Introduction from Wayne Warlow,
Festival Director

I’m confident we have the best Jazz line up in Porthcawl to date, with the right mix of ingredients for our 2011 International Festival.

• Featuring the fabulous Buddy Greco and Miss Lezlie Anders.
• With internationally acclaimed trombonist Jiggs Whigham.
• Jazz vocalists don’t come much better than Jaqui Dankworth with her award winning musicians.
• Also featuring the highly talented National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
• The outstanding Geoff Eales Trio.
• B D Lenz - hailed as one of the top 20 'up and coming' best US jazz guitarists.
• The Syd Lawrence Orchestra - recently voted 'Best Big Band in the Land' for the 12th year running.

The international line up also includes trumpet ace Tomasz Nowack, singing sensation Miroslaw Witkowaski and violinist Monika Pikula from Poland, Icelandic songstress Claudia Gunnars, Portuguese piano master Tony Amaral and the US/Canadian led No Borders Quintet.

Stir in local talent such as 5 Go Swing, Liberty Street Jazz Band, Dominic Norcross Quartet and John Paul Gard Trio and you are guaranteed a superb weekend - 14 countries, 26 bands and 132 musicians.

Hope to see you there.

Wayne Warlow
Festival Director

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