Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend 2025
2025 dates : 24-28 September
Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend
"What a fantastic festival. I played to a packed venue full of enthusiastic music lovers and we were really looked after on and off stage. Special thanks to the attention to detail with sound requirements too! We had a great night and look forward to returning." Claire Martin OBE
"Such a friendly festival with great audiences and a special atmosphere. The pretty town setting makes it fun before and after gigs too. We loved playing to a packed and dancing Newport Minster" Georgina Jackson
"It is wonderful to see this jazz festival grow to become one of the best of its kind in the UK". Alan Barnes
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2025 Lineup Announcment
The lineup for the 2025 Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend has been announced. As always, the event has attracted some of the biggest names in the UK jazz scene, with a good mixture of old favourites and new names, and includes Clare Teal, one of the most celebrated jazz singers in the UK. Just for one year, the festival has moved back a week to 25-28 September.
One of the most welcome returns is for expert saxophonist Derek Nash, best known for his long association with Jools Holland. Derek will perform a couple of guest spots, lead a saxophone workshop, as well as bringing his Sax Appeal band to Newport Minster. Immediately before that gig, there will be a first visit to the Island for Clark Tracey, the legendary drummer and bandleader, who brings his “Jazz Champions” to the Island including Art Themen, Dave Newton and Simon Allen. Also on Saturday there will be rising star vocalist Immy Churchill with her quartet from London, and traditional jazz saxophonist/clarinetist Amy Roberts guesting with the Unity Stompers.
The festival begins on Thursday 25th with locals “Mixed Messages” featuring Olivia Cure and Jon Thorne, playing at Mountbatten Hospice. On the Friday, there is a visit from James Allsopp and his Stan Getz tribute quartet, followed by another favourite – Liane Carroll performing a solo piano/vocals concert. The Friday ends at the Quay Arts Centre with gigs both upstairs and downstairs – Latin jazz downstairs with Derek Nash as special guest, and gypsy jazz upstairs with the “Fidelio Hot Club” featuring Sol Grimshaw, a musician with Island roots.
The final day of the festival on Sunday 28 September will see a special visit from jazz piano maestro Craig Milverton, performing a quartet concert dedicated to Oscar Peterson who would have been 100 this year. One of the most popular gigs from 2023 was the Nigel Price Organ Trio, and they return on Sunday afternoon. The festival ends with the first ever visit to the Island’s Jazz Weekend, by Clare Teal and her quintet. Clare is one of the best known figures in UK jazz and is also well known for her broadcasting on Radio 2 and Jazz FM. Her concert at the Minster will be a fitting end to one of the UK’s most popular jazz festivals.
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