Jazz

Closing our festival weekend, multi-award-winning singer, Ian Shaw, performs one of his favourite shows, fusing the words and music of two of popular music’s genius giants - Joni Mitchell and David Bowie.   Traversing the mammoth back catalogue of these legendary and influential artists, this solo show draws on stories from the early seventies and our own ideals of love, hope and the endless presence of the darker truths of recent times.   Shaw recorded a critically highly praised album of Joni Mitchell (‘Drawn To All Things’, Linn Records) and has a personal connection to both, which is the core of [...]

Award-winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price is widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest jazz musicians. With a career spanning more than 25 years, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues feeling and masterful chording has won him acclaim from audiences and fellow musicians alike. A regular at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (with over 500 performances), Nigel has worked with stars including Van Morrison, James Taylor, Gladys Knight and David Axelrod. He has recorded more than 50 albums and picked up multiple awards, including Best Guitarist at the British Jazz Awards (2016). Performing with our brilliant house band, The BMJ [...]

Chris ‘Santo’ Cobbson is one of the most exciting and in-demand guitarists in the UK. He has performed with Osibisa, Courtney Pine, The JBs (Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley), Monty Alexander, Andy Sheppard, Clifford Jarvis, Jean Toussaint, the Ronnie Scott’s Big Band, Sheila Ferguson, S.E. Rogie, Gasper Lawal, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jim Mullen, Ray Gelato, David Newton, Omar, Curtis Stigers, Imelda May, the Ebony Steel Band, Jay Rayner, and many other artists across a wide range of musical genres. He is also a prolific composer and arranger.   In this captivating project, Chris traces the history of jazz guitar, from [...]