Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival 2024 line up

Friday 12th July 2024

6.30pm to 8pm - AJB3

8.30pm to 10pm - Jack Broadbent

Late night acts in the bar tent

10pm to 11pm -The RagPickers

11pm to midnight -Farino

Saturday 13th July 2024

Main stage

12:30pm to 2pm -Nishla Smith

2:30pm to 4pm - Ben Beattie Presents: The Story of Chess Records

4:30pm to 6pm - Rosie Frater-Taylor

6:30pm to 8pm - Joe Stilgoe

Hall performances

12:45pm to 1:45pm - Simon Cunliffe-Lister and family, Michael Nagaska

3:30pm to 4:30pm - Jess Lawson and Phil Simpson

Late night acts in the bar tent

10pm to 11pm - Swing 42

11pm to midnight -The Alligators

Sunday 14th July 2024

10:30am to 12pm - Carlos Olmos and Matt Smith

12:30pm to 2pm - Carioca Soul

2:30pm to 4pm - New York Brass Band

4:30pm to 6pm - Ben Beattie's After Midnight Band with Simon Cunliffe-Lister

Hall performances

12pm to 1pm - Ben Beattie

1:30pm to 2:30pm - Matt Smith and Carlos Olmos

3pm to 4pm - Sam Martyn

Joe Stilgoe

Saturday 13th July, 6:30pm to 8pm, main stage

'Musical virtuosity with a swashbuckling stage presence' The Guardian

'A very British Harry Connick Jr' The Sunday Times

'Musical virtuoso' The Independent

'A truly remarkable singer songwriter, not to mention outstanding piano player...I thank you for creating that most exciting of moments when, as a lover of good music, you know you have seen and heard something remarkable' Sir Michael Parkinson

Joe Stilgoe is a true modern-day entertainer, known globally as a performer of wit, style and a level of musicianship which has seen him recognised as one of the best singer-pianists in the world. An enticing mix of his heroes Danny Kaye, Nat King Cole and Dudley Moore, Joe is known for writing songs that sound like they've been around for years and for adapting classics and making them sound like they've just been written.

Five of Joe's albums have topped the UK Jazz chart. He appears at the Royal Albert Hall, the Lyric Hammersmith and Ronnie Scotts; performs with orchestras and bands including The John Wilson Orchestra, RPO, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Big Band and RTE; and is in royal demand, he was asked to perform for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's 70th wedding anniversary at Windsor. Joe works extensively on radio, hosting and starring in BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night and being a regular guest and presenter on JazzFM, Radio 3 and 4.

www.joestilgoe.com

Errol Linton

'The greatest British blues performing artist' Cerys Matthews

'Just wonderful...the whole thing' Uncut Magazine

'Rich. Original. Beautiful.' Mojo

Ever since John Walters declared Errol Linton the 'future of British Blues' back in 1993 this Brixton born gentleman has been plying his trade and perfecting his art at home and across the world. Over the decades Errol has collaborated and played with many musical greats from the blues world and beyond including Bo Diddley, Tony Allen, Abram Wilson, Doctor John, Screaming Jay Hawkins and most recently US guitar supremo Joe Bonamassa.

After 30 years as a singer, songwriter and the world's best harmonica player Errol has and his exceptional band are still amongst the hardest working groups in Britain, performing regular sell out shows in London and headlining music festivals including Cerys Matthews' Good Life Festival in Wales. Errol's band comprises some of the music industry's most sought after and respected musicians. In the words of author and journalist Garth Cartwright, 'that Errol Linton leads the best blues band in Britain. Or, perhaps that should read, the best band in Britain.'

www.errollinton.com

Jack Broadbent

Friday 12th July, 8:30pm to 10pm, main stage

'Badass' Lynyrd Skynyrd

Jack Broadbendt is no ordinary singer songwriter. He can break your heart and then turn around and set the world on fire. Combining elements of Blues, Folk, Rock n Roll and Jazz, Broadbent's initial rise to fame was for his unique and explosive slide guitar playing. This notoriety was quickly solidified by his superb songwriting. Jack went from busking the streets of Europe to smashing the world stage alongside some of the biggest names in rock n roll. Ronnie Woods of Rolling Stones credits Broadbent with 'keeping the flag flying'. His most recent shows opening for Peter Frampton on his farewell tour in Europe were met with rave reviews. Frampton himself praising Broadbent as 'a wonderful player'.

Jack has single handedly thrilled audiences on the international festival circuit, including Montreux Jazz Festival where he was hailed as 'the new master of the slide guitar'. A local boy, originally from rural Lincolnshire, we look forward to welcoming Jack to Burton Agnes.

www.facebook.com/JackBroadbentMusic

www.instagram.com/jackbroadbentofficial

Jack Broadbent on YouTube

Rosie Frater-Taylor

Saturday 13th July, 4:30pm to 6pm, main stage

'Such a connection with the guitar' Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin

'It's a bold claim, but one we're prepared to make: there is no other guitarist in the UK right now who sounds quite like Rosie Frater-Taylor' Guitar World

'An artist I've fallen in love with, musically' Giles Peterson, BBC 6 Music

Fast-emerging singer-songwriter and guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor is widely regarded as a virtuoso guitarist and vocalist with a powerful emotional range and depth.

Descended from a long line of musicians, songwriters and performers, Rosie has been turning heads for her playing since a young age. She wrote her first song aged 10 and started gigging her own music in London age 14, being praised at the time by many including Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. A decade later in February of this year, Rosie was representing the iconic guitar brand Gibson alongside Jimmy and other legends Brian May, Tony Iommi and James Bay at their flagship store launch on ITV News at Ten.

In 2021 Rosie independently released and produced her sophomore album 'Bloom', which generated in excess of 3 million streams, was nominated at Giles Petetrson's Worldwide Awards and took Rosie and her trio across the UK and Europe for over 60 shows in 2022. With her new album 'Featherweight' just out in May this is an exciting time to be welcoming Rosie to the stage at Burton Agnes.

www.rosiefratertaylor.com

Nishla Smith

Saturday 13th July, 12:30pm to 2pm, main stage

'Her voice is exquisite, a symbol of unreachable beauty.' The Guardian

Award winning jazz singer Nishla Smith brings her quartet to Burton Agnes for a show celebrating the unmatched art of song. Joined by some of hte UK's foremost musicians, Nishla will present a selection of the 20th century’s best-loved standards, threaded through with Nishla’s 'darkly gorgeous' original songs (Downbeat USA).

Nishla is an artist driven by a desire to tell stories. Her unique musical sensibility drives a prolific array of musical projects. She's recently made work for Opera North, London Jazz Festival and Manchester Collective. Her debut album, ‘Friends With Monsters’, was released on Whirlwind Recordings to critical acclaim.

Nishla is a Peter Whittingham Jazz Award Winner, International Songwriting Competition Award Winner and an alumni of Serious Music’s prestigious Take Five programme. She played the titular bird in Atri Banerjee’s acclaimed production of ‘Kes’, at Bolton Octagon and Theatre By The Lake in Spring 2022, for which she won a UK Theatre Award for ‘Best Supporting Performer’, and has recently finished a run as ‘The Jazz Singer’, a role she originated in Emma Baggott’s Spring 2024 adaptation of ‘A Taste of Honey’ at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

Playing with Nishla are three of the UK's finest jazz musicians. Tom Harris on piano, Misha Mulloy-Abbado on double bass and Kai Chareunsy on drums.

www.nishlasmith.com

www.instagram.com/nishlasmith

Ben Beattie Presents: The Story of Chess Records

Saturday 13th July, 2:30pm to 4pm, main stage

Saxophonist Ben Beattie and his band of exceptionally talented musicians take audiences on a journey through the artists of Chicago's "Chess Records" and pay tribute to the blues men and women who crafted the instantly recognisable sound that came from that illustrious recording studio on South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL.

Ben celebrates the songs and stories of famous blues musicians who discovered the electric sound that put Chicago on the map in the early 1950's; the jazz records that came out of Chess alongside the Rhythm & Blues hits; and the artists that brought the music across the pond to inspire the subsequent British Blues Explosion of the late 60's and beyond.

The performance features the legendary hits of Etta James, Ramsey Lewis, Muddy Waters, Gene Ammons, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Fontella Bass, Howlin' Wolf and many more.

www.facebook.com/benbeattiemusic

Carioca Soul

Sunday 14th July, 12:30pm to 2pm, main stage

Carioca Soul is the new project of pianist, musical director and composer Wayne Pollock. Wayne has written for Corinne Bailey Rae and worked with artists such as Candi Stanton, Take That and Ibiza saxophonist Lovey Larua. Carioca Soul is inspired by the cool latin sounds of Sergio Mendes, Brasil 66, Joyce and Jobim. The band perform an eclectic mix of Bossa Nova and Samba, contemporary Brazilian music mixed with original tunes in a melting pot of latin, funk and soul. Carioca Soul have performed at many local festivals, supported US Sax star Harry Allen and released their debut EP.

www.cariocasoul2.com

New York Brass Band

Sunday 14th July, 2:30pm to 4pm, main stage

'a must see genre-splitting band' The Guardian

'forget Springsteen, you're my new favourite band' Danny Jones, McFly

We are pleased to be hosting the return of the New York Brass Band for a feel good festival Sunday afternoon. Lively funk-fuelled, jazz blending music makes these musicians festival favourites wherever they go from Cork Jazz Festival to crowd surfing trombone solos at Y Not festival, jamming with Rick Astley, heating up the 5am Hell Stage set at Glastonbury, and cropping up in diverse venues from Croatia to Georgia.

www.newyorkbrassband.co.uk

AJB3

Friday 12th July, 6:30pm to 8pm, main stage

New on the Manchester jazz scene, AB3 are Ajay Bebop on vocals and double bass, Wisdom Udensi on keys and Gabe Weber on drums. An uplifting start to the 2024 festival. Bringing bebop into the 2020s. Ajay leads a tight trio delivering up-tempo double bass lines and improvised scat singing.

www.instagram.com/ajb3trio

AJB3 on YouTube

Carlos Olmos & Matt Smith

Sunday 14th July, 10:30pm to midday, main stage (also in the Great Hall, 1:30pm to 2:30pm, Sunday 14th July)

To open Sunday's Festival line-up, jazz guitarist duo of Bolivian Carlos Olmos and Londoner Matt Smith perform a mix of soul, funk, jazz and blues from a Latin American perspective.

The Ragpickers

Friday 12th July, 10pm to 11pm, late night acts, bar tent

Expect nostalgic singalongs and great swing energy from this hot acoustic ragtime and country blues outfit from Beverley.

Farino

Friday 12th July, 11pm to midnight, late night acts, bar tent

Farino are an instrumental acoustic guitar duo who specialise in intricate, melodic playing often mind blowingly fast and frenetic. With John on lead guitar and Karl on rhythm guitar Farino cook up a hot Friday evening in the bar tent with their driving Flamenco, Latin and Jazz guitar extravaganza.

www.facebook.com/farinoguitarduo

The Alligators

Saturday 13th July, 11pm to midnight, late night acts, bar tent

The Alligators are a three-piece electric rhythm 'n' blues band with the classic line up of guitar, bass and drums. They concentrate on an exciting live sound based around the styles of Chicago, New Orleans and Texas blues, playing a mixture of their own material as well as obscure covers of songs from well-known bands.

'The Alligators rhythm and rocked pulsating performances in the late night marquee at Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival, sending the festival revelers wild with frenetic jiving, hollering and cheers - multiple encores hardly satisfied the audience's thirst for more' Yorkshire Gig Guide

www.facebook.com/alligatorsbigbite

Swing 42

Saturday 13th July, 10pm to 11pm, late night acts, bar tent

A regular performer at the Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival, Michael Nagasaka is joined by Gypsy Jazz guitarist Lewis Kilvington to perform a variety of popular blues and jazz classics. Over the toe tapping Gypsy Jazz tempo, Michael and Lewis will get you clapping and singing along to a number of 'call and response' tunes like Ray Charles' Hit The Road Jack and What'd I Say, Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher, and Jungle Book's I Wanna Be Like You. Grab your drinks and get ready to join the mass singalongs.

Thanks to our friends at Strada Music, and Stage4Beverley for arranging this performance.

www.facebook.com/swing42duo

Jess Lawson and Phil Simpson

Saturday 13th July, 3:30pm to 4pm, Great Hall

After years of making music independently, Jessica Lawson and Phil Simpson have finally joined forces. Influenced by Americana, folk and country, together they deliver beautiful harmonies accompanied by a myriad of instruments - autoharp, guitar, madnolin and melodeon, to name but a few. Expect great original tracks alongside some choice covers and big choruses!

Thanks to our friends at Strada Music, and Stage4Beverley for arranging this performance.

Sam Martyn

Sunday 14th July, 3pm to 4pm, Great Hall

Sam Martyn is a folk singer, musician and artist originally from Hull and now living in Holderness. She plays piano, low and high whistle, and harmonium, and is also a member of the local bands Fiddlers Elbow and Beggar's Bridge. Recent projects include singing and playing on Reg Meuross' 12 Silk Handkerchiefs song cylce, which went on an Arts Council England-funded tour in September 2019 and was recently performed at the Cutty Sark to mark the first National Fishing Remembrance Day. Expect a mix of traditional ballads and interpretations of more modern songs.

www.sammartyn.com

Thanks to our friends at Strada Music, and Stage4Beverley for arranging this performance.