The creation of local music teacher David Barrett, fusing many world percussion elements together with a contemporary twist. Students from Foxford Secondary School, Longford and Little Heath Primary Schools will be performing together in
collaboration with the Henry VIII School Big Band. Over 60 students will be performing on Samba Percussion, West African Djembe, Steelpans and Dhol along with vocalists and a full big band. An exciting start to the festival and a chance to see some of Coventry's musicians of tomorrow.
Denise’s soulful voice and eclectic mix of gospel, blues and jazz has provided her with an entrée to many different events – from Buckingham Palace to Glastonbury to T in the Park. A decade ago, having being nick-named “the gospel diva”, she embraced her deep-rooted passion for the message music and has been able to share her love for Traditional Hymns & Spirituals combined with a contemporary Jazz twist. Denise has appeared at numerous European festivals, including, Greenbelt Festival, Breda Jazz in Holland, the New Orleans festival in Celerina, Switzerland as well as previous Coventry Jazz Festivals – we welcome her return.
- Denise Gordon
- vocals
- Ian Hill
- saxophone
- Matthew Bolton
- piano
- Geoff Tooley
- guitar
- Roger Inniss
- bass
- Julian Chambers
- drums
Living legend Hugh Masekela is an international jazz star and one of the most charismatic figures in South African culture. He has been at the heart and soul of South African music for forty years –
even though he spent many of those years in enforced exile. His trumpet has been an instrument of resistance, a call to freedom and a celebration of the resilience of his people. He is South Africa’s most enduring musical ambassador with music that brims over with a contagious, joyful warmth and optimism.
- Hugh Masekela
- trumpet, flugelhorn
- Sello Montwedi
- drums
- Abednigo Zulu
- bass
- John Selolwane
- guitar
- Oakantse Moilwa
- keyboards
- Arthur Tshabalala
- keyboards
- Ngenekhaya Mahlangu
- saxophone
- Francis Fuster
- percussion
Former Squeeze ivory-tickler Jools Holland returns to Warwick Arts Centre with his band, the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and an incredible repertoire that combines the best of jazz, blues, boogie woogie and honky tonk. Jools Holland’s 18 piece orchestra features drummer Gilson Lavis and is joined by special guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall. Equally at home in front of the TV cameras as he is the keyboard, Jools has become one of the UK’s most popular music presenters. From the heady days of The Tube to Juke Box Jury
to the late night music show Later with Jools Holland – which celebrated its 200th programme earlier this year.