music – Lichfield Live

Acclaimed trumpeter lifts the lid on her career ahead of performance at the 2018 Lichfield Festival
By Peter Bacon on 23rd June, 2018
British-Bahraini trumpeter Yazz Ahmed is appearing with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra when they play the Lichfield Festival - and she revealed what the audience...
Review: King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 20th June, 2018
After more than 30 years at the forefront of the live jump-jive jazz scene, it is no wonder that the musical institution of King Pleasure...
Review: Walsall Jazz Orchestra at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 18th June, 2018
The Walsall Jazz Orchestra have become one of the leading big bands in the area, taking in some of the most talented musicians and producing...
Review: Tony Christie at the Lichfield Garrick
By Phil Preece on 18th June, 2018
Tony Christie’s Amarillo entered the public consciousness permanently with Comic Relief and as a seasoned performer with a self-deprecating sense of humour he himself quips...
Review: Sarah Gillespie Quartet at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 14th June, 2018
Singer-songwriter Sarah Gillespie was in good form when she led her talented quartet through a concert of her own songs at the Lichfield Arts Blues...
Review: The Annie Whitehead Quartet at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 12th June, 2018
With a set list that ranged from African High Life music to space jazz, the leading trombonist and composer Annie Whitehead led her talented quartet...
Guest artistic director lifts the lid on the 2018 Lichfield Festival
By Ross on 7th June, 2018
The Lichfield Festival has become a regular feature on the city map each July and the 2018 event promises another round of music, dance, theatre...
Review: Imperial Strut at the Lichfield Cathedral Hotel
By Ross on 5th June, 2018
The jazz rock fusion band Imperial Strut played to an appreciative audience when they appeared at the Cathedral Hotel as part of Lichfield Arts Blues...
Burntwood Singers on the lookout for new members as they prepare to perform summer concert
By Ross on 1st June, 2018
The Burntwood Singers are taking to the stage once more.
Call for more sponsors to support free 2018 Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park
By Ross on 30th May, 2018
Around 20 sponsors have signed up to support the Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park - and organisers are looking for even more.