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Another concert rather than festival in London, but with a celebratory theme:

Strata-East Live: With Gilles Peterson

Got my ticket. looking forward to seeing Cowell, McBee and Tolliver all for the first time. See you there Bev?

Three days in Bristol in March. Nothing to my liking (except Dr John) but at least they're putting something together

http://www.bristoljazzandbluesfest.com/

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Another concert rather than festival in London, but with a celebratory theme:

Strata-East Live: With Gilles Peterson

Got my ticket. looking forward to seeing Cowell, McBee and Tolliver all for the first time. See you there Bev?

Some very old colleagues there! I saw Cowell and Tolliver - together with Odean Pope and Jymie Merritt - in a Max Roach Quintet in Manchester in the late 60s.

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Another concert rather than festival in London, but with a celebratory theme:

Strata-East Live: With Gilles Peterson

Got my ticket. looking forward to seeing Cowell, McBee and Tolliver all for the first time. See you there Bev?

Afraid not. I'm there the day before for the Boulez knees-up. Have to be back home for Sunday to be ready for work Monday. Would have made a good long weekend at some other time.

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There's a video up with the headliners at Cheltenham - had to do a screenprint to catch the poster at the end with the main names.

http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/news-2/2015/02/cheltjazzfest-line-up-revealed/

Looks disappointing again.

Sun Ra and Lee Konitz with Dave Douglas if you want to see legends; Scofield, Lovano (not together!), Medeski Martin & Wood for hipster jazz. Sure there will be more interesting things in the small print.

Then: Caro Emerald (who? - might be a hat act), Rumer (heard a nice song by her a year or so back while waiting for my car to be serviced), Wilko Johnson (glad he's better and I'm sure he'd be fun but..), Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (surely not dancing in the streets?), Average White Band etc

Looks like a nice Soul/Pop/World/Jazz festival - but not a lot for the more jazz-centred listener to get excited about.

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All is not lost.

Just bought a Bath Festival ticket for Mike Westbrook doing The Westbrook Blake in a church on 23rd May:

http://bathfestivals.org.uk/music/event/mike-westbrook-the-westbrook-blake/

GLAD DAY

Phil Minton VOICE
Kate Westbrook VOICE
Karen Street ACCORDIAN
Billy Thompson VIOLIN
Mike Westbrook PIANO
Steve Berry DOUBLE BASS

BATH CAMERATA
Paul Ayres
DIRECTOR

The line-up that did the CD/DVD a while back,

My second favourite Westbrook piece (after The Cortege).

That'll be my only concert but I'll use the weekend to re-explore Avebury and environs.

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I'll be in London from 22 May through the 27th. Anyone have any music suggestions - jazz or otherwise? Not necessarily festivals, btw.

Difficult to suggest not knowing your taste but here's some venues for Jazz and classical/other. Rock and other genres abound too

You may have already looked at these but

https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/

http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/

http://jazzinlondon.net/JIL/JILfrontpage.htm looks old fashioned but the listings aren't

http://www.barbican.org.uk/

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/

http://wigmore-hall.org.uk/

http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/

Time Out will have the best weekly listings, tuesday to tuesday, on their website http://www.timeout.com/london

I hope you find something. If you need anything more specific feel free to PM

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Am I reading this correctly that Evan Parker, Paul Dunmall, John Edwards and Tony Bianco are playing at The Vortex on May 21st?!?!?

If so, if there is any way to move the trip up one day.......

You got that right Steve, can I get you a ticket?

I wish. One Day I get there...

At least I have ICP next Thursday with special guests Marcus Rojas & Mary Halvorsen!!!

Plus I get great American improvisors as regular as I need - a couple of weeks l should get to see Vinny Golia with Max Johnson and the always great Tom Rainey!!!

Then Gerry Hemingway at The Stone for a week end of July/beginning of August!!! Plus word is that they will have a better working air conditioner!!!

As my pal Maurice said the other night, he will believe it when he *FEELS* it!!!

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Am I reading this correctly that Evan Parker, Paul Dunmall, John Edwards and Tony Bianco are playing at The Vortex on May 21st?!?!?

If so, if there is any way to move the trip up one day.......

You got that right Steve, can I get you a ticket?

I wish. One Day I get there...

At least I have ICP next Thursday with special guests Marcus Rojas & Mary Halvorsen!!!

Plus I get great American improvisors as regular as I need - a couple of weeks l should get to see Vinny Golia with Max Johnson and the always great Tom Rainey!!!

Then Gerry Hemingway at The Stone for a week end of July/beginning of August!!! Plus word is that they will have a better working air conditioner!!!

As my pal Maurice said the other night, he will believe it when he *FEELS* it!!!

I look forward to that day. Meantime, enjoy that great run of gigs. ICP plus those guests sounds great

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Thanks for all the input! I have some of those links, but there are some "new" ones, too. I'll definitely check them out.

BTW, I can't adjust my schedule, so I guess I'll have to miss Evan Parker - oh, well ...

I already got tickets to see Clapton at the RAH. I would not normally go out of my way to see him these days, but seeing him in London in his self-proclaimed favorite venue kind of tipped the scale. Also, our hotel is only about 3 blocks away - so it will be very convenient.

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All is not lost.

Just bought a Bath Festival ticket for Mike Westbrook doing The Westbrook Blake in a church on 23rd May:

http://bathfestivals.org.uk/music/event/mike-westbrook-the-westbrook-blake/

GLAD DAY

Phil Minton VOICE

Kate Westbrook VOICE

Karen Street ACCORDIAN

Billy Thompson VIOLIN

Mike Westbrook PIANO

Steve Berry DOUBLE BASS

BATH CAMERATA

Paul Ayres DIRECTOR

The line-up that did the CD/DVD a while back,

My second favourite Westbrook piece (after The Cortege).

That'll be my only concert but I'll use the weekend to re-explore Avebury and environs.

Unfortunately my travel plans make me miss this by 4 days, but I will hit the Exeter gig with the new "A Bigger Show", huge band:

Composition for a 23‐piece ensemble, ... , involving three actors/vocalists, full big band plus double rhythm section...

Any chance to see you or Bob there?

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Bob, fingers crossed I'll see you in the foyer at the Barnfield before the show or during the break Depending on timing i might have to leave soon after the show to catch a bus/train.

"Caught In A Train"? :)

Sounds good. 'Barnfield' will be a probable for me - Bridport much more a definite. It will be nice to catch a Westbrook performance in that pleasant resort (good place to retire to).

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