WIGAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL - 25TH ANNIVERSARY - JULY 10TH-17TH 2010

      

  New location: from March 2010: WHELLEY EX-SERVICEMEN'S CLUB, VAUXHALL RD, WIGAN, WN1 3LU

Pictures of February concert now online... We're moving back to Wigan from March.... directions and pictures from the new venue online...

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For bookings and WYJO/WJCBB information Ian Darrington  email ian.darrington@blueyonder.co.uk   telephone 01942 243974

 

 For administrative matters:Gordon Humphreys telephone 01925 727408

 

For membership enquiries:Mary Haynes ma.haynes@virgin.net telephone 01942 720656

 

For publicity:Peter Brookes email peter_brookes@yahoo.co.uk 

 

For website and all other queries:Alan White email wigan.jazz@virgin.net 

 

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We welcome your suggestions for links to jazz-related websites that our readers may find interesting. NB We are not responsible for the content of external websites

 
For Wigan International Jazz Festival booking and accommodation enquiries contact Wigan Tourist Information Centre

 

The Jazz Site - A Voice For Jazz. Jazz Services exists to promote and support the development of jazz in the UK. They offer services in information, education, touring support, communications, marketing and publishing. In short, Jazz services provides a voice for jazz. The company was formed 20 years ago and is a registered charity funded by the Arts Council England, with some financial support from the Musicians’ Union and the Performing Right Society Foundation. Includes the online version of Jazz UK and a database of jazz musicians.

 

 LIVERPOOLJAZZ  LiverpoolJazz raising the profile of live jazz performance in Liverpool

 

Smart-Arts website - devoted to the propagation of British Jazz. Information about gigs and venues, plus mail-order CD's.

getintojazz.com  - the free website that brings you everything you need to know about jazz in Greater Manchester.

DownBeatJazz: Includes a biographies, photo galleries,classic articles and a lengthy discographies with audio clips.

 

One Stop Jazz on the Web Fancy site with literally everything you could want from the web including jazz photography and art, brilliant links and varied audio clips.

 

The Red Hot Jazz Archive History of Jazz before 1930 - contains over 2000 songs from this era in Real Audio format, as well as hundreds of biographies and discographies.

 

The Big Bands Database Huge and varied resource on all big bands/orchestras with tons of info including glossaries, style overviews, a calendar of worldwide events and two compelling features, Who Wrote What? and Slang: A Hipster's Lexicon.

 

Swingin' Down The Lane US radio site dedicated to keeping the Big Band era alive - news, trivia and a chat room.

 

Jazz Links Dutch website linking to many sites with jazz content, including the WYJO site


Online radio stations/programmes (suggestions welcome)

Jazz on the BBC  Listen live or via i-player to national, regional & local BBC jazz shows

 

WOBO Batavia Ohio (GMT-5) Features many Jazz/Big Band shows, notably 'Swinging With Friends', introduced by Larry Routt (visitor to Wigan Jazz Festival, fan of WYJO). Larry's show can be heard online on a Friday evening UK time from 9pm to 11.30pm.

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