Dundee Jazz Festival
29 April - 1 May 2005
This year's Dundee Jazz Festival will be showcasing some fantastic performers. Internationally acclaimed jazz stars including Courtney Pine, US star vocalist Rene Marie and Tommy Smith will be making an appearance alongside a host of local talent.
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Other artists performing are:
- Fat Sams Band
- Brian Kellock with Tommy Smith
- Dundee Schools Big Band
- Dundee University Big Band
- Dave Fimister Sextet
- Dundee Schools Saxophone Quartet
- Gordon McNeill Quartet
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In 2005 the festival is changing its approach - it's now a weekend event and venues have changed. Artists are appearing this year at the Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa, and the Caird Hall. As always, the focus remains on high quality music and musicians and a range of styles.
The festival will mark a new home for jazz in Dundee at the Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa. The Sunday lunchtime session will be the first of many events with a view to making it a regular Sunday feature.
Festival Events
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Fat Sams Band will be performing their tight arrangements and punchy solos on 29 April at the Apex Hotel. Playing, jump-jive, swing, and little big-band music, as well as music from Louis Armstrong to Count Basie will make this one night you shouldn't miss! |
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Courtney Pine is one of the most celebrated figures in new British jazz of the last 20 years. He'll be delivering his juicy, funky music, embracing soul, hip-hop and bebop at Dundee's Caird Hall on 29 April.
Rene Marie's seductive, inventive and burning vocals will pull in the crowds. This American singer writes some brilliant tunes and covers the classic jazz song book with fire and invention on 30 April at the Apex Hotel.
Tommy Smith and Brian Kellock - the two giants of the Scottish jazz scene some together in a scintillating partnership. Smith's liquid and fiery saxophone meets Kellock's torrential and imaginative piano in a sublime set with sparks flying. They'll be playing on 1 May at the Apex Hotel
| Read more about the Dundee Jazz Festival or contact organisers Assembly Direct on 0131 553 4000. | |