Cambridge International Jazz Festival (13-27 Nov)

Festival Director Ros Russill's introduction to this fourth Cambridge International Jazz Festival sets the tone of a festival which she and the team around her have brought from a new upstart in 2015 to a regular feature of the calendar:

“Every year we celebrate Jazz and this year we go further to celebrate women in Jazz, global connections in Jazz and tributes to the masters of Jazz. With this being our fourth Cambridge International Jazz Festival. It also continues our developing mission to advocate and celebrate talent and excellence in Jazz. Whether it’s established masters, or rising talent or the London Jazz scene, there is a place for everyone in this year’s programme. 

Within a fortnight in mid-November Cambridge will host over 60 events, with 72 artists, 428 musicians and thousands of audience members. 

One of the key themes that we have been developing over the past few years is both the contribution and leadership of Women in Jazz. From headliners to debutants, concerts to workshops this year’s programme is a proud celebration of the creativity that female artists have given to Jazz.”