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Part of the Newark Jazz Festival 2010. TJ Johnson is one of the UK s finest jazz and blues singers currently working in the UK. A professional musician since he was 15, he’s also an accomplished pianist and respected bandleader.  A true ambassador of the soul, TJ sings songs of love lost and gained, of life wholesome and corrupt, songs of hope, songs of the night, all delivered with the…

Part of the Newark Jazz Festival 2010. A world-class performer, Tim’s diverse output and skill as a collaborator with others has surprised and captivated listeners for many years, making him harder to define or pin down. As well as his many works for orchestra and various ensembles, jazz listeners have also been used to him tearing around at Ronnie Scott’s club with Chick Corea and others. Tim will bring the…

Part of the Newark Jazz Festival 2010. This exciting young piano trio is led by pianist and composer Tom Cawley (Acoustic Ladyland keyboardist) and features bassist Sam Burgess and drummer Joshua Blackmore. Curios followed their best album nomination for ‘Hidden’ with the richly deserved Best Band title at the last ever BBC Jazz Awards. A brand new album ‘Closer’ is set to cement their reputation. Drawing on Cawley’s eclectic passions…

Part of the Newark Jazz Festival 2010. The opening concert of the 2010 Festival features one of Britain’s brightest and most versatile jazz stars. Trumpeter Enrico Tomasso leads a hot sextet formed for Newark Jazz Festival only! His band includes eight times Top UK Jazz Pianist David Newton, Ronnie Scott’s Big Band musical director Pete Long on saxes and clarinet and Guy Barker’s in-demand trombonist Alistair White. This will be…

Part of the Liberation Festival 2010, Jersey. A family day of jazz at the beautiful Jersey Heritage site Hamptonne. Jacqui Dankworth & her Trio perform popular jazz classics and a stunning collection of originals either written or co-written by Jacqui, along with a selection from her favourite songwriters including James Taylor, Sting and Randy Newman. Already established as one the country’s leading jazz vocalists, Jacqui’s live concert showcases her unique…

Saxophonists Andy Schofield and Jo McCallum have created a dynamic new 17 piece jazz orchestra.  The line-up unites established artists with the finest of the region's young emerging talent, as they storm through a selection of original works by North West composers and arrangers. Their new project for 2010, supported by Arts Council England profiles two national guitar greats, Mike Walker (Jacqui Dankworth, Mike Gibbs, etc.) and Stuart McCallum (Cinematic…

This collaboration between the great French jazz trumpeter Erik Truffaz and the extraordinary funk/soul/blues beatbox stylings of Simple Spirit's vocalist Sly Johnson has thrilled audiences across the world. Erik Truffaz mines the world to create his unique form of jazz – the so-called 'European sounds' are really the sounds of the global village in the digital age. Fusing these world, electronic and ambient influences with an ongoing love for the…