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Celebrating Women in Music
With International Women’s Day approaching (8 March) it is only right that we dedicate this email to the many, fabulous women in our 2019 line up. We have featured just […]
60 Seconds with Rebecca Nash
So you will present a new suite for Percussion and Electronics, which has been commissioned for the 2019 festival. How did that come about? Tell us a little bit more […]
Denny Ilett on Pee Wee Ellis with Strings ‘Ballads, Blues and Bossa’
At the Festival this year we will present a world premiere as legendary saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis realises a lifelong ambition to perform with a 12-piece string ensemble and jazz […]
60 Seconds with Liane Carroll
Liane Carroll has been a pillar of the British jazz and soul scene for over thirty-five years and has dedicated her career to creating a deep and abiding connection with […]
60 Seconds with Ant Law
Before his gig at the 2019 Festival we hear more from guitarist Ant Law. Ant also joined us at the 2018 Festival with Trio HLK and Dame Evelyn Glennie… Musically, […]
60 seconds with William Goodchild
From the group that brought you ‘Sounds For Spies and Private Eyes’ comes Cult Fiction Live! Sounds from the Small Screen – a joyous frolic through the jazz and funk-laden […]
The ‘golden era’ of Jazz at Colston Hall…
** Update as of Oct 2020 – we congratulate Bristol on its renaming of the Hall to Bristol Beacon ** Bristol’s flagship concert venue Colston Hall has a long, rich, […]
60 Seconds with John Minton
For the 2018 Festival award-winning filmmaker John Minton is teaming up with Get The Blessing to produce a film which examines and celebrates over a century of Bristol, captured on […]
60 Seconds with Asaf Sirkis
What was the last record you bought? Weather Report Live In Tokyo, 1972. Who/what are your musical inspirations? Allan Holdsworth, Olivier Messiaen (especially his organ works), Tony Williams, Weather Report, […]