https://www.creativesacrosssussex.com/listings/news/?archive=1&user=7308&view=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/2015-headliners/ Internationally-acclaimed saxophonist Jean Toussaint will lead the headliners at this year’s Marsden Jazz Festival, it has been announced. The Caribbean-born musician, who relocated to New York in the 1980s to become ... Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/vote-for-marsden-jazz-festival-to-win-award/ Marsden Jazz Festival has been nominated as "Outstanding Established Festival" in the 2015 Yorkshire Gig Guide Grassroots Awards. Marsden Jazz Festival Producer, Barney Stevenson, has also been nominated in the "Outstand... Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/more-gigs-on-sale/ >> Two interactive concerts for children from Artful Playground Lolly Pops and Circus Props (11.30am Sunday 11 October, £5 The Toothy Adventure of Davy Denture (1.30pm Sunday 11 October, £5) Younger audiences at M... Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/volunteering/ Gain valuable festival experience, meet new people and develop new skills. Cutting edge and traditional jazz comes to Marsden during the second weekend in October. We require a wide range of volunteers to help fill... Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/festival2015/ Organisers of the Marsden Jazz Festival are claiming this year’s event will be the biggest yet with almost 100 gigs taking place at 26 venues this October. Internationally-acclaimed saxophonist Jean Toussaint will lea... Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/kazoo-workshops/ Marsden will soon be buzzing with the sound of kazoos with four kazoo workshops taking place in the village over the next two weekends. Music fans of all ages are being encouraged to attend one of the free workshops t... Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/best-festival/ Marsden Jazz Festival has been named Yorkshire’s best festival at a top awards ceremony. The annual three-day live music event, which took place earlier this month, has won the ‘Outstanding Established Festival’ titl... Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/jazz-legend-returns-to-marsden-for-25th-festival/ A jazz legend will be returning to Marsden this October to perform at the 25th Marsden Jazz Festival. Digby Fairweather appeared at the first festival in 1992 and will once again be at the 19th century Mechanics Hall ... Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/station-exhibition/ A new exhibition revealing the 25-year history of the Marsden Jazz Festival has gone on display at Huddersfield railway station. Customers travelling through the main station building will be able to see original post... Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/adopt-a-gig-2017/ Christmas shoppers looking for unique gift ideas are being given the chance to adopt a gig for a friend or relative at next year’s Marsden Jazz Festival. The festival’s organisers are asking people to help support the... Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/sponsor-search-launched-for-marsden-jazz-festival/ The organisers of one of the UK’s longest established jazz festivals are searching for sponsors to help fund this year’s festival. Marsden Jazz Festival celebrated its 25th year in 2016 and the charity is hoping the l... Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/last-chance-to-adopt-a-gig-at-marsden-jazz-festival/ Music lovers who want to support the free gigs at this year’s Marsden Jazz Festival are being encouraged to adopt their own gig. The festival’s organisers are about to finalise this year’s programme which means anyone... Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/catalyst/ A Colne Valley festival which was set up over 25 years ago has been awarded a national arts grant to help it raise its profile and secure new income from private donors. Marsden Jazz Festival is set to receive £30,000... Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/marsden-jazz-festival/ Marsden Jazz Festival's 2018 commission is being broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 11pm on Monday 12 November. On Marsden Moor is a suite based on five poems by Marsden-born poet Simon Armitage, which was written by Jonny M... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/chronotope/ Marsden Jazz Festival is taking world-renowned musicians out onto the wild moorland above Marsden and recording them playing live for online audiences to enjoy! Marsden Jazz Festival, one of the UK’s longest running ... Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/marsden-jazz-festival-have-partnered-with-black-lives-in-music/ Marsden Jazz Festival is working with new organisation Black Lives in Music to empower and amplify Black musicians’ voices and promote their ground-breaking research. Black Lives in Music (BLiM) was launched to tackle... Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/2021-festival/ After a tough 2020 which saw the first-ever cancellation of Marsden Jazz Festival in almost 30years, the award-winning festival based in Marsden WILL be returning this year! Taking place over the usual second weekend ... Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/marsdenjazz/marsden-jazz-festival-is-back-for-its-30th-year-against-all-odds/ After a funding blow, the Yorkshire-based jazz festival has galvanised to bring four days of world-class live jazz to the picturesque Pennine village Marsden Jazz Festival is thrilled to celebrate 30 years of the fest...