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Hello and welcome to the ninth Lancaster Jazz Festival. Following on fromoverwhelming responses from last year we’ve expanded the festival againto bring even more excellent and exciting jazz and contemporary music toLancaster.

We’re kicking it all off with the Festival Launch at Lancaster Brewery onWednesday 11, holding another excellent Youth Jazz Night on Thursday12, and on Friday 13 we’ll be hosting the Jazz North northern lineshowcase day - adding an extra day of performances in Sun Square -before heading back to Lancaster Brewery in the evening for our firstheadline performance. Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 are packed out withperformances in Sun Square, The Hall and the Storey finishing both dayswith headline performances at the Dukes.

It’s going to be another great festival and we hope to see you there!

- The Lancaster Jazz Festival Team

4 Support Us5 Thanks to6 Festival Launch7 Youth Jazz Night8 northern line showcase12 Camilla George14 Saturday Performances24 Vula Viel27 Sunday Performances34 Led Bib36 Additional Events37 Booking Info38 Festival Guide

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The Golden Lion 33 Moor Ln, Lancaster LA1 1QD

The Hall 10 China St, Lancaster LA1 1EX

Lancaster Brewery Lancaster Leisure Park, Wyresdale Rd, Lancaster LA1 3LA

Sun Square Sun St, Lancaster LA1 1EW

The Storey (Auditorium) and Printroom Meeting House Ln, Lancaster LA1 1TH

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Sponsors

Partner Organisations

The Festival Team Matt Robinson, artistic director / Dave Shooter, executive producer / LucyWoolley, festival manager / Jack Bond, marketing and audience development manager / IonaLane, programmes manager / Fergus Walsh, company administrator / Sophy Colbert, festivalassistant / Ben Farmer, Darren Leadsom, Harriet North, sound engineers

The Board Paula Williams, chair / Mary Austin, treasurer / Maja Bugge, SandiHaythornthwaite, Alan Rice, trustees

Special Thanks To Balance Pro Audio, Jodie Bawden Photography, The Dukes Team, JazzNorth, Lucy Robinson, Sunberry Coffee House

This programme is available in multiple alternate formats including: downloadable pdf, audiodescribed mp3, large print word format.For more information go to lancasterjazz.com/access or emailthe Festival Team at [email protected]

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Vipertime2019 Festival Launch

Wed 11 / 7.30pm / Lancaster Brewery

Ben Powling tenor saxophone,fluteMatías Reed bass guitarCharlie Grimwood drums,percussionLuke Reddin-Williams drums,percussion

Born out of the snake-pit of Leedshouse parties and now released intothe wild, Vipertime draw on themesmeric forms and harmonies of1970s ethno-jazz. Refracting thisinfluence though post-punk, '60sgarage, free jazz and afrobeat theycreate irrepressible improvised musicfor the dancefloor. Forming in early2018 as a free improvising group, theband recorded the ‘All Our HeroesAre Dead’ EP which receivedwidespread radio play.

With a permanent line up featuringmembers of Roller Trio, WorldService Project and WanderingMonster their upcoming debut albumfinds Vipertime in sharp focus andwith lethal intent. Unleashingpounding drums, skitteringpercussion, snarling bass andimpassioned saxophone movingbetween driving riffs and agileimprovisation.

This will be a perfect kick off to thisyear’s festival.

Where Lancaster BreweryWhen Wed 11 Sep,

7.30pm doors8.30pm performance

Duration 1hr 30mins, no intervalTickets Free

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Youth Jazz Night

Thu 12 / 7.30pm / Lancaster Brewery

For the first time we are bringing thisyear’s Youth Jazz Night into the mainfestival weekend to showcase someof the fantastic young musicians fromthe area. The concert will feature theLancaster Royal Grammar School BigBand, the Lancaster Girls’ GrammarSchool Jazz Band and the Ripley St.Thomas Jazz Band.

Where Lancaster BreweryWhen Thu 12 Sep,

7.30pm doors8pm performance

Duration 3hrs, including intervalsTickets £6 General Admission

Under 18’s FREETransaction fees may applyAvailable from lancasterjazz.com

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Jazz North’snorthern lineshowcase

Where Sun SquareWhen Fri 13 Sep,

12.30pm - 8.15pmDuration 7hrs 45mins total

Each performance 45minsTickets Free

Nishla SmithQuintet

Fri 13 / 12.30pm / Sun Square

Nishla’s original songs have adelicate, quirky but deceptivelysimple air about them – she has aquietly commanding presence anda relaxed but assured delivery thatwins over audiences instantly. Heroften dreamy and melancholicaura is offset with her energeticand imaginative band ofManchester’s finest youngcontemporary improvisors.

Formed out of a residency at theSage Gateshead in 2018, thequintet has played Nishla’s lyrical,story driven tunes at Band on theWall and the Vortex and knockedus out at last year’s programmelaunch.

Selected by Jazz North to be part of its northern line scheme, thesebands are some of the most exciting artists to represent the northern jazzscene. As well as this showcase, they will benefit from ongoing touring,mentoring and support from Jazz North.

Nishla Smith vocalsAaron Wood trumpetRichard Jones pianoJoshua Cavanagh-Brierley bassJohnny Hunter drums

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A fast-rising young band playingin a variety of styles directlyconnected to their inspirations.Not Now Charlie draw on theirmutual love of traditional jazz,prog rock, neo soul, R&B and folkcreating memorable melodies,infectious grooves and a keen,finely-tuned sense of tightensemble playing.

This Newcastle based band topsall this off with the excitement ofimprovisation.

Not NowCharlie Jamie Toms saxophone

Pawel Jedrzejewski guitarRichard Campbell pianoIan Paterson bassMark Johnson drums


Commissioned for the BoltonWorktown Festival to celebratethe play Spring and Port Wine byBill Naughton, Rafe’s Dilemmabrings an eclectic mix of jazz,electronic music and rock tocreate an excitingly fresh andintriguing sound.

Combining passion and musicalexcellence the quartet depicts thestory of a family on the edge,using spoken word, improvisation,synthesised soundscapes andcarefully crafted songs. Athoroughly entertaining andimmersive experience.

Rafe’sDilemma

Jamil Sheriff moog, keyboardsEleanor Begley vocals, loopstationKatie Patterson drumsSam Vicary electric bass

SogoRock

freesetrio

Fri 13 / 4pm / Sun Square

SogoRock (meaning ‘brother-in-law’) is a genre and countrycrossing band from Leeds. Led byresident Hungarians Bela and‘Laky Franz’ with their fellowLCoM alumni, they have created agenre-defying sound that resistsclassification. They blendelementsof jazz, fusion and funkbut also rock, gospel and more.Key to their collective sound andvision is every band memberbringing and infusing their owntraditional homeland style into theheady brew.

Ferenc Lakatos keyboard,vocoderBela Horvath piano, keyboardAlexander Miller bassMatt Hines saxophoneNik Svarc guitarJoshua Gumbs drums


freesetrio are a heavy triphopdarkjazz band whosecompositions explore innerdemons and truths using twistedlayered lyrics, bending vocals andeerie harmony to create a darkbeauty. freesetrio take theaudience on a journey of self-reflection, down a rabbit hole intoa tunnel and back out into thelight, holding them in amesmerising trance and enablingthe release of suppressedemotions.

Their combination of hypnoticdrum patterns, bold sub-bass riffs,dark harmony and daring yetintricate vocals creates theirbespoke sound.

Jemma Freese keyboard, vocalsTheo Goss drumsChris Sellers electric bass

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A chordless all-star lineup ofnorthern musicians, the JohnPope Quintet draws on the historyof 60s avant jazz and hard bop,but with a modern sensibilitygrounded in the sounds of today’sEuropean jazz scene. Open-hearted, quirky compositions anddynamic anything-goesimprovisation, played with a hard-swinging groove and referencingeverybody from Ornette Colemanto Tom Waits and Mingus to thePixies. The John Pope Quintetkicks up a joyful racket full ofrewards for the adventurouslistener.

John PopeQuintet

John Pope double bassJamie Stockbridge altosaxophoneFaye MacCalman tenorsaxophone, clarinetGraham Hardy trumpetJohnny Hunter drums


Retro-futuristic synth-jazz drawingon jazz traditions yet pushing innew exploratory and experimentaldirections: Beyond Albedo createmoments of East-West fusion andAfro-spiritualism that give way topulsating sci-fi electronica with anenergetic and danceable quality.All members bring both traditionaland genre-pushing elementsresulting in an exciting sonic mixfrom this Leeds/Sheffield basedband.

BeyondAlbedo

Lara Jones saxophonesBen Gaunt synthsTim Knowles guitarSarah Heneghan drums, drummachine

Listen to the music and buy tickets at lancasterjazz.com

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CamillaGeorge

2019 Headline Artist

Fri 13 / 7.30pm / Lancaster Brewery

Plus support from Youth Orbit

style is a key reason why she is a firm fixture on the new London Jazz scenealongside peers such as Nubya Garcia and Shabaka Hutchings. Her musicis politically minded and heavily linked with African history and slavery inparticular. Her latest album looks at tales that slaves passed onto theirchildren through generations and, whilst full of sorrow, is essentially a storyof hope for black people and mankind that we can one day live together inharmony.

Plus support from Youth Orbit. This collective of local, mostly school age,musicians offering their own unique take on where they find jazz. Theiroriginal tunes and ensemble playing inject a joyous breath of fresh air intothe many directions jazz can take.

With two critically acclaimed albums and ahost of award nominations under her beltCamilla brings her hypnotic blend ofAfrofuturism, hip hop and jazz to theLancaster Jazz Festival. A Jazz Jamaicaalumni, Camilla’s love of fusing African andWestern Music to make her own unique

Where Lancaster BreweryWhen Fri 13 Sep, 7.30pm doors

8pm performanceDuration 2hrs, including intervalTickets £10 - £6 Advance

£12 - £8 DoorTransaction fees applyAvailable from lancasterjazz.com

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Jazz Breakfasts

Jazz NorthIntroduces

Where Sun SquareWhen Sat 14 Sep, 12.20pmDuration 1hrTickets Free

Where PrintroomWhen Fri 13 Sep, 9am

Sat 14 Sep, 9amSun 15 Sep, 10am

Duration 1hr 30mins includinginterval

Tickets Free (food and drink notincluded)

Sat 14 / 12.20pm / Sun Square

Fri 13, Sat 14 / 9am / PrintroomSun 15 / 10am / Printroom

The Jazz North Introducesprogramme is open to all youngNorthern jazz artists, building on the‘Manchester Jazz Festival Introduces’scheme to showcase young andemerging jazz talent from the region.It offers the winners a set of high-profile showcase festivalperformances as well as mentoringwith leading UK jazz artists. At thetime of going to print this year’swinning artists have yet to beselected, but for the latestinformation and line-up go tolancasterjazz.com

Start your day off right with a visit toone of our popular Jazz Breakfasts.Featuring fresh white rolls fromFilbert’s Bakers, local bacon fromGregory Williams and live jazz.

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Casper Hatlestad

Sat 14 / 12pm / The Storey Auditorium

In a soundscape inspired byScandinavian nature and industrialcity life Casper creates a uniqueatmosphere for the listener. Themusic for this project was composedduring tours across Europe;“travelling, getting new impressionsand getting out of my normal routinespikes up my inspiration andcreativity”.

Hatlestad is known for hisexperimental looping approach aswell as articulating with a violin bowon his custom 3 stringed semi-acoustic guitar and incorporatingelectronics into his performances.The resulting concert will take you ona journey sweeping from beautifulcinematic impressionism to the darkexperimental electronics andbeyond.

Casper Hatlestad guitar andelectronics

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Where The Storey AuditoriumWhen Sat 14 Sep, 12pm doors

12.30pm performanceDuration 1hrTickets £5 Advance

£8 DoorTransaction fees applyAvailable from lancasterjazz.com

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Tebu Project


Born and raised in Cameroon, Tagnéhas worked with musicians frommany different cultures and musicalbackgrounds. His music blendsAfrican melodies and grooves withjazz and Western harmony and isbased on African storytelling on thethemes of love, war and peace,conveying a bitter-sweet sense ofmelancholy balanced by irrepressibleoptimism.

Tagné is strongly influenced by hisCameroonian background and jazztraining, and also immerses himself inthe soundscapes of Latin Americanand Asian music, as well as Africanand European music – allunderpinned by a conviction in theimportance of studying, andcelebrating, our similarities ratherthan our differences.

Tagné Tebu pianoJob Kayembe bassHelena Summerfield flute,saxophoneMyke Wilson drums


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Sat 14 / 1.30pm / The Round, The Dukes

Maja Bugge cello and loopsHervé Perez sound designAdam York Gregory film

NORTHERN is a new jazz project ledby the internationally acclaimedcomposer and cellist Maja Bugge incollaboration with Adam YorkGregory and Hervé Perez.

Over the past 12 months the bandhas been resident in Lancaster,Manchester and Barrow recordingthe sounds of these places. Expectto tap your feet to the rhythm ofAtkinsons coffee roaster, orrediscover the hiss of the M6accompanied by improvisedharmonies on the cello. Audiences ofall ages will delight in the playful andsurprising sounds and images fromthe places we know and love.

Where The Round, The DukesWhen Sat 14 Sep,

1.30pm doors2pm performance

Duration 1hrTickets £7 - £6 Advance


Recommended for ages 8 and over

Maja Bugge‘NORTHERN’

Presented in partnership with Lancaster Arts

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Rob Bentall

The StoreyTriple BillWhere The Storey AuditoriumWhen Sat 14 Sep, 2.30pm doors

3pm performanceDuration 2hrs, including intervalsTickets £5 Advance


Sat 14 / 2.30pm / The Storey Auditorium

3pm / The Storey Auditroium

Rob Bentall is a composer andperformer working with electronicsound and live instruments. Hisworks hybridise ambient, folk, andimprovised music. Rob has studiedthe nyckelharpa, learning Swedishtraditional tunes and techniquesbefore deconstructing them andturning them into new, semi-improvised compositions. He fuseselectronic elements such as livesampling and multi-track loopinginto this unique performance. Theresulting music is both intricateand beautiful, shedding new lighton the distinctive timbre of thenyckelharpa.

A triple bill of cutting edge musicin the miniture black-box theatreof the Storey Auditorium.

Robert Bentall nyckelharpa,electronics

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CharlotteKeeffe Quartet

Polly Vir

3.40pm / The Storey Auditorium

Influenced by the likes of MilesDavis and Polish trumpeter andcomposer Tomasz Stańko, awardwinning trumpeter/flugelhornplayer Charlotte Keeffe bringstogether her latest quartet ofmusicians from around the UK toexplore and weave together hercompositions, inspiring creativefreedom through experimentalimprovisation.

‘…Charlotte Keeffe’s blood-red,rasping flugelhorn and trumpetblew breathy cadences andmessages as if her lungs wereburning with an electricity all ofher own.’

Charlotte Keeffe trumpet,flugelhorn, cornetAshley John Long double bassAlex Ward guitarBen Handysides drums

4.30pm / The Storey Auditorium

Polly will take you on anevocative, cinematic journeyexploring natural landscapes andphenomena, featuring originalcompositions for cello andelectronics. Having performed ashalf of Täpp at last year Festivaland we are excited to have herback with her new solo project.Using a loop pedal and otherelectronics, Polly will build andcreate the tracks live on stage,with the audience immersed inthis process.

Polly’s music draws upon classical,folk, jazz and film music to createa new and exciting sound world.

Polly Virr cello, electronics

Tom RidoutQuintet

Sat 14 / 3pm / Sun Square

Tom Ridout saxophones,recorderBilly Marrows guitarWill Barry pianoFlo Moore bassRod Oughton drums

The Tom Ridout Quintet plays mostlyoriginal music with the occasionaldetour into interesting arrangementsof well known folk/Beatles tunes. Thesound of the band is as varied as themusicians in it - settling somewherearound a modern jazz meetsrock/folk. Influences come from as farand wide as Wayne Shorter and JoniMitchell to Led Zeppelin and KennyWheeler, John Scofield, English Folkand beyond! This project is Tom’smain creative voice as a writer and asa player and representative of him asan artist and musician.

Where Sun SquareWhen Sat 14 Sep, 3pmDuration 1hrTickets Free

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Kinkajous


Adrien Cau saxophone, bassclarinetBenoît Parmentier drumsMaria-Chiara Argiro keysJack Doherty synthsAndres Castellanos bass

Travelling through places whereborders disappear, Kinkajous givebirth to a compelling mix of tonalitiesand influences drawn from theirLondon home. They conjure apassionate, introspective andpowerful music, inspired by theirdiverse experiences from across theartistic spectrum – coveringorchestral to jazz and world toelectronic. In their quest for newsonic highways, their unique setupand vision brought them touncharted and exciting territories.

Kinkajous will be performing musicfrom their debut album 'HiddenLines’.

“One of the most distinct andintriguing Jazz collectives around” -London Jazz Festival


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Serendip


Arnaud Guichard tenorsaxophoneFlorent Jeunieaux guitarJasper De Roeck double bassMatthias De Wälle drums

Belgian born saxophonist ArnaudGuichard is an up and coming voiceon the UK jazz scene fronting hisSerendip project. The band wasconceived in late 2017 and releasedits debut album last year. Serendip isa musical journey inspired by theancient Persian tale ‘The ThreePrinces of Sernedip’ by AmirKhusrau. The compositionsmelodically narrate the characters ofthe tale and explore the essence ofthe word Serendipity into a fusion ofjazz language and intricate groupinterplay.


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Weezy Jefferson& The Band

Commissioned by Lancaster Jazz Festival

Sat 14 / 7pm / Sun Square

Weezy Jefferson vocalsLeon Johnson keysBianca Gerald vocalsRichard Moulton drumsOwen Burns keysDan Heery electric guitar

Weezy Jefferson is an artful Leedsbased MC with a distinctive flow. Forthis unique premiere performance,created especially for Lancaster JazzFestival, he will be putting togetherand collaborating with a band of fivejazz musicians to play a new set oforiginal music. The band will featureplayers drawn from the hotbed ofmusical talent around Leeds andfeature a singer/songwriter plusdrums, keyboards, electric guitar andbass.

Where Sun SquareWhen Sat 14 Sep, 7pmDuration 1hrTickets Free

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“Dance to it, make love to it, consume it, listen toit, stare at the clouds to it!” Iggy Pop


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Vula Viel2019 Headline Artist

Sat 14 / 7.30pm / The Round, The Dukes

Bex Burch gyilRuth Goller bassDave Smith drums

Forward-thinking UK trio Vula Viel released their second album,‘Do Not Be Afraid’ earlier in 2019, continuing their singular musicaljourney centred around the gyil (Ghanaian xylophone).

The band’s set confidently weaves sparse polyrhythms and intricaterhythm structures around bandleader Bex Burch’s gyil lines andtake the instrument’s sound into new territory. The gyil andoccasional vocal textures are underpinned by the powerful andinsistent bass of Ruth Goller (Acoustic Ladyland, Melt YourselfDown, Let Spin) and drummer Dave Smith, introducing a rough,post-punk edge to the band’s sound.

Described as “Ghanaian minimalism”, with the unassuming abilityto blur the lines between atmospheres – Vula Viel’s sound may nodto Steve Reichian jazz, but influences don’t stop there: one canhear echoes of Bill Laswell and the irresistible energy of ArthurRussell.

We are very pleased to have this band performing in the intimacyof the Round at the Dukes, this will be one not to miss.

Where The Round, The DukesWhen Sat 14 Sep, 7.30pm doors

8pm performanceDuration 1hr, 30mins no intervalTickets £15 - £5 Advance


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VicenteMagalhães Quartet

Sat 14 / 8pm / The Hall

Raquel Álvaro mezzo-sopranoVicente Magalhães pianoJack Garside double bassAlasdair Pennington drums

Vicente Magalhães writes music thatpays tribute to his Portuguesenationality. Whether he does this byexploring certain indigenous rhythmsand traditional chord progressions orby re-arranging and re-imagining oldfolk tunes the output is a singularone and very under explored. Theend result is an intriguing andengaging set of modern jazz piecesthat are deeply rooted in Portuguesehistory and culture. The resultingsound of the band is fresh and full oforiginal ideas and the voice ofRaquel Álvaro is really quite special.

Where The HallWhen Sat 14 Sep, 8pmDuration 2hrs including intervalTickets Free

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Jacky Naylor‘Industrial’

Sun 15 / 12pm / The Storey Auditorium

This year’s Youth Jazz Commissionhas been awarded to 24 year old jazzpianist and composer currentlystudying an MA at The RoyalAcademy of Music in London. Hebegan composing as anundergraduate at BirminghamConservatoire and his well revieweddebut album ‘Rough Boundaries’, is asuite of original big band musicfeaturing Birmingham Jazz Orchestra.Jacky’s family is from the Aire, Worthand Calder valleys in West Yorkshire,where the mills and wool industryarticulate not only key experiences inthe lives of his grandparents andparents, also the cultural experienceof industrial northern towns.The project will produce a suite ofmusic capturing the varying aspectsof the Industrial Revolution. The suitewill divide into five sections: TheWeaving Shed; Wakes Weeks; War ofAttrition; Decline of Industry; Rebirthand will feature a new sextet thatJacky is assembling especially for thisproject.

Where The Storey AuditoriumWhen Sun 15 Sep, 12pm doors

12.30pm performanceDuration 1hrTickets £5 Advance


2019 Youth Jazz Commission

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About Time Band

Sun 15 / 1pm / Sun Square

Aggie Dobson vocalsKeith Redfern guitarKen Johnston double bassMartin Chadderton percussionJames Bell saxophone

About Time Band has been on theNorth West scene for five years,entertaining audiences with a variedset of jazz-infused songs and latinrhythms, with lashings ofimprovisation for good measure!Using the beautiful colours of hervoice, Aggie performs with anemotional honesty that reallycaptures the audience and drawsthem in.

Their repertoire includes well-knownsongs from Gilberto, Peggy Lee,Melody Gardot and Burt Bacharach,as well as modern twists on pop androck classics by the likes of BobDylan, Amy Winehouse and TheBuzzcocks.

Where Sun SquareWhen Sun 15 Sep, 1pmDuration 1hrTickets Free

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Sloth Racket

Sun 15 / 2.20pm / Sun Square

Cath Roberts baritonesaxophoneSam Andreae alto saxophoneAnton Hunter guitarSeth Bennett double bassJohnny Hunter drums

Cath Roberts is a previous artist inresidence at the festival and SlothRacket is one of her long runningprojects. The band is an ongoingexperiment into combining freeimprovisation with Cath’scompositions and has been wowingaudiences since 2015. Expect heavyriffs, graphic scores, saxes, electricguitar, pedals, double bass anddrums making a lot of noisy fun foreveryone involved. They are touringon the back of a new album createdat a residential recording session,resulting in an extended flexibilityand even more enhanced groupdynamics and interplay.

Photo by Agata Urbaniak

Where Sun SquareWhen Sun 15 Sep, 2.20pmDuration 1hrTickets Free

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Arthur O’Hara Trio

Sun 15 / 3pm / The Storey Auditorium

Arthur O'Hara electric bassChelsea Carmichael tenorsaxophoneHarry Pope drums

The trio was formed from a desire tostart a creative project growing fromstrong musical connections built atmusic college. The deliberatedecision to keep the trio chordlessallows the band to explore thesubsequent space and freedomcreated for the three instruments tospeak to each other. This results inmany opportunities for interactionduring the set and a strong yetforever changing sense of narrative.The trio has a really contemporarysound, fusing jazz, funk and rock, anddraws on musical influences such asThundercat, Kneebody and Sons ofKemet.

Where The Storey AuditoriumWhen Sun 15 Sep,

2.30pm doors3pm peformance

Duration 1hrTickets £5 Advance


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Luca Brasi Fourfeaturing Gaia

Sun 15 / 3pm / The Hall

Gaia vocalsJake Edmonson saxophoneTim Hickman guitarKen Johnston bassRichard Rushton drums

Luca Brasi Four, featuring Gaia is aLancashire-based quintet, playinglaid back, straight-ahead soul jazz,post-bop and blues in the spirit ofMiles Davis, John Coltrane, SonnyRollins, Nina Simone and the greatBlue Note and CTI record labels ofthe 1960s and 70s. The band is trulyinternational, with members from theUnited States, France, Australia andboth the North and South ofEngland. This generation spanningband will be delivering a suitablychilled and relaxed Sunday afternoonvibe.

Where The HallWhen Sun 15 Sep, 3pmDuration 2hrs, including intervalTickets Free

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Emma Johnson’sGravy Boat

Sun 15 / 3.40pm / Sun Square

Emma Johnson tenorsaxophoneCalvin Travers guitarAngus Milne double bassAlasdair Wells drums

Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat is aproject led by Leeds basedsaxophonist and composer EmmaJohnson.

Emma's writing displays acontemporary sound rooted byinfectious melodies and the grouphave been described asdemonstrating a “strong and joyfulbond, immediately apparent in theirsound”. Gravy Boat is a band thataspires to write and perform melodic,accessible jazz that anyone can enjoy.

Having previously been selected byJazz North as a northern line act,Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat arecurrently sailing around the UKperforming at many prominentfestivals before setting to work ontheir debut album, due for release in2020.

Where Sun SquareWhen Sun 15 Sep, 3.40pmDuration 1hrTickets Free

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Awalé

Sun 15 / 5pm / Sun Square

Biram Seck lead vocalThibaut Remy guitar vocalBen Brown drumsKevin Toublant bassLaurence Wilkins trumpetJohn Martin tenor saxKaw Secka sabar drumsMedoune Ndiaye sabar drums

Closing Sun Square we have this trulymagical and uplifting cross-culturalcollaboration, bringing togetherAfro-latin, funk and soul elementswith a Senegalese twist. Biram Seck’ssoaring voice evokes messages oflove and peace, underpinned byheavenly poly-rhythmic grooveexplorations. Intense and spiritualSabar Senegalese percussion, Afro-Latin drums conversations, weavingintricate guitar and horn lines andcatchy bass riffs complete thepicture.

Like a spinning kaleidoscope ofsounds, each tune travels on a variedmusical journey, from afrobeat tosoul, deep Afro-jazz to Latin. Awalé ison a mission to experience happinesstogether in these fractured times.

Where Sun SquareWhen Sun 15 Sep, 5pmDuration 1hrTickets Free

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Led Bib2019 Headline Artist

Sun 15 / 7pm / The Round, The Dukes

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Sharron Fortnam voiceChris WIlliams saxophonePete Grogan saxophoneElliot Galvin keyboardsLiran Donin bassMark Holub drums

Led Bib, known for their boundarystretching rock and jazz, that garneredthem a Mercury Prize nomination and afistful of prestigious awards, set off lastyear in the hull of a boat in east London,together with lyricists and songwriters tocreate a suite of songs. Emerging fromtheir underwater session, elements oftheir groovy, heavy, improvised soundremained but they were now set againstfragile vocals and poignant lyrics, takingthem into a much gentler song world.The result of the session, is called 'It'sMorning' and comes out in September. Inthe spirit of a classic LP it features twosections of music and at this concert theband will perform and expand upon thealbum. The music is very much a journeyfrom start to finish and this will be fullyreflected in the live show.

Led Bib have been together for 15 yearsand have released nine albums to hugecritical acclaim. This album promises tobring them to new heights with its mix ofthe classic 'Led Bib' sound and this newbroadening into the world of songs.

Where The Round, The DukesWhen Sun 15 Sep,

7pm doors7.30pm performance

Duration 1hr 30mins, no intervalTickets £10 - £5 Advance



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Quay Fringe

Artist Development Day

Printroom

Jam SessionThe Luca Brasi Four will once again hostthe annual Lancaster Jazz Festival postheadliner Jam Session at the GoldenLion.

Additional performances and events inthe Lancaster Jazz Festival Hub located inthe Printroom. Keep an eye onlancasterjazz.com for full information tobe announced very soon.

Where The Golden LionWhen Sat 14 Sep, 10pmDuration 2hrsTickets Free

Where PrintroomWhen Sat 14 & Sun 15 SepTickets Free

An open invitation for musicians far andwide to join us for our 3rd ArtistNetworking Day. A whole day dedicatedto offering insight and support to artistsat every level.

The day will offer knowledge from majorindustry bodies, workshops with funders,promoter panels and established artistson hand to offer tailored advice - plus theopportunity to meet and shareexperiences with like-minded musicians.

Open to all – more details atlancasterjazz.com

2018 saw the introduction of QuayFringe, a night of music on St George’sQuay, to the Festival Programme. Due toits success, we’ve moved it out of theFestival weekend to allow more focus onbuilding the community of the Quay intoit’s own event.

For more up to date information on QuayFringe visit lancasterjazz.com

Where Lancaster BreweryWhen Thu 12 Sep, 10.30amDuration 5 hrsTickets Free

Where Lancaster QuaysideWhen Sun 1 Sep

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Bookings

Online Box OfficeTickets will be available online atlancasterjazz.com until the midnightbefore the performance. After this timeany remaining tickets can be purchased atthe Festival’s on site box office locationsor ‘on the door’ of the event.

DiscountsLancaster Jazz Festival Members canreceive an extra £1 off all Early Bird ticketsif bought online before 7pm onWednesday 11 September 2019.

Concession tickets may be available forrecipients of Universal or Pension Credit,full-time students and those under the ageof 16. Concession prices may not beapplicable on top price tickets for certainevents. Please note discounts cannot becombined and you may be asked forsuitable identification.

Early Bird tickets are available for mostevents and can be bought online before7pm on Wednesday 11 September 2019.After this time no further early bird ticketsare available by any method of booking.

Essential companions, personal assistants,support workers and carers of people withdisabilities get in free to every LancasterJazz Festival event, please ensure howeverthat Companion tickets are booked whenyou purchase your ticket so that we canadjust capacity. Lancaster Jazz Festivalcannot provide or sell extra tickets if anevent is sold out.

Fees and ChargesAll Lancaster Jazz Festival tickets are soldthrough TryBooking.com and are subjectto a transaction fee of 5% + 15p pertransaction. Transaction fees are non-refundable.

Online lancasterjazz.com/ticketsIn Person Staffed festival stands will be available during the festival

Refusal of Entry and LatecomersFor ticketed events every member of theaudience must have a valid ticket.Up to date door and performance timesare stated for every event atlancasterjazz.com/tickets. Admission is notguaranteed for latecomers although it willbe offered wherever possible.Lancaster Jazz Festival reserves the rightto refuse admission or attendance to anypatron.

Refunds and ExchangesLancaster Jazz Festival will offer a refundor exchange if the performance iscancelled, rescheduled or significantlyrelocated. If there is a major change toyour chosen performance, we will contactyou by email, text or telephone.

Secondary TicketingAll Lancaster Jazz Festival tickets are soldexclusively via trybooking.com. Ticketspurchased through unauthorized resellersmay be fraudulent and entry to the venueis not guaranteed. Any ticket that is resoldfor profit or commercial gain by any outletother than Lancaster Jazz Festival willbecome void.

Full terms available at lancasterjazz.com

Questions, comments or suggestions?Please get in touch [email protected]

Festival GuideWednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday 15

12pm 10.30am - 4pmArtist

Development DayLancaster Brewery

12.20 - 1.20pmJazz NorthIntroducesSun Square

12.30 - 1.15pmNishla SmithSun Square

12.30 - 1.30pmCasper

Hatlestad*Storey Auditorium

12.30 - 1.30pmJacky Naylor

(YJC)*Storey Auditorium

1pm 1 - 2pmAbout Time

BandSun Square1.40 - 2.25pm

Not Now CharlieSun Square

1.40 - 2.40pmTebu ProjectSun Square

2pm 2 - 3pmMaja BuggeNorthern*The Dukes

2.20 - 3.20pmSloth RacketSun Square2.50 - 3.35pm

Rafe’s DilemmaSun Square

3pm 3 - 4pmTom RidoutQuintetSun Square

3 - 5pmTriple Bill:Rob Bentall,CharlotteKeeffe,Polly Vir*

Storey Auditorium

3 - 4pmArthur O’Hara

Trio*Storey Auditorium 3 - 5pm

Luca Brasi FourThe Hall

3.40 - 4.40pmEmma Johnson

Sun Square4pm 4 - 4.45pm

SogoRockSun Square 4.20 - 5.20pm

KinkajousSun Square5pm 5 - 6pm

AwaléSun Square

5.10 - 5.55pmfreesetrioSun Square

5.40 - 6.40pmSerendipSun Square

6pm

6.20 - 7.05pmJohn PopeSun Square

7pm 7 - 8pmWeezyJeffersonSun Square

(7pm doors)7.30 - 9pmHeadline:Led Bib ‘It’sMorning’*The Dukes(7.30pm doors)

8.30 - 10pmFestival Launch:Vipertime

Lancaster Brewery

(7.30pm doors)8 - 10.30pm

Youth Jazz Night*Lancaster Brewery

7.30 - 8.15pmBeyond Albedo

Sun Square (7.30pm doors)8 - 10.30pm

Headline: CamillaGeorge

plus support fromYouth Orbit*

Lancaster Brewery

(7.30pm doors)8 - 9.30pm

Headline: VulaViel*

The Dukes

8pm8 - 9.30pmVicente

MagalhãesThe Hall9pm

10pm

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Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday 1512pm 10.30am - 4pm

ArtistDevelopment DayLancaster Brewery

12.20 - 1.20pmJazz NorthIntroducesSun Square

12.30 - 1.15pmNishla SmithSun Square

12.30 - 1.30pmCasper

Hatlestad*Storey Auditorium

12.30 - 1.30pmJacky Naylor

(YJC)*Storey Auditorium

1pm 1 - 2pmAbout Time

BandSun Square1.40 - 2.25pm

Not Now CharlieSun Square

1.40 - 2.40pmTebu ProjectSun Square

2pm 2 - 3pmMaja BuggeNorthern*The Dukes

2.20 - 3.20pmSloth RacketSun Square2.50 - 3.35pm

Rafe’s DilemmaSun Square

3pm 3 - 4pmTom RidoutQuintetSun Square

3 - 5pmTriple Bill:Rob Bentall,CharlotteKeeffe,Polly Vir*

Storey Auditorium

3 - 4pmArthur O’Hara

Trio*Storey Auditorium 3 - 5pm

Luca Brasi FourThe Hall

3.40 - 4.40pmEmma Johnson

Sun Square4pm 4 - 4.45pm

SogoRockSun Square 4.20 - 5.20pm

KinkajousSun Square5pm 5 - 6pm

AwaléSun Square

5.10 - 5.55pmfreesetrioSun Square

5.40 - 6.40pmSerendipSun Square

6pm

6.20 - 7.05pmJohn PopeSun Square

7pm 7 - 8pmWeezyJeffersonSun Square

(7pm doors)7.30 - 9pmHeadline:Led Bib ‘It’sMorning’*The Dukes(7.30pm doors)

8.30 - 10pmFestival Launch:Vipertime

Lancaster Brewery

(7.30pm doors)8 - 10.30pm

Youth Jazz Night*Lancaster Brewery

7.30 - 8.15pmBeyond Albedo

Sun Square (7.30pm doors)8 - 10.30pm

Headline: CamillaGeorge

plus support fromYouth Orbit*

Lancaster Brewery

(7.30pm doors)8 - 9.30pm

Headline: VulaViel*

The Dukes

8pm8 - 9.30pmVicente

MagalhãesThe Hall9pm

10pm

* Ticketed events. Available at lancasterjazz.com/tickets

Unless stated, all times listed here are performance starttimes. Please see event page for full timings.

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