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Royal Festival Hall
Friday 9 November 2012
The 'golden voice of Africa', Salif Keita has been at the forefront of modern Malian music for many years, and this year's London Jazz Festival sees him return to London for the first time in two years
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Friday 9 November 2012
Ambrose Akinmusire has been heralded 'a major creative figure in the making' (Jazzwise) and 'comparable with some of the biggest names in African-American jazz, Miles Davis included' (Guardian).
Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 10 November 2012 - Sunday 11 November 2012
Lucinda Williams returns to London to play two special nights at Royal Festival Hall.
Purcell Room
Michael Janisch & Aruan Oritz Quintet
Saturday 10 November 2012
This stellar international collaboration returns to London around the release of their debut album 'Banned in London', recorded at a sold-out London Jazz Festival Pizza Express show last year.
Purcell Room
Sunday 11 November 2012
Two of Europe's radical young bands join forces in this unbeatable big band special.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Monday 12 November 2012
One of the most original guitarists alive today, Bill Frisell comes to London Jazz Festival with an evening-long suite of original music and accompanying film and staging by Bill Morrison, based on the Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the ensuing transformation of American society and music.
Royal Festival Hall
Jan Garbarek Group & Trilok Gurtu
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Norway's Jan Garbarek's new band, which features the master Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu, is a fusion act in the true sense.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Shabaka Hutchings & The BBC Concert Orchestra
Tuesday 13 November 2012
In this special one-off BBC Radio 3 commission Shabaka Hutchings, saxophonist, composer, and BBC Radio 3 New Generation artist joins forces with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Kurt Elling is one of the most distinctive male singers in jazz today.
Purcell Room
Sarah Jane Morris & Enrico Mellozzi
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Famed for her association with The Communards in the mid-1980s, and infamous for a banned rendition of the classic 'Me and Mrs Jones', Sarah Jane Morris has carved a distinctive voice through her dark, passionate vocals and unorthodox mix of jazz, soul, blues and pop.
Royal Festival Hall
Thursday 15 November 2012
Last year saw Esperanza Spalding pip Justin Bieber to the post for Best Newcomer Grammy, and play two sell-out concerts at the Barbican with her Chamber Music Society project.
Royal Festival Hall
Friday 16 November 2012
Paco De Lucia, the grand master of flamenco, returns to London for the first time in two years.
Purcell Room
Sunday 18 November 2012
Ara Dinkjian is one of the world's leading oud players.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Sunday 18 November 2012
Composer and multi-instrumentalist John Surman has been a leading figure in European jazz since the 1960s, his transcendent music drawing not only on jazz but also folk, electronica and the English choral tradition.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Sunday 18 November 2012
This special Festival double-bill celebrates two defining figures in contemporary jazz.
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