Sunday 29th September

Evening Events

  • 8pm - Tim Garland & Jason Rebello

    Tim Garland & Jason Rebello - two of the UKs most revered musicians, veterans of the bands of everyone from Chick Corea to Sting and major leaders in their own right, unite to present a set of stunning duo performances. 

    Venue - Horatios, Brighton Palace Pier

    Doors - 7.30pm

  • 9.30pm - Claire Martin

    Claire Martin Quartet

    Piano - Rob Barron

    Bass - Jeremy Brown

    Drums - Mark Taylor

    Multi-award-winning vocalist Claire Martin OBE has been a ‘tour de force’ on the UK jazz scene for over 30 years in her various guises as band leader, festival curator, broadcaster and educator. As a Linn recording artist with 25 albums to her credit, Claire has to worldwide critical acclaim, established herself as a tour de force on the UK jazz scene, gaining many awards, including winning the British Jazz Awards eight times during her career. In 2018, she was the proud recipient of the BASCA Gold Badge Award for her contribution to jazz.

    Led by the much in-demand pianist Rob Barron, Claire will be bringing her world class trio to the festival this year to perform stylish re-workings of classics from the Great American Songbook as well as lesser-known gems from Richard Rodney Bennett, Donny Hathaway and Johnny Mandel.

    “She ranks among the four or five finest female jazz vocalists on the planet”. Jazz Times USA

    “One of the finest jazz singers in the world today”. Jazz Journal

    “Our finest jazz singer”. The Times

    Venue - Horatios, Brighton Palace Pier

    Doors - 7.30pm

Tickets £25

Daytime Events

Free entry

  • 12pm - Jazz Futures

    New Generation Jazz are proud to announce that the Jazz Futures programme will be taking part in the Brighton jazz Festival.

    Jazz Futures is a programme created by New Generation Jazz to encourage the wealth of young musical talent across the South East. It offers free weekly workshops and band classes at the Verdict Jazz Club in Brighton under the leadership of respected educators Matt Ellis and Claire Ellis, with a range of guest tutors including some of the UK’s most exciting rising stars offering their expertise, and specially commissioned works for the student ensembles to perform.

    For full details - www.newgenerationjazz.co.uk

  • 2pm - We Bop Choir

    Local all-woman ensemble, We Bop Choir, present a glorious repertoire of love themed from their sell out show at Brighton Spiegeltent. With the choir’s signature a cappella covers alongside new songs accompanied by a Latin acoustic trio, expect to hear gorgeous, shimmering vocal harmonies that will lift your heart and Latin flavoured grooves to move your feet. Directed by Rachel Myer with Pedro Enrique Medina on guitar, Eddie Myer on double bass and Sudhi Pooniyil on percussion.


  • 3pm - Amuse Manouche

    UK & International gypsy swing band with a 1930's Parisienne Hot club sound.

    Sam Carelse - Vocals

    Matt holborn - violin

    Jason Henson - guitar

    Elis davies - guitar

    George berries - bass