Sunday 11 July, 2pm
Pave Café Bar - tel: 01482 333 181
Jazz Flamenco
with Chico Pere Spanish guitar, Matt Nickson sax, Chris Cruicks percussion
A collision of Flamenco and Jazz. . Lunch menu available. Sponsored by Smirnoff
Free admission
Sunday 11 July, 5pm - 7pm
Hull Truck Studio - tel: 01482 323 638
Rango
Rango may be Cairo based desert musicians, but they play deep tranceinducing music from Sudanese mystic healing ceremonies played on pentatonic lyres retrofitted with electric pickups and vintage Marimbas with gourd resonators. With bluesy vocals, plucked tanbura, vibrant percussion and funky rango, this music is so powerful the Egyptians feared they might get possessed by spirits. Presented by Musicport.
Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
Tuesday 13 July, 8pm
Pave Café Bar - tel: 01482 333 181
Jim Mullen and Jazz Jam
One of the finest jazz guitarists in the world and winner of "Best Guitar" in the British Telecom Jazz Awards. Supper menu available. Sponsored by Smirnoff.
Tickets £5 (£3 students) from Pave.
Wednesday 14 July, 8pm
Pave Café Bar - tel: 01482 333 181
Jazz Festival Summer School Jazz Jam
Tutors and students join forces. Supper menu available.
Free admission.
Wednesday 14 July, 8.30pm
Goodfellowship - tel: 01482 346 239
Renato’ d’Aiello’s Italian Quartet
The long-standing collaboration between Renato and Nicola goes back 15 years. They've teamed up with two of their countrymen to offer a mix of originals and beautifully rearranged standards. Much aclaimed as one of the strongest saxophone sounds around, Renato has played with some of the jazz greats including Art Farmer, Steve Grossman and Kirk Lightsey.
Tickets £10 in advance from Hulljazz email jazzfest@hulljazz.org.uk
Thursday 15 July, 5pm - 6pm
Hull Truck Studio - tel: 01482 323 638
Masterclass with Alan Barnes
Leading UK saxophonist conducts master class for all levels of musicianship.
Admission £5 (students £3)
Thursday 15 July, 6pm - 7.30pm
tel: 01482 323 638
Beginners Jazz vocalist workshop with Louise Gibbs
An opportunity to explore in a supportive environment the basics of jazz singing, led by Leeds College of Music tutor and jazz vocalist. Limited to 15 people.
Admission £5 (students free)
Thursday 15 July, 7.30pm
Jazz Festival Summer School Jazz concert and awards
East Riding College and Hull Jazz Festival give unique opportunities for students to perform.
Thursday 15 July, 8pm
Main House - tel: 01482 323 638
7 Pieces of Silver
Featuring Alan Barnes and Louise Gibbs Superb septet playing music by legendary pianist and composer Horace Silver are joined by Alan Barnes, who has won over 20 British jazz awards on sax and Louise Gibbs on vocals.
Admission £12 (concessions £10, students £5)
Friday 16 July, 6pm - 7.30pm
Philip Larkin’s Jazz – a celebration!
’Did you ever hear someone talk about musicians like Philip Larkin? Use such grisly language? ‘- Captain Beefheart, 1991
An evening of live Larkin-inspired jazz from Mad Dog and the SophistiCats and lively discussion to launch Philip Larkin's Jazz: A Celebration, commissioned by the Philip Larkin Society, as part of the Larkin25 celebrations. Larkin wrote that: 'Few things in life have given me more pleasure in life than listening to jazz'. This collection offers fresh perspectives on Larkin and the jazz he loved. The box set of CDs, containing Larkin's favourite jazz, has been produced by Proper Records, with notes by Trevor Tolley and John White, who will be on hand to talk about the compilation. The event will be hosted by Jazz critic Richard Palmer, an authority on Larkin and Jazz and co-author of Larkin: Jazz Writings with Dr John White. CDs will be on sale at the event.
Admission £5 (free to Django a la Creole ticket holders)
Friday 16 July, 8pm
Django à la Créole with Evan Christopher
The fusion of Gypsy swing with hot rhythmic disciplines from the Caribbean, Brazil, and the streets of New Orleans. Elegant and impassioned, New Orleans-based clarinettist Evan Christopher's style is steeped in the tradition exemplified by early jazz masters such as Sidney Bechet. Christopher is a refreshingly bright light on the international jazz scene, combining virtuosity, immaculate taste, and enthusiasm with a deep commitment New Orleans jazz and the Créole clarinet style.
Admission £17.50 (concessions £15, students £5)
Saturday 17 July 5.30pm
Abram Wilson Group
With two critically acclaimed albums as leader of comparatively large ensembles, the multi-faceted, award-winning Wilson places trumpet centre stage for his latest project revealing a mature, charismatic jazz artist of world stature and great finesse. His Life Paintings are an altogether masterful set of compelling, absorbing, melodic pieces that draw strongly upon his African-American jazz roots, yet 'bring inflections to the pulse of a song that remind us of the complexity and certain mystery of rhythm in black music.' (Echoes). Unmissable!
Admission £12 (concessions £10, students £5)
Saturday 17 July 8.30pm
tel: 01482 323 638
Pee Wee Ellis Jazz Assembly
The Man who invented Funk! American saxophone legend Pee Wee Ellis is most famous as the man who refined the sound of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, and has every right to the title The Man who invented Funk. In 1965 Pee Wee joined James Brown and soon came up with the first pure hardcore funk hit Cold Sweat following it up with 26 others and served Brown as MD until 1969. In the 1970s, as arranger and producer of CTIKudu records, he was responsible for the hits by Esther Phillips, George Benson, Hank Crawford and many others. In 1979 he began a long relationship with Van Morrison and reformed the JB horns with Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker
Admission £18.50 (concessions £17.50, students £5)
