By Louise Smith, Newcastle BID
Returning to the town centre for its 16th year, the line-up for the annual Newcastle-under-Lyme Jazz & Blues Festival 2023 has been announced.
Over 40 artists from across the county will join the three day festival to perform in 15 much loved venues in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre and beyond. The festival will take place on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May.
15 town centre venues will host live performances, venues include Castletown Distillery, Ten Green Bottles, The Rigger, Artisan Tap, The Crossways, as well as performances at Brampton Museum and nearby New Vic Theatre.
The Jay Rayner Sextet kick off the celebrations with their performance at the New Vic Theatre in Basford on Wednesday. Expect blistering performances of iconic tunes from jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver and Dexter Gordon, through to song-writing legends including Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Joan Armatrading.
Friday’s highlights include Violet Line, See Ya Later, Pete Frampton & The Escape Committee and Paul Gibson.
A jazz packed Saturday sees performances from Sherry Counsellors, Tree Katz, Dirt Rooster, The Night Shift and Barrelhouse Jukes.
Closing the festival on Sunday is Flipside Collective, Junkhouse Dog, Pistol Pete Wearn, Red Berryn and Fever Train.
The announcement of this year’s Jazz and Blues Festival is great news for the live music scene and venues in Newcastle-under-Lyme, coming just weeks after the success of Lymelight Festival.
Organised by Newcastle-under-Lyme BID, the Jazz & Blues Festival is set to bring additional footfall into the town centre to support local businesses, as well as fostering the growth of the already vibrant local music and live performance scene.
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The Line-up in detail
Wednesday 24th May 2023
New Vic Theatre
19:00 The Jay Rayner Sextet
Friday 26th May 2023
Artisan Tap
19:00 Simon Davies
19:45 Vox Americana
21:15 Violet Line
Castletown Distillery
20:00 Paul Gibson
The Clubhouse
20:00 Seez Ya Later
The Rigger
20:00 The Crossroad Delta
21:00 Pete Frampton & The Escape Committee
Saturday 27th May 2023
Artisan Tap
19:30 Zip Style
20:20 Josh Paul
20:50 Cassidy Rising
10:45 Sherry Councillors
Brampton Museum
14:00 Tree Katz
Castletown Distillery
15:00 The Entertainment
20:00 Dirt Rooster
Cappello Lounge
15:00 Pete Latham + Al Bruce
17:00 Almaz
The Crossways
20:00 The Blasted Oak
21:00 The Two Step Goodbyes
Mitchell’s
15:00 Tony and Jaxx
Ten Green Bottles
16:00 Marc Gallagher
The Carlton
14:00 Hayley Strangelove
The Clubhouse
14:00 Dan Toft & Shannon Whetnall
19:00 The Nightshift
The Golden Lion
15:00 Phill Boyd
The Museum
20:00 Phill Boyd
The Rigger
20:00 Dutty Coat
22:00 Tyler Kent Trio
The Victoria
16:00 Flo & Bart
20:00 Barrelhouse Jukes
The Jug
16:00 Chasing Twisters
Wellers
19:00 Double Lively
Sunday 28th May 2023
Artisan Tap
16:00 Tree Katz
17:30 Zip Style
18:30 Elvis Fontenot
20:30 Flip Side Collective
Brampton Museum
13:00 Tipitina
Castletown Distillery
15:00 Steph & Dan
Cappello Lounge
15:00 Phill Boyd
17:00 Junkhouse Dog
The Crossways
16:00 Pistol Pete Wearn
Mitchell’s
14:00 Red Berryn
Ten Green Bottles
16:00 Sheena Shine
The Carlton
16:00 The Entertainment
The Clubhouse
14:00 The Vanz Duo
19:00 Goodfellas Blues Band
The Golden Lion
15:00 Baxter
The Jug
12:00 Jazz Club
The Museum
17:30 Catalyst
The Rigger
17:00 And What
18:30 Fever Train
20:00 Rhiannon Hill from the Kira Mac Band
The Victoria
17:00 The Pluckers
