Accompanied by three talented musicians from the Birmingham Conservatoire, local jazz singer Lydia Rae performed an accomplished set of classic numbers and her own material.
Taking one liberty with one of Oscar Wilde’s best known plays might be seen as being brave, but taking a series of them could be seen as being careless.
With a stage set that looked more like a front room than a concert stage, the four piece Budapest Cafe Orchestra played for a full and attentive house when they appeared at the Hub at St Mary’s.
The talented pianist and singer Emma Jonson closed the 2024 Lichfield Jazz and Blues festival with a rambunctious set that encompassed boogie-woogie, blues and jazz.
The critically-acclaimed jazz musician Dennis Rollins had sterling support from The Nick Dewhurst Band as he gave a fine display of musical invention at the Lichfield Jazz and Blues Festival.
With a storied career that encompassed folk rock with Steeleye Span and numerous other projects, the leading violinist and composer Peter Knight and his inventive band Gigspanner delivered a set of exciting music at The Hub at St Mary’s.
