by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Abi K is a professional singer, songwriter, bandleader, and vocal coach with a passion for jazz, blues and soul. She has performed in venues all over the country, and has gigged internationally; as well as sharing the stage with artists as renowned as Ruby...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Ajay Srivistav is a blues musician whose music, reflecting the lessons learned as a British-born artist of Indian heritage, has brought him to the fore in recent years. His unique rootsy guitar style is layered with inflections of sitar and sarod and shows the ability...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
It’s a measure of Alex Clarke’s remarkable progress that her recent CD, Only a Year, boasted a rhythm section beyond compare in 2023 Britain: Dave Newton, Dave Green and Clark Tracey, this only four years since she was voted Rising Star in the British Jazz Awards and...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Returning to the Festival, and bringing with them the joys of barbershop singing, are the Anvil Chorus and Classmates. The Anvil Chorus is the 30-plus-strong choir of the West Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club while Classmates, from the ranks of the Anvil Chorus, are...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Led by Matt Palmer, the Backyard Music Boys are a four-piece acoustic band lining up with clarinet, trumpet, sousaphone and banjo and guaranteed to provide the excitement and verve of 1920s and 1930s hot jazz. Catch them at the following times and places:...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Fronted by Big Jim Merris of the Red Lemons Blues Band, the Alabama Boogie Boys have become audience favourites at Henry’s Blueshouse, playing a mix of blues, boogie and rock and roll in a guaranteed crowd-pleasing show. Big Jim and The Alabama Boogie...
