July 19, 2010 - 16:07
Bude Jazz Festival
New Orleans comes to Cornwall! Bude is the small and unspoilt seaside town on Cornwall’s beautiful Atlantic Coast that hosts one of Britain’s leading jazz festivals. The Twenty-third Bude Jazz Festival will pack 144 jazz events into the seven days from Saturday 28 August to Friday 3 September 2010. A single stroller ticket will give you admission to all but two of these events.
You can come and go as you please, using your stroller ticket to visit a wide variety of jazz sessions every lunchtime, afternoon and evening from midday on 28 August to late at night on 3 September. The music on offer ranges from blues and ragtime to mainstream and bop with an especially rich choice of old-style New Orleans and classic jazz. Alongside Britain’s finest jazz musicians we will be featuring quality acts from overseas, and many more new young musicians from the international scene
There are fourteen different indoor venues, most within easy walking distance of each other: all are linked by continuous bus services, free of charge to Festival ticket-holders. These venues include pubs, hotels, small halls and restaurants – comfortable and informal surroundings that help to create Bude Jazz Festival’s friendly and relaxed atmosphere. In addition to good listening facilities, there will be a dedicated dance marquee, offering swing, jive and New Orleans bands from 12.30 pm till 11 at night. There is also a late night jazz club featuring a jam session, courtesy of The Waterfront Centre, whom we are delighted to welcome back as a major venue at the Festival.
A stroller ticket will give you admission to see all the musicians listed on this site. Full week stroller tickets are on sale from 1 January 2010, with all other tickets available from 1 March: we strongly recommend that you book early. For more information about the Festival, telephone 01288 356360 or 01594 516834.
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