Previous Years

We had another great year in 2019 with most of the events filling up
14 to 18 August 2019

And here is this years amazing line up:

Venues	Acts	Date	Time	Price
Gin Lounge	Washboard Resonators	14-Aug	6-8pm	Free
Monkmans	Rod Mason and Ben Crossley	14-Aug	7-9pm	Free with meal
Martinez	Dave Smith Blues	14-Aug	8-10pm	£5
Monkmans	Rod Mason with Nicki Allen	15-Aug	7-9pm	Free with meal
Black hat	Julie Edwards Quartet	15-Aug	6-8pm	Free
Quinta	Rebecca Frodsham	15-Aug	7-9pm	£23 with 3 course meal
FOH	Jeff Hewer Trio	15-Aug	8pm	Free
Dalesway	Big Easy	15-Aug	6-8pm	Free
FoH	Directors Jam	15-Aug	9pm	Free
Monkmans	Rod Mason Residency	16-Aug	6.30 - 8.30	Free with meal
Ticket Office	Back Chat	16-Aug	4-6pm	Free
Winter G	Alec Robinson Trio	16-Aug	6.30pm	Support
Winter G	Liane Carroll	16-Aug	8-10pm	£20
Ticket Office	Metissa	17-Aug	5-7pm	Free
Winter G	Jazz Main	17-Aug	2.30 - 3.30	£9
Winter G	Sound of 59	17-Aug	4-5pm	£9
Winter G	Panonica	17-Aug	6.30-7.30	£9
Winter G	Hexagonal	17-Aug	8-10pm	£17
Winter G	Darren Dutson Bromley	17-Aug	throughout	Free
Winter G	Workshop	17-Aug	11.30am	Free
Black hat	Jam	17-Aug	10.30pm	Free
Black hat	Emma Fisk Gypsy quartet	18-Aug	3-5pm	Free
Black hat	Andy Lawrenson Gypsy Jazz	18-Aug	12.30 - 2.30	Free
Broadleys	DDB and Adrian Ingham	18-Aug	12-2pm	Free with meal
Ticket Office	Sontuno Latin Jazz	18-Aug	3-5pm	Free
Band Stand	Dales Jam	18-Aug	1.30-3.30	Free
Band Stand	Chevin jazz	18-Aug	12-1pm	Free
Dalesway	Masterclass	18-Aug	10am	Free
Burley	Nicki Allen - Orca	24-Aug	3-5pm	Free

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

2018 Festival Schedule

So true to form we have squeezed in a couple of extra performances for you so there are 29 at present, with more free events across 10 venues in Ilkley

Here is the schedule -

Ilkley Jazz Festival 2018 

Schedule 15^th to 19^th August

Wednesday 15th
5.00 – 6.30 pm	Ilkley Cinema	Sam Watts solo	Talk and film	£11.45
6 – 8 pm	The Gin Lounge	Julie Edwards duo	Jazz vocals	Free
7 – 9pm	Monkmans	James Birkett duo	Sold Out	Meal
7 – 9pm	Quinta	Nikki Allen duo	Sold Out	Meal
8 - 10pm	Martinez	Dave Smith	Blues	£5
Thursday 16th
6.30 – 8.30pm	The Black Hat	Zoe Gilby quartet	Jazz vocals	Meal
7 – 9pm	Monkmans	Esther Bennet duo	Sold Out	Meal
7 – 9pm	Quinta	Kate Peters duo	Jazz vocals	Meal
8 – 9pm	Friends of ham	Nik Svarc trio	Fusion and	Free
9 – 10pm	Friends of ham	Beverley Beirne and Nik Svarc trio	Directors jam	Free
Friday 17th
4 – 6pm	Ticket office	Backchat Brass	New Orleans	Free
6 – 8pm	Monkmans	Rod Mason duo	Sold Out	Meal
6.30 – 7.30pm	The Winter Gardens	Ronnie Bottomley trio	Piano trio	Free
8 – 10pm	The Winter Gardens	Anita Wardell quartet	Jazz Vocals	£18
Saturday 18th
10 – 12am	The Winter Gardens	Jazz Workshop	Workshop	Free
1 – 2pm	The Winter Gardens	The Paradise Trio	Trumpet led	£6
2.30 – 3.30pm	The Winter Gardens	Paul Edis octet	Instrumental	£6
4 – 5pm	The Winter Gardens	Perpetual Motion Machine	Rock Fusion	£6
5.30 – 7pm	Ticket Office	Bare Brass Band	New Orleans	Free
7 – 8pm	The Winter Gardens	The Ilkley Suite	Vocals and Instrumental	£6
8.30– 10.30pm	The Winter Gardens	Alina Bzhezhinska	Instrumental	£15
Throughout	The Winter Gardens	Darren Dunston Bromley	Solo Guitar	Free
11 – 1am	The Black Hat	Jazz Jam	Jam	Free
Sunday 19th
10 – 11.30am	The Black Hat	Jamil Sheriff	Masterclass	Free
12.30 – 2.30pm	The Black Hat Broadleys	Matt Holborn James Mainwaring	Gypsy Jazz Sold Out	Free Free
1 – 2pm	Bandstand	Steph Atkinson 4tet	Instrumental	Free
2 – 4pm	Bandstand	The Dales Jam	Instrumental	Free
3 – 5pm	The Black Hat	Swing Manouche	Gypsy Jazz	Free
4 – 6pm	The Ticket Office	Sontuno	Latin	Free

So true to form we have squeezed in a couple of extra performances for you so there are 29 at present, with more free events across 10 venues in Ilkley

Here is the schedule -

Wow - 2017 had so many stand out acts I just cant give you one example of what you missed, so he was the whole line up
Ilkley Jazz Festival

Schedule 16 – 20 Aug 2017

Wed 16/8            – 7pm Monkmans – Zoe Gilby   SOLD OUT

 

Wed 16/8            – 9pm Martinez – Dave Smith    SOLD OUT

 

Thur 17/8             – 7pm Quinta – Julie Edwards    SOLD OUT               

Thur 17/8             – 9pm Friends of Ham – Treppenwitz

 

Fri 18/8 – 4pm Town Centre – Backchat Brass - Free

 

Fri 18/8                 – 6pm  Monkmans – Richard Ormrod SOLD OUT

 

Fri 18/8                 – 8pm Winter Gardens – Ian Shaw Theory of Joy  SOLD OUT

 

Sat 19/8                – 10am Winter Gardens – Jazz workshop  SOLD OUT

 

Sat 19/8                – 1pm Winter Gardens – Jamil Sheriff Trio - Places Like This

 

Sat 19/8                – 2.30 pm Winter Gardens – Jamie Brownfield Quartet

 

Sat 19/8                – 4 pm Winter Gardens – James Mainwarring Trio -  Ikigai

 

Sat 19/8                – 6.30 pm Winter Gardens – Beverley Sings Carmichael

 

Sat 19/8                – 8pm Winter Gardens – John Crawford  Times and Tides

 

Sat 19/8                – 11pm Black Hat – Late Night Jazz Jam - Free

 

Sun 20/8              – 10am Black Hat – Latin Rythms Masterclass with John Crawford  SOLD OUT

 

Sun 20/8              – 12.30pm  Black Hat – Hot Club Du Nord Jazz Brunch – Free was Packed

Sun 20/8              – 3.30pm Bandstand– Dales Jam – Free

 

 

ILKLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016
Tuesday 16^th August – Nicola Farnon – Monkmans 7.30pm - £37.50 inc. meal Bookings on 01943 817485

Thursday 18^th August – Firebird quartet – Craiglands 7.30pm - Free

Friday 19^th August – Emma Frisk – Monkmans 6.30pm - £27.50 inc. meal Bookings on 01943 817485

Friday 19^th August – Tina May – Winter Gardens 7.45pm - £18 Bookings on 01943 602 319 or in person at the VIC

Saturday 20^th August  - Jazz Workshop – Christchurch 11am - Free
Saturday 20^th August  - Garry Potter – Christchurch 2pm - £5 (or £30 day ticket)
Saturday 20^th August  - Graeme Wilson 4tet – Christchurch 3.30pm - £5 (or £30)
Saturday 20^th August  - Beverley Beirne – Christchurch 6pm  - £12.50 (or £30)
Saturday 20^th August  - QCBA 4tet  – Christchurch 8pm -  £15 (or £30 day ticket)
Saturday 20^th August  - Late Night Jazz Jam – Black Hat 11pm – Free
Sunday 21^st August – QCBA masterclass – Black Hat 10am – Free
Sunday 21^st August – Matt Holborn 4tet – Black Hat 12.15pm – Free

‘All in all a great little festival which isn’t reliant on the weather, is easy to get to, easy to find your way around and easy to park, all of which makes for a stress-free weekend. Oh, and some fantastic music too.’

Be bop spoke here - http://lance-bebopspokenhere.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/ilkley-jazz-festival-august-19-20.html

ILKLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2015

Last August was the inaugural jazz festival in Ilkley following the previous years jazz day, as part of the Ilkley Summer festival.
It all started on Friday the 21st with Jacqui Dankworth and her husband Charlie Woods, in an intimate duet setting at the Kings Hall, hard to pull off intimate with 300 people but Jacquis gentle warmth combined with Charlie's jovial vibrancy managed it. They presented us with a mix of tunes from Memphis, to standards  and some pleasant surprises like a great flamenco version of Windmills of my mind by Michel Legrand.

On Saturday the festival moved to The Wildman Studio at Ilkley Playhouse, where the Saxophonist, Composer, Songwriter gave a well attended master-class in song-writing. Duncan shared his experiences and knowledge and a tale or two, demonstrating songs with the aid of John Crawford on piano, Esther Bennett voice and Beverley Beirne voice, and who knew that 'What a wonderful world' is based on  'Baa Baa Black-sheep'!

Directly afterwards, the Jazz Workshop was held where musicians on a variety of different instruments; Ukuleles, Guitar, Violin, Voice, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone and a mixture of Saxophones, were coached by Adrian Knowles and Ben Lowman which culminated in a wonderful end of class performance, now available on You Tube!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzfaO9XmdL8

Later that evening, Duncan Lamont graced the stage at the Wildman Studio with singers Esther Bennett and Beverley Beirne backed by the excellent rhythm section of John Crawford - piano, Simon Read - bass and Matt Parkinson - drums, to perform songs that were all written by Duncan. The 84 year old nimbly accompanied the singers on tenor sax and chatted to the audience about the songs and how they came about. Both Esther and Beverley were in great voice, singing these complex songs with ease.  The encore involved audience participation with two audience members trying their hand at scat singing.

 

 

The festival then moved again, this time to The Grove Restaurant for the Late Night Jam session led by Beverley Beirne where some of the attendees of the workshop got to perform with a professional trio, Matt Aplin on piano with Simon Read bass and Matt Parkinson drums.  However it wasn't long before Esther Bennett and Duncan Lamont, from the previous concert were also jamming until 1 am.

 

 

The festival remained at the Grove on Sunday for the closing act Djangologie from Newcastle who played up tempo swing and haunting ballads in the gypsy jazz style, giving the Grove a Parisian feel with members of the audience spilling out onto the sunlit terrace.

 

 

Ilkley Jazz Festival would like to thank all those that attended the events and the performers and tutors who made this a great weekend and also the Ilkley Summer Festival for supporting the first Ilkley Jazz Festival. Congratulations to the 3 winners of the email prize draw!

 

See you again next year!

 

 

 

 

ILKLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014

 

 

Ilkley Jazz Festival started as a day of jazz as part of the month long Ilkley Summer Festival in 2014, studio on the Grove.

The day started with a workshop, Adrian Knowles and Ben Lowman where the tutors who talked through the importance of Blues in Jazz to an enthusiastic crowd (30 or so musicians) ranging in ages from 5 upwards, with a variety of instruments, saxes, trumpets, trombones, bass and guitars.

Using C jam blues the workshop progressed this performance:

After a short break/sound check the first band of the day were Ben Lowman’s Django project, with a unique twist of 4 saxophones playing gypsy style jazz.

The next band was the New York Brass Band, who coming all the way from York, Yorkshire brought their riotous street style jazz to the studio on the grove

The day finalised with Beverley Beirne’s Stripey animals

https://soundcloud.com/beirnesmith/watch-what-happens

 

 

All in all, a great day of Jazz was had for the 100 or so guests.