JAZZ CAMP

Rhythm is the key to all great music and in this exciting session two of the best rhythm-makers in Europe will take you through tips and grooves from inside the engine room of jazz. UK bassist Jeremy Brown and ace drummer Stephen Keogh (Director of the Global Music Foundation) have performed with the best and have run exciting workshops all over Europe. Expect the unexpected. Open to all. Free admission.

Enjoy an absorbing open rehearsal as this top international group get ready to perform key concerts at the Festival Weekend.  See how musicians interact and develop their programme. Enjoy hearing these superb musicians in full flight – and learn from them. Everyone welcome. Admission free.

Here’s a special session for all jazz players and fans, given by the legendary UK jazz sax master Peter King. He is a marvellous performer, raconteur and jazz educator. Open to all and full of good tips. Admission free.

Dave Brubeck’s legendary role in jazz will be recalled in this unique piano, vocals and Q&A session. Dr. Simon Rowe is a stunning jazz pianist as well as being the Director of the Brubeck Institute in California. He is joined by Melanie O’Reilly, the renowned US based Irish singer/composer and broadcaster. Enjoy a fact and fun filled master class tinged with Brubeck hits. Open to all. Free admission.