This fantastic fusion of hot summer weather and balmy
evenings was very apt for Marlborough
Jazz Live this year...
Jazz Blues
Traditional Afro Fusion Swing
Latin Bebop and MORE!
Each venue was packed out with 100’s of people enjoying
the live music, in particular the ABD Priory Marquee where ABD Partner Wayne
Elliott took guests along with ABD team Simon Lofthouse, Richard Bowater and
Tom Paget.
Friday evening events began with “Georgie Fame” opening the festival in the presence of the Mayor
and Mayoress of Marlborough Councillor Guy Loosmore, with his fiancée Fiona
Lawson outside the Castle and Ball Hotel.
A FULL HOUSE - ABD PRIORY MARQUEE HITS THE
SPOT!
Mr Fame then went on to sing with Alan Skidmore quartet
in the ABD Priory Marquee after The Red Stripe Bands amazing performance with
Neil Drinkwater on piano and vocals.
CLARE TEAL WITH THE BBC RADIO LEEDS BIG BAND
BBC Radio presenter and singer Clare Teal was back by
popular demand, this time bringing with her Leeds Big Band. A Seriously
fantastic extravaganza!!
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK SINGS WITH CLARE
Towards the end of her show, Clare introduced and sang a
duo with Ben Cipolla a local “Priory Gardens busker” with a fantastic voice who
Clare had got to know over the years. Watch out for this new kid on the block – he
may be performing at Marlborough Jazz Live 2014!
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| Left to right; Mayoress of Marlborough Fiona Lawson, Mayor of Marlborough Councillor Guy Loosmore, ABD Partner Andrew Douglas, Clare Teal and ABD Solicitor Simon Lofthouse. |
BRITAINS GOT TALENT!
Jive Aces – the UK’s No 1 Jive and Swing Band with the
Satin Dollz swung into action and shook the house down with some “hot” music”.
The Adam Winslet Band which is an eight piece band,
comprising vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, sax, trumpet and trombone, ended
the evening with some soothing funk, rock and soul which went on into the late
balmy night. The marquee was packed out!
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ABD Partner Andrew
Douglas meets Adam Winslet!
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A SUMMERS DAY AT THE ABD PRIORY MARQUEE
Winner of the 2013 MOBO award for her current Album
“Kindred Spirits” pianist Zoe Rahman and her quartet provided a gentle
afternoon delight of contemporary jazz.
The afternoon ended with Cubana Bop, playing jazz on the Latin
side!!
ABD was proud to be a sponsor of this amazing festival which just gets better and better. Roll on next year!!
