The Bracknell Jazz Festival was a major showcase for British modern jazz in the 1980s. The festival was known for attracting a largish audience for free improvisation, modern jazz composition and all kinds of British modern jazz in general.

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  • 1975-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • 1975-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • first weekend of July (3 days)
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  • The Bracknell Jazz Festival was a major showcase for British modern jazz in the 1980s. The festival was known for attracting a largish audience for free improvisation, modern jazz composition and all kinds of British modern jazz in general. However, over the years Bracknell featured a wide range of performers from old-fashioned r'n'b legends like Alexis Korner or Jack Bruce, fusion stars such as Alan Holdsworth or Barbara Thompson, British modern jazz performers of all shapes and ages and a strong line-up of visiting stars such as Ornette Coleman, Stanley Clarke, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, George Coleman and many more. In the words of festival organiser John Cumming - "The keynote of the Festival is to provide the jazz scene - listeners and musicians alike - with a weekend of the best in British jazz, spiced with visiting Americans, in an informal, relaxed atmosphere. " . Cumming, director of Serious Productions went on to organise Camden Jazz and the London Jazz Festival.
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  • first weekend of July (3 days)
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  • Bracknell Jazz Festival
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  • 1975-early 1990s
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  • The Bracknell Jazz Festival was a major showcase for British modern jazz in the 1980s. The festival was known for attracting a largish audience for free improvisation, modern jazz composition and all kinds of British modern jazz in general.
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