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Friday 9th October

6.30 – 7.15pm – MUSICA KIRKLEES JUNIOR JAZZ/MUSICA YOUTH JAZZ COLLECTIVE

8 – 9.15PM – YORKSHIRE GYPSY SWING COLLECTIVE

A Yorkshire gypsy jazz supergroup playing music inspired by the legendary Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli of the ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’. The Collective remains in the spirit of Django and Stephane, while pushing the genre of ‘gypsy jazz’ forward into a modern sphere.

YGSC is Lewis Kilvington and Martin Chung (guitars), James Munroe (double bass), Derek Magee (violin) and Christine Pinkard (clarinet).

Expect some fast licks, burning ballads and even some Latin-inspired pieces.

9.30 – 11PM – STAN TRACEY CENTENARY CELEBRATION feat. CLARK TRACEY’S SPECTRUM (Sponsored by Jazz In Britain Ltd.)

In a year of ‘jazz centenaries’ (Miles, Coltrane) none is more significant to UK jazz than Stan Tracey ‘the Godfather of British jazz’ who would have turned 100 at the end of December.
To commemorate this, MJF have teamed up with Jazz In Britain and Stan’s son Clark to present this special concert which will feature the cream of British jazz talent from across the generations.
This gig also marks a new collaboration between Jazz In Britain and Clark’s own ReSteamed label, and the launch of an expanded 3CD re-issue of Stan’s 1982 album Spectrum: Tribute to Monk.

Saturday 10th October

11am – 12pm – MINIFEST

A fun, live musical experience for children that adults will love too! Jam packed with original songs written especially to stimulate young imaginations and get everybody moving. MiniFest is free but you’ll need to book a ticket here

5.30 – 6.45pm – DAN CASIMIR BIG BAND

7 – 8.30pm – LAURA JURD QUINTET

10 – 11.30pm – ROD MASON AND THE 007S

Saxophonist, arranger, band leader and all round MJF legend returns to the festival stage with the 007s, an elite group of musicians playing Rod’s own arrangement of themes, songs and incidental music from the Bond movies.

The 007s are James Lancaster (trumpet), Derek Harris (guitar), Andrzej Baranek (piano), Paul Chamberlain (bass), Jenny Smith (vocals) and Paul Smith (drums)

Sunday 11th October

11am Jazz Cafe
Free, just turn up! Marsden Scouts will be running the cafe as a fundraiser and there will be live music from local artists Terry Kenyon & Julie, Tony & Angie plus others tbc

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