Writtle Jazz Festival
A whole day of Jazz – Sunday 27th July 2025 – Lineup comfirmed!
For tickets and information click the link below…
Wriittle Jazz Festival 2025 is supported by….
Brit Funk Association
Headline announced for Writtle Jazz Festival 2025!
Three stages – 12 bands!
Including Steely Jazz, Simone Perks, Aspyrian, Olivia Cuttill, Brit Funk Association,Djangoliers, Yolanda Charles, Guthrie Govan….
After a break in 2024, we are returning to a new bigger venue on Roxwell Road in Writtle ‘Old Chelmsfordians’.
Chris Ingham….
Chris Ingham composes TV music and plays jazz piano.
As a composer, in 2017 he provided the soundtrack for the six-part documentary series Wartime Crime for Discovery/UKTV and the Tom Odell-directed How the Beatles Changed The World for Netflix, also appearing in the latter film as a talking head.
Zak Barrett….
Writtle Jazz Festival’s curator and saxophonist is working to deliver another sensational lineup on Sunday 27th July 2025. Stay tuned for frequent updates!
Paul Higgs….
will almost certainly be performing at Writtle Jazz Festival next year!
Early Bird Tickets
50% off
Tickets are on sale now and available via Eventbrite.
Nicola Farnon….
is widely recognised as one of the classiest Jazz and Swing singers and/or double bassists in the UK. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nicola Farnon has a remarkable musical pedigree, both parents being professional classical musicians and her great uncle no less than the late Robert Farnon. Originally raised classically on the cello and the piano, Nicola started singing and playing double bass in her twenties which led to a jazz career spanning 25 years (so far!).
Yolanda Charles….
Olivia Cuttill….
has been surrounded by music from a young age, growing up with both her father and grandfather engrossed in the music scene, as professional musicians with a passion for jazz, funk and soul .The soulful sounds of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway became embedded from an early age, shaping Olivia’s musical endeavours from then on.
The Simone Perks Sextext….
will be featuring the incredible talents of many of our favourite musicians including Zak Barrett, Sam Edwards and Tony Sandeman. Get ready to be swept away by smooth melodies and vibrant rhythms as we bring the magic of an eclectic set. Expect to participate too! Don’t miss out on this captivating performance.
Aspyrian….
The Djangoliers….
Taking their cue from Django Reinhardt’s war-years line-up, where Hubert Rostaing’s clarinet replaced Stephane Grapelli’s violin, The Djangoliers specialise in performing music both written and inspired by the late, great French guitarist. As well as performing many of Django’s classic arrangements and compositions such as Nuages, Swing 42 and Manoir Des Mes Rêves, they also perform tunes from the more contemporary canon of the style now known as ‘Gypsy Jazz’. Expect foot-tapping rhythms and virtuosic flair as well as evocative ballads from guitarists Simon Hurley and Rob Ford with Zak Barrett on Clarinet and Andy Staples on Double Bass.
Guthrie Govan….
known for his work with the bands the Aristocrats, Asia, GPS, the Young Punx and the Fellowship, as well as his solo project Erotic Cakes.
Guthrie will be performing a duo set with Saxophonist Zak Barrett!
Steely Jazz….
The songs of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, aka Steely Dan, stood alone in 1970s rock; cryptic, pungent lyrics and sophisticated, detailed music deeply influenced by, in Becker and Fagen’s own words, “the best jazz players of the ‘50s and ‘60s”.