B:JazzFest 2022

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Mon 22 Aug 2022 - Fri 26 Aug 2022

Some hot jazz is expected in sunny Birmingham this summer as B:JazzFest returns to the city. Now in its second year, the jazz festival, in partnership with Jazz FM, will take place from August 22nd to August 26th. B:Music, the music charity responsible for the Town Hall and Symphony Hall venues in Birmingham city centre, has unveiled the line-up for B:JazzFest. The event will showcase the full spectrum of jazz and includes performances from international touring artists to local community bands. Free and low-cost performances can be seen at The Spotted Dog in Digbeth, on stage at Symphony Hall and in Symphony Hall's Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space. Alongside B:JazzFest, the Jazzlines Summer School also returns as Symphony Hall opens its doors to young musicians aged 11 to 19 from Birmingham and the surrounding areas. The artists announced for this year's B:JazzFest include headline shows from international jazz harpist and Jazz FM Award nominee Alina Bzhezhinksa with her Hip-Harp Collective (Aug 26) and Jazz FM's Instrumentalist of the Year 2021 Daniel Casimir with his quintet (Aug 25). Additional acts include British jazz trumpeter Byron Wallen and highly acclaimed saxophonist Trish Clowes.



B:Music's Jazz and Emerging Talent Programme producer Alex Carr said, "This year's B:JazzFest is themed around community and collaboration. We want to deliver a programme that challenges artists who have never worked together before to come together on projects, to explore and share their experience of jazz music. The programme will take our audience through a diverse spectrum of jazz. In the spirit of community and collaboration, we open the festival with Neighbourhd Wlvs who will be delivering an exciting jazz-fused ensemble with regional artists. We see international jazz artists such as Shannon Barnett collaborating with local talent, as well as Alina Bzhezhinska's concert for Ukraine, which sees her joining forces with local icons including Xhosa Cole and NeONE the Wonderer. This concert on the final evening of the Festival will raise funds for Alina's charity to support her fellow Ukrainians in this time of crisis."



Also performing during the festival will be Bex Burch and Leafcutter John, the Jazzlines Tutor Ensemble led by Percy Pursglove and Sara Colman, Free Jazz Trio featuring Blue Ruth, Lucy-Anne Daniels and Andy Woodhead, and the David Ferris Ensemble. The festival will run in partnership with Jazz FM, one of the largest jazz radio stations in the world, and a passionate supporter of UK jazz education. Jazz FM will include a number of music and interview specials around B:JazzFest on their nationwide platform.
Tickets for B:JazzFest are available now at:https://bmusic.co.uk/bjazzfest



Full B:JazzFest programme:
Mon 22 Aug Neighbourhd Wlvs The Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space 17:00
Tue 23 Aug Bex Burch & Leafcutter John The Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space 17:00
Tue 23 Aug Jazzlines Tutor Ensemble The Spotted Dog 20:00
Wed 24 Aug Free Jazz Trio The Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space 17:00
Wed 24 Aug Trish Clowes Duo Symphony Hall stage 19:30
Wed 24 Aug Byron Wallen (Black Flag) Symphony Hall stage 21:00
Thur 25 Aug Shannon Barnett Ensemble The Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space 17:00
Thur 25 Aug Daniel Casimir Quintet Symphony Hall stage 20:00
Fri 26 Aug David Ferris Ensemble The Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space 17:00
Fri 26 Aug Alina Bzhezhinska (Hip-Harp Collective) Symphony Hall stage 20:00

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!date 22/08/2022 -- 26/08/2022
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