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For more information about the Festival and Ribble ValleyTake Jazz a & look atvisit: all www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk the events inside 1 What to do! What to see! Where to go! Jazz Lovers Music Family Work If you’re a seasoned Jazz lover, and want to see some top artists at the Friendly / forefront of the Jazz world, look no IfRebels you love to go to gigs, but you shops further than our amazing gigs with... haven’t delved into the world of Children’s If you have a passion for performing we want hear from Claire Martin & Liane Carroll P 8-9 Jazz and Blues yet, these artists are sure to ignite your Jazz fire! Events you too! If you sing, or play an Alan Barnes Octet P 16 We have something for everyone instrument then take a look at Victor Brox Blues Train P 6-7 these opportunities to get involved. Zoe Gilby Quintet P 17 this year! Bring your little ones ReDiffusion All Stars P 7 along to these events for a bit of Marius Neset Quintet P 18 bank holiday family time. Simon Partridge & Cold Bath Street - Improvisation Workshop P 9 Paul Rigby’s Northern Jazz Orchestra Cold Bath Street “Return to Earth” P 11 Children’s Singing Workshops P 9 & 18 with Mark Nightingale P 19 Festival Party Night with Ubunye, Isaac Children’s Singing Workshops P 9 & 18 Burituro & the Rail Abandon, and DJ Street Art Competition with B P Liane Carrol & Claire Martin Singing P 12-13 Dandelion (Street Artist) from 11am P 10 Dom Servini Workshop P 10 Artephis P 16 Saturday Street Fest 12pm-5pm P 10 The Midnight Parade - Trombone Bonsai & Royal Grammar Spectacular with Chris Bridges P 19 School Swing Band P 11 Spoken Manchester Inspirational Voices - VENUES, Gospel Choir P 17 Word The Midnight Parade - Trombone FOOD & DRINK We’re not just music mad here Spectacular with Chris Bridges P 19 at RVJ&B, we also showcase our In Clitheroe and the surrounding area local literary talents, and they’re you have an amazing choice from fast talking about all things Jazz!” food take-aways to the country’s top restaurants. There’s lots of trendy cafés Women in Jazz P 6 serving everything from capuccinos to the “Out of Oppression – A Social History most indulgent hot chocolate drinks you’ve of Jazz” a talk by Phil Lee P 18 every seen!

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2 Book tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Jazz & Blues visit: www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk 3 accessible jazz event in the UK”. Our programme, and audiences, need to be representative of people living & The Festival working in the UK. We want to make this happen. Thanks to encouragement and financial support from the Arts Council England, and from local businesses/organisations, it will! Weekend Our programme and audiences should deliver access to “I am very proud to be involved in the Ribble Valley Jazz Festival’s 10th year! We have worked very hard to create something for everyone, whether you are an old school jazz fan, or just want to experience something new. higher quality arts programmes; will be more equally I have always been a big believer in the arts and music being intrinsic to promoting wellness in communities which is why it is my representative of women, children & young people, people pleasure to encourage you to look at the fabulous artists we are hosting this year, come along, put some money in our buckets and Our 10th RV International Jazz Festival - from minority communities, disabled people, people help us celebrate the past 10 years, and the years to come! SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! on low incomes, people from across the UK, and from With thanks to the committee who have worked tirelessley since 2009 to bring so much joy to the communities of the Ribble Valley.” You’re reading this, so you’ll be in Ribble Valley for a day international communities. Achieving diversity will become Katie Wlodarczyk Festival Manager or longer for the festival over the Bank Holiday Weekend? reality as long as our music programme is influenced by Remember…the festival is open to all; Something for jazz’s black music heritage and its roots in oppression. Women in Jazz - A special pre-fest event 6 Everyone! Read on. Thus, our broad based programme includes jazz, soul, funk, fusion, Rn’B, and cross-arts - poetry; classical. These There’s a great choice of music in 20+ indoor/outdoor DON’T MISS: Festival Opening Night with Victor Brox Blues Train venues in our lovely market town and rural countryside. options, and more, are worth noting: Claire Martin/Liane 2nd May at Holmes Mill • Jane Smith & Trish Ferrarin’s Breaking Jazz at the Thursday Emporium • The Jazz Club 3 at the Aspinall Arms. 6 Spend 5 days listening to great music at ticketed/free gigs Carroll; Victor Brox; Norwegian Marius Neset; Ghanian xylophonist Isaac Burituro, Zoe Gilby, Elms Bank School then stay longer to visit a beautiful environment. Clitheroe HIGHLIGHTS: Liane Carroll & Claire Martin at The Grand • Mark is a good town. Small shops; coffee houses; selection of Choir. Keep reading, check out our mission. 3rd May Lewis Trio with guests Lyn Fairbanks & Wilf Nuttall at the URC • Friday ReDiffusion All Stars at the Rugby Club 7 restaurants, wine bars & hotels. Tell us what you think. Have we missed anything out? Something for Everyone? One significant aim for this More programme information, a guide to eating places, and BE THERE: Singing Workshops • Street Fest from 12noon • “We accommodation is on www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk - Enjoy! 4th May are 10” Festival Party Night with Ubunye, Isaac Burituro & the enterprising festival is to be “the most culturally diverse, Saturday Rail Abandon, and DJ Dom Servini at The Grand 9

BE AMAZED : The Alan Barnes Octet - A Short & Incomplete 5th May History of Jazz at The Grand • Artephis • Manchester Inspirational The Ribble Valley Jazz Festival is Sponsored and Supported by: Sunday Voices at St Mary’s Church• Marius Neset Quintet at The Grand 13

CHILL OUT: Out of Oppression – A Social History of Jazz • The Midnight Monday 6th May Parade - Trombone Spectacular • FESTIVAL FINALE! Paul J Rigby’s 18 Northern Jazz Orchestra with Mark Nightingale + Stanza Poets

Clitheroe Town Ribble Valley Council Borough Council The Whole Festival Planner 14 Map of Clitheroe - Venues & Food 26-27

3 Ways to save money when TICKETS Book tickets at The Grand’s Box buying your tickets! Office: Open Tuesday - Saturday 9am - 3pm or Tel: 01200 421599 Buy a Festival Freedom Pass and do the whole Buy online: www.thegrandvenue.co.uk 2019 Festival Patrons 1 festival! At £99 you‘ll be saving at least £40. The Grand Venue ~ Clitheroe Chamber of Trade ~ Greenacre Honda ~ DSM Chartered Accountants ~ Become a member of RVJ&B - only £15! Then To get your member’s discount please book through the Box Office. Dugdale Nutrition ~ Paul Ellis ~ James Places & The Emporium, Holmes Mill ~ Geoff Jackson ~ Maxwells Cafe Bar save up to £2 on each ticket. A booking fee of £1.50 is charged per transaction when booking ~ Rose & Crown ~ Spread Eagle Hotel ~ Diane Warner & Philip Tyers ~ Station Bar & Grill ~ Clitheroe Food Festival 2 Get your tickets in advance! Save up to £2 on through our Box Office so best to buy all your tickets in one go. ~ No. 39 Hipster Brewery Tap ~ Aspinall Arms ~ Sue Lightbown ~ Esc CC ~ John Flanagan Graphic Design ~ This charge is to help The Grand provide an efficient Box Office Su Williams - Ed Lomax ~ Kong San Cantonese Restaurant ~ Castle Chippy ~ United Reformed Church ~ 3 each ticket and, by buying in advance, you‘ll service and helps support the venue’s wider outreach work. There St. Mary’s Parish Church ~ Jungle ~ Jazz North ~ Longridge: The Dog Inn, The Palace Cinema & Derby Arms ~ also guarantee you‘ll get in. is no booking fee charged for on-line sales. Royal British Legion ~ Clitheroe Rugby Club ~ EscCC Cocktail & Coffee Bar ~ The Ale House

4 Book tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues visit: www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk 5 WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY THURSDAY 2ND MAY FRIDAY 3RD MAY A SPECIAL PRE-FEST EVENT

Mark Lewis Trio with guests Lyn Fairbanks & Wilf Nuttall Doors: 11:45am | Stage: 12:30pm to 3:00pm | Venue: United Reformed Church | Adv Ticket: £14/£12 members, under 16s £5 Women in Jazz - A Discussion & The Mark Lewis Trio with band leader, Ed Lomax, Rehearsal Workshop with Trish Ferrarin delightful singer Lyn Fairbanks, and the well-known/ Doors: 7pm | Stage: 7:30pm to 10pm | Venue: Holmes popular vibes player Wilf Nuttall lead this session. Mill | Adv Ticket: £5/£4 members, under 16s: Free This lunchtime event includes food - Lasagne or Cheese Are the Arts Council keen on promoting wider & Onion Pie (Veggie). Tea, coffee & cake available and you participation in the arts and jazz by groups that are poorly are free to bring own drinks! Food orders must be placed represented? Yes, Arts Council England wants to increase 7 days prior to the event at The Grand Box Office. participation by women! Here is a chance - a meeting to explore the opportunity for setting up a women only Edward Foster - Solo Guitar band, creating a chance for something to happen. Stage: 7:30pm to 9:30pm | Venue: Jungle | Free! Register your interest at:[email protected] Victor Brox Blues Train Edward Foster, a classical guitarist and composer from and we will keep you informed. More information on Doors: 7:00pm | Stage: 8:00pm to 11:00pm variety of blues pioneers such as Big Bill the Ribble Valley, playing World Music and Latin. our website www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk | Venue: Holmes Mill | Adv Ticket: £12/£10 Broonzy, Bo Diddley, Brownie McGhee and members, under 16s £5 Sonny Boy Williamson and has played with B B King, , , Muddy THE GEOFF GWYTHER CONCERT Waters, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, THURSDAY 2ND MAY The opening gig for RVJazz Fest at and Ian Gillian (of Deep Holmes Mill is a treat! It’s Manchester Purple), Dr John, , , Jane Smith & Trish Ferrarin’s born blues legend Victor Brox, a music , Nico and Marc Bolan – to Breaking Jazz virtuoso and one of Britain’s greatest name but a few! Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Emporium | Free! ever blues/rock vocalists & musicians. His In the late 1960s, Victor Brox was the front vocals are great, AND he plays keyboards/ man of ’s Retaliation and Jane and Trish bringing classic songs to the fore on this brass/guitar. Victor ranks alongside the also appeared as member of many blues ReDiffusion All Stars first day of the festival. likes of Joe Cocker and Stevie Marriott. outfits or as guest on several blues albums Doors: 7pm | Stage: 8pm to 10:30pm | Venue: Clitheroe Jimi Hendrix was a big fan of Victor’s. (vocals and sometimes keyboards). They The Jazz Club 3 Rugby Club | Adv Ticket: £12/£10 members, under 16s £5 Jimi endorsed his talent, jamming, & released four albums: ‘Retaliation’, ‘Doctor Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | Free! played with him and the Aynsley Dunbar Dunbar’s Prescription’, ‘To Mum from Bringing a unique, popular jazz offering to the festival Jazz standards from 1920’s to 1960’s with songs by Retaliation on many occasions in London Aynsley and the Boys’ and ‘Remains to be with the sound of 70s TV! Featuring themes from game Gershwin, Berlin, Porter etc. and New York. Victor studied under a wide Heard. shows, sitcoms and sports TV, the quintet has roots in Reggae and Funk (Dread Supreme).

6 Book tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues visit: www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk 7 FRIDAY 3RD MAY FRIDAY 3RD MAY SATURDAY 4TH MAY The Gelatos Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: The Station | FREE! A hugely entertaining all-singing jazz trio plays songs from 1940’s & 50’s with an Italian twist.

The Moods Improvisation Workshop - Simon Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: Esc CC | FREE! Partridge & Cold Bath Street Elizabeth Hansen (vocals) & Ian Plested (guitar) perform Doors: 11:30am | Stage: 12:00pm to 2:00pm | Venue: SMSJ jazz classics such as Misty and Summertime. Old School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £5 for Cold Bath St Events - /£4 members, under 16s £2 Cheating Hearts Improvisation isn’t just for experienced musicians - it’s Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: Royal British Legion | Free! makes great music open to all. This workshop is designed This 5-piece Lancashire band covers songs from to open this door for players of any instrument, style, Lindisfarne, Bob Dylan and more! age or experience level. No music reading required, just a basic working knowledge of an instrument! Workshop Arthur Geldard & Trish Ferrarin’s participants can take part in an evening concert at 5.30pm involving Cold Bath Street in the Assembly Breaking Jazz Rooms. More details on www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk - Event Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: Dog Inn, Longridge | FREE! in Top Bar Area at SM&J’s Old Schoolrooms. Jazz are from the Great American Song Book - Sinatra, * There will be a coach running from Preston to Clitheroe Joe Williams and more. for this event & the Cold Bath Street performance - Departing 10.30am from outside UCLan Student Union Julie Edwards Trio HQ, and returning at 11.30pm from The Grand (after Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | FREE! Claire Martin & Liane Carroll main band performances). Buy a Saturday Day Ticket via Eventbrite for £10 - covering coach return journey, Aspinall’s 5-day Gin, Beer & Jazz Fest welcome this trio. Doors: 7:00pm | Stage: 7:45pm to 10:00pm occasions. Liane Carroll, equally brilliant, and access to ticketed gigs on Festival Saturday. Further | Venue: The Grand | Adv Ticket: £22.50/£21 and an effortlessly fabulous pianist, also information - [email protected] Cassis Collective members, under 18s £15 has numerous awards to her credit including Best Vocalist in the 2016 British Jazz Awards. Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: Calf’s Head, Worston | FREE! The 2019 Jazz Festival celebrates with Singing Workshop for Children This impressive band features violin, double bass, drums, a Friday evening headline concert Friends since their late teens, these two Ages 7/11 guitar and a young French singer. witnessing the return of two wonderful artists will share their love of the Great Stage: 10:30am to 12:30pm | Venue: Clitheroe Library | jazz singers, Claire Martin and Liane American Songbook with the intimacy, Adv Ticket: Register at The Grand then Pay-As-You-Feel Jacky Bond Blues Band Carroll, both multiple award winners. passion and humour they are known for. A new festival event, a singing workshop for children, Stage: 9.30pm to 11pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | With solos, duets and piano accompaniment, They will perform as a duo for the first time ages 7 to 11, run by local artist (& Festival Manager) FREE! Claire and Liane will reel off songs from Cole Katie Wlodarczyk. Two separate Singing for Children’s at the Festival, both returning to Clitheroe Legendary blues, harmonica player/singer Jacky Bond Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin workshops (Saturday - Library, Monday - Holmes Mill). following previously popular festival opens the Rose & Crown Blues Stage. alongside more contemporary songs by Tom Katie believes singing is essential for youth well-being performances. and health. Let your little angels have a sing-song of Waits, and Joni Mitchell. Unmissable. Will Fluss & Vernon Fuller some fun jazzy tunes whilst you relax. Parents may leave Top UK singer Claire Martin OBE gained the their children in the hour-long workshop, then come back Stage: 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Venue: The Ale House | FREE! 2018 British Jazz Award for the Best Vocalist, at the end for a mini concert performance. Or stay for the A duo of excellent guitar maestros, Willy Fluss and an award achieved on seven previous This concert is dedicated to the memory of Alan Rimmer. hour and observe the lesson. Vernon Fuller - jazz, soul and reggae rhythms. Pay-As-you-Feel!

8 Book tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues visit: www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk 9 SATURDAY 4TH MAY SATURDAY 4TH MAY

Claire Martin & Liane Carroll - Singing Masterclass Doors: 10:30am | Stage: 11am to 4pm | Venue: The Grand | Adv Ticket: £50 workshop/£40 members, £20 observers Claire Martin’s last appearance at Ribble Valley Jazz Festival in 2017 featured a superb vocal masterclass with Saturday Street Festival a number of aspirational participants gaining a valuable Manchester’s Chethams School of Music. Bonsai are 12pm to 5/5.15pm | Venue: Castle Street | FREE! and enriching experience. Bonsai & Clitheroe Royal now helping blood the next generation of musicians, 12pm-1pm: Jam Factory Big Band Community Band because we have commissioned trombonist Rory This year, the Festival goes one better by offering this Grammar School Swing Band brings some popular tunes to the town centre stage Ingham and violinist/vocalist Dominic Ingham to write incredible opportunity to attend a more immersive 4 hour Doors: 2pm | Stage: 2:30pm to 5pm | Venue: The new music for performance by the CRGS Swing Band. workshop in the intimate company of two of the UK’s best 1pm-1.30pm: Elms Bank School. Welcome to the Elms Grand | Adv Ticket: £12/£10 members, under 16s £5 female, award-winning, jazz singers; Claire Martin and Liane Bank School choir, comprising disabled young people This concert will see the CRGS Swing Band perform two Carroll. The workshop is open to 12 singers only. aged 11 to 19. The band is looking forward to singing The Ribble Valley Jazz Festival has a long standing new tunes as part of their festival swing band session some jazzy tunes for the crowds. commitment to develop young musicians and accompanied by young jazzers from Bonsai. CRGS Don’t miss out! Places for observers are available. increase participation in performing jazz. Members performance will be followed by the 5 piece Bonsai 1.30pm-2.30pm: Blowjangles. Enjoy Yourself, Enjoy (and ex-members) of the Jam Experiment group have band - an established and experienced young London Pancake Steel Band Yourself is the Blowjangles message to town centre shoppers. featured at our festival since they were students at based band, making their third festival appearance. Stage: 11am to 1pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | Free! 2.30pm-3.30pm: Wrong Direction. Barber’s Shop Choir. The second appearance for this fairly new local Jazz North Introduces - Slow Loris UK, Jasmine combines influences of jazz and hip-hop, using Jazz/blues legend Gary Ward takes the band to Maxwell’s. group comprising 8 singers for a unique performance. / Jasmine Ableton Live to introduce layered horn parts over a traditional saxophone led jazz quintet. The band comprises Jasmine 3.30pm-4pm: Astrid. Here is Astrid, an amazing 9 year Doors: 1:00pm | Stage: 2:00pm to 5:30pm | Venue: SMSJ Whalley (alto saxophone), Ben Haskins (guitar), George Street Art Competition with B P old Jazz singer! She has already made several festival Old School Rooms | Free! Dandelion (Street Artist) MacDonald (piano), Owen Burns (bass) and George Hall (drums). appearances at other venues! Here’s a chance for two outstanding bands of young musicians From 11am | Venue: Street Festival | £2 on the day 4pm-5/5.15pm: Two Rivers Swing Band. from Ilkley. to make their name thanks to Jazz North’s commitment to Why not come along and chalk a picture on the Expect some fine sining tunes from Ilkley’s top big band. nurturing and showcasing young talent. In selecting the two bands, a panel prioritised musical excellence, creativity, pavement in Castle Street? This event has been supported by the PPL PRS charity and community discount innovation and potential. scheme. PPL PRS licenses the use of Indigo Accoustic copyright music across the UK, giving busi- Slow Loris & Jasmine are beneficiaries of the ‘Jazz North Stage: 12pm to 2pm | Venue: Brizola Restaurant | Free! nesses and organisations the permission Introduces’ scheme which offers high-profile exposure at Cold Bath Street - ‘Return to Earth’ they need to play the music they want. leading northern festivals for up-and-coming jazz musicians. With vocals/violin/guitar they perform all kinds of music For more information about PPL PRS, visit Doors: 5pm | Stage: 5:30pm to 7:30pm | Venue: SMSJ Old - ramped up or smoothed down. pplprs.co.uk or call 0800 0720 808 2pm: Slow Loris “Dark, intense and energetic” say the band School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £5/£4 members, under 16s £2 consisting of Sam Lowther (guitar), Sam Evans (guitar), Chris Sellers (bass), and Theo Goss (drums). Their music incorporates Live performance from Preston based improvisers Cold Bath Ed Lomax & Lyn Fairbanks Teri & The Electric Blues Parade rock/metal influences, alongside electronic music & hip-hop, Street. A band with strong links with UCLan (University of Stage: 12:30pm to 2:30pm | Venue: Assheton Arms | Free! Stage: 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | Free! whilst rooted in jazz. They enjoy creating fresh, original music. Central Lancashire) will be presenting material from their third album: In an age when communication technologies Expect to hear Great American Songbook tunes Teri Birtwistle’s singer/songwriter guitar/vocalist soothing style 3.30pm: Jasmine. Reflecting the growing scene across the paradoxically seem to increasingly isolate us from each other, enhanced by Lyn Fairbanks delightful singing! is at ease belting out ‘Joplinesque’ style songs. 10 Book tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues visit: www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk 11 SATURDAY 4TH MAY SATURDAY 4TH MAY Cold Bath Street return to the organic interactions of classic Logan & Manley Duo groups such as Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead and Can. Stage: 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Venue: The Ale House | Free! Those who joined Cold Bath Street for the morning Making soulful, feel good and celebratory music workshop will have the chance to guest as part of this peppered with a pinch of cheeky reggae. show, so expect the unexpected. “An amazing journey… like nothing else I’ve heard.” Lou The Blues Engine Wowski, Dark Matter Stage: 10:00pm to 12:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | Free! * There will be a coach (P. Orrell Coaches) running from Preston to Clitheroe for this event & the Cold Bath Street A North-West based female-fronted quartet who play Performance - Departing 10.30am from outside UCLan blues rock covers. Student Union HQ, and returning at 11.30pm from The Grand (after main band performances) Buy a Saturday Day Ticket via Eventbrite for £10 - covering coach return journey, and access to ticketed gigs on Festival Saturday. SUNDAY 5TH MAY Further information - [email protected] The Moods at the Derby Arms, Longridge Mighty Revelators Stage: 12:30pm to 2:30pm | Venue: Derby Arms | Free! Stage: 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | Free! Elizabeth Hansen and Ian Plested perform jazz classics Great songs by great players with influences such as BB such as Misty and Summertime. King, Bo Diddley, Ronnie Earl, Johnny Guitar Watson, etc. R’n’B players from Yorkshire. Imagine raw power of Arrive early! “We are 10” Festival Party Night Red Hot Drop with Ubunye, Isaac Burituro & the African voices in harmony; the funding rhythm of Africa, blended with the explosive energy of a live band. Vibrant Stage: 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Venue: The Station | Free! George & Henry from Good Foxy Rail Abandon, and DJ Dom Servini Zulu performers and seasoned UK musicians combine Doors: 8:00pm | Stage: 8:30pm to 1:00am | Venue: The This five piece soul/funk/jazz band is now fronted by the Stage: 7:30pm to 9:30pm | Venue: Jungle | Free! ancient tradition with contemporary flare. Definitely a terrific vocals of Annie Radcliffe. Grand | Adv Ticket: £12/£11 members, under 18s £5 Chance for a Dance! George Banks & Henry Crabtree live in the Jungle Cafe Bar Late Night Party Night at RV Jazz Festival’s 10th Isaac Burituro & the Rail Abandon bring a specially Junkhousedog Blues Band Anniversary! - Sponsored by Geoff Jackson commissioned international band performance, featuring Funk Soul City Stage: 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | Free! A Triple Bill: superstar Ghanian xylophonist Isaac Burituro playing Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: The Station | Free! with the Rail Abandon, a group of brilliant UK based Blues Harmonica champ, Luke Shaw, fixes steamy 8.30pm Ubunye band Lively Blues, Soul and Rock n’ Roll covers band to get you musicians led by Grammy Award winning producer Sonny shuffles with vintage Chicago style grit!​ up and dancing! 9.30pm Isaac Burituro & the Rail Abandon Johns. Recently signed to the groundbreaking Wah Wah 45s label in London and premiered on BBC 6 Music by The Staccatos 11.30pm till 1am Wah Wah 45 DJ Dom Servini Tom Ravenscroft, this will be an 8-piece band playing Cassis Collective Stage: 2pm to 4pm | Venue: Spread Eagle, Sawley | Free! Join the RV Jazz Festival 10th Birthday celebration as we joyous West African soaked grooves with vocals and Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | Free! present a thunderous triple bill for our Saturday night horn section wrapped around Isaac’s virtuosic xylophone The band will be performing jazz standards, originals, skills, more food for the dance floor! The 5-piece Cassis Collective performs classic jazz songs party at The Grand with South African influenced band and Hot Club Django-style tunes, featuring the delightful with sophistication. Ubunye, Ghana’s Isaac Burituro & the Rail Abandon, and And if that wasn’t enough, the Wah Wah 45s label will singing of Lyn Fairbanks, in a band that includes Den Wah Wah 45 DJ Dom Servini bringing our 10th Festival be bringing its 20th birthday celebrations to our 10th, Morgan and members of the BBC Northern Philharmonic Orchestra! Route 66 Party night to an end around 1am, all for £12 (advance so expect more fireworks on the dance floor from label tickets). manager and DJ Dom Servini, as the Festival party night Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | Free! Ubunye unites singers hailing from Kwa Zulu Natal, enjoys an extension into the early hours on a Bank Route 66 play in the style of the Stones, Chuck Berry and South Africa (now Huddersfield-based) with gospel and Holiday weekend. Muddy Waters.

12 Book tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues visit: www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk 13 RibbleThursday Valley 3 International May - Festival Jazz Opening Festival Planner Night - 5 Thursdaydays, over 60 events 3 May and more- Festival than 500 Opening performers! Night SPECIAL EVENT - 1ST MAY SATURDAY 4TH MAY ‘We are 10’ Festival Party Night with Breaking Jazz - Jazz Jam Ubunye, Isaac Burituro & the Rail Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: The Station | FREE! Women in Jazz - A Discussion & Rehearsal Improvisation Workshop - Simon Abandon, and DJ Dom Servini Workshop with Trish Ferrarin Partridge & Cold Bath Street Doors: 8pm | Stage: 8:30pm to 1:00am | Venue: The Grand | Marius Neset Quintet Doors: 7:00pm | Stage: 7:30pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Holmes Doors: 11:30am | Stage: 12:00pm to 2:00pm | Venue: SMSJ Old Adv Ticket: £12/£11 members, under 18s £5 Doors: 7:30pm | Stage: 8:15pm to 10:15pm | Venue: The Grand | Mill | Adv Ticket: £5/£4 members, under 16s: Free School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £5 for Cold Bath St Events - /£4 Adv Ticket: £16.50/£15 members, under 18s £10 members, under 16s: £2 Logan & Manley Duo Two Hats Blues Band THURSDAY 2ND MAY Stage: 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Venue: The Ale House | FREE! Singing Workshop for Children Ages 7/11 Stage: 8:30pm to 10:30pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | FREE! Victor Brox Blues Train Stage: 10:30am to 12:30pm | Venue: Clitheroe Library | Adv The Blues Engine Doors: 7:00pm | Stage: 8:00pm to 11:00pm | Venue: Holmes Tickets: Register at The Grand then Pay-As-You-Feel Stage: 10:00pm to 12:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! Cassis Collective Mill | Adv Ticket: £12/£10 members, under 16s £5 Stage: 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Venue: The Ale House | FREE! Claire Martin & Liane Carroll - Singing SUNDAY 5TH MAY Jane Smith & Trish Ferrarin’s Breaking Jazz Masterclass Black Friday Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Emporium | FREE! Doors: 10:30am | Stage: 11:00am to 4:00pm | Venue: The Grand | The Moods at the Derby Arms, Longridge Stage: 10:00pm to 12:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! Adv Ticket: £50 workshop/£40 members, £20 observers Stage: 12:30pm to 2:30pm | Venue: Derby Arms | FREE! The Jazz Club 3 MONDAY 6TH MAY Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | FREE! Pancake Steel Band Red Hot Drop Stage: 11:00am to 1:00pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | FREE! Stage: 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Venue: The Station | FREE! Out of Oppression – A Social History of Jazz FRIDAY 3RD MAY Doors: 10:00am | Stage: 10:30am to 12:00pm | Venue: The Street Art Competition with B P The Alan Barnes Octet - A Short & Grand | Adv Ticket: £3/£3 members, under 16s: £3 Mark Lewis Trio with guests Lyn Dandelion (Street Artist) Incomplete History of Jazz Singing Workshop for Children ages 7/11 Fairbanks & Wilf Nuttall Stage: 11:00am to 2:00pm | Venue: Street Festival | £2 on the day Doors: 1:30pm | Stage: 2pm to 4pm | Venue: The Grand | Doors: 10:00am | Stage: 10:30am to 12:30pm | Venue: Holmes Doors: 11:45am | Stage: 12:30pm to 3:00pm | Venue: United Adv Ticket: £17.50/£16 members, under 16s: £5 Mill | Adv Tickets: Register at The Grand then Pay-As-You-Feel Reformed Church | Adv Ticket: £14/£12 members, under 16s £5 Saturday Street Festival 12:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Castle Street | FREE! Junkhousedog Blues Band Claire Martin & Liane Carroll Eric Ainsworth Trio + Guests Stage: 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! Stage: 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Venue: The Station | FREE! Doors: 7pm | Stage: 7:45pm to 10:00pm | Venue: The Grand | Indigo Accoustic Adv Ticket: £22.50/£21 members, under 18s £15 Stage: 12:00pm to 2:00pm | Venue: Brizola Restaurant | FREE! The Staccatos Midnite Johnny Band Stage: 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: Spread Eagle, Sawley | FREE! Rediffusion All Stars Ed Lomax & Lyn Fairbanks Stage: 2pm to 4pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! Doors: 7:00pm | Stage: 8:00pm to 10:30pm | Venue: Clitheroe Stage: 12:30pm to 2:30pm | Venue: Assheton Arms | FREE! Artephis - A Jazz North Northernline Event Blufunk Syndicate Rugby Club | Adv Ticket: £12/£10 members, under 16s £5 Doors: 1:30pm | Stage: 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: SMSJ Old Stage: 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | FREE! Teri & The Electric Blues Parade School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £5/£3 members, under 16s £2 The Gelatos Stage: 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! The Midnight Parade - Trombone Spectacular Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: The Station | FREE! J Bear & the Giants Jazz North Introduces - Slow Loris / Jasmine Doors: 12:00pm | Stage: 3:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: United Stage: 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | FREE! Reformed Church | Adv Ticket: £10/£8 members, under 16s £4 The Moods Doors: 1:00pm | Stage: 2:00pm to 5:30pm | Venue: SMSJ Old Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Esc CC | FREE! School Rooms | FREE! Blowjangles Paul J Rigby’s Northern Jazz Orchestra Stage: 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | FREE! Cheating Hearts Bonsai & Clitheroe Royal Grammar School with Mark Nightingale + Stanza Poets Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Royal British Legion | FREE! Swing Band Sharp 4 Doors: 3:30pm | Stage: 4:00pm to 6:30pm | Venue: The Grand | Adv Ticket: £15/£12 members, under 18s £5 Doors: 2:00pm | Stage: 2:30pm to 5:00pm | Venue: The Grand Stage: 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Emporium | FREE! Arthur Geldard & Trish Ferrarin’s | Adv Ticket: £12/£10 members, under 16s £5 Breaking Jazz Willy Fluss & Frances Lee are ‘Mood Indigo’ Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Dog Inn, Longridge | FREE! Cold Bath Street - ‘Return to Earth’ Stage: 5:00pm to 7:00pm | Venue: Esc CC | FREE! TICKETS Doors: 5:00pm | Stage: 5:30pm to 7:30pm | Venue: SMSJ Old Julie Edwards Trio School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £5/£4 members, under 16s: £2 Manchester Inspirational Voices Book tickets at The Grand’s Box Office: Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | FREE! Doors: 4:30pm | Stage: 5:00pm to 7:30pm | Venue: St Mary’s Mighty Revelators Church | Adv Ticket: £10/£8 members, under 16s £4 Open Tuesday - Saturday 9am - 3pm or Cassis Collective Stage: 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! Tel: 01200 421599 Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Calf’s Head, Worston | FREE! Nicola Farnon Trio - Dinner Jazz George & Henry from Good Foxy Doors: 5:00pm | Stage: 5:30pm to 9:30pm | Venue: Holmes Buy online: www.thegrandvenue.co.uk Edward Foster - Solo Guitar Stage: 7:30pm to 9:30pm | Venue: Jungle | Adv Ticket: Free Gig! Mill | Adv Ticket: £35 If you are a RVJ&B member please book through the Stage: 7:30pm to 9:30pm | Venue: Jungle | FREE! Funk Soul City Jacky Bond Blues Band Box Office to get your discount. Jacky Bond Blues Band Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: The Station | FREE! Stage: 6pm to 8pm | Venue: Royal British Legion | FREE! A booking fee of 95p is charged per transaction when Stage: 9:30pm to 11:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! booking so best to buy all your tickets in one go. This Cassis Collective Mark Williams Trio / Zoe Gilby Quintet charge is to help The Grand provide an efficient Box Twin Frets - Willy Fluss & Vernon Fuller Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | FREE! Doors: 6:30pm | Stage: 7:00pm to 10:30pm | Venue: SMSJ Old Office service and helps support the venue’s wider Stage: 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Venue: The Ale House | FREE! School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £10/£8 members, under 16s £4 Route 66 outreach work. Information correct at time of going to press but details may Stage: 8pm to 10pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | FREE! The Marauders change due to unforeseen circumstances. Please check our website Stage: 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | FREE! for14 updates: www.rvjazzfestival.co.ukBook tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Ribble SomeValley ticketsJazz & Blues are also visit: available www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk on EventBrite 15 SUNDAY 5TH MAY SUNDAY 5TH MAY Jacky Bond Blues Band Stage: 6pm to 8pm | Venue: Royal British Legion | Free! Legendary blues harmonica player/singer Jacky Bond is guaranteed to get the house rocking.

Artephis - A Jazz North Northernline Event Doors: 1:30pm | Stage: 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Venue: SMSJ Old School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £5/£3 members, under 16s £2 This Sunday afternoon gig kicks off an enterprising day of jazz supported by Jazz North Northernline. Artephis are Royal College of Music alumni combining outstanding musicianship and spry energy Mark Williams Trio / Zoe Gilby with organic, sophisticated compositions; light-footed grooves call Manchester Inspirational Quintet Voices - Gospel Choir on late 60s, early 70s, Miles Davis, Prog Rock and electronic music. Doors: 6:30pm | Stage: 7pm to 10:30pm | Venue: SMSJ Old Sponsored by Phil Lee. Doors: 4:30pm | Stage: 5pm to 7:30pm | Venue: St Mary’s School Rooms | Adv Ticket: £10/£8 members, under 16s £4 Church | Adv Ticket: £10/£8 members, under 16s £4 Jazz North’s Northernline programme presents a splendid The Alan Barnes Octet - A Short J Bear & the Giants double-header concert with some very popular and & Incomplete History of Jazz Sharing an aspiration for ‘bringing diverse Stage: 3pm to 5pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | Free! communities together’ we are delighted to invite experienced musicians based in the North East. Doors: 1:30pm | Stage: 2pm to 4pm | Venue: The Consummate Burnley-based trio who play the best in Manchester Inspirational Voices - one of the UK’s Mark Williams has worked with some of the top jazz musicians Grand | Adv Ticket: £17.50/£16 members, under 18s £5 British Blues/Rock. most popular community gospel choirs - to the in the country, and currently a member of Zoe Gilby’s quartet as Saxophonist Alan Barnes makes his fourth Ribble Valley for the first time. well as other varying musical outfits throughout the North East. Blowjangles Mark has finally put together his own trio to showcase his own appearance since our first festival in 2010. An ever- The choir’s performance at Clitheroe’s St Mary’s compositional and improvisational talents. popular stalwart of UK jazz, Alan is a regular award Stage: 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | Free! Parish Church will be a stirring moment for choir winner who features at many high profile festivals, Blowjangles are a record-breaking community streetband lovers and jazz fans, performed by a Choir named This will be followed by a performance from the Aurora Project! frequently delivering a remarkable programme who are rather easy to recognise! ‘Gospel Choir of the Year’ in 2016 by the BBC. Singer/songwriter Zoe Gilby, popular with RV Jazz Club, teams with his Octet that features a very high quality, The choir presents a great sense of friendship up with jazz trumpet/flugel horn player Noel Dennis, double experienced and versatile line-up. The musicianship Sharp 4 and excitement, performances are moving and bassist Andy Champion, guitarist Mark Williams and drummer from this member of Leeds College of Music alumni Stage: 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Emporium | Free! passionate. Their voices and astounding music Russ Morgan for the exciting new Aurora project inspired by is first class. His special talent of engaging with the The Sharp 4 Quartet play an appealing mix of jazz arrangements on original and cover songs reflect a compositions by Noel’s flugel horn hero, Tom Harrell. audience through his music, and with his charm standards covering Swing, Latin, Groove and Modal. vision of hope. 7pm-8.15pm Mark Williams Trio (Sponsored by Sue Williams) and wit, can hardly be bettered! MIV’s prime purpose is to introduce faith in an 9pm-11pm Zoe Gilby’s Aurora Project with Noel Dennis The Grand Venue will be a perfect stage for this Mood Indigo encouraging way, to guide, develop and support (trumpet) notable band, and Alan Barnes’ Sunday afternoon Stage: 5:00pm to 7:00pm | Venue: Esc CC | Free! diverse communities to live well together through programme aimed at delivering ‘A Short and Willy Fluss and Frances Lee combine to present earthy music and singing. MIV promotes local community The Marauders Incomplete History of Jazz’ will prove to be a Blues, Soul, R&B and Reggae classics. togetherness, valuing individuals, creating inclusive Stage: 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | Free! compelling concert for a festival audience. The opportunities for all people, and encouraging Dynamite Blues! They have supported legends such as Bo programme? - Short, because it’s a 2 hour gig - Nicola Farnon Trio - Dinner Jazz individuals to sing with freedom and self-confidence. Didley, Climax Blues Band and Steve Gibbons - say no more! Incomplete because it only includes the band’s Doors: 5:00pm | Stage: 5:30pm to 9:30pm | Venue: This will be a special concert and very fitting in this, favourite bits! Well, if it only includes tunes from Bix Holmes Mill | Adv Ticket: £35 from Holmes Mill the Festival’s 10th birthday. Breaking Jazz - Jazz Jam Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong, through Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Charlie A remarkable performer on stage, Nicola is both a fine Ribble Valley Jazz Festival is working with Rev Andy Stage: 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Venue: The Station | Free! Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan to Coltrane, singer and an outstanding swinging bass player with an Froud and St Mary’s Parish Church on this event. Trish Ferrarin’s Breaking Jazz hosts a Jazz Jam Session - that will be a very attractive proposition! effervescent personality to match. all musicians welcome. 16 Book tickets at The Grand’s Ticket Office - see full details at the bottom of page 5. For more information about the Festival and Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues visit: www.rvjazzfestival.co.uk 17 SUNDAY 5TH MAY MONDAY 6TH MAY Two Hats Blues Band Blufunk Syndicate Stage: 8:30pm to 10:30pm | Venue: Maxwell’s Café Bar | Free! Stage: 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Venue: Aspinall Arms | Free! Purveyors of roots blues and ragtime jazz, available for The BluFunk Syndicate are a 12 piece fortress of 20% Jazz & 80% Funk! weddings, funerals, interventions and lay preaching. Cassis Collective Stage: 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Venue: The Ale House | Free! Another chance to catch the 5-piece Cassis Collective, performing classic jazz songs with sophistication. Black Friday The Midnight Parade - Trombone Stage: 10:00pm to 12:00pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | Free! Spectacular Taking you through the history of Rock - 1950’s to the present. Doors: 12pm | Stage: 3pm to 4pm | Venue: United Reformed Church | Adv Ticket: £10/£8 members, under 16s £5 This event comprises two workshops and a public performance. Paul J Rigby’s Northern MONDAY 6TH MAY A trombone heavy eight piece band the “Living Story Music Jazz Orchestra with Mark Ensemble” featuring project leader Chris Bridges, presents a set of Nightingale + Stanza Poets Out of Oppression – A Social History of Jazz songs inspired by Bulgakov’s depiction of the devil’s May Ball in his Doors: 3:30pm | Stage: 4:00pm to 6:30pm | Doors: 10:00am | Stage: 10:30am to 12:00pm | Venue: novel “The Master and Margarita”. Marius Neset Quintet Venue: The Grand | Adv Ticket: £15/£12 members, The Grand | Adv Ticket: £3/£3 members, under 16s: £3 Chris’s music draws on the roots of jazz and blues. His songs under 18s £5 Doors: 7:30pm | Stage: 8:15pm to 10:15pm | Venue: A talk with recorded music by Phil Lee. Entry fee includes will have you up and dancing, albeit with moments of chaos and The concert starts with a specially commissioned The Grand | Adv Ticket: £16.50/£15 members, under a sausage butty (meat/veggie) on entry! darkness. At given points in the performance, in various songs, the work from the local poetry group Stanza, “Music 18s £10 trombone trio will be swelled by a huge trombone choir, comprising meets Poetry inspired by Jazz.” Ribble Valley International Jazz Festival is Singing Workshop for Children ages 7/11 trombone beginners and experienced players. The sheer noise will thrilled to welcome one of Europe’s trailblazing Doors: 10am | Stage: 10:30am to 12:30pm | Venue: Holmes Mill make you join in the march of this macabre parade! Our 10th Jazz Festival finale brings to the stage the jazz groups to headline the Sunday night of | Adv Ticket: Register at The Grand then Pay-As-You-Feel Trombonists invited to join ‘The Midnight Parade’ Trombone Choir. ever-popular Northern Jazz Orchestra. P J Rigby’s NJO will showcase amazing talent and in particular the festival. In April 2011, Norwegian born/ Here is new festival event, a singing workshop for children, ages 7 Are you a trombonist, attracted by the spectacular trombone the internationally acclaimed trombonist and jazz Copenhagen based saxophonist Marius Neset to 11, run by local artist (and Festival Manager) Katie Wlodarczyk, event in RV Jazz Festival 2019? Would you like to join/perform in soloist, Mark Nightingale, one of the UK’s most in released his debut album Golden Xplosion which who believes singing is essential for youth well-being and health. the 3pm Trombone Spectacular performance of “The Midnight demand studio musicians. The NJO, in celebratory led to the saxophonist and composer becoming Come and let your little angels have a sing-song of some fun jazzy Parade”? Then sign up for one or both of our trombone workshops. mood on its 20th anniversary, will combine the best one of the most talked about newcomers on the tunes whilst you relax. Parents may leave their children in the We will be learning parts for the show, as well as practicing jazz of big band standards with swing and pop. European jazz scene. He appears with his quintet hour-long workshop and then come back at the end of the hour for improvisation alongside the amazing musicians of the Living Story for a return trip to Clitheroe. a mini concert performance. It is also possible to stay for the hour Music Ensemble. Expect a classy, big band concert! and observe the lesson. His album releases – Birds (2013), Lion (2014) and The Workshops will be: Pinball (2015) - have proved that Neset is “on his 1pm - for beginner/inexperienced trombonists If you have never way to being one of the biggest new draws on the Eric Ainsworth Trio + Guests Stage: 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Venue: The Station | Free! played a trombone and would like to join in with this performance, circuit” with five years of heavy touring behind then come along to the first workshop at 1pm, when we will get him, including sold out shows at some of Europe’s A first class session of jazz standards delivered by you playing your first notes on a pBone (special plastic trombone!). most prestigious festivals including North Sea Jazz, seasoned professionals. You can then stay for the second workshop to practice your parts Stuttgart Jazzopen and Kongsberg Jazz Festival. Midnite Johnny Band for the show, as well as having a go at improvising. Plastic pBone “Marius Neset is a marvel. He makes his instrument trombones provided if needed! Stage: 2pm to 4pm | Venue: Rose & Crown | Free! dance like a gazelle and soar like an eagle” - 2pm - for experienced trombone trombonists. We will be Telegraph This band plays music with the roots of blues meeting working on ideas for jazz improvisation, as well as learning and the hard edges of rock. practicing the parts for the 3pm show.

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