by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
The Cinelli Brothers, Marco and Alessandro, have just been nominated in two categories at the UK Blues Awards: Best Band and Best Album for Villa Jukejoint. Not only that, the end of May saw the release of their latest album, No Country for Bluesmen, on which they are...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Patron of the Jazz Festival and a distinctively melodic trumpeter, Digby Fairweather has taken up a sequence of causes during his long career. As well as leading such bands as the Great British Jazz Band and his ever-popular Half Dozen, Digby has devoted himself to...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
With a repertoire encompassing the melodic and jazzy sounds of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, the Eureka Jazz Band appears in various forms, from a trio to a full marching band, with flexibility and entertainment value always top priorities. Eureka Jazz Band will...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
A jazz band with a twist! Trad jazz, upbeat swing and original tunes in new arrangements, ranging from Ellington and Sinatra to Tom Waits. If you want a toe-tapping night of variety, then Grandma’s Biscuit Tin’s your band. Formed by prize-winning conservatoire...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
A real coup for the Festival is booking the Hitman Blues Band which was formed in 1989 by Russell Alexander, the Hitman! Playing a brand of modern/alt blues that brings in more than a little humour, the band boasts a full brass section and three female backing...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Hobo Joe is a three-piece blues and Americana band (mandolin, harmonica, guitar) led by The Whiskey Brothers’ Richard Heath. Catch them at the following times and places: Saturday 23rd July 13:00 Jazz On The Tram West Midlands Metro departing Birmingham...
