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Festivals
For a more comprehensive list of Jazz Festivals in the UK, see:
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Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
March
SCOTLAND. With its sparkling granite buildings, Aberdeen has one of Scotland's most enchanting skylines, while the city's Old Town has a magical air of time gone by.
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Bristol,
United Kingdom
March
ENGLAND. A Music Festival for Everyone. If you think you know jazz and blues, you’re probably wrong! If you love music, you’ll love Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival.
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Belfast,
United Kingdom
March
NORTHERN IRELAND. If you have been before, you’ll know what to expect: Amazing, surprising, life-changing music. If you haven’t, we hope you’ll come along and experience Belfast’s only dedicated jazz festival in all its bijou glory!
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Cheltenham,
United Kingdom
April
May
ENGLAND. A key event with a variety of venues including tents and outdoor spaces, as well as, concert halls and clubs. From popular acts through to the most progressive of artists, there are a wide variety of initiatives including free events.
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Manchester,
United Kingdom
May
ENGLAND. A major festival that champions artists from the north of England as well international artists.
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Glynde, East Sussex,
United Kingdom
June
ENGLAND. A weekend outdoor festival with stages in specially built tents, and encourages camping for audiences. A blend of contemporary jazz with soul and funk, live music and DJs.
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United Kingdom
July
ENGLAND. An established outdoor festival that programmes the biggest names in World music alongside a mix of dance-orientated genres and alternative activities.
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Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
July
SCOTLAND. The organisation presents a 10 days of jazz and blues music in the month of July, usually presenting approx. 150 concerts ticketed - as well as two free events Edinburgh Festivals Carnival and the Mardi Gras, attracting over 70000 audiences.
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ENGLAND. A renowned festival of folk music running since 1965, set outside with different stages including one for emerging musicians (under 30).
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United Kingdom
August
ENGLAND. Launched in 2019, this outdoor festival with camping focuses on dance and groove-based jazz. There are several stages, smaller tents and other outdoor spaces for a mix of live music and DJs.
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Cardiff,
United Kingdom
August
WALES. Running in the town of Brecon (mid-Wales) since 1984 at a variety of venues, this is a weekend event of international and UK jazz artists.
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Rye, East Sussex,
United Kingdom
August
ENGLAND. A crossover festival with the focus on soul, jazz, blues and RnB.
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United Kingdom
October
ENGLAND. Bringing both established and new names to a beautiful location, this full festival takes over the town with plenty of local involvement and jazz learning.
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London,
United Kingdom
November
ENGLAND. A large and respected festival that programmes 10 days of international, established, emerging and progressive aspects of jazz across the whole of the city.
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Huddersfield,
United Kingdom
November
ENGLAND. A key festival in the international music calendar with an emphasis on commissioned work, UK and world premieres and an artist-in-residence all from the experimental and boundary-pushing areas of music-making and multi-disciplinary works.
