Ealing Summer Festivals
Week of
music
Ealing Blues and Jazz
festivals will be shaking
things up in Walpole Park
in July with live music
performances under the
big top tent.
EALING BLUES FESTIVAL
Spanning over two days, the Ealing Blues
Festival is now the largest dedicated
blues event in Britain. The festival
takes over the park on Saturday, 19
and Sunday, 20 July bringing together
a range of musical styles, from soulful
blues through to heavy rock tunes.
With one of Britain’s top female
blues singers, Connie Lush and
Kat and Co bringing their cool,
contemporary style of Jazz, Blues and
Soul to the stage, the weekend is
packed with powerful performances.
The festivals main stage will be
closed on Sunday by Earl Thomas. The
Tennessee- born artist has opened shows
for legendary artists including Etta James.
Gates open at 1.30pm each day and
the main stage shows run between
2pm and 10.30pm. Entry is £5 a
person, per day; or £8 per person
for both days. Children aged 12 and
under can get in free. Buy tickets at
the box office on the day.
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They are followed on 24 July by
the Damian Cook Quartet and
Nick Mills’s Blue Note Project,
Frank Griffith and his Nonet and
the Blue Note Project. The Emily
Francis Quartet, Keith Waithe
and the Macusi Players, Vasilis
Xenopoulos and the Wind Machine and
Dick Esmond’s Sound of 17 Big Band are
all lined up to take the make this year’s
Jazz Festival stand out from all the rest.
The Ealing based band, Watertight
Group will be joined on the main stage
by Sarah Tandy on Sunday 27. The
band has been making their mark in
the world of Jazz with appearances at
festivals and events all over the UK.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
For more information, entry
prices and full line-ups, visit
www.ealingsummer.com
around ealing
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