Articles by Mike Collins
Ambleside Days Contemporary Jazz Festival 2019
by Mike Collins
Ambleside Days Contemporary Jazz Festival Ambleside, UK August 29-September 1, 2019 'Music that requires a different kind of listening' were the words Derek Hook used, to describe the essence of the Ambleside Days Festival programme at the start of the third edition of this small but top quality festival. Hook is festival director and founder of Zeffirellis, the restaurant and cinema business that hosts the event. Located in the centre of Ambleside, ...
Continue ReadingBristol International Jazz and Blues Festival 2019
by Mike Collins
Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival Bristol, UK March 22-24, 2019 Pee Wee Ellis is an alternative spelling of 'funk' for many people, but on the last night of Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival, we got a reminder of his roots deep in jazz. In the full to capacity St. George's in Bristol, a one-time chapel now converted to a concert hall, Ellis delivered a set of the choicest standards with a flawless band and ...
Continue ReadingTampere Jazz Happening 2018
by Mike Collins
Tampere Jazz Happening Tampere, Finland November 1-4, 2018 In Finland, as winter begins and the clocks change, the city of Tampere, a couple hours north of Helsinki, hosts its International Jazz Happening over a long weekend. The world comes to Tampere, and Finnish jazz gets to showcase its place and connections to the world. It's a tried and tested formula; this was the 37th edition. Proceedings began in the main hall of the ...
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