Lancaster Jazz Festival – All Day At Kanteena

Lancaster Jazz Festival – All Day At Kanteena

Sunday 15th September

Free Entry

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12.00 – Burst Horns – https://www.lancasterjazz.com/…

Burst Horns describe themselves as a weekly self help music group, meeting at 9am every Friday for coffee and playing. The band is Ben’s chance to arrange tunes he loves and explore soloing, texture and harmony with the happy but challenging limit of three voices.

They’ve recently added beats to the mix channelled through some guitar fx pedals to bring a new energy to the tunes.

Sue Holden – Alto saxophone
Tom Barnish – Trombone
Ben McCabe – Horn, beats

1.00 – Katoush – https://www.lancasterjazz.com/…

Katoush are a jazz group born out of the thriving Lancaster jazz scene. Their tunes include jazz standards, modern numbers and original compositions with melodies to listen to and grooves to move to. Katoush believe in the joy of jazz and want to share it with you.

Art Wrennall – Guitar
Adam Bradbury – Trumpet
Rachael Hamilton – Tenor Sax
Rob Livesey – Bass
Nick Cooper – Drums

Photo by Derren Lee Poole

2.30 – Mahuki – https://www.lancasterjazz.com/…

Mahuki are an Edinburgh-based fusion project spearheaded by the Czech-born guitar virtuoso, Honza Kourimsky. Blending jazz with Eastern European folk melodies and progressive funk, Mahuki embark on a musical exploration of the spiritual dimensions of the human experience.

Honza’s dynamic stage presence, extensive performing background, and distinctive compositional flair set the stage for this cutting-edge jazz fusion ensemble.

The band features some of the most promising talents from Scotland’s jazz scene who have graced esteemed stages around the globe. Join Mahuki on their musical journey through inventive fusion and dynamic performances.

Honza Kourimsky – Guitar
Cameron Bradley – Electric bass
Carter Skillicorn – Drums
Michael Butcher – Tenor saxophone
Euan Allerdice – Trumpet

4.15 – Yoshizawa – https://www.lancasterjazz.com/…

Yoshizawa is an eerie jazz/prog band who create refreshing musical landscapes to connect and communicate with their audiences. They recently played an enormous show at the Royal Albert Hall in London backed by a full orchestra.

Through their playing they bring a new conversation to a wide range of music. Their performances deliver a whole truckload of energy, with driving drums and synth bass underpinning soaring flutes and guitars.

Bandleader Amelie Yoshizawa writes without words in order to express and create voices for the working class in art.

Amelie Yoshizawa – Drums
Ernie Moore – Flute
Henry skinner – Guitar
Tao Kano – Keyboards, bass synthesiser

6.00 – Valia Calda – https://www.lancasterjazz.com/…

Reflecting on the contemporary yet timeless struggles of physical and ideological displacement, Valia Calda’s music draws inspiration from the themes of migration and exile. The groups 2023 album ‘Homeland’ received several ‘Best of…’ awards and widespread radio play.

Their music is rooted in both the folk music of Epirus in Greece and psychedelic jazz, tangled with punk inspired guitar riffs and hypnotic improvisations.

Valia Calda integrates a wide spectrum of sounds, mixing their long meditative improvisations and psychedelic aesthetics with elements from folk traditions and explosive drum beats.

Sam Warner – Trumpet, flugelhorn
James Allsopp – Tenor saxophone
Nikos Ziarkas – Guitar, electronics
Gaspar Sena – Drums
Thodoris Ziarkas – Double bass, flutes