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Our festival is growing in reputation in a unique location on a musical Island and we thank our current and future potential sponsors for their help and financial support.
2009 sees a fresh new look and new venue based in and around the former home of poet Swinburne at East Dene, Bonchurch at the eastern end of Ventnor, the annual capital of jazz in the UK's deep south.
Now in its 6th year the Isle of Wight Jazz Festival has innovative programming to provide a different view of all styles of jazz each year, mixing established names with up and coming talents. 17-19 April 2009 welcomes the James Taylor Quartet for the Saturday Messin' Around Club night. Barker & Shaw Go to the Movies in the festival's new Spiegel Theater at East Dene, John Etheridge Band appears with Liane Carroll, Mercury Award nominees Portico Quartet make their first Isle of Wight visit, as do Snake Davis Band, Get the Blessing and the Neil Cowley Trio. Other gigs over the weekend include The Lighthouse Trio, Tim Garland with Soweto Kinch, Neon with Stan Sulzmann, Protect the Beat with Derek Nash, The Real Ale & Thunder Band, Bombay Baja, Bryan Corbett Quartet, Shez Raja, World Service Project, Zoe Gilby, Katya Gorrie plus many others. The Sunday night swing finale features Ray Gelato & the Giants with an English Diva still to be announced.
Directions: Getting to Ventnor and the Isle of Wight multimap.com Ferries: Southampton > Cowes
There are three main routes to the Island.
Red Funnel offer a car ferry and fast passenger ferry travel between Southampton and Cowes Isle of Wight. Ventnor is about 10 miles due south from Cowes (take Newport Road A3020 then south of Newport the B3327 to Ventnor. The local Southern Vectis bus company Number 3 bus runs between Cowes and Ventnor. Red Funnel ferries www.redfunnel.co.uk Travel Centre - 0870 444 8898 Southern Vectis buses www.svoc.co.uk, Information: (01983) 532373
Ferries: Portsmouth > Wootton and Ryde, Isle of Wight WightLink run car ferries and fast passenger ferries from Portsmouth to Ryde and Wootton. Ryde is about ten miles from Ventnor. Driving from Wootton, take the A3054 to Newport then the A3020 to Shanklin, then the B3327 to Ventnor. Hovertravel run a hovercraft service from Southsea (Portsmouth) to Ryde. From Ryde, Southern Vectis run a regular service to Ventnor, via Sandown and Shanklin. And Stagecoach Island Line run regular electric trains to Shanklin, from where there are two bus services to Ventnor with Southern Vectis or WightBus. Wightlink Ferries www.wightlink.co.uk, 0870 582 7744 Southern Vectis buses www.svoc.co.uk, Information: (01983) 532373 WightBus (Shanklin to Ventnor bus service) (01983) 823784 IslandLine trains www.island-line.com, 08457 484950
Ferries: Lymington to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Wightlink run car ferries from Lymington (Hants) to Yarmouth. Driving from Yarmouth, either take the A3054 to Newport, then the A3020 to Shanklin, then the B3327 to Ventnor, OR drive to Freshwater on the A3054 then take the A3055 to Ventnor (scenic route about 17 miles). Southern Vectis run regular services between Yarmouth and Newport, and Yarmouth and Ventnor. Wightlink Ferries www.wightlink.co.uk, 0870 582 7744 Southern Vectis buses www.svoc.co.uk, Information: (01983) 532373
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