Jazz/ Blues/ Soul/ Funk/ Latin in rural outposts
It’s a few weeks since the heady heights of the Sidmouth international Jazz and blues festival 2023, an amazingly successful venture led by the unstoppable Ian Bowden and crew. He has created a beautiful and professional event that garnered such great responses as ‘if Carling did festivals’ or ‘ what an outstanding weekend, so well organised, great bands and we hope it continues for years to come’.
My role was to support Ian when I could, help with curating bands and compere the main stage. All good fun. I was so pleased to have secured the simply superb Hannah Williams and the Affirmations, the heart wrenching Roland Gift and most talented of talented Courtney Pine somehow rocking out this sleepy and beautiful Devon town like never before. The Jazz Defenders were incredible whilst Indira Roman and Aji Pa’ti knocked it out of the park.
Every act was wonderful and it feels like a family spirit of musicians is starting to develop in our rural outpost.
Please stay in contact through our website for updates and limited edition merch. See you in 2024 as we welcome you back again
Photos by KT Bruce
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