Name: Birmingham Jazz Festival 2024
Start: 2024-05-10T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-05-12T19:00:00+01:00
Location: 1000 Trades

A Festival of live jazz performances drawn from the full range of UK working jazz musicians over three days in May 2024. The festival brings together players from the 1960’s jazz, through to emerging talent now, in a linear history of the art form performing original musical pieces through the ages. The Festival will programme eleven gigs over three days in May 2024, reflecting the spectrum of UK jazz development since the 1960’s right up to date. Starting with the emergence of British Jazz up to recent RBC jazz graduates. Each will perform pieces that they created at the start of their careers – Then – & conclude with contemporary pieces – Now – all reflecting the diversity of UK Jazz. Also Then & Now reflects the demographic changes in the jazz line up, both in gender & ethnicity, which have taken place in UK music since the 1960’s.
Full details: https://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk/birmingham-jazz-festival-2024
Daily run times:
Friday 10th May, 4 acts 12pm-10pm
Saturday 11th May, 4 acts 12pm-10pm
Sunday 12th May, 3 acts 12pm-7pm
Various combinations of tickets available for weekend, day or individual shows. Members discounts and special rates for students. The first act of each day is FREE (ticketed) entry to promote access to jazz for all.
All events take place at 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HE. Bar and food available to purchase downstairs.
Free programmes are available to pick up from our regular Friday night shows.