Georgie Fame in 2014 Photo credit: Prospero555 / Creative Commons

The line-up for the seventh Herts Jazz Festival at the Hawthorne Theatre, Welwyn Garden City is announced. Highlights are 

– Georgie Fame with the Guy Barker Big Band on the Friday night. 

– The Golden Age of British Big Bands with the Pete Long Orchestra on the Saturday  and the Festival concludes 

– Bobby Wellins’ Culloden Moor Suite featuring Mornington Lockett to close the festival on Sunday

Early-bird Festival weekend tickets are now on sale at www.hertsjazzfestival.co.uk and at the Hawthorne Theatre box office (0300 3039 620).

Day and gig tickets go on sale on 1 August. (pp)

FULL PROGRAMME

Friday 13th October

8.30pm-11 Georgie Fame with the Guy Barker Big Band

11-12.30 Foyer: Dave Newton Trio

Saturday 14th October

11.30-12.30 Jay Phelps Quartet

1.00-2.00 Clark Tracey’s Tribute to Hexad

2.00-3.00 Foyer: Guitarmageddon

3.15-4.30 Gary Husband Trio

5.00-6.15 New Directions

6.15-7.30 Foyer: Nikki Iles/Stan Sulzmann Duet

7.45-10.15 The Golden Age Of British Big Bands

10.30-12 Foyer: Mark Edwards Trio

Sunday 15th October

11.30-12.30 St Albans Music School Ensemble

1.00-2.00 Hexagonal

2.00-3.00 Foyer: Derek Nash Quartet play Mulligan

3.15-4.15 Remembering George Shearing

4.45-6.15 Fish Tales – Alan Barnes Octet

6.15-7.30 Foyer: Leon Greening Trio

7.45-10.15 Bobby Wellins’ “Culloden Moor Suite” featuring Mornington Lockett

LINK: Herts Jazz Festival website