Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival 2025 line up

Here are acts already confirmed for 2025, more will follow soon...

Izo Fitzroy

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

‘A classic R&B voice…mining Stax and Atlantic’s greatest hits’ Uncut Magazine

Gospel, jazz, blues, soul and folk are all present in Izo’s music. Uplifting harmonies delivered via her powerful lead vocal and jazz-tinged keys work, set her apart from contemporaries and have won her play on BBC 6Music, BBC London, JazzFM, a FIP Selection award, the ‘Heavy Rotation’ feature on NPR in the US and strong support from the likes of Clash Magazine, Indie Shuffle, Mixmag and Blues & Soul who featured Izo as a cover star on her second album’s release.  

Her songs are built for performance, sincere and compelling lyrics delivered over tight and melodic grooves. She effortlessly transitions from the recorded versions to the live stage with her band’s unique line-up. Shunning typical soul instrumental combinations to instead feature fantastic gospel backing vocalists, this vocal arsenal provides the perfect foil to her lead, making for truly special live shows.

Website: www.izofitzroy.com

Instagram: @izofitzroy

Facebook: @izofitzroymusic

YouTube: @izofitzroy

Spotify:  Izo Fitzroy

Tom Waters

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

'A fantastic musician' Ray Davies

'Tom's the tops' Jools Holland

Multi award-winning, Jazz sax man, Tom Waters, is a highly accomplished musician. He has recorded and performed with numerous chart-topping bands and with music legends such as Jools Holland, Imelda May, Ronnie Woods, Sir Ray Davies, Lulu and Rod Stewart.

Tom started learning the saxophone at the age of eight, developing his talent over the years to become a much sought-after musician. He has performed all over the world at venues such as The Glee Club in Japan with pianist Keito Siato, and extensively in Australia and New Zealand. Tom has played at Ronnie Scotts and Cadogan Hall, and is a regular performer with the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.

Away from the music, Tom has worked exclusively with Ralph Lauren and hat company Maison Michel modelling with the saxophone in hand. He has also worked on the new Diet Coke advert with Kate Moss and Josephine De La Baume.

After a jammed packed year touring with his band which led to TV and radio appearances across France and Germany, Tom is now putting the finishing touches to his debut album scheduled for release in 2025, featuring some very special guests, including Jools Holland on piano.

Website: www.tomwaters.co.uk

Instagram: @tomwaterssax

Facebook: @tomwaterssax

YouTube:  @tomwaters3029

Spotify: Tom Waters

Connor Selby

'Young artist of the year' UK Blues Awards 2020, 2021 and 2022

One of the brightest talents on the UK blues scene. He has been voted “Young Artist of the Year” at the UK Blues Awards for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022) and he already has an impressive venue checklist, including Wembley Stadium, where he opened for The Who in July 2019 and has since gone on to play Hyde Park, London, with Pearl Jam, Stereophonics and Johnny Marr in the summer of 2022.

Connor has also had a productive 2023 touring the UK as the opening act for Blues and Rock Luminaries Robert Cray and Beth Hart. 2024 has proven to be equally as successful for Connor so far, having toured as the opening act for Joanne Shaw Taylor and being featured on Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes Charity Single “Going Home: Theme from Local Hero” alongside music legends, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Ringo Star amongst others.

There’s a timeless melancholic quality to his music. Relatable in its honesty and openness, he draws from anxiety and vulnerability but delivers it with a world-worn elegance. The sky is the limit for Selby, who, along with awards, has picked up numerous plays on BBC Radio 2. It’s easy to see why with his soulful blend of blues and his emotionally introspective songwriting, which sits alongside his impressive armoury of guitar playing.

Website: www.connorselby.com

Instagram: @connorjamesselby

Facebook: @connorselbymusic

YouTube: @connor_selby

Spotify: Connor Selby

Bryony Jarman-Pinto

Saturday 12th July, 2:30pm to 4pm, main stage

Nominated as ‘Vocalist of the Year’, Jazz FM awards 2025

Lancaster-based singer, songwriter, and musician Bryony Jarman-Pinto seamlessly blends enchanting vocals and spellbinding jazz-infused melodies with intricately crafted and personal lyrics.

Releasing her second album, she has seen support from across BBC Radio 6 presenters including Huey Morgan, Craig Charles, Deb Grant and Tom Robinson and Gilles Peterson, alongside spins from Sian Eleri, BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends, Tina Edwards, Jazz FM playlisting, and a live BBC Radio 2 performance as part of Jo Whiley’s BBC Introducing showcase.

Bryony’s magnetic presence in the music scene has not gone unnoticed, her live performances have left an indelible mark at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scott’s, Hootananny Brixton and The Hackney Social, Band on The Wall, Roundhouse, Ghost Notes, and Islington Assembly Hall, as well as festivals including Shambala, Kendall Calling, Boomtown, Love Supreme and Brick Lane Jazz Festival amongst others. Notably, she shared the stage with the legendary Roy Ayers at the Union Chapel and was handpicked for a performance at Tobacco Docks as part of a BBC Introducing showcase, solidifying her status as, in the words of Tony Minvielle from Jazz FM, “the full package”.

We wish Bryony all the best with her nomination as Vocalist of the Year in the upcoming Jazz FM awards.

Website: www.bryonyjarmanpinto.com

Instagram: @bryonyjarmanpinto 

Facebook: @bryonyjarmanpinto

YouTube: @bryonyjarmanpinto

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Dom Pipkin and the Ikos

Saturday 12th July, 4:30pm to 6pm, main stage

‘When Dom plays the piano magic happens’ Paloma Faith

‘I can't hold a candle to this guy. He's a great piano player’ Jamie Cullum

Pipkin has been acclaimed worldwide as one the foremost exponents of New Orleans keyboard music. He breathes new life into the classic funk sounds of The Meters, Dr John, Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, with these influences emerging in his own irresistible song writing. His band, Dom and the Ikos, takes the New Orleans influence and fleshes it out with drums, harmonies and wailing sax. They have been resident at Ronnie Scott's London and around the RnB club scene where their reputation as a top level live act is second to none.

Pipkin travels the world as the keyboard player with trip-hop pioneers Morcheeba, he was Musical Director for Paloma Faith, and has played for Paul Weller, Laura Mvula, Ray Davies, Pee Wee Ellis and John Newman to name a few, but has always kept a close connection to his second home, New Orleans. A regular visitor to the Crescent City for 15 years, he has performed at the Jazz and Heritage Festival, at the world famous New Orleans “Piano Night”, and alongside its musical legends Allen Toussaint, Lilian Boutte, Jon Cleary, Ellis Marsalis and Marcia Ball. He has supported Dr John, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the Blind Boys of Alabama, and performed for film director Stanley Kubrik.

Pipkin delivers the most authentic and compelling take on this highly infectious and life affirming blend of blues, gospel, street and jazz that is uniquely New Orleans. He also boasts a stellar list of international festivals and radio and TV appearances and fans ranging from Jonathan Ross, Hugh Laurie, David Arnold, and Jamie Cullum.

Website: www.dompipkin.com

Instagram: @dompipkin

Facebook: @domandtheikos

YouTube: @DomPipkinAndTheIkos

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Deep Six Blues

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

‘The future’s looking bright for British blues’ Richard Carabine, Jazz London Radio

‘A British Blues band right up there with the very best acts around today’ Neil Jones, Smart Radio

Deep Six Blues were formed in 2022 by singer-songwriter Si Vix, a lifelong blues aficionado. He recruited members of the local jazz and blues scene to play and record what he calls the “Humber Delta blues.”

Considered by many to be one of the most compelling acts on the UK blues scene, Deep Six Blues are following their UK top 20 Blues album with a string of intimate and close up shows.

With songs built on spellbinding guitar riffs, driving bass lines, wailing harmonica and passionate vocals that pay homage to legends like Howlin’ Wolf and Robert Johnson, Deep Six Blues offers a live experience you won’t want to miss.

Facebook: @deepsixblues

Instagram: @deep_six_blues

YouTube: @deepsixblues

Spotify: Deep Six Blues

Lydian Collective

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

‘Lydian Collective make genre-crashing, boundary-smashing music seem effortless’ Clash Magazine

‘Life affirming music’ Nick Luscombe, BBC Radio 3

With over 6 million Spotify streams and more than 2 million You Tube views, London-based instrumental jazz/fusion four-piece Lydian Collective have established themselves as a musical tour de force in the UK and beyond. The Lydian Collective sound is a unique combination of accessible melodies, accomplished musicianship, hypnotic rhythms and an uplifting vibe, which has already been drawing in audiences from around the world.

The Lydian Collective have played some of the most prominent venues in the UK and Europe – including Ronnie Scott’s, Jazz Café London (supporting the legendary Billy Cobham), London Jazz Festival, Royal Festival Hall, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Shambala Festival, and the Secret Garden Party.

Aaron Wheeler and Todd Baker are the creative minds behind the band’s sound. Both have found success as commercial composers, but they first met at college – where a love of music was their bond. Aaron’s electronica work as The Laszlo Project also has a successful life of its own, with his track “Mr Sunshine” currently sitting at over 850,000 streams on Spotify (you can check out a version of this track on Lydian Collective’s album). The compositions played by the band arose out of a difficult period in Aaron’s life when a back injury confined him to his sofa for many months. The pure and playful melodies which arose, and appear in the band’s music were part of his long recovery.

Sophie Alloway is one of London’s most in-demand drummers, and she is first call for a host of high profile artists. She toured for 2 years with Roots Manuva, around UK, Australia and New Zealand – appearing with him at festivals, on TV and at awards ceremonies. Her other credits include Afrobeat legend Tony Allen; pop/punk singer Hazel Thomas and UK jazz star Jason Rebello.

Ida Hollis - Ida studied Jazz at Birmingham Conservatoire and has played alongside some of the UK's finest musicians including Gwilym Simcock and Tate Britain artist in residence Tim Whitehead. She has performed at prestigious venues such as Ronnie Scott's, the 606 Jazz Club, Birmingham Symphony Hall and at Glastonbury, Latitude and Cheltenham Jazz festivals.

Website: www.lydiancollective.com

Facebook: @LydianCollective

Instagram: @LydianCollective

YouTube: @LydianLabelOnline

Spotify: Lydian Collective

Ben Beattie and Simon Cunliffe-Lister

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

Saxophonist Ben Beattie and his band of exceptionally talented musicians will be joined by festival organiser, Simon Cunliffe-Lister, for a celebratory festival finale.

Facebook: @benbeattiemusic

Instagram: @benbeattiemusic

YouTube: @benbeattiemusic8191

Carlos Olmos & Matt Smith

Sunday 13th July, 10:30pm to midday, main stage (also in the Great Hall, 2pm to 3pm, Sunday 13th 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 Alligators

Saturday 12th 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

Facebook: @alligatorsbigbite

The Juke Joint Kings

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

'Quality in every department' Tom Walker, Blues Matters

Inspired by the classic electric ‘Chicago’ blues of the 40s, 50s and 60s, the Juke Joint Kings bring you the best in blues and juke joint R’n’B. The band perform their own material, alongside songs by their influences including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Howlin' Wolf.

Facebook: @theJJKsBluesBand

Swing 42

Friday11th 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.

Facebook: @swing42duo