#cheltjazzfest 2017 ...around town

Welcome to

SUNDAY 30 APRIL

Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Join us at The Brewery Quarter for a day of great music combined with outdoor food and drink – featuring an electic mix of Jazz, funk, rockabilly, swing dancers and more!

Pop-up Performances featuring: Alex Petrie Bostin Brass Bronwyn Leonard Collective 43 Emi McDade Gorillabot Gordon Wood Heavy Beat Brass Band JoJo Desmond Mr Wilson’s Second Liners Pistol Pete Wearn Stevie ‘n’ Jaz The Swamp Stomp String Band The Strays And many more….

SATURDAY 29 – SUNDAY 30 APRIL 12noon–6pm

Cambray Place Stage

…around town

Throughout the Festival watch out for some surprise jazz pop-up performances from fantastic artists from the …around town line-up.

26 April – 1 May 2017

Cambray Place Street Stage, GL50 1JX Come and support the talented acts taking to our new Street Stage in Cambray Place on the weekend, and perhaps get a glimpse of some stars of the future.

Please visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/ around-town for full details of our pop-up performance locations and timings.

REGENT ARCADE

FREE GIGS

We will be bringing a truly eclectic mix of more than 90 free performances that will take to the streets, pubs, and clubs of Cheltenham. Catch the best local talent, up and coming artists from further afield, and even the occasional surprise guest headline act. We’ve worked with Cheltenham Business Improvement District (BID) to make sure that the town’s businesses, from shopping centres to bars, are part of the fun, parading everything Cheltenham has to offer.

The Brewery Quarter

Pop-up Performances

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…around town

1–7pm

Venue Guide MONTPELLIER COURTYARD

Cheltenham Jazz Festival 26 April – 1 May 2017 Alongside all the free music across Cheltenham and on the Festival site in Montpellier Gardens, don’t miss the amazing line-up of headline acts, cutting-edge jazz and unique collaborations that can be found at Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

27 APRIL – 1 MAY

Free Stage Free Stage, Montpellier Gardens GL50 1UW

Montpellier Gardens, GL50 1UW

Family Tent GL50 1UW

The Free Stage is at the heart of the Festival, and the best place to relax between events with free music throughout the weekend.

Cambray Place Stage GL50 1JX The Brewery Quarter GL50 4FA Aquavitae GL50 1HE

Wednesday 26th April 8pm

Bottle of Sauce GL50 3LH

BBC Music Introducing presents...

Clarence Social GL50 3NY

BBC Radio 2 at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Parabola Arts Centre GL50 3AA Cosy Club GL50 3FF Harry Cook GL50 1SD Hotel du Vin GL50 3AH John Gordons GL50 1SU

St Paul’s Church, GL50 4EZ Free ticket required The best BBC Music Introducing jazz acts from across the country, hosted by Jo Whiley and curated by Jamie Cullum. Full line-up to be confirmed shortly.

28–30 April

A Century of Jazz History Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Parabola Arts Centre Free An exhibition of material from the National Jazz Archive covering the 100 years since the first jazz recording.

Go to cheltenhamfestivals.com to book your free ticket.

No. 131 GL50 1NW St Paul’s Church GL50 4EZ The Stable GL50 3NX

...around town supporters:

The Strand GL50 1EE The Tavern GL50 3DN Wild Beer GL50 1JX

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE

Sunday 30 April, 8.15–9.15pm

Sunday: Recomposed Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Parabola Arts Centre (Bar) Free Hear all of today’s Parabola Arts Centre performances reworked and artfully mixed together into a new piece of music as electronic musicians Iain Chambers and Pascal Wyse return to pick up the challenge of ‘recomposing’ five gigs!

Monday 1 May

Family Fun and Games Montpellier Gardens, various locations Free Look out for a range of pop-up events today hosted by University of Gloucestershire students. Why not try your hand at parlour games, step into a virtual reality world or join us for a Jazz History Mystery? It’s all to play for!

Throughout the Festival

Ear Candy [Sonic Vending Machines] Montpellier Gardens, various locations £3 Keep an eye out for our retro vending machines from musical instrument maker Sam Underwood, commissioned specially for the Festival. You’ll find them in the Box Office and Festival Bar… Put £3 in and turn the lever to claim a surprise musical toy.

Featuring Chick Corea Trio Kansas Smitty’s Laura Mvula Orchestra Baobab The Necks Gregory Porter Jack Savoretti Snarky Puppy Dee Dee Bridgewater Steve Gadd Ben Folds Booker T. Jones Seb Rochford Chris Potter Marius Neset Phronesis & Engines Orchestra Lionel Loueke Kandace Springs Eric Bibb Robert Cray Meshell Ndegeocello and many more

Book now at cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz