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6.00pm

City of Bristol Choir: Summer Jazz & Soul - A Choral Celebration

Part of Artists in our Midst

Tickets

From £16

A 9% booking fee applies online and over the phone. A £2.50 postage fee is charged where applicable.

Suitable for ages 10+

Main hall

The 100 voices of City of Bristol Choir are joined by the Iain Farrington Jazz Trio to present an uplifting and high octane celebration of singing, featuring the first performance of Summer Jazz Cantata by jazz virtuoso Iain Farrington as well as excerpts from Then Sing We All, which raised the roof of St George’s in the choir’s performance here in 2023.


Farrington Summer Jazz Cantata
Gershwin A foggy day in London town
Gershwin Summertime
Withers Lovely day
Mercury Don’t stop me now
Ellington Come Sunday
Ellington I’m beginning to see the light
Waller Ain’t misbehavin’
Young I carry your heart
Farrington Excerpts from Then Sing We All

Expressing the joys of summer, this glorious piece sets popular poems fusing swing, funk, late-night blues and gospel styles.

Completing the programme are toe-tapping, exhilarating arrangements of well-known jazz standards and fast moving pop songs. Book your tickets now for this jubilant early evening summer concert!