm

ARQ 6pm


JAZZ IN THE ROUND 2pm

QUADRACERATOPS

Cath Roberts (alto saxophone/composer)Tom Ward (tenor saxophone)Henry Spencer (trumpet)Magnus Dearness (trombone)

Dave O’Brien (keyboards)Jason Simpson (bass)Olly Blackman (drums)

ORAN ETKIN

Oran Etkin (clarinet)Federico Casagrande (guitar)

Linda Oh (bass)Jeff Ballard (drums)

ROLLER TRIO

James Mainwaring(tenor saxophone/electronics)Luke Wynter (guitar)Luke Reddin-Williams (drums)

Barbican FreeStage

BLUE-EYED HAWK 2pm

Lauren Kinsella (vocals)Laura Jurd (trumpet)Alex Roth (guitar)

Corrie Dick (drums)Simon Roth (drums)

ELLIOT GALVIN TRIO 3.30pm

Elliot Galvin (piano)Tom McCredie (bass)

Simon Roth (drums)

CORRIE DICK BAND 5pm

Corrie Dick (drums)Alice Zawadzki (vocals)Laura Jurd (trumpet)Joe Wright (saxophone)George Crowley (saxophone)

Joe Webb (keyboard)Matt Robinson (piano)Conor Chaplin (bass)Felix Higginbottom (percussion)

LAURA JURD’S HUMAN SPIRIT 6.30pm

Laura Jurd (trumpet)Lauren Kinsella (vocals)Chris Batchelor (trumpet)Colm O’Hara (trombone)

Alex Roth (guitar)Mick Foster (bass saxophone)Corrie Dick (drums)

Baluji Shrivastav (sitar)Deirdre Cartwright (guitar)Alison Rayner (bass)

Linda Shanovitch (vocals/percussion)Ilias Khan (tabla)

Roz Harding (alto saxophone)

Mike Outwram (guitar)Jim Bashford (drums)

Alison Rayner (composer/bass)Diane McLoughlin (saxophone)

Deirdre Cartwright (guitar)Steve Lodder (piano)Buster Birch (drums)

HOT TICKETArun Ghosh

recommends:Yazz Ahmed,

Saturday 22 November “Yazz is a fine trumpet player with a wonderfully creative

personality. Her new commission for EFG LJF

will be fascinating.”

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KATHY STOBART WAS my first inspiration and teacher, although I once had to admit to Andy Sheppard that I had a photo of him

on my wall when I was 10. Kathy was passionate about standing

up for yourself and forging your own path, but she was also big on loyalty to your fellow musicians – she worked with Humphrey Lyttelton for 30 years.

When I first joined the Festival, I spotted that Kathy had played back in its early days. Female instrumentalists have always been a key part of the programme.

The year I joined, Annie Whitehead played seven or eight shows across the Festival. This year she’ll be performing again, as part of the John Stevens celebration on Saturday 22 November.

There is a wealth of young British female composers and instrumentalists attracting international recognition

and, as always, their shows are spread right across the Festival. These range from concerts with Trish Clowes, Laura Macdonald and Yazz Ahmed to the strands programmed by Cath Roberts and Dee Byrne as part of LUME’s series at Long White Cloud.

And that’s to say nothing of Julie Kjaer’s programme with Servant Jazz Quarters, and the work of Deirdre Cartwright and Alison Rayner, who are celebrating 25 years of Blow the Fuse.

I wonder if our Professor in Residence (see page 18) can explain the renewed prominence of great female instrumentalists – perhaps it’s because they never really went away!

I hope you enjoy this year’s Festival and Kathy, wherever you are, I hope you have a great time too. Kathy Stobart died on 5 July 2014.

Kathy Stobartmade meSANDY BOYCE TALKS TO EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER AMY PEARCE ABOUT THE JAZZ MAESTRO WHO INSPIRED HER

Kathy Stobart’slegacy will continue with a great line-up of female instrumentalists at this year’s Festival

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The Festival would like to thank its headline sponsor for its crucial support of the overall programme, and Arts Council England, which has supported the Festival since it began in 1992.

The Festival is only possible as a result of the support of our many partners and we would like to thank the following:

In addition to the organisations listed above, we would also like to thank the following for their support of the Festival:

Alexander Landia, Aspect Charitable Trust, Jeremy and Kim White Foundation, Mactaggart Third Fund, Ann Grant, Martin and Diana Muirhead, Britten–Pears Foundation, Sir Vernon Ellis, Sandra Pepera, an anonymous donor, and Serious Trust appeal donors.

Blow The Fuse, Chaos Collective, Eat Your Own Ears, E17 Jazz Collective, F-IRE Collective, Hampstead Arts Festival, //hcmf, Jazz Re:Freshed, Italian Cultural Institute, Kapa Productions, Kazum!, Loop Collective, Lume, Mopomoso, Morley College, Mwalimu Express, Paul Pace, Peter Conway, Peter Weigold, ReRecords, Richard Pite, Somethin’Else, Soundcrash, Tomorrow’s Warriors, Way Out West, Worshipful Company of Musicians, YaD Arts

We would like to thank the following organisations:

would like to thank the following for their support:

We would also like to acknowledge our partners who are presenting work across the Festival:

The Festival is proud to be a member of the Europe Jazz Network, the International Jazz Festivals Organization and the Jazz Promotion Network

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The EFG Excellence Series is a programme of world-class performances from some of the leading lights in jazz.

The Festival’s opening night gala, packedwith a glittering array of vocal talent

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a 40-piece orchestra arranged, scored and conducted by Guy Barker.

The combination of Garbarek’s soaring saxophone and the sheer beauty of theHilliard Ensemble’s voices play their last

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Jason Moran and Robert Glasper’s playfulpiano duets open the show. The second half

sees Robert Glasper joined by a line-updrawn from the current Blue Note roster, with

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