A last-minute replacement for Alex Clarke, local saxophone star Chris Bowden led an exhilarating set of jazz standards and rarer material when he played at Lichfield’s Blues and Jazz Festival.
One of the country’s leading jazz trombone players gave a masterclass in providing good time music and a party atmosphere when he appeared at Lichfield Arts’ 30th Blues and Jazz Festival.
With little more than an acoustic guitar, harmonica and some well-written originals and choice blues covers, local musician Robert Jackson kept the audience entertained when he played as part of Lichfield Arts’ 30th Blues and Jazz Festival.
With only four actors playing all of the parts, providing musical accompaniment, sound effects, and finding contemporary elements to add to a demanding script, a lot was happening when the Pantaloon Theatre Company bought their open-air adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Stowe Fields.
A Covid-secure environment, a near-capacity audience and some of the finest local musicians playing to an appreciative audience was the order of the day when the Nick Dewhurst band played at The George Hotel in Lichfield.
The talented quartet of pianist Dan Temmings, drummer Dave Tandy, bass player Paul Robinson and leader Nick Dewhurst on trumpet and guitar played to an appreciative audience when they appeared at Lichfield’s Cathedral Hotel.
A near-capacity Wade Street Church and the celebrated duo of Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham were the key ingredients when the much admired Scottish musicians appeared in Lichfield.
The popular five piece Fret and Fiddle played an exciting and varied set of jazz classics, some blues and songs from other genres at Lichfield’s Wade Street Church.
Accompanied by an all-star band, the award-winning composer and saxophonist Iain Ballamy played an exciting set of music when he appeared at Lichfield’s Cathedral Hotel.
The CBSO With Guest Soloist Nicola Benedetti The world renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra gave a masterclass in musical performance and skill, when they alongside guest soloist Nicola Benedetti performed music by Tchaikovsky and Berlioz on Saturday February 8th. With both pieces being ep
