JAZZSaturday 21 Friday 27 March

Guildhall Jazz Festival

From Billie Holiday to Kenny Wheeler, vintage jazz to improvised music, Guildhall musicians celebrate the best of jazz over seven performance-packed days.

Saturday 21 March, 4pm Milton Court Concert Hall

Junior Guildhall Jazz Band

Directed by Oliver Weston and Jonathan Taylor

Small group and Big Band jazz from Guildhalls thriving Junior department. Includes music by Marty Paich, Thelonious Monk and Count Basie.

Admission free

Saturday 21 March, 7.30pm Milton Court Concert Hall

Ellingtons Second Sacred Concert

Guildhall Jazz Choir & EnsembleGuildhall Jazz SingersDirected by Scott Stroman

Ellingtons Second Sacred Concert, premiered in 1968, contains some of the jazz legends best music. Guildhall professor Scott Stroman has streamlined and rearranged it into a new 40-minute Suite from the Second Sacred Concert, vastly increasing the contribution from the singers. In the first half, the Schools close-harmony singing group, Guildhall Jazz Singers, presents its unique take on jazz standards.

Tickets: 15 (10 concessions, free for Guildhall staff and students), available from the Barbican Box Office: 020 7638 8891 barbican.org.uk

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Sunday 22 Wednesday 25 March, 3pm & 4pm Thursday 26 March, 4.30pm & 5.30pm Silk Street Music Hall

Jazz Small Bands

Throughout the festival Guildhall musicians direct their own ensembles in a variety of different settings.

Admission free

JAZZSunday 22 March, 7.30pm Silk Street Music Hall

Tribute to Billie Holiday

Guildhall Jazz Ensemble Directed by Ed Puddick

Celebrating Billie Holidays continuing influence on the world of jazz, 100 years after her birth. Brand new versions of melodies associated with Lady Day, performed by a 12-piece ensemble.

Admission free

Monday 23 March, 7.30pm Silk Street Music Hall

Guildhall Jazz Ensemble Directed by Carlos Lopez-Real

Music by members of the E17 Jazz Collective, including its founder Carlos Lopez-Real, John Turville, Dave Manington, Robbie Robson and others.

Admission free

Tuesday 24 March, 7.30pm Silk Street Music Hall

Guildhall Alumni Jazz Ensemble Featuring The Tommy Andrews Quintet

Tommy Andrews leads fellow Guildhall graduates in arrangements from his debut album, The Crux, before taking to the stage with his quintet for Galilean Suite.

Admission free

Wednesday 25 March, 7.30pm Silk Street Music Hall

Vintage Jazz Night

Directed by Martin Hathaway

Focussing on the Swing Era, with music by Count Basie and Duke Ellington, and a tribute to the Stephane Grappelli / Django Reinhardt Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Admission free

Thursday 26 March, 7.30pm Silk Street Music Hall

Tribute to John Stevens & Spontaneous Music Ensemble Guildhall Improvised Music Ensemble Directed by Sarah Gail Brandwith special guest Mark Sanders percussion

A tribute to visionary British drummer John Stevens and the free improvisation group he co-founded in the mid-60s.

Admission free

Friday 27 March, 7.30pm Milton Court Concert Hall

Tribute to Kenny Wheeler

Guildhall Jazz Band & SingersDirected by Scott Stroman

The festival finale pays tribute to the late, great Kenny Wheeler trumpeter, composer and innovator with a special programme that includes a performance of his landmark Sweet Time Suite.

Tickets: 15 (10 concessions, free for Guildhall staff and students), available from the Barbican Box Office: 020 7638 8891 barbican.org.uk

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