15 January 2018 It is with sadness that we inform everyone of the death of Mike Harries at 85 – trombonist and frontman with the Root Doctors. An architect by profession, he was born in Ynysybwl and grew up in Cardiff. He played at the first Brecon Jazz Festival in 1985 with his Mike Harries…
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Brecon Jazz Festival 2018: Friday 10th August to Sunday 12th August
The Bishop Bevan Hall, in the centre of Brecon, is booked for our Clubhouse and we are negotiating with a popular local caterer to supply food and drinks. Event organisers are in discussion with musicians and we will keep you posted as information becomes available.
Brecon Jazz Festival 2017: Fri 11th August to Sunday 13th August
A very successful Jazz Festival took place in perfect sunny conditions. The roads were closed off to traffic and people flooded the centre of Brecon which buzzed with excitement and wonderful music. Headliners, Darius Bruckbeck Quartet, visiting Brecon for the first time, filled the Guildhall with fantastic sounds. The weekend got under way with the…
Brecon Jazz Festival 2016
The 2016 event, although on a smaller scale to those of the past, was no less a celebration of high class music with a choice of superb live jazz from the evening of Friday 12th August to the evening of Sunday 14th at venues throughout Brecon. The Friends of Brecon Jazz clubhouse was open as usual…