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Wigan Jazz Club is closely associated with Wigan International Jazz festival.  

WIGAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

11-19 JULY 2008

ALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW

ROVER TICKETS AVAILABLE  £150 / £140  

BOOKING & DETAILS FROM 01942 825677

Official website www.wiganjazz.net 

 

Celebrity concerts    Luchtime concerts    'Meet the Artist' seminars    Dinner-jazz

Free Fringe events    Sponsors                      Map of venues

 

Get ready for the Wigan International Jazz Festival 2008

The Boogaloo Ball II opens this years festival

 Date 

 Time 

 CELEBRITY CONCERTS 

 Venue 

Sat.

12th

8.00pm

ELKIE

BROOKS 

in Concert

website

£22.50 (no concesions)

TETLEY LOUNGE

JJB STADIUM

WIGAN

WN5 0UH

 

Sun. 

13th

12.30pm

MATTHEW

FORD 

and His Band

website

£15/£13

8.00pm

GUY

BARKER'S 

AMADEUS

PROJECT

website

£20 / £18

Mon.

14th

8.00pm

From Brigham Young University, USA

SYNTHESIS

AMERICAN BIG BAND JAZZ

website

£15/£13

Tues.

15th

8.00pm

JAMES MORRISON

with

 WIGAN  

JAZZCLUB

BIG BAND

James Morrison website

WJCBB website

£20/£18

Wed.

16th

8.00pm

AVISHAI

COHEN

TRIO

website

£18/£16

Thu. 

17th

8.00pm

EMPIRICAL

+

PHIL DEGREG TRIO

+

W.Y.J.O.

with their special guest DENNIS

ROLLINS

Empirical website

Phil DeGreg website

WYJO website

Dennis Rollins website

£18/£16

Fri. 

18th

8.00pm

AN EVENING

WITH

LIANE CARROLL

& IAN SHAW

Liane Carroll website

Ian Shaw website

£15 (no concessions)

WIGAN CRICKET CLUB

 

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 Date 

 Time

 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS 

 Venue 

Mon.

14th

1.00pm

to

3.30pm

VIC ASH QUINTET

Andy Wood/John Critchinson/

Jeremy Brown/Martin Drew

     

WIGAN

CRICKET

CLUB

WN1 1RU

(Tickets £8/£7,

pay on door)

Tue. 

15th

COLM 'STRIDE' O'BRIEN  

(solo piano)   +

 ALAN BENZIE TRIO (BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2007)

         

Wed.

 16th

GREG ABATE (alto)

 with PHIL DEGREG TRIO

Greg Abate website

Phil DeGreg website

  

Thur.

 17th

ALAN BARNES LIQUORICE STICK ALL SORTS

website

Fri. 

18th

JIM MULLEN ORGAN TRIO

website

 

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 Date 

 Time

 MEET THE ARTISTS 

 Venue 

Mon.

 14th

10.00 am

to

12 noon

COLM O'BRIEN: Ragtime & Stride Piano (Illustrated Talk)

WIGAN

CRICKET

CLUB

WN1 1RU

£5

Tue. 

15th

DENNIS ROLLINS: The Man and the Music

Wed.

 16th

JAMES MORRISON: My Life In Music

Thu. 

17th

ALAN BARNES: Jazz... Art or Entertainment?

Fri. 

18th

PHIL DEGREG: Illustrates his method of teaching improvisation

Sat.

19th

IAN DARRINGTON: Who'd Be A Festival Director?
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 Date 

 Time

DINNER-JAZZ AT RIGALETTOS

 Venue 

Sat.

 12th

5.00pm

to

7.00pm

LAUREN

RIGALETTO'S,

JJB STADIUM

£13.50*

(jazz plus 3-course a la carte meal)

01942 770432

01942 774000

* not included in Rover ticket

Sun. 

13th

JOHN HALLAM TRIO

Mon.

 14th

DARREN DUTSON-BROMLEY

Tue. 

15th

THREE'S COMPANY with AL WOOD

Wed.

 16th

ALEX DEE TRIO

Thu. 

17th

MUNCH MANSHIP TRIO

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 Date 

 Time

 FREE FRINGE EVENTS 

 Venue 

Sat. 

12th

11.00am

WIGAN YOUTH BIG BAND

MARKET PLACE, WIGAN

Fri. 

18th

11.00am

QUATRO

 
4.30pm

ACOUSTIC GRAFFITI      website

No. 15, WIGAN

Sat. 

19th

2.00pm

SWINGSHIFT BIG BAND      website

MESNES PARK, WIGAN
4.30pm

NICK KELLIE BAND     website

TUDOR HOUSE HOTEL

WN1 1SE

8.00pm

PEARL JAZZ       website

OFFICIAL SITE AND BOOKING DETAILS AT www.wiganjazz.net 

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