Cheltenham Jazz Festival

2012 Festival dates: 2 - 7 May

Every year, The Cheltenham Jazz Festival represents the start of the summer in Cheltenham and is the perfect way to spend your May Bank Holiday weekend. Tickets go on sale to the public from 20 Feb.

Members' Priority booking 13-19 Feb Join now

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Directors' Picks

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View our Directors' Picks for first details of the 2012 Festival line-ups, behind the scenes interviews and Artistic Director Tony Dudley-Evans' picks of the programme. There's also an extended interview with Artist in Residence Paloma Faith and we take a look behind the scenes of Jamie Cullum's BBC Radio 2 show which will be broadcast live from this year's Festival...

Read Jazz Directors' Picks

Watch our exclusive Festival preview Video

Preview The Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2012 and take a sneak peak at some of the confirmed line up including the exceptional guitarist Bill Frisell, making a welcome return to the festival; jazz, funk and soul from master bassist Marcus Miller; the classic New York jazz sound of drummer Jeff Williams; world-class piano playing from the UK’s own John Taylor; and American sax sensation Chris Potter unveiling his collaboration with the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Book early and receive ticket discounts with Cheltenham Festivals Membership.

Listen to sample tracks from Jazz 2012 artists

Listen to more audio clips at soundcloud.com/cheltenhamfestivals

Register for the Jazz Fringe Festival 2012

Ever wanted to perform as part of an internationally renowned Jazz Festival? Well now you can! We are searching for musicians, dancers, artists and performers to participate in the 2012 Fringe Festival as part of Cheltenham Jazz Festival – that’s right – anybody can take part, not just jazz musicians (although they are very welcome as well!)

Find out more and register your act for Jazz Fringe 2012

Would you like to be a part of Jazz 2012?

Volunteers

Volunteer placement opportunities at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival... we're looking for friendly, hard-working and enthusiastic volunteers. Volunteers will be needed from Wednesday 2nd May until Tuesday 8th May to help with all aspects of running a successful festival. This would be a valuable experience especially for those passionate about music, arts administration, events management and stage production.

Find out how you can get involved...

Reviews from the 2011 Jazz Festival

Brochure Archives

Brochure archives

2012 marks the 16th Cheltenham Jazz Festival and you can relive the highlights and line ups of recent Festivals in our brochure archive. Here you'll also find brochures from our other Festivals, Music, Science and Literature.

Browse our brochure archive