Previous Artists
The Festival has presented a range of star names over the years, including Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Van Morrison, Jamie Cullum, Jools Holland, Eartha Kitt (in her last ever UK performance), Chick Corea, Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Gilles Peterson, the BBC Big Band, Dave Holland, Mr Scruff, Charles Lloyd, Silje Nergaard, Guillemots, Madeleine Peyroux, The Cinematic Orchestra, Curtis Stigers, The Nextmen, Bennie Maupin, Marti Pellow, Ben Allison, Michael Brecker, Dianne Reeves, The Claudia Quintet, Courtney Pine, Zoe Rahman, Cassandra Wilson, Benny Golson, Joe Zawinul, Adrian Adlam, and Ray Brown.
In previous years, the festival has also featured an artist in residence, and these have included:
- 2004 John Taylor
- 2005 Bobby Previte
- 2006 Ken Vandermark
- 2007 Bob Brookmeyer
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