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Tickets now on sale for Llandeilo Jazz Festival - just £3 for two!

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Tickets are now on sale for the second Llandeilo Jazz Festival, which takes place over the weekend of Friday July 5 to Sunday July 7.
The cost of two weekend wristband passes is just 3. To ensure entrance to the festival, those wishing to attend should register online at www.jazzatllandeilo.co.uk
The festival is presented by the award-winning Evan Evans Brewery of Llandeilo, who are donating funds to the music programme at Llandeilos two primary schools, both of which also appear as part of the community/street music entertainment which is open to all.

The 2013 Festival
After a succesful launch year, the festival has doubled in size and has 40 events on four stages across three venuesin the heart of town - The Cawdor Hotel, The Angel and The White Horse Inn.
The upbeat line up has a strong representation of the Welsh Jazz community and covers a wide jazz spectrum including Mainstream, Traditional, Big Band, Ragtime, Jazz Rock, Funk, Gypsy Jazz and Blues.
The Festival includes feature performances by:
Willie Garnett - Big Band Leader and one of the UK's leading sax players
Kent Duchaine - Delta Blues Legend from the USA
Oli Nezhati - Llandeilo born rising star of the London Jazz Scene
The Dave Cottle Trio - Swansea Jazzland's much admired house trio - with special guests
Remi Harris - Young Gypsy Jazz guitar sensation
There is also a special event entitled A Tribute to Derek Watkins, The Sound of James Bond
Derek who passed away in march this year was a leading Trumpeter and much loved Band Leader.
Among many credits, Derek appeared on every James Bond Film from 1962 to 2012.

How to reserve your pass
Register for your 3 weekend wristband as soon as possible at www.llandeilojazz.co.uk
The only cost is a token administration fee of 3 (for two tickets) of which 1 is donated to Llandeilo's two local primary schools to help with the cost of their music activities. There is an option to donate an extra 2 to the schools.