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SUMMARY:Event SW13: Poetry & Jazz Café
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed poets Kate Noakes and Martyn Crucefix link with Mike Carey’s Big House Jazz ensemble to entertain and inspire. Plus the launch of Poetry & All That Jazz magazine with South Downs poets. Enjoy a delightful mix of words and music with complementary homemade cake. \nBased in Arundel and well-known throughout Sussex and the South\, the Big House Jazz ensemble will be featuring classic jazz by Count Basie and Duke Ellington plus original tunes. Both prizewinning poets will read from their new collections – Kate Noakes\, Sublime Lungs (Two Rivers Press); and Martyn Crucefix: Our Weird Regiment (Shearsman Books).
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw13-poetry-jazz-cafe/
LOCATION:Assembly Room at the Council House\, Chichester\, The Council House\, North St\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Spoken word
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SUMMARY:Event M40: Full Circle – Blake\, The Beats and the Downs
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy visionary poetry and jazzy music celebrating William Blake\, the American Beats and the unique South Downs landscapes. Performed by the Full Circle Quartet with poet Mandy Pannett plus jazz/roots ensemble Poetry in Motion\, with brilliant saxophonists Josephine Davies and Charlotte Glasson and top-class jazz musicians. \nThe South Downs Poetry Festival is delighted to bring together two exciting music/poetry ensembles for a very special performance overlooking the Roman ruins in the Novium museum. The South Downs Suite intersperses Mandy Pannett’s evocative Downland poems with original jazz from the Full Circle Quartet\, comprising bandleader and bassist Terry Pack\, award-winning saxophonist Josephine Davies\, TV composer Joss Peach and drummer Angus Bishop. \nThe Poetry in Motion ensemble focuses on the visionary poems of William Blake\, who lived in Sussex and was tried in Chichester for sedition\, with the streetwise verse of the American Beats who were inspired by Blake. The ensemble comprises poet Barry Smith\, guitarist Chris Hardy and saxophonist Charlotte Glasson. Clear the decks for an evening of visionary experience.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-m40-full-circle-blake-the-beats-and-the-downs/
LOCATION:Novium Museum\, Chichester\, Tower St\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Spoken word
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SUMMARY:Event SW23: The Skylark and the City
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an inspirational mix of words and music on pastoral and urban themes by classical guitarist Linda Kelsall-Barnett and poet Barry Smith. Linda is the director of the West Sussex Guitar Orchestra and Barry is the director of the South Downs Poetry Festival\, with two acclaimed poetry collections. \nLinda and Barry frequently perform at South Downs Poetry Festival events\, including Chichester Cathedral\, Petworth House and Dimbola Museum\, Freshwater. They will be exploring nature and contrasting urban themes with interweaving poetry and music. \nLinda is a classical guitarist from Chichester and has given several solo recitals for the Festival of Chichester. She teaches guitar locally and is an active member of the West Sussex Guitar Club. \nBarry’s poems have been recognised in national awards/competitions\, including BBC Proms Poetry\, Culture Matters Bread & Roses\, Slipstream and Tongues & Grooves. He was nominated for the 2023 T.S. Eliot Prize for his latest book\, which is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice stories.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw23-the-skylark-and-the-city/
LOCATION:St John’s Chapel\, Chichester\, 5 St John's St\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Spoken word
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