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Poetry Upstairs – A book launch of Shook Up! by Ric Hool

Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

A book launch of Shook Up! by Ric Hool Ric Hool has 13 collections of published poetry and is widely featured in poetry magazines & anthologies. His poetic themes include psychological and geographical impact of place, time and space on experience. He has run the reading series Poetry Upstairs in Abergavenny for 30 years. Ric Hool is from Northumberland.

September Art Courses

Melville Centre 5 Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

For more information please contact: 07970 219503 or email abergavennycommunitylearning@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Gig Comedi Alun Saunders / Alun Saunders Comedy Gig

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Dewch i wrando ar y comedïwr a'r awdur yn gwneud sioe newydd sbon i siaradwyr newydd Come and listen to the comedian and author who is doing a brand new show for new Welsh language speakers 

Free

The Misha Mullov-Abbado Group

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Our wall2wall Jazz Festival weekend starts with an exciting lineup - The Misha Mullov- Abbado Group brings together some of London’s most acclaimed jazz musicians. Blending jazz with classical, folk, and Latin influences, the group performs original music that’s rich in melody, rhythm, and groove.   Led by award-winning bassist and composer Misha Mullov-Abbado, their latest album, Effra (Ubuntu Music 2025), follows three critically acclaimed releases, with previous praise from The Telegraph and BBC Radio 3.   Expect vibrant, genre-crossing sounds from one of the UK’s most exciting jazz ensembles. Adam Chatterton (Trumpet) Tom Smith (alto Sax) Liam Dunachie (piano) Misha [...]

The Siglo Section featuring Kat Rees

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

wall2wall Jazz Festival is proud to welcome The Siglo Section, Cardiff’s hottest young big band, to this year’s festival lineup.   Founded in 2019 by dynamic duo Matt Lush and Loz Collier, The Collective has quickly established itself as one of South Wales’s premier jazz ensembles - bringing a bold, youthful energy to the big band tradition.   This 18-piece powerhouse features the classic big band formation - saxes, trumpets, trombones and a full rhythm section. Their repertoire blends swing-era classics with modern funk, innovative arrangements and original works from within the band.   This vibrant ensemble showcases South Wales’ top [...]

Ian Shaw Performs the Music of Joni Mitchell and David Bowie

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

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 [...]

Poetry Upstairs -A book launch of Llyn Y Fan Fach

Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

A book launch of Llyn Y Fan Fach with readings from Caroline Goodwin Graham Hartill & Frank Olding. Caroline Goodwin lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is serving as the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County. Her books include Peregrine (Finishing Line Press, 2015), Trapline (JackLeg Press 2013), and the chapbooks Kodiak Herbal and Text Me, Ishmael. She teaches at California College of the Arts and the Stanford Writer's Studio, holds a BA in Biology and an MFA from the University of British Columbia.   Graham Hartill moved to the Black Mountains in 1992. He [...]

An Evening with Dan Biddle

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Iago Banet, ‘The Galician King of Acoustic Guitar’

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Described as ‘a master of the guitar’ by Sean Rafferty, BBC Radio 3 In Tune; as 'nothing short of phenomenal' in a recent review, and as a ‘highly recommended artist’ by Celtic Connections, Iago creates stories without words, enthralling audiences as he does so.    Iago Banet, ‘The Galician King of Acoustic Guitar’ launched his third album, TRES, in 2023, with a tour which has included multiple sell-out shows and sensational receptions from audiences across the UK. He has showcased his immense talent at festivals including Brecon Jazz, Hellys International Guitar Festival and Aberjazz, displaying new levels of skill, complexity and versatility, whilst [...]

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Chris Cobbson Quartet – From Dixie to Smooth: The History of Jazz Guitar

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

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 [...]

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