The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians from across the world. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts – musicians, promoters and fans – the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. It was a community event originally created by the town's residents, modelled on New Orleans-style jazz events. Jed Williams as president of the Welsh Jazz Society, and founding editor of the Cardiff-based magazine Jazz UK had many international connections and was involved since 1984, working with local organisers including Liz Elston and Tony Constantinescu. George Melly, who had a house close by, and was a friend of Tony Constantinescu, performed the following year after the success of the first festival. Since 2016 the festival has been directed and presented by the Brecon Jazz stakeholders coordination group, founded by members of the local jazz club. Assets and historic rights to the festival are held by Brecon Jazz Festival Ltd and Friends of Brecon Jazz on behalf of the town of Brecon. As well as the main festival, a Brecon Fringe is organised as alternative free music in pubs, hotels, galleries and cafes in the town. Jazz musicians at Brecon Jazz musicians who have performed at the Brecon Jazz Festival. 1984 Humphrey Lyttelton, George Melly, Bruce Turner, John Barnes 1985 Jan Garbarek, Slim Gaillard, Stan Tracey, Ken Colyer 1986 Al Grey, Buddy Tate, George Chisholm, Dudu Pukwana 1987 Joe Henderson, Helen Shapiro, Woody Shaw, Pasadena Roof Orchestra 1988 Lee Konitz, Humphrey Lyttelton, Slim Gaillard, Louisiana Red 1989 Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Giuffre, George Melly 1990 Humphrey Lyttelton, Sun Ra, Scott Hamilton (musician) 1991 Gerry Mulligan, Ruby Braff, Joe Pass 1992 Michel Petrucciani, Johnny Griffin, Pat Metheny, Courtney Pine 1993 Lionel Hampton, Stéphane Grappelli, Wynton Marsalis, Hank Jones, McCoy Tyner 1994 Benny Carter, George Shearing, Slide Hampton, Ray Brown 1995 Cleo Laine, Toots Thielemans, Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner 1996 Van Morrison, Joshua Redman, Phil Woods, Charles Brown 1997 Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Courtney Pine, Diana Krall 1998 Branford Marsalis, Van Morrison, Michel Petrucciani, Ahmad Jamal 1999 Ruby Braff, Stan Tracey 2000 Wayne Krantz, Kenny Barron, Scott Hamilton 2001 Van Morrison, Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves 2002 Courtney Pine, Scott Hamilton, McCoy Tyner 2003 Humphrey Lyttelton, George Melly, Richard Galliano 2004 Amy Winehouse, Humphrey