A new four-day jazz festival will bring live music to venues across York.
The York Jazz Fest will bring together live music, independent venues, artists and audiences from Thursday (October 1) to Sunday.
A range of ticketed and free-to-attend events will take place at Angel on the Green in Bishopthorpe Road, the Arts Barge in the Foss Basin, Young Thugs Studio in Ovington Terrace, the Phoenix pub next to Fishergate Bar and the Winning Post in Bishopthorpe Road.
The festival will have its “grand finale” in the Bishopthorpe Road car park on Sunday.
Organisers said the event will bring “everything from traditional and contemporary jazz to experimental and internationally influenced sounds.”
They also said York Jazz Fest aims to “showcase the breadth of talent and cultural activity already taking place across the city.”
The festival features artists including Dennis Rollins, Alina Bzhezhinska, Fergus Quill, Vipertime, Alligator Gumbo, SwanNek, Lo Vu, Olivia Cuttil and more.
Alina Bzhezhinska will perform at the Arts Barge, while Dennis Rollins will headline the festival’s Sunday finale in the Bishopthorpe Road car park.
Beppe Lombardo, promoter of York Jazz Fest, said the event aims to make jazz music accessible to people across the city.
"York has such a vibrant creative soul, but I always felt we needed a unified, city-wide platform to celebrate jazz in all its forms," Beppe said.
“The idea behind York Jazz Fest was simple: strip away any elitism and make this incredible music accessible, exciting, and welcoming to everyone.
“It’s been a passion project from day one, and October is going to be something very special."
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Bella Brunton, fellow promoter of York Jazz Fest, added: “We really wanted to create something that brings people together to celebrate jazz across York, while shining a light on the independent, community-driven venues that make our city so special.
“Jazz is such a broad and exciting form of music, and we want York Jazz Fest to feel open to everybody, whether you’ve been listening to jazz for years or you’re discovering it for the first time.
“It’s also about collaboration. There are so many brilliant musicians, venues, artists and people working behind the scenes to keep York’s cultural scene alive, and this festival is a chance to bring some of those people together and celebrate what we have here.
“I’d like to thank all of the organisers, venues, musicians, volunteers and everyone else who has put their time and energy into making the festival happen.”
For more information and tickets, visit: www.yorkjazzfestival.com
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