Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival
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| Country and Region | United Kingdom — England |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Plymouth, Devon, England UK |
| Festival Contact Information | Barbican International Jazz & Blues Festival |
| Festival Description | The Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival brings together top acts to perform across a network of venues in an excellent cultural event that kicks off the summer each year. Highlights include a Grand Festival Jazz Parade, international, national and local artistes close-up, family fun and street entertainment, atmospheric and intimate performances as well as fantastic free gigs dotted through a network of great venues and eateries across the Barbican. Thousands of people enjoy the Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival every year. |
| Festival Dates | July 2013 cancelled |
| Festival Links | http://www.barbicanjazzandbluesfestival.com/ |
Festival Events:
Programming 2012:
- BLUES CRUISE with harmonica and guitar men Johnny Mars & Michael Roach, with support from Thomas Ford
- JAZZ CRUISE with gypsy jazzers Hamer & Isaacs, and free G&T;, sponsored by Plymouth Gin
- Son of Dave, beatbox blues mayhem with Rambunctious Social Club’s DJ Hod’guez supporting
- Mama Tokus soul-gospel-blues-comedy at The B-Bar
- Becky Brine and the Threadbearz, at Plymouth Gin, playing dancefloor filling swing
- Maggie Reeday, at Plymouth Gin, paying tribute to Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton
Lineup 2012:
- Company B
- The Co-operative Big Band
- Becky Brine & The ThreadBearz
- Hamer and Isaacs
- Jeff Horsey
- DJ Hod’guez
- Midnight Special
- Organology
- The Roosters
- Tom Ford
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