Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2024 | Saturday

SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER

Joseph Swan Room |  Workshop | 10.00am – 5.00pm
Art, Entertainment and Politics Workshop with Andy Hamilton
(Amirtha Kidambi / Izumi Kimura / Gerry Hemingway / Aruán Ortiz)

The Loftus Room | Doors: 12.30pm / 1.00pm – 2.00pm Times are approximate
Aruán Ortiz: Cub(an)ism and the Freedom of Now, Building a living score
Aruán Ortiz (Solo Piano + Q&A)

The Private Members Library | Doors: 4.45pm / Performance 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Shunyata Improvisation Group with special guest Ziv Taubenfeld
John Garner (Violin) / Mark Carroll (Cello) / NofC (Voice / Melodeon / Percussion) / Mick Wright
(Guitar) / Ziv Taubenfeld (Bass Clarinet)

The Loftus Room | Doors: 7.00pm / Performances 7.20pm – 10.00pm

7.20pm – 8.00pm
J.A.M. String Collective
Annalise Lam (Violin) / Julia Dos Reis (Viola) / Miranda Lewis-Brown (Cello)

8.20pm – 8.50pm
Tara Cunningham
Tara Cunningham (Solo Guitar)

9.10pm – 10.00pm
The Flame
Robert Mitchell (Piano) / Olie Brice (Double Bass) / Mark Sanders (Drums)

With great pleasure we announce the 8th year of Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised
Music.
The festival this year takes place over seven days with Friday 4th and Saturday 5th October
occupying a number of spaces in the Literary and Philosophical Society.
Alongside British and International UK based artists this year we’re delighted to be bringing
musicians from Copenhagen, Holland, Switzerland, Japan and the USA.
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music gratefully acknowledges Arts Council England,
associated partners and funders for their support.

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A LIVE event at the Lit & Phil | Prices Vary

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