Jazz Cafe sax summit kicks off second London Saxophone Festival
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Following its successful inaugural run last year, the London Saxophone Festival returns with an expanded line-up from 23 May to 16 June at venues across the capital.
There’s a post-bop spiritual jazz blow-out to kick things off with some serious saxophone talent lining up at Camden’s Jazz Café on 23 May. Groups appearing include Tamar Osborn with her Afrobeat and Indo-jazz inspired septet Collocutor, alongside Denys Baptiste Quartet, Binker Golding Quartet and Nat Birchall Band.
The rest of the programme runs the gamut of jazz styles from new-fusion stars Kneebody (Jazz Cafe, 30 May) to acclaimed virtuosos The Yellowjackets (14 June) and Soul Women Unite, a collaborative concert featuring leading female musicians Terri Walker, YolanDa Brown, Ayanna Witter Johnson, Judi Jackson and Carleen Anderson (8 June), both at Cadogan Hall. The festival’s free access Sax Village and family day also returns on Saturday 8 June from 11am to 8.30pm in the Cadogan Hall foyer space, for newcomers and pros to share knowledge and participate in instructional and gear demonstrations.
– Mike Flynn
Full details and dates available at www.londonsaxophonefestival.com