The 2010 City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival will take place from 29th April - 3rd May 2010 across multiple venues in Derry - Londonderry.
The full Jazz programme will be available from the 24th March 2010. Visit this website for full details !!
ROLLING STONE, BILL WYMAN FOR THE FORUM!
The Millennium Forum has announced that legendary musician, BILL WYMAN, will perform for two nights on Friday 30th April and Saturday 1st May as part of the City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival. Tickets go on sale from the Forum’s Box Office at 9.30am on Friday 5th February and are priced at £17.50, £22.50, £29.50 and £32.50.The former Rolling Stones’ bass guitarist brings his band, the Rhythm Kings, to our city for an evening of blues, jazz, rock and rhythm’n’blues from this all-star award-winning group. The Rhythm Kings are renowned for their popular live performances and their visit to the Forum will be greeted with much excitement by local audiences, particularly in the run up to the Jazz Festival.
Chief Executive of the Millennium Forum, David McLaughlin, said:
“We are delighted to welcome this iconic musician to our stage for what promises to be a magical evening for music fans. Over the years, in association with Derry City Council, we have hosted many world class acts as part of the City of Derry Jazz Festival and I have no doubt that this event will reinforce the Festival as being one of the premier music festivals of Ireland. Bill Wyman is sure to be the highlight of yet another outstanding week-end of music at its very finest and we are confident that it will attract many visitors from beyond the city to what is guaranteed to be a sell-out event.”
The Mayor Cllr Paul Fleming said he was delighted to welcome such a high profile artist to this year’s event. He commented: “The City of Derry Jazz Festival is Northern Ireland’s premier Jazz and Big Band Festival and is fast becoming a major player on the European Jazz Festival scene and is renowned for its fun and exciting Bank Holiday weekend programme. This year’s festival offers a host of top class events and musical performances to suit all tastes with a wide range of musical performances throughout the four-day event. The Bill Wyman gig promises to be a very special occasion for music lovers in the city and help us to promote the festival to a wider audience.”
BILL WYMAN’S RHYTHM KINGS perform at the Millennium Forum on Fri 30th April and Sat 1st May. Tickets go on sale from the Box Office at 9.30am on Friday 5th February. Telephone 71 264455 or visit www.millenniumforum.co.uk for bookings.
Jazz festival ends on a high note
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Organised by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board in association with Diageo
Northern Ireland, the NITA are now into their 31st year and on the evening
the City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival scooped the top award in the
Best Event category. More Information
2008 Video Footage
Video courtesy of BBC Radio Foyle
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