Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Coordinates: 51°53′24″N 2°04′41″W / 51.890°N 2.078°W Cheltenham Jazz Festival is one of the UK's leading jazz festivals, and is part of Cheltenham Festivals' annual festival season, also including the Science, Music and Literature Festivals in Cheltenham Spa.
The Cheltenham Jazz Festival was started in 1996, under the direction of Jim Smith, and has established itself as one of the UK's most popular annual jazz festivals. With a programme now developed by Tony Dudley-Evans and Festival Director Ian George, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival consists of a broad range of jazz in many guises. The next Cheltenham Jazz Festival will take place on 27 April - 2 May 2016.
The Festival has presented a number of star names over the years, including Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Van Morrison, Jamie Cullum, Jools Holland, Laura Mvula, Eartha Kitt (in her last ever UK performance), Chick Corea, Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Gilles Peterson, the BBC Big Band, the Loose Tubes (in their first performance together in 20 years), Gregory Porter, Dave Holland, Wilko Johnson, Caro Emerald, Mr Scruff, Charles Lloyd, Silje Nergaard, Billy Cobham, Guillemots, Madeleine Peyroux, The Cinematic Orchestra, Curtis Stigers, The Nextmen, Bennie Maupin, Marti Pellow, Ben Allison, Michael Brecker, Dianne Reeves, The Claudia Quintet, Courtney Pine, Zoe Rahman, Cassandra Wilson, Martha Reeves, Benny Golson, Joe Zawinul, Adrian Adlam, and Ray Brown.
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