British vocalist/pianist Jon Cleary, James Taylor Quartet and composer Gwilym Simcock are among the acts announced at the Gateshead International Jazz Festival.
Running from Friday 10 - Sunday 12 April 2015 at Sage Gateshead, the event will bring together some of the most renowned jazz artists from the UK and beyond for its eleventh edition.
American saxophonist David Sanborn, who has performed with the likes of James Brown and David Bowie, will also be among the highlights as will be R&B vocalist Ruby Turner.
Ros Rigby, performance programme director at Sage Gateshead, said: ‘Whether you’re new to jazz, a jazz aficionada and a regular festival-goer, you’ll find something in our programme that’s just right for you.
‘This year we have a stellar bill with world-renowned artists as well as hotly tipped stars of the future.’
The confirmed line up to date is below;
Friday 10 April
Hall One, 7.30pm
Double Bill: David Sanborn plus John Scofield and Jon Cleary
Hall Two, 7.30pm
Stan Tracey’s Under Milk Wood
Hall Two, 10.30pm
Jarrod Lawson
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 10.45pm
Tenor Battle: Jazz vs Opera with Hakon Kornstad
Saturday 11 April
Hall Two, 2pm
Gwilym Simcock and Royal Northern Sinfonia
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 2.30 pm
Tin Men and The Telephone Family Show
Hall One, 7.30pm
Double Bill: Ruby Turner and James Taylor Quartet
Hall Two, 8pm
Joshua Redman Trio
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 7.45pm
Women Make Music
Double Bill: Zoe Gilby and Alice Zawadski
Hall Two, 10.30pm
The Necks
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 10.45 pm
Beats and Pieces
Sunday 12 April
Hall Two, 2pm
The Cookers
Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, Jaleel Shaw, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 2.30pm
Tin Men and The Telephone
Hall One, 7.30pm
Loose Tubes plus Andy Sheppard and Rita Marcotulli
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 7.45 pm
Women Make Music 2
Sloth Racket & Musson-Kjaer-Marshall
Hall Two, 8pm
Davina and The Vagabonds
Running from Friday 10 - Sunday 12 April 2015 at Sage Gateshead, the event will bring together some of the most renowned jazz artists from the UK and beyond for its eleventh edition.
American saxophonist David Sanborn, who has performed with the likes of James Brown and David Bowie, will also be among the highlights as will be R&B vocalist Ruby Turner.
Ros Rigby, performance programme director at Sage Gateshead, said: ‘Whether you’re new to jazz, a jazz aficionada and a regular festival-goer, you’ll find something in our programme that’s just right for you.
‘This year we have a stellar bill with world-renowned artists as well as hotly tipped stars of the future.’
The confirmed line up to date is below;
Friday 10 April
Hall One, 7.30pm
Double Bill: David Sanborn plus John Scofield and Jon Cleary
Hall Two, 7.30pm
Stan Tracey’s Under Milk Wood
Hall Two, 10.30pm
Jarrod Lawson
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 10.45pm
Tenor Battle: Jazz vs Opera with Hakon Kornstad
Saturday 11 April
Hall Two, 2pm
Gwilym Simcock and Royal Northern Sinfonia
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 2.30 pm
Tin Men and The Telephone Family Show
Hall One, 7.30pm
Double Bill: Ruby Turner and James Taylor Quartet
Hall Two, 8pm
Joshua Redman Trio
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 7.45pm
Women Make Music
Double Bill: Zoe Gilby and Alice Zawadski
Hall Two, 10.30pm
The Necks
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 10.45 pm
Beats and Pieces
Sunday 12 April
Hall Two, 2pm
The Cookers
Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, Jaleel Shaw, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 2.30pm
Tin Men and The Telephone
Hall One, 7.30pm
Loose Tubes plus Andy Sheppard and Rita Marcotulli
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 7.45 pm
Women Make Music 2
Sloth Racket & Musson-Kjaer-Marshall
Hall Two, 8pm
Davina and The Vagabonds
