Black Peril 2020 heads for Hull!
Award-winning saxophonist, MC and composer Soweto Kinch presents new online festival Black Peril 2020 this September, featuring exclusive performances filmed...
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John Cummings 1948 – 2020
It is with great sadness that we say RIP to the lovely JC. John was a great friend to the...
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Hull Jazz Festival July Edition postponed until November 2020
Hull Jazz Festival announces today (17 April) that it’s postponing its 28th Summer Edition from July 2020 until November. With...
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2016 – preparing for UK City of Culture
2016 was the 24th edition of the Hull Jazz Festival and it followed the formats of the last few years...
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2015 – ambitious and popular
2015 was dominated by a hugely ambitious and popular season on the Yellow Bus stage at Freedom with performances by...
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2012 – the Yellow Bus arrives
Hull Jazz Festival decided to shake up its activities in 2012. It persuaded the Freedom Festival to support and back...
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2011 – a year of transition
The last few years had been a tricky time for Hull Jazz Festival, as the City grappled with the aftermath...
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The 2000’s – exciting and turbulent times
Hull Jazz Festival was moving away from the waterfront in the first decade of the new century. The Festival began...
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The 1990’s – a decade of expansion
The mixture of club, concert and big open-air shows caught the imagination of locals and tourists alike. Hull City Council...
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1992 – The birth of Hull Jazz Festival
It was back in 1992 -1993 when Hull City Council asked founder producer David Porter to work with local jazz...