EALING SUMMER FESTIVALS
Afrobeat pioneer and
iconic drummer Tony
Allen leads this year’s
Ealing Jazz Festival line-up,
which will see the best classic
and contemporary jazz
performers take over Ealing’s
Walpole Park this summer.
The influencers
A
mainstay of the jazz
calendar for more than
two decades, Ealing Jazz
Festival champions the very
best established and emerging
acts from the UK and around
the world. It will take place
across the weekend of 28-29
July. To bring a rousing end
to the weekend, Sunday’s
South Stage will be hosted
by PizzaExpress Live, which
has showcased some of the
world’s greatest musicians
since 1976.
One of
the most
influential
drummers of all
time, Tony Allen
was at the centre
of Fela Kuti’s
band Africa ‘70,
the band largely
responsible for
the creation of
Afrobeat in the
Tony Allen
1970s. Allen
has enjoyed a
prolific career,
collaborating with some of the
greatest musicians of our time, from
Blur’s Damon Albarn to techno icon
Jeff Mills, as well as influencing
the likes of Brian Eno and
Talking Heads.
Mobo Award-winning
singer-songwriter
Zara McFarlane
is another of the
stars appearing
at the festival.
Fast becoming
Britain’s foremost
jazz vocalist and
a growing
influence on
the scene,
McFarlane has three studio albums
under her belt, as well as collaborations
with the likes of Shabaka Hutchings,
Moses Boyd, Ezra Collective and US
house legend Louie Vega.
Experimental jazz band Vels Trio
will also be welcomed to the festival
stage, alongside all-female jazz septet
Nérija, and TriForce, bringing their
own unique fusion of jazz, neo soul and
hip hop.
See the full line-up at
www.ealingsummerfestivals.com
Zara McFarlane
EALING JAZZ FESTIVAL
28–29 July
Walpole Park, W5 5HS
12noon-10pm
Tickets available at www.ticketline.
co.uk/ealing-jazz-festival#tour
Advance tickets: £5 per day or £10
for the weekend (plus booking fees)
On the day tickets: £7 before
3pm, £10 after or £12 for the
weekend
Free entry for children aged 12
or under
around ealing June 2018
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