It’s Marsden Jazz Festival next weekend and it’s another event absolutely jam-packed with music … most of it free.
The festival from Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13 is spread over venues ranging from Marsden’s Mechanics Hall, St Bartholomews Church, pubs and the bandstand in Marsden Park to Zapato Brewing on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal towpath between Marsden and Slaithwaite which will have its own jazz tent.
Running alongside the festival is an anti-racism fundraising weekend presented by the Pool Club based at Marsden Royal British Legion to support Love Music Hate Racism and Immigration and Asylum Support Kirklees (IASK).
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The Legion has music on all weekend with tickets just £8 for three days.
At the main jazz festival music ranges from swing bands, soul, funk and jazz through to reggae, blues and Irish music and there will even be jazz music on the shuttle canal boat from Marsden to Tunnel End.
Friday night is headlined by Malcolm Strachan, founding member of the UK’s premier funk band/horn section The Haggis Horns who has toured and recorded with Jess Glynne, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamiroquai, Lou Donaldson, The New Mastersounds, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and many more.
There will be a craft fair in the Parochial Hall on Saturday.
The music starts at 10am on both Saturday and Sunday and goes through until late on Saturday night and early evening on Sunday.
Here’s the full at-a-glance line-up which shows all the events which are free unless it states they are ticketed with details how to get tickets at the end of the feature.
Thursday, October 10
6pm: Zapato Warehouse. Shhh! Cinema presents Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (film and DJs). Tickets and film starts 7.30pm.
Friday, October 11
7pm: Marsden Royal British Legion. Anti-Racism fundraiser featuring Perspex Leslie and Jesus Kneivel (tickets are £5 for the event or £8 for the weekend.) Jesus Kneivel are an experimental fusion of alt-rock and psychedelic sounds, known for their high-energy performances and genre-defying style.
7pm: Wild Cafe & Bar. Sam Winty ‘… And All That Jazz’ (tickets include free cocktail)
7pm: Zapato Brewing Warehouse. Paddy Steer (ticketed)
7pm: Peel Street Social. Steve Augarde & Friends jazz and blues night
Evening: Katie’s Homemade Kitchen. Sydney Lyra
7pm: Marsden Mechanics Hall. MJF Headliner: Paint or Pollen (tickets)
8.30pm: Marsden Social Club. Dana Ali Band
8.30pm: The Shakespeare. Disco (DJs) with Wood Fired Pizza outside the pub Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9pm: Marsden Mechanics Hall. MJF Headliner: Malcolm Strachan (tickets)
9pm: Marsden Liberal Club. Helter Skelter
Saturday, October 12
10am: Bandstand In The Park. Heckmondwike Grammer School Soul Band
10.45am: Bandstand In The Park. Musica Soul Band
11am to 3pm. Parochial Hall Craft Fair with hot food and refreshments
11am to 4pm: Marsden Shuttle Jazz Boat running between Marsden Station and Standedge Tunnel (donations)
11.15am: Bandstand In The Park. Colne Valley Big Band
12pm: Zapato Jazz Tent. Red Tin Dave (DJ set)
12pm: Bandstand In The Park. Musica Youth Jazz
12.30pm: Bandstand In The Park. Greenhead College Big Band
1pm: Bandstand In The Park. Musica Holme Valley Big Band
1.30pm: Bandstand In The Park. Musica Batley Jazz Bats
2pm: Marsden Unity Church. Soul Choir
2pm: Zapato Jazz Tent. DJ Lennie (second set at 4pm)
2.15pm: Bandstand In The Park. Musica Shelley Big Band
2.45pm: Bandstand In The Park. Musica Shelley Swing Band
3pm: Sass Wellbeing Studio & Coffee House. Paul Nolan local singer-songwriter
3pm: Zapato Jazz Tent. Michelle Scally Clarke
3pm: Marsden Liberal Club. The Big Easy
3.15pm: Bandstand In The Park. Musica Mirfield Swing Band
4pm: The New Inn. Mucipups
4pm: The Little Lock. Conor Larkin jazz pianist
5.30pm: Marsden Mechanics Hall MJF Headliner. Rod Mason’s Elements (tickets)
6.30pm: Zapato Warehouse. Red Deer Club x Zapato Presents Brown Wimpenny (tickets)
7pm: Marsden Mechanics Hall MJF Headliner. Pete Rosser Trio and special guest Richard Ormrod (tickets)
7pm: Marsden Royal British Legion Anti-Racism Fundraiser. Early Doors Social Club mix of techno, house, and disco (DJs) (tickets)
7pm: Wild Cafe & Bar. Wild Blues Night with Pat Fulgoni, Jacob Beckwith, Michael Homan (tickets with free cocktail)
Evening: Katie’s Homemade Kitchen. An evening of live music from Broadband Duo, Whitelock & Jonathon O’Gara
8.30pm: The Shakespeare. Hangover Heroes
9pm: The New Inn. Jon C
9pm: Marsden Social Club. Backwater Blues
9pm: Marsden Liberal Club. Rewind
9pm: Peel Street Social. Nick Dunn Jazz/House DJ
10pm: Marsden Mechanics Hall. MJF Headliner: Plantfood (tickets)
Sunday, October 13
10am: Marsden Mechanics Hall. MJF, Marsden Mechanics and Marsden Scouts present – Jazz Cafe featuring Neil Diffley, Boba Swing Gypsy Jazz and local musicians
10am: Wild Cafe & Bar. Soulful Sunday Brunch with The Midges (tickets includes free mimosa on arrival)
11am: Marsden Social Club. Write Out Loud Poetry Jam
11am: Marsden United Church. Jazz Spiritual Service with Tom Kitten’s Jazz Katz
11am to 4pm: Marsden Shuttle Jazz Boat running between Marsden Station and Standedge Tunnel (donations)
12pm to 8pm: Marsden Royal British Legion. Anti-racism fundraiser featuring Sunshine Reggae featuring roots reggae and world music (DJs and live performers)
1pm: Marsden United Church. Tom Kitten’s Jazz Katz play New Orleans jazz
1pm: St Bartholomew’s Church. Marsden Swing
1.30pm: Marsden Mechanics Hall. The Honey Birds (tickets)
1.30pm: Marsden Liberal Club. Leeds City Stompers
2pm: St Bartholomew’s Church. Raspberry Jam standards + funked up modern songs
2pm: The New Inn. Mason Whittle teenage singer songwriter
3pm: St Bartholomew’s Church. Unity Voices
3pm: Sass Wellbeing Studio & Coffee House. Genevive Joy local singer-songwriter
3pm: Zapato Jazz Tent. Shadow Quartet
3.45pm: St Bartholomew’s Church. Ashantie Del Huddersfield’s Got Talent winning vocalist
4pm: Marsden Liberal Club. State of Confusion
4.15pm: St Bartholomew’s Church. Monica Ward soulful vocals
4.30pm: Marsden Mechanics Hall. Alligator Gumbo (tickets)
5pm: Peel Street Social. Des Hurley & Kevin Mullowney traditional Irish music
To buy tickets go to this page and click on the tickets links Marsden Jazz Festival – Post
For more information about the weekend and the musicians playing go to Marsden Jazz Festival – Home Page
Written by ANDY HIRST who runs his own Yorkshire freelance journalism agency AH! PR (https://ah-pr.com/) specialising in press releases, blogging, website content, copywriting and ghost-writing autobiographies.
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