PREVIEW : Legends Festival. (Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham 17-19 July)

Original web page at www.londonjazznews.com Henry Lowther. Photo credit: Garry Corbett A new "Legends Festival" will start in Birmingham in July. The first one is partly devoted to Miles Davis and will be ‘guest-curated’ by Henry Lowther. Peter Bacon writes about the background: In the rock and pop world tribute bands seem to me […]

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What to expect from Birmingham Jazz’s Legends Festival 2015

Original web page at birnews.com Henry Lowther has played trumpet for everyone from Miles Davis arranger Gil Evans to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. He is the guest curator at Birmingham Jazz’s Legends Festival which takes place from July 17-19. The 73-year-old trumpeter has anecdotes by the dozen, many of them involving legendary people. […]

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