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Purcell Room
Tuesday 23 March 2010
The eclectic jazz sound of Polar Bear meets the serene and unforgettable voice of Zena Edwards in this cool collaboration.
Royal Festival Hall
Sound Moves: Music and Dance - the next generation
Friday 26 March 2010
At the centre of the two-day event Sound Moves, this show in Royal Festival Hall with performances by over 400 young people promises to be full of energy and young talent
The Clore Ballroom
Saturday 27 March 2010
Finishing Sound Moves on a high, jazz bands from top music schools, centres and conservatoires across London and the South East play popular dance numbers.
The Front Room at QEH
Friday 9 April 2010
The Teak Project represents a collaboration between three of Britain's finest young improvisers.
Foyer Bar - level 2
Friday 23 April 2010
Martin Johnson has played with some of the world's most respected musicians, including bassist Dave Bronze (Eric Clapton, Eric Bibb), Snowboy (Lisa Stansfield, Snowboy & The Latin Section) and Neil Robinson (James Taylor Quartet).
The Front Room at QEH
Friday 23 April 2010
Coinciding with the release of their fourth album Peepers, the indefinable, exhilarating musical force that is Polar Bear plays a Tonic set specially for Ether.
Purcell Room
Ian Shaw and Gill Manly sing the songs of Ray Charles and Nina Simone
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Two-time BBC Jazz Award winner Ian Shaw joins forces with Ronnie Scott's favourite diva, Gill Manly to celebrate the lives and music of Nina Simone and Ray Charles.
Purcell Room
Monday 3 May 2010
Rising British a capella stars Voces8 present a light-hearted and entertaining show of uniquely arranged jazz standards and popular favourites from their brand new CD Aces High, including songs from film and show soundtracks such as GoldenEye, I Got Rhythm, Mack the Knife, From Russia with Love and Jailhouse Rock.
Purcell Room
Saturday 22 May 2010
Basquiat Strings came to prominence in 2007 with a Mercury nomination for their first album 'Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford', which was voted Best Jazz Album of the Year by the Sunday Times.
Purcell Room
Friday 28 May 2010
The 2009 Mercury Prize nominees Led Bib move out of the club scene for this exclusive appearance.
Royal Festival Hall
Nigel Kennedy's Orchestra of Life
Saturday 29 May 2010
The UK debut of Nigel Kennedy's new orchestra.
Purcell Room
Namyslowski, Muniak and Majewski
Saturday 29 May 2010
Jazz has long played a crucial role in Poland's musical life and the country is at the forefront of developments in European Jazz.
The Front Room at QEH
Saturday 29 May 2010
Each night of the festival Nigel Kennedy hosts a special late night club night involving performers from the festival, DJs as well as musicians who appear regularly in Polish Jazz clubs.
Purcell Room
Sunday 30 May 2010
Piotr Wylezol is one of the leading pianists in the new generation of Polish jazz musicians.
The Front Room at QEH
Sunday 30 May 2010
Each night of the festival Nigel Kennedy hosts a special late night club night involving performers from the festival, DJs as well as musicians who appear regularly in Polish Jazz clubs
Royal Festival Hall
Nigel Kennedy's Chopin Super Group
Monday 31 May 2010
No festival celebrating Polish music would be complete without featuring the music of Poland's most celebrated composer - Chopin.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Monday 31 May 2010
The Polish, jazz superstar Anna Maria Jopek and her band makes a rare appearance in London as part of Nigel Kennedy's Polish Weekend.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Monday 31 May 2010
A performance from the Nigel Kennedy Quintet, formed by Kennedy from the new generation of leading Polish jazz musicians.
Purcell Room
Jarek Smietana Quartet: Autumn Suite
Monday 31 May 2010
Jarek Smietana is one of Poland's great jazz guitarists, first emerging on the polish jazz scene in the late 1960s.
Purcell Room
Population: Lemn Sissay, Gary Crosby & Peter Edwards
Sunday 4 July 2010
In an evening where poetry meets jazz, Southbank Centre Artist in Residence Lemn Sissay comes together with jazz double bassist Gary Crosby and members from the Tomorrow's Warriors Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Peter Edwards.
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