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London Jazz Festival 2015

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'One of the best jazz festivals in the world' (The Guardian) - The EFG London Jazz Festival, produced by Serious, is the capital's biggest pan-city music festival, taking place annually in November. The Festival has long been acclaimed for showcasing a heady mix of talent from around the world.

One of the UK’s landmark musical celebrations, the Festival has long been acclaimed for delivering a mixture of world-class artists and emerging stars, and energizing audiences both new and old, and continues to take jazz to a massive audience.


Enjoy musical improvisation in all its forms at the 23rd London Jazz Festival - from 13 to 22 November- Held across various locations, this annual celebration of the wide-ranging music genre features top-quality artists from around the globe.


2,000+ artists. 300+ gigs. 50+ venues. 23 years. 1 city

This 10-day celebration of jazz is a hotly anticipated event, delivering a mix of world-class artists and emerging stars and taking the music to a massive and ever-growing audience.

Produced by Serious, the Festival has a reputation for bringing the best and freshest music to the capital, with a wide-ranging programme of concerts, commissions, club events, talks, and an expansive learning and participation programme. Various strands have emerged throughout the Festival including a wealth of vocal talent featuring both established stars and exceptional new talent.

Artists playing this year include Adriano Adewale, Allen Toussaint, Andy Sheppard​, Arild Andersen, Average White Band & Kokomo, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Cassandra Wilson, Christine Tobin, Dave Holland, Hiromi, Ice-T, Jamie Cullum, Jarrod Lawson, Manu Katché & Ibrahim Maalouf, Miroslav Vitouš​, Natalie Williams, ​Nik Bärtsch, Sibongile Khumalo, Shri Sriram, Submotion Orchestra, Terence Blanchard, ​Tin Men and the Telephone and many more.

Full programme details are at http://www.londonjazzfestival.org.uk/

Last modified on Monday, 16 November 2015 14:23