Courtney Pine and a host of jazz greats visit Liverpool’s Capstone Theatre for first Liverpool International Jazz festival.
The Capstone Theatre will host a new International Jazz Festival on February 28 until March 3.
For a full four days the Liverpool International Jazz Festival and the Capstone Theatre will come alive to the sounds of Roller Trio, Led Bib, Robert Mitchell, Kit Downes Quintet, Denys Baptiste’s Triumvirate and Courtney Pine to name a few highlights, and all under one roof.
Some of the finest names on the national and international jazz scene are set to demonstrate that the spirit of jazz is still swingin’ and jumpin’ in Liverpool and some programmed events are absolutely free.
In the short time since its opening in 2010, The Capstone Theatre has established itself as the city’s leading venue for cutting edge jazz and world music.
This new festival is going all out to showcase original and innovative instrumental sounds from an array of high profile artists to satisfy the genre lovers and to introduce the fascinating world of jazz to a whole new generation of music fanatics.
The Capstone Theatre’s Neil Campbell, said: ‘The Festival will be the first of its kind in Liverpool and will give the opportunity to bring together some of the most high profile national and international artists alongside some of the City’s most creative local jazz musicians.
‘Since beginning its ongoing series of jazz concerts two years ago, starting with a concert by sax legend Courtney Pine, The Capstone has staged concerts by some of the most interesting and excellent international jazz artists including Dennis Rollins, Neil Cowley, Zoe Rahman, Martin Taylor, Gwilym Simcock, Lighthouse, Jah Wobble, Stacey Kent, Kairos 4tet, Tigran, Eduardo Niebla, Phronesis, Portico Quartet and Tommy Smith.
In person: TicketQuarter, Queen Square, Liverpool, L1 1RG.
Available online at Liverpool Hope University’s online store at http://store.hope.ac.uk.
PASSES – £65 – As a festive treat, we are offering a 10% discount on all Festival Passes purchased before January 10 2013.