New Orleans comes to Cornwall!    Bude is the small and unspoilt seaside town on Cornwall’s beautiful Atlantic Coast that hosts one of Britain’s leading jazz festivals. The Twenty-first Bude Jazz Festival will pack 166 jazz events into the eight days from Saturday 23 August to Saturday 30 August 2008.  A single stroller ticket will give you admission to all but two of these events.
	You can come and go as you please, using your stroller ticket to visit a wide variety of jazz sessions every lunchtime, afternoon and evening from midday on 23 August to early afternoon on 30 August.  The music on offer ranges from blues and ragtime to mainstream and bop with an especially rich choice of old-style New Orleans and classic jazz.  Alongside Britain’s finest jazz musicians we will be featuring quality acts from overseas, and many more new young musicians from the international scene
There are nearly twenty different indoor venues, most within easy walking distance of each other: all are linked by continuous bus services, free of charge to Festival ticket-holders.  These venues include pubs, hotels, small halls and restaurants – comfortable and informal surroundings that help to create Bude Jazz Festival’s friendly and relaxed atmosphere. In addition to good listening facilities, for the first time at the Bude Jazz Festival there will be a dedicated dance marquee, offering swing, jive and New Orleans bands from 12.45 pm till 11 at night. There is also a late-night jazz club featuring hot meals and a jam session.
	A stroller ticket will give you admission to see all  the musicians listed on this site.  The only Festival events requiring separate tickets are the Charity Jazz Night (29 August) and the Farewell Stomp (30 August).  We strongly recommend that you book early.  For more information about the Festival, telephone 01288-356360 or 01594-516834.

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