EST, Courtney Pine and Roy Hargrove top Brecon Festival
Thursday, June 5, 2008
This year’s HSBC Brecon Jazz Festival, which runs from 7-10 August and is also sponsored by Jazzwise, celebrates its 25th year with over 90 performances, including many festival favourites returning for this special anniversary event. Esbjörn Svensson Trio will headline on the Saturday night playing their only UK date this year, while a strong UK jazz programme features Courtney Pine, Empirical, Neil Cowley Trio, Don Weller Big Band, Jason Rebello, The Blessing, Clare Teal, a new Tommy Smith Trio with Arild Anderson and Paulo Vinnacia and representing the vibrant Welsh scene there’s, Huw Warren, Burum and the Jones O’Connor Quartet. From America a number of old Brecon friends return including Lee Konitz, Mark Murphy, Louis Hayes and Joe Temperley plus Maceo Parker and Roy Hargrove (pictured).
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