Paul Kelly, Festival Chair of Swanage Jazz Festival, writes:
“Swanage Jazz Festival is back this July with the 34th Festival running Friday 11 – Sunday 13 July.
We have sought to achieve our usual balance of the popular, the new and the topical in a programme that spans New Orleans to contemporary Jazz. Our headliners include debut Swanage performances by the grande dame Elaine Delmar (Friday) and Andy Sheppard (Saturday). Friday also features Afro-Jazz dub from Soothsayers. Saturday features the hard-touring Hejira and Sunday the exciting pianist Sultan Stevenson. Sunday night closes with a 10 piece rave-up led by Pete Long titled ‘Jazz at The Mowlemonic’.
We are delighted to include newer artists like the Emily Masser/Alex Clark Quintet with a fresh stamp on old standards, the newly arrived and lauded singer Maddie Martin and return visits from pianist Rebecca Nash, Canadian guitarist Keanu Ienco and saxist Jon Lloyd.
Returning favourites include Liane Carroll, Simon Spillett, Craig Milverton, Nigel Price and Hexagonal. The Festival pays tribute to Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday plus homages to Benny Golson and much loved West Country saxist Jeremy Huggett – who both died in 2024.
That is just a small sample the of 36 bands in the ticketed programme.”
List of Bands and Line Ups
Friday 11 July
Mowlem Theatre
4pm Andy Panayi and Chris Coull’s The Blues and The Abstract Truth – two sets
Chris Coull: Trumpet
Andy Panayi: Alto Sax
Sammy Mayne: Tenor Sax;
Alan Barnes: Baritone Sax;
John Donaldson: Piano:
Paul Whitten: Bass;
Joe Edwards: Drums
7pm Hexagonal – Celebrating Bheki Mseleku and McCoy Tyner
Greg Heath: Tenor/soprano Sax
John Donaldson: Piano;
Simon Thorpe: Bass
Joe Edwards: Drums
8.30pm The Elaine Delmar Quartet – two sets
Elaine Delmar: vocals
Barry Green: Piano
Simon Thorpe: Bass
Bobby Worth: Drums
Sandpit Field Marquee
4pm The Jazz Defenders -– two sets
Nick Malcolm: Trumpet;
Jake McMurchie: Tenor Sax;
George Cooper: Piano/Keyboards;
Will Harris: Bass
Ian Matthews: Drums
7pm The B.D. Lenz Trio
B.D. Lenz: Guitar;
James Rosocha: Bass;
Joe Falcey: Drums
9pm Soothsayers – two sets
Idris Rahman: Sax/Vocals
Robin Hopcraft:Trumpet/Vocals
Julia Biel: Vocals/Percussion
Andrew Gibson: Guitar
Kishon Khan: Keyboards
Emmanuel Afram: Bass
Joseph Akiti: Drums
11pm ENDS
Mowlem Theatre Studio
7.30pm The Adrian Cox Trio – ‘Makin’ Runs’ – 2 sets
Adrian Cox: Clarinet
“Honey” Boulton: Guitar
Alex Gilson: Double bass
9.30pm – ENDS
Saturday 12 July
Mowlem Theatre
11.15 The Double Standards Quartet
Josh Thorn: Drums
Saul Hughes: Piano
Alice Britton: Bass
Oliver Peal: Guitar
1.15pm Terry Quinney’s Tribute to Benny Golson with special guest Mark Nightingale
Terry Quinney: Tenor Sax
Mark Nightingale: Trombone
Gareth Fowler: Guitar
George Balmont: Bass
Ted Carrasco: Drums
3.15pm Threeway with special guest John Etheridge
Steve Waterman: Trumpet
John Etheridge: Guitar
Steve Lodder Keyboards
Ben Crosland: Bass
5.15pm Ribbons with Rebecca Nash and Sara Colman
Sara Colman: Vocals
Rebecca Nash: Piano
Henrik Jensen: Bass
Jonathan Silk: Drums
8pm Hejira – celebrating Joni Mitchell – 2 sets
Pete Oxley: Guitar
Hattie Whitehead: Vocals and Guitar
Ollie Weston: Tenor and Soprano sax, Bass clarinet
Chris Eldred: Keyboards
Dave Jones: Basses
Rick Finlay: Drums
Sandpit Field Marquee
1pm The Craig Milverton Trio – Celebrating Oscar Peterson’s 100th Birthday
Craig Milverton: Piano
Ashley John Long: Bass
Alex Goodyear: Drums
3pm Atlanticus
Jack Kendon: Trumpet & Flumpet
Peter Fraize: Tenor Sax
Terry Seabrook: Organ
Milo Fell: Drums
5pm The Kevin Figes Sextet You Are Here
Kevin Figes: Saxes & Flutes
Pete Judge: Trumpet
Raph Clarkson: Trombone
Jim Blomfield: Piano
Riaan Vosloo: Bass
Tony Orrell: Drums
7.15pm Roan Kearsey Lawson’s LMO
Roan Kearsey Lawson: Vibraphone
Craig Milverton: Piano
Ashley John Long: Bass
Alex Goodyear: Drums
9.15pm Andy Sheppard Quartet – 2 sets
Andy Sheppard: Saxes
John Parricelli: Guitar
Dudley Phillips: Bass
Nic France: Drums
11pm ENDS
Saturday 12 July
Mowlem Theatre Studio –
12pm Wee Four: The History of Jazz 1918 :1948 /
Megs Etherington: Trumpet
Zoe Lambeth: Reeds
Ken Ames: Guitar
Peter McCurrie: Double Bass
2pm Tad Newton’s Jazz Friends
Tad Newton: Trombone/vocals
Gary Wood: Trumpet/vocals
Richard Exall: Clarinet/saxes
Alan Haughton: Piano
Tomas Pederson: Bass
Ronnie Fenn: Drums
4pm The Dart Valley Stompers Legacy Band – Tribute to Jeremy Huggett – 2 sets
Kevin Grenfell: Trombone and Vocals
Gary Wood: Trumpet and Vocals
Nick White: Sax and Clarinet
Vic Partridge: Banjo and Guitar
Simon Smith: Double Bass
Jim Newton: Drums and Percussion
6.30pm The Quartet of The Hot Club of Bournemouth
Simon Newton: Guitar & Vocals
John Belben: Guitar
Gill Tolliday: Violin
Ray Russell: Double Bass
8.15pm The Bateman Brothers’ Tribute to Louis Armstrong and his All Stars – 2 sets
Alan Bateman: Trumpet
Ian Bateman: Trombone
Pete Long: Clarinet
Craig Milverton: Piano
Tom Clark-Hill: Bass
Nick Millward: Drums
Maggie Reeday: Vocals
10.15pm ENDS
Sunday 13 July
Mowlem Theatre
11.30am The Keanu Ienco Quartet
Keanu Ienco: Guitar
Saul Hughes: Piano
Joe Limburn: Bass
Josh Thorn: Drums
1.30pm Mrs and Mrs – Georgia Mancio and Liane Carroll
Georgia Mancio: Vocals
Liane Carroll: vocals and piano
Roger Carey: Bass
Dave Ohm: Drums
3.30pm The Emily Masser/Alex Clarke Quintet
Emily Masser: Vocals
Alex Clarke: saxophones
Matyas Gayer: Piano
James Owston: Bass
Steve Brown: Drums
5.30pm The Jon Lloyd Quartet
Jon Lloyd: Tenor/Soprano Saxes
John Law: Piano
Ashley John Long: Bass
Alex Goodyear: Drums
8pm Pete Long’s Jazz at The Mowlemonic – Two Sets
Bruce Adams & Mark Armstrong: Trumpets
Pete Long, Alex Clarke & Simon Spillett: Saxes
Ian Bateman: Trombone
Nigel Price: Guitar
Craig Milverton: Piano
Alec Dankworth: Bass
David Ingamells: Drums
10pm ENDS
Sandpit Field Marquee – Sun 13 July
11.30am The Maddie Martin Quartet
Maddie Martin: Vocals
Columbus Sandor: Piano
Guy Dempsey: Bass
Kai MacRae: Drums
1.15pm The Neil Burns Trio
Neil Burns: Guitar
Roger Beaujolais: Vibraphone
Alec Dankworth: Bass
3.30pm The Jazz Couriers Revisited
Pete Long: Tenor Sax
Simon Spillett: Tenor Sax
Pete Billington: Piano
Alec Dankworth: Bass
Pete Cater: Drums
5.15pm The Misha Mullov-Abbado Sextet
Misha Mullov-Abbado: Bass
Adam Chatterton: Trumpet
Tom Smith: Alto sax
Riley Stone-Lonergan: Tenor sax
Liam Dunachie: Piano
Scott Chapman: Drums
7.45pm The Sultan Stevenson Trio – Two sets
Sultan Stevenson: Piano
Jacob Gryn: Bass
Joel Waters: Drums
9.45pm ENDS
Mowlem Theatre Studio – Sun 13 July
12pm Tony Waller’s Prohibition Jazz
Tony Waller: Trumpet
Mike Snelling: Clarinet
Ian Bateman: Trombone
Phil Doyle: Piano
Ken Ames: Double bass
David Waller: Drums
2pm Chris Walker’s Pedigree Chums
Chris Walker: Clarinet & Alto/Bari Sax
Tim Eyles: Trumpet
John Noddings: Banjo/Guitar
Peter Maxfield: Double Bass
Sy Gorelick: Drums
4pm Moscow Drug Club – 2 sets
Katya Gorrie: Vocals
Jonny Bruce: Trumpet
Andy Bowen: Guitar
Mirek Salmon: Piano/Accordion/Bandoneon,
Andy Crowdy: Double Bass
7.30pm Rainey’s Revue
Chrissie Miles and Emily Wyndham: Vocals
Richard Exall: Saxes
Dom Barnett: Piano
Marianne Windham: Double Bass
Sam Kelly: Drums
9.30pm ENDS
