FRINGE EVENTS
The annual Brecon Jazz Festival and ‘Frazz’ Carnival Parade has traditionally taken place over the second weekend in August, although there plans to extend the Jazz Festival across the month of August. Since around 2005 a Brecon Fringe has grown up around the Jazz Festival (a Baroque Fringe also takes place during the 2nd week in October). The ‘Fringe’ is an open-access series of events, where performers and acts are organised and funded by local landlords, venue owners or individuals. Many of the gigs in pubs, and cafes etc are the same regulars who return every year, but anyone can put on an event to take part in the Brecon Fringe. Brecon Jazz Club also helps advise and promote quality jazz and cross-over performers as part of this programme. As far as we know the ‘Fringe’ has no formal structure or organisation, but bands have been able to find a source of information on an independently operated website Breconfringe.co.uk website. Our advice if you are a fringe musician or band, is to contact the venues directly.
Third party contractors are sometimes engaged to manage and control a town centre street closure, which helps to provide a festive atmosphere to the whole weekend. Street traders should also contact the contractors (epm) direct for information about availability of stall locations, for example.
This years JAZZ on the FRINGE had over 30 performances, as the Festival organisers have expanded the Jazz street entertainment – download programme HERE
| 05/21/2022 | BRECON JAZZ & ITS SUPPORTERS (Online 7-30th August) @ BJ&S is Still Online | ||
| 06/11/2022 | ‘GOODKATZ’- Jazz & Jam Sat 11th June 2022 @ Jazz 11th | The Muse |
Coming up at The Muse Arts, Brecon on Sat 11th June, GETHIN LIDDINGTON'S 'GOODKATZ'. 7.30-8.30 pm followed by a jam session until 10pm. Tickets (advance £10, standard £12, Jammers £5) Book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/breconjazz-jazzlivecymru/t-dvapzrd
LINEUP: Gethin Liddington Trumpet / Jeremy Huggett, tenor sax / Richard West piano / Don Sweeney double bass / Greg Evans drums
DETAILS
Goodkatz specialises in jazz from an earlier and much-loved era. Here Gethin and his ensemble go back to the music of the 1920s, 30s and 40s as they pay tribute to the Dixieland and swing period.
For jammers - here are the tunes to learn.
- Bye Bye blackbird in F
- Autumn Leaves in Gm
- Bag's groove in F (blues)
- St Thomas in C
- S'wonderful in Eb
Location
Muse Arts (Brecon Jazz Club), Brecon, LD3 7PF
So lovely to see & hear Remi & Tom at the Muse this evening. Well done to Angus & Ruth for more great music xxxIt's a big weekend here, following lasts night wonderful djs and dancing, tonight we are back to live music ...a couple of tickets still available online www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-muse-brecon/t-xpdzqo
