Brit Jazz Festivals 2014

[A Lark Ascending]

Cheltenham has, after a couple of weak years, a strong draw for next year:

Loose Tubes: 30th Reunion

http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/news-mainmenu-139/70-2013/12896-jazz-breaking-news-loose-tubes-30th-anniversary-reunion-for-cheltenham-jazz-festival-2014

And Paul Dunmall also. See how it all pans out but this might well get me back there...I've missed it.

Loose Tubes are also doing Ronnie's around that time.

[sidewinder]

Remember seeing Loose Tubes at the Bath Fest back in the late 80s. Caught a free open-air gig by them in Toronto a few years later too, not long before they folded. Should be interesting . Hopefully Cheltenham will ramp up the jazz quotient a bit more this year. Really hope the Bath Fest gets its mojo back as well, although not over optimistic..

Edited November 23, 2013 by sidewinder

[A Lark Ascending]

Given that many of the Loose Tubes chaps are now front-rank creative players on the UK domestic scene we can hope for more than just a visit down memory lane. There's mention there of a newly commissioned piece from the BBC.

Yes, it would be nice to see a strong Bath return - the last one I went to allowed me to mix up a strong jazz core with some classical and Scottish folk! Sadly the jazz element got really reduced.

Given that the recession and funding cuts are still biting in the 'arts' world, I can't see a return to anywhere near to the glory days. But you never know.

Edited November 23, 2013 by A Lark Ascending