FIRST SHOWS GO ON SALE!


Friday 14 – Sunday 23 November 2008

We are delighted to announce the first shows to go on sale for this year’s London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3, exclusive broadcasters of the Festival. Featuring an enticing mix of premieres, new commissions and collaborations with world famous stars and emerging talent, these initial shows offer a fantastic preview of what lies ahead this November. Watch this space over the coming months as more performances are added in more venues than any other live event in the capital, along with the Festival’s renowned education programme and its acclaimed Jazz for Free strand, to create the UK’s biggest international jazz festival and a truly inspirational celebration of music-making.


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SHOWS ON SALE.....

The full programme being announced on Wednesday 17 September.

14-Nov Dhafer Youssef and Joanna MacGregor with Britten Sinfonia (Queen Elizabeth Hall)

15-Nov Herbie Hancock (Royal Festival Hall)

15-Nov Bill Frisell: Film & Music(Barbican)

16-Nov Take 6 (Royal Festival Hall)

16-Nov Richard Bona + Danilo Perez (Barbican)

16-Nov Richard Galliano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Queen Elizabeth Hall)

16-Nov Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet + Arun Ghosh (Purcell Room)

17-Nov Manu Katché Band + Iro Haarla (Queen Elizabeth Hall)

18-Nov Kurt Elling (Queen Elizabeth Hall)

19-Nov Herbie Hancock (Barbican)

20-Nov Courtney Pine + Empirical (Barbican)

22-Nov The Bays & Heritage Orchestra (Royal Festival Hall)

22-Nov Chucho Valdes (Barbican)

23-Nov Andy Sheppard :Melody Gainsbourg (Purcell Room)
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More about the concerts that have just gone on sale
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FUTURE FESTIVAL DATES
Friday 13 to Sunday 22 November 2009
Friday 12 to Sunday 21 November 2010
Friday 11-Sunday 20 November 2011
Friday 9-Sunday 18 November 2012
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London Jazz Festival artists nominated for the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music