KIRKCUDBRIGHT JAZZ FESTIVAL
A Celebration of Trad New Orleans, Dixieland and Swing Jazz in South West Scotland.
THE 15TH KIRKCUDBRIGHT JAZZ FESTIVAL
will be held on 14, 15, 16 and 17 JUNE 2012
The text below relates to the 2012 Festival and will be expanded in due course
The 15th annual festival in this unique small Scottish town promises to be even more appealing and exciting than ever. Visitors will have the chance to enjoy top class and highly professional artistes, some on a first time visit, as well as some old favourites, ensuring that the festival caters for jazz lovers of all ages who appreciate quality as well as variety for their entertainment.
Guaranteeing that the weekend will kick off with a great start, Thursday and Friday will feature vocalist Mellow Baku Avstreih with Paul Munnery's Swing Street
Returning to Kirkcudbright are the great New Orleans style reed player Thomas l’Etienne from Germany and trumpet maestro Enrico Tomasso, who will feature with several bands throughout the weekend.
New to the Festival and sure to appeal is Rachel's Dream recreating the music of the Benny Goodman Quartet and featuring John Hallam. Also making first visits to the town are White's Fivers, a mainly young but highly talented group of musicians led by the older (wiser?) Richard White and Frank Brookers Happy Chappies whose name is redolent of the happy tunes played.
The extremely busy Savannah Band will contrast these bands style with their popular brand of British New Orleans jazz.
The New Century Ragtime Orchestra will perform again with the addition of trumpet star Enrico Tomasso. Maine Street Jazzmen and Bob Dwyer's Bix and Pieces will also appear to add more variety as will Jon Penn’s Classic Jazz Band with Sheila Fawkes. The latter band will also feature Enrico Tomasso.
The Dave Donohoe Band will once again present the music of New Orleans both old style dance hall and rhythm and blues. The band will showcase world-class pianist Tom Kincaid and T J Johnson, another pianist of world renown will, with his band, bring the Festival to a resounding close.
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Held from Thursday, 14th to Sunday, 17th June 2012, it is a great time to visit this least populated area of Dumfries & Galloway, only an hour’s drive north of Carlisle. It is known as “the artists town” because, like St Ives in Cornwall, it has that special kind of light, particularly at sunset, which attracted and continues to attract may successful artists to live and work in the region.
Bands and groups performing in the restaurant Dine-A-Round will be added as their appearance is confirmed.
