Buxton International Festival’s popular Jazz Day Tickets are back! Enjoy a full Saturday of Jazz, at BIF’s own intimate jazz club at The Palace Hotel, and at the Pavilion Arts Centre, both in the heart of the town.
Alan Barnes ‘Works of Art’ A Celebration of Art Pepper’s Centenary
Jazz at the Palace, 8pm – 9.30pm
Alan’s Inspiration: ‘I have assembled this all-star band to celebrate the centenary of Art Pepper’s birth in 1925.’‘Art Pepper first came into my life at around 15 through a double album, Art Pepper – Discoveries, recorded in the early ’50s. The alto sax playing… was clear, virtuosic and accurate – a beautiful, fresh, full-of-life sound that danced over time in a light and subtle yet intensely probing way. From that moment, one thing was clear: for me, that was how the alto saxophone should be played.
100 Years of Oscar Peterson with Dean Stockdale and Strings
Following an acclaimed performance last year, the Dean Stockdale Quartet returns with a new set for a very special evening to honour the one and only Oscar Peterson. Born 15 August 1925, 2025 marks the legendary jazz pianist’s 100th birthday. This show will feature the quartet and some special guests – Alan Barnes, sax, Mark Armstrong, trumpet, Emily Masser, vocals, and the Amika string quartet – performing new arrangements of Oscar’s music.
Emma Rawicz
Emma Rawicz is a young saxophonist, bandleader, and composer with astonishing musical maturity. At just 22 years of age, she has achieved a huge amount, including the release of two critically acclaimed albums, extensive headline tours across 15 countries, and appearances in high-profile festivals and venues.Her projects include her regularly touring quartet and sextet line-ups, duo concerts with pianist Gwilym Simcock, and her 20-piece Jazz Orchestra, which has already performed her exciting original music at important London venues.
‘The name Emma Rawicz is on everyone’s lips right now’ Julian Joseph, J to Z, BBC Radio 3
