London Jazz Festival 2009

London Jazz Festival 2009

27 October, 2009
by: Spoonfed Festivals

As the London Jazz Festival rolls into the Barbican, the Roundhouse and Ronnie Scott’s for its 17th year, bringing with it the elite of the international scene, Spoonfed takes a look at what’s on and offers a guiding hand.

Jazz is all about feeling. It represents the purest form of musical expression with a wealth of cultural and social significance. As the legendary musician Art Blakey declared, ‘Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life’, while Louis Armstrong decried ‘Man, if you have to ask what it (jazz) is, you'll never know’.

From its birth in America to its dissemination around the world, the music has absorbed and combined a host of national and regional influences, and remains the most vibrant, versatile, fluid, eclectic and creative art form there is.

During the middle of November London will become a cultural hive, welcoming into its arms the very best jazz talent the world has to offer. But the festival is more than just a showcase of music, and seeks to encourage participation from wider society, inspiring the younger generation and promoting and highlighting the social role music often plays.

With so many venues hosting such great events, including The Roundhouse, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Barbican and Royal Festival Hall, not to mention the plethora of legendary jazz venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, Vortex, Le Quecumbar and Dysart Arms, you would not be blamed for feeling overwhelmed with this year’s festival. Well have no fear, Spoonfed is here to offer a guiding hand.





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