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NEWS: Six More Artists Announced for Walthamstow Jazz Festival (16 February 2019)

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Sebastian writes: 

The inaugural Walthamstow Jazz Festival, in association with Adnams, put out its first press release and announced its first names at the end of October. It has just added some interesting, mostly up-and-coming bands to its schedule. The new names are:

– Leifur James the London-based multi-instrumentalist and producer – more here

– Run Logan Run from Bristol (FEATURE HERE)

– The Leeds-based seven-piece band Têtes de Pois, featuring saxophonist Jasmine Whalley (video below)

– Another Bristol band, the trio Waldo’s GiftFeature

– Dulahli , a trio from the Leeds scene (INTERVIEW)

– London-based DJ Ashley Robinson, resident DJ at the Jazz Café. He also holds a residency at Brilliant Corners – On Mixcloud




ARTISTS ALREADY ANNOUNCED:

Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion
Django Django (DJ set)
Vels Trio
Thurston Moore
Evan Parker, John Edwards, and John Russell
Binker Golding and Elliot Galvin
Emma-Jean Thackray
Project Karnak
Laetitia Sadier
Cykada
Snazzback
Dear Earth (DJ set)
None More Records Soundsystem (DJ set)
Tommy Hare
(pp)

TICKETS: There was an early bird ticket allocation which sold out quickly. Tickets for the day are now on sale at £30.

LINK: FESTIVAL WEBSITE/ TICKETS

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