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Purcell Room
Richard Durrant The Number 26 Bus to Paraguay
Wednesday 23 May 2012
A celebration of the life of Augustin Barrios including music by Django, Debussy, Los Paraguayos and others
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The Front Room at QEH
Friday 25 May 2012
The charismatic nine-piece jazz orchestra presents new music by award-winning composer and bassist Yuriy Galkin, to coincide with the release of 'Nine of a Kind'.
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Royal Festival Hall
Friday 1 June 2012 - Saturday 2 June 2012
Nine-time Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones performs at Southbank Centre following the release of her latest album 'Little Broken Hearts'.
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The Clore Ballroom
Paul Holgate & The Sinatra '62 Sextet
Friday 1 June 2012
This homage to Frank Sinatra's world tour line-up of 1962 coincides with the exact date of his televised Royal Festival Hall show as part of that tour.
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Central Bar Foyer
Friday 1 June 2012
One of the most unusual groups on the current scene, Respectable Groove work on the interface between jazz and baroque music and were described on Radio 3 as 'the future of early music'.
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Central Bar Foyer
Friday 8 June 2012
Burton Bradstock is the stylistic alter ego of the multi-instrument musician and composer Jimmy Cannon, and was born to present his newest creation, 'All Upon A Lovely Summer's Day' in which he marries his love and practice of jazz with the nostalgia of his childhood.
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The Front Room at QEH
Cecilia Stalin's Step Like A Giant
Friday 8 June 2012
Swedish jazz artist Cecilia Stalin's new album project explores her love of John Coltrane.
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The Front Room at QEH
Friday 15 June 2012
Virtuoso trombonist Dennis Rollins has played at the forefront of UK jazz, funk and pop for 25 years, performing with such stars as Maceo Parker, Courtney Pine and The Brand New Heavies.
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Central Bar Foyer
Friday 22 June 2012
The Rob Terry Trio features the music of pianist Rob Terry, whose compositions are a fresh and exciting weave of modern jazz, with harmonies reminiscent of the classical world.
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The Front Room at QEH
Friday 22 June 2012
For their atmospheric second album 'Welcome to Bat Country', out on Basho Records this autumn, the regular trio of James Allsopp (reeds), Kit Downes (organ and keyboards) and Tim Giles (drums and electronic percussion) are augmented by string quartet, brass section, electric bass and a baffling array of samples, found sounds and electronic wizardry to take the listener on an aural journey of strange and psychedelic proportions.
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The Clore Ballroom
Friday 29 June 2012
For a special Friday Tonic, as part of Poetry Parnassus, broadcaster and vocalist Jumoké Fashola brings her eclectic Jazz Verse Jukebox to The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, with special guest Didier Awadi, the Senegalese Rap sensation and one of the pioneers of Africa's hip-hop movement plus UK poets Tshaka Campbell, Yomi G.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wednesday 4 July 2012
A not-to-be-missed performance by Grammy Award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal.
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Riverside Terrace
Saturday 7 July 2012
A festival climax like none other! Join Bryn Terfel and hundreds of other singers on the outdoor terraces of Royal Festival Hall to belt out rousing classics of Welsh song, including Men Of Harlech, Cwm Rhondda, All Through The Night and Land Of My Fathers.
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The Front Room at QEH
Friday 13 July 2012
Over the last four years the Sound and Music Summer School has given over 150 young composers and creative musicians the opportunity to learn and develop.
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The Front Room at QEH
Saturday 14 July 2012
Jazz composer and hip-hop impressario Jason Yarde has created an exciting, dynamic composition that takes audiences and players alike on a cultural voyage, following the Olympics from its previous venue in Beijing, through London in 2012 and on to the next port of call, Rio de Janeiro.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Julian Joseph: The Brown Bomber
Sunday 15 July 2012
Acclaimed jazz artists Julian Joseph and choreographer Sheron Wray pack a punch, with HMDT Music's knockout new dance work The Brown Bomber.
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The Clore Ballroom
Friday 20 July 2012
At heart of July's Africa Utopia festival, catch this very special Friday Tonic free gig.
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Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Hailed as one of the most important singers of our time, Diamanda Galás has earned international acclaim for her highly original and politically charged performance works.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Performance artist and cabaret singer Joey Arias is an icon of the New York scene
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Priceless London Wonderground
Friday 10 August 2012
Patti has received critical praise and five-star reviews across Europe for her mesmerizing performances and original music.
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