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LIVERPOOL
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL IS JUST WEEKS AWAY!
WITH just 6 weeks to go
until the Liverpool International Jazz Festival is upon us, The
Capstone Theatre is gearing up for another fantastic event. Running
from Thursday, 27 February 2014, until Sunday, 2 March 2014, this
year's event promises to be bigger and better than ever!
Headlining and opening the festival on Thursday, 27 February 2014 is
celebrated British jazz pianist and multi-award winner Jason Rebello.
Labelled a veteran by critics at the age of just 19, Rebello has
since collaborated with some of the most highly regarded artists in
the industry, including Jeff Beck and Sting.
On Friday, 28 February 2014, unique Anglo-American jazz 'supergroup'
The Impossible Gentlemen will perform tracks from their new album.
Already being tipped for the 2014 "best-of" lists (Allaboutjazz.com)
Internationally Recognised Aliens also features the band's newest
line-up, Steve Rodby, former bass player with the Pat Metheny Group.
On Saturday, 1 March 2014, the ever evolving music of Unfurl will
take audiences on a journey that combines Indian ragas, flamenco and
Arabic music, while Blue Touch Paper will perform exciting tracks
from their brand new album Drawing Breath.
Rounding off a high energy weekend on Sunday, 2 March 2014, the
festival culminates with another two concerts. Firstly Stuart
McCallum Trio collaborates with Real Strings while the second
instalment of the day comes from one of the UK's most exciting live
bands, award winning Get The Blessing. Featuring members of
legendary trip hop band Portishead and fresh from a European and
American tour, their unique signature sound never loses its
monstrously infectious beats and spontaneity.
The Weave, a collection of Liverpool's most established jazz
musicians, and acclaimed jazz pianist Jamil Sheriff in a trio with
Dave Walsh on drums and Pete Turner on double bass, both perform on
Saturday, 1 March 2014. While on Sunday, 2 March 2014, there will be
performances from ACV, an experimental contemporary jazz quintet
from North East England and classic and contemporary sax quartet HSQ
are joined by Rachael Gladwin on harp and percussionist Phil Bennett
to form HSQ +2.
Throughout the weekend there will also be free workshop sessions
taking place. At 12 noon on Saturday, 1 March 2014, Unfurl will
focus on their practice of developing jazz compositions based on
ideas and approaches from Indian classical music. While on Sunday, 2
March 2014, also at 12 noon, join Dave O'Higgins for a saxophone
masterclass. Both sessions are free and open to all.
Following the final concert, Get The Blessing on Sunday, 2 March
2014, Jazz Festival-goers are invited to a free Festival after party
at The Liner Hotel on Lord Nelson Street. So why not join Dave
O'Higgins backed by ParrJazz musicians for a very special concert
followed by an open-mic session where anyone can bring their
instruments and play with the house band.
Tickets for the Liverpool International Jazz Festival are on sale
now. A weekend pass is available giving you access to all the events
across the whole weekend. Offering fantastic value, and including
events still to be announced, you can save money on buying
individual tickets.
This joyous jazz extravaganza made a lasting mark on the City when
launched in 2013 and continues to attract the finest collections of
contemporary and swinging, soulful jazz music and artists the genre
has to offer every year.
For more information please visit:-
thecapstonetheatre.com. Like us on Facebook,
look for Liverpool International Jazz Festival,,, or follow us on
Twitter via:- @LpoolJazzFest using:- #jazzfest2014
HOW TO BOOK
Individual event tickets are available from
TicketQuarter by visiting the
website by calling the
Box Office on:- 0844 8000 410 or visiting the Box Office at
MerseyTravel Centre, Queen Square, Liverpool, L1 1RG.
Festival Weekend Passes are priced at:- £70 and available from
Liverpool Hope Store via:-
thecapstonetheatre.com.
An early bird price of just:- £60 per festival pass is available
until:- Friday, 24 January 2014.
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PERFORMANCE DETAILS |
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Jason Rebello |
Thursday, 27 February 2014 |
7:30pm |
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Individual ticket price:- £17.50 |
The Capstone Theatre, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP |
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The Impossible Gentlemen |
Friday, 28 February 2014 |
7:30pm |
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Individual ticket price:-
£17.50 |
Theatre, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP |
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Unfurl |
Saturday, 1 March 2014 |
1:30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £12.50 |
The Capstone Theatre, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP |
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The Weave |
Saturday, 1 March 2014
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3.30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £5 |
The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus |
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Jamil Sheriff Trio |
Saturday, 1 March 2014 |
5.30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £5 |
The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus |
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Blue Touch Paper |
Saturday, 1 March 2014 |
7:30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £15.00 |
The Capstone Theatre, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP |
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Stuart McCallum |
Sunday, 2 March 2014 |
1:30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £12.50 |
The Capstone Theatre, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP |
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ACV |
Sunday, 2 March 2014 |
3.30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £5 |
The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus |
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HSQ +2 |
Sunday, 2 March 2014 |
5.30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £5 |
The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus |
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Get The Blessing |
Sunday, 2 March 2014 |
7:30pm |
| Individual
ticket price:- £15.00 |
The Capstone Theatre, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP |
MP helps to launch national bingo campaign at the Mecca Bingo Club
LOCAL Member of Parliament for Southport, John
Pugh, will help to launch a very special national bingo game at the
Mecca Bingo Club in Southport on Friday, 17 January 2014. The MP
will be taking part in the launch of Boost Bingo, happening
simultaneously in nearly 400 clubs around Britain. Customers at the
Mecca Bingo Club will be wearing special Boost Bingo T-shirts, as
they play a free Boost Bingo game, with a cash prize. Boost Bingo,
launched by The Bingo Association, calls on the Government to bring
tax on bingo in line with other popular leisure pursuits. Most other
gambling activities are taxed at 15%, but the bingo industry has
been subjected to bingo duty at 20%. Lowering the duty will lead to
investment, modernisation and jobs. A recent survey found 61% of
British adults said they feel bingo clubs provide an important local
service, and bring communities together.
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4 FABULOUS FEMME
FATALES SET TO TURN UP THE HEAT AT ST GEORGE'S HALL
Liverpool's renowned Martini
Lounge Burlesque and Variety Show will be turning up the heat this
February as 4 fabulous femme fatales, including Liverpool's Millie
Dollar, are set to ignite St George's Hall, on 22 February 2014, in
one awe inspiring, classy and delightfully ludicrous night of
entertainment.
The Martini Lounge's vivacious Valentine's Day themed show will
feature a fierce line-up of performers brought together to create a
cocktail of perfect peeling and tantalising tease. For the first
time ever, Martini Lounge organisers are delighted to announce that
Scarlett Daggers, one of the hottest properties on both the UK and
international burlesque scene, will be making her smouldering
Martini Lounge debut. A Rock 'n' Roll redhead with sizzling stage
presence and a smouldering gaze to die for, Scarlett stands out from
the crowd with her unique signature acts which include flaming hot
fire performances; leaving audiences hot under the collar and
begging for more!
Back by popular demand is the glamorous Glaswegian Beau Rocks, a
favourite of the Martini Lounge who booty shakes her way into the
heart of fans everywhere with her own unique (and refined) style of
public peeling . Reminiscent of a Vargas pin-up girl with a cute
sass, flirty smile and an unmistakably naughty sparkle in her eye,
Beau combines glamour with a heart-warming pinch of girl next door
calamity… but don't let her angelic features fool you, she has been
known to make both men and women blush with a well-timed wink and
bump of her hip!
Organiser Millie Dollar has pulled out all the stops and managed to
bag the veritable tour de force that is Velma Von Bon Bon as compère
for the evening. Endearingly silly and daintily sexual, Velma never
fails to raise a good old fashioned belly laugh with her hilarious
blend of off the wall humour. Sexy and funny at the same time, there
is no doubt that Velma can slip into to the role of the master of
ceremonies with ease to host a delightfully delicious evening. And
of course, no evening would be complete without a heart racing
routine from Liverpool's very own amorous Aphrodite, Miss Millie
Dollar. Having effortlessly enchanted audiences internationally with
her own famous routines, Millie can perform anything from
traditional burlesque to the raunchy bump and grind popularised in
the 50's and usually mixes the two in a show stopping finale.
The Martini Lounge's first extraordinary excursion into 2014 marks a
hotly anticipated return visit to the striking surroundings of St
George's Hall. Audiences have an option to delve into a dinner and
show experience where a delicious meal will be served, spiced with
special performances; in the same sumptuous surroundings; previous
to the main event, for which tickets are available separately.
Unanimously regarded as the must see Burlesque and Variety show in
the UK, The Martini Lounge honours the satire and performance art
that evolved since Burlesque's 19th Century beginnings. The audience
is invited to enjoy a festive performance of glitz and glamour from
a by gone age, a stylish and enchanting night of entertainment.
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Dinner Show Guests:- Doors from 5.00pm, Show start
6.00pm. Evening Event
Guests:- Doors from 7.00pm, Show start 8.00pm.
Dinner Show and Evening Event Tables:- £74, including two-course
dinner and evening event.
Evening Event only:- Circle - £22 .
Booking information:- Book dinner and show or evening only
tickets
online. Evening
only tickets also available from Ticket Quarter box office in Queen
Square,
ticketquarter.co.uk or call
on:- 0844 800 0410.
Low carbon jobs call from Southport MEP
A Southport MEP wants Britain to create
thousands of new green jobs by developing a crucial new technology.
Liberal Democrat Chris Davies this week won the backing of the
European Parliament (524 votes to 141) for his proposals to
kickstart the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to
reduce CO2 emissions from industry and power generation.
With CO2 capture plants under construction in the USA, Canada and
China, MEPs say that Europe could not only fail to achieve CO2
reductions at least possible cost but also risks losing out on
export orders. Geologists claim that rock formations below the
North Sea could provide permanent storage space for all of Europe's
CO2 emissions over hundreds of years.
Davies says that the United Kingdom is the best placed country in
Europe for CCS development, and argues that it will be less
expensive than providing subsidies for offshore wind and solar
power. He said:- "After the financial markets went
haywire under the last Labour government the collapse in the carbon
price removed the business justification for CCS, yet in most cases
it still looks to be a relatively cheap option for many countries.
We are paying billions in subsidies for renewable energy but if our
aim is to reduce CO2 emissions at least cost then we must promote
CCS. It can allow us to have low carbon electriCity even when the
wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. Although
the UK Government is supporting a major engineering study into the
use of the technology at Drax power station in Yorkshire the
construction cranes are still not in operation. The world is
hugely dependent on the use of fossil fuels to generate electriCity
and CCS provides Britain with a major business opportunity. It is
one we must not miss."
This is the second CCS law that Davies has shepherded through the
European Parliament and he claims it shows that every MEP can get
things done if they roll up their sleeves and work hard.
He commented:- "Sadly, 2 North West MEPs don't really try and
make changes in the EU. Paul Nuttall of UKIP turns up to vote less
than half the times he is paid to and Nick Griffin of the BNP is
pretty much ignored. Whether we are arguing about the EU or
not, votes like today show that it is possible to get big things
done for the UK in Brussels."
The International Energy Agency says that CCS should be responsible
for 20% of the CO2 reductions to be achieved globally by 2050. |
