Welcome March to the tune of Jazz and Blues!
Tickets available for the festival:
Starting 1st March and for three days, the city of Bristol plays host to some of the world's most innovative jazz musicians. For a whole weekend, there will be 24 individual concerts and free late night jam session, being Colston Hall the main venue.
Tickets available for the festival:
- Weekend Festival Pass (very limited availability) £130
- Friday Evening Tickets £30
- Saturday Day Ticket £60
- Sunday Day Ticket £60
The festival includes performances of Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion and the UK legend Chris Barber on Friday, guitarist John Scofield with his new project on Saturday evening and Cuban virtuoso Arturo Sandoval and his sextet on Sunday night.
The weekend will also bring over New Orleans official musical ambassador Lillian Boutté, funk maestro Pee Wee Ellis, local heroes Andy Sheppard and Get The Blessing, BBC radio stars Clare Teal and Alyn Shipton.
The bar in Colston Hall plays host music sessions which will kick off before and after the performances on each evening. Very good opportunity to enjoy the jazz and blues for free, protected from the cold weather.
PICTURE: The Zenn Hussies performing in the lounge on Friday.
Thanks to Groupon (Gotta love it!), we got 2 tickets for 8 pounds to see the performance from UK legend Chris Barber last evening. The actual price was around 25 pounds so it was an unrejectable deal, even though I was feeling a little bit under the weather.
A "young" 80-year-old Chris Barber welcomed everybody and introduced the big band he brought to Bristol, which made us travel to the very 30s. One hour and a half of very professional performance to convince the audience that 60 years of experience is not just a number.
If you still haven't got any plans for the weekend, do not doubt: go grab a drink and enjoy at least the concerts in both Colston Hall bar or in Foyer for free. I am sure you will not regret it.
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