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The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians from across the world. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts – musicians, promoters and fans – the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. It was a community event originally created by the town's residents, modelled on New Orleans-style jazz events. Jed Williams as president of the Welsh Jazz Society, and founding editor of the Cardiff-based magazine Jazz UK had many international connections and was involved since 1984, working with local organisers including Liz Elston and Tony Constantinescu. George Melly, who had a house close by, and was a friend of Tony Constantinescu, performe

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  • Brecon Jazz Festival je hudební festival konaný ve velšském městě Brecon. Věnuje se jazzové hudbě. Založil jej novinář Jed Williams a první ročník se konal v roce 1984. Na prvním ročníku vystupoval například anglický zpěvák , který ve městě v té době žil, nebo trumpetista . V pozdějších letech zde vystupovalo několik desítek dalších hudebníků. (cs)
  • Das Brecon Jazz Festival ist ein seit 1984 in Brecon in Wales an drei Tagen im August stattfindendes Jazzfestival. In der Vergangenheit galt das Festival als eines der besten britischen Jazzfestivals und eine Möglichkeit, einen internationalen Überblick über die Entwicklung zu erhalten. Gäste kommen häufig zum Campen auf das Festival in dem kleinen walisischen Marktstädtchen. Einige der Konzerte waren in der Vergangenheit frei. (de)
  • The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians from across the world. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts – musicians, promoters and fans – the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. It was a community event originally created by the town's residents, modelled on New Orleans-style jazz events. Jed Williams as president of the Welsh Jazz Society, and founding editor of the Cardiff-based magazine Jazz UK had many international connections and was involved since 1984, working with local organisers including Liz Elston and Tony Constantinescu. George Melly, who had a house close by, and was a friend of Tony Constantinescu, performed the following year after the success of the first festival. Since 2016 the festival as been directed and presented by the Brecon Jazz stakeholders coordination group, founded by members of the local jazz club. Assets and historic rights to the festival are held by Brecon Jazz Festival Ltd and Friends of Brecon Jazz on behalf of the town of Brecon. As well as the main festival, a Brecon Fringe is organised as alternative free music in pubs, hotels, galleries and cafes in the town. (en)
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  • Brecon Jazz Festival je hudební festival konaný ve velšském městě Brecon. Věnuje se jazzové hudbě. Založil jej novinář Jed Williams a první ročník se konal v roce 1984. Na prvním ročníku vystupoval například anglický zpěvák , který ve městě v té době žil, nebo trumpetista . V pozdějších letech zde vystupovalo několik desítek dalších hudebníků. (cs)
  • Das Brecon Jazz Festival ist ein seit 1984 in Brecon in Wales an drei Tagen im August stattfindendes Jazzfestival. In der Vergangenheit galt das Festival als eines der besten britischen Jazzfestivals und eine Möglichkeit, einen internationalen Überblick über die Entwicklung zu erhalten. Gäste kommen häufig zum Campen auf das Festival in dem kleinen walisischen Marktstädtchen. Einige der Konzerte waren in der Vergangenheit frei. (de)
  • The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians from across the world. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts – musicians, promoters and fans – the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. It was a community event originally created by the town's residents, modelled on New Orleans-style jazz events. Jed Williams as president of the Welsh Jazz Society, and founding editor of the Cardiff-based magazine Jazz UK had many international connections and was involved since 1984, working with local organisers including Liz Elston and Tony Constantinescu. George Melly, who had a house close by, and was a friend of Tony Constantinescu, performe (en)
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  • Brecon Jazz Festival (cs)
  • Brecon Jazz Festival (de)
  • Brecon Jazz Festival (en)
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