Thank you to all those Friends who have already renewed. It is great to know there is so much support for the Festival. We will let you know as soon as we have information from the organisers on next year’s programme but in the meantime we wish you an enjoyable Christmas and a happy and…
Category: Friends’ News
Brecon Jazz Festival 2020
The dates have been confirmed as 7, 8 and 9 August in case you want to get your accommodation booked in plenty of time. Further information should be available soon.
FEEDBACK ON BJF 2019
Friends’ feedback is very important to FoBJ and to the organisers of the Festival. Therefore the Membership Secretary has been asked to compile a report for the next Committee meeting at the end of October. So if you can please email drydenrm@gmail.com your comments on music content, venues, organisation, clubhouse etc., by the end of…
Please retain your lanyards for next year
The lanyards proved very useful for identifying us and for promoting the Friends. Please keep them to use again next year but if you do lose yours, we have more. For the new members who had problems finding the clubhouse we have put directions on the Map page of this site. We look forward to…
FoBJ hands over cheque for £2,500 to Festival organisers
Brecon Jazz Festival organisers, Lynne Gornall and Roger Cannon, send a big thank you to all The Friends who have, through their subscriptions and donations, enabled FoBj to hand over £2,500 to them again this year. As they receive very little funding and are volunteers themselves, depending on volunteers throughout the festival, every amount they…
FINAL message before Brecon Jazz 2019
The following email has been received today – Monday 5th August 2019 – from the Festival organisers: Dear Brecon Jazz supporters – Welcome to Brecon – map and town carparking link below: but please also note town centre roads closed: High Streets areas/Bulwark/upper Lion Street Car Parking in Brecon Info HERE IF YOU HAVE TICKETS,…
Festival update from the organisers
Don’t miss the opening programme of jazz on Friday 9 August, beginning with the Brecon Town Concert Band at St Mary’s Church from just before 12 noon, then Jazz Trio, Ukes Jazz and Junior Jazz concert, until 5pm. There will also be a free Swing Dance class on Saturday (at St Mary’s) with free daytime…
… AND ALL THAT JAZZ .. EXHIBITION AT THEATR BRYCHEINIOG
There will be a jazz exhibition featuring photographs and paintings at Theatr Brycheiniog from 2nd August to 1st September. Included in the exhibition will be paintings by Andrew Morton and photographs commissioned by Brecon Jazz Club entitled “Faces of Jazz”. See “Exhibitions” for promotion material and further information.
Special FoBJ Weekend Pass no longer available after Friday 14 June
A reminder to Members to order their hugely discounted Brecon Jazz Festival Weekend Passes by Friday 14 June. These are only available to paid-up members so if you have not paid your membership subscription yet please do so today or tomorrow as our Membership Secretary will be away from Wednesday 12th for a few days…
Festival ticketing options Aug 9-11 2019
STANDARD WEEKEND PASS Standard Weekend ticket will be available at a special price for FoBJ members of £125 (£175 to the public). This represents a discount of over 40% on purchase of all the included events. Weekend Ticket Pass includes Friday Big Band & meal + 2 other events (Talk & key Concert) plus 10…