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Tens of thousands to descend on Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Tens of thousands to descend on Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to descend on Nantwich over the Easter weekend for the town’s 22nd Jazz, Blues and Music Festival.

Tickets to see headliners Dr Feelgood and Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze are fast approaching sell-out and organisers have advised music-lovers to book early to avoid missing out on their favourite performers.

March 22, 2018
Record number of performers line up for Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Record number of performers line up for Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival is set to be a star-studded event with a record number of performers lined-up to entertain this Easter.

Festival programmes are now available online and at local outlets listing all the famous names whose stage skills will turn Nantwich into a mecca for music-lovers over Bank Holiday weekend, March 29 to April 2.

February 9, 2018
Crown Hotel revamp in Nantwich pays tribute to the late Phillip Martin

Crown Hotel revamp in Nantwich pays tribute to the late Phillip Martin

The family of former Crown Hotel owner Phillip Martin, who died in November, have ensured his legacy will live on after unveiling the Nantwich venue’s latest look.

The historic building was closed for five days while work was carried out on the bar and lounge area.

January 13, 2018
Nantwich Jazz Festival 2018 to go ahead in memory of founder Phillip Martin

Nantwich Jazz Festival 2018 to go ahead in memory of founder Phillip Martin

Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival organisers are pressing ahead with plans for next year’s event and hope to make it the ‘biggest and best yet’ in memory of its founder Phillip Martin.

Mr Martin, who was proprietor of The Crown Hotel, established the festival in 1996 and was well ahead with plans for Easter’s music programme when he died of a heart attack aged 65 in November.

December 14, 2017
Nantwich Town Council agree entertainment deal with Jazz Fest team

Nantwich Town Council agree entertainment deal with Jazz Fest team

Nantwich Town Council has agreed an entertainment deal with organisers of the Nantwich Jazz Festival to bring more entertainment to the Civic Hall.

Councillors hope the deal will see a varied range of shows at Nantwich Civic Hall in 2015/16.

September 18, 2014
“Swinging at the Cotton Club” musical to light up Nantwich Jazz Festival

“Swinging at the Cotton Club” musical to light up Nantwich Jazz Festival

A fully staged musical spectacular will add glamour to this weekend’s Jazz, Blues and Music Festival in Nantwich. Swinging At The Cotton Club, at Nantwich Civic Hall on Saturday, is one of the headline shows at the festival which starts tonight (April 17).

April 17, 2014
Nantwich Jazz Festival will be safest one yet, say organisers

Nantwich Jazz Festival will be safest one yet, say organisers

Organisers of this year’s Nantwich Jazz Blues & Music festival this Easter believe it will be the busiest – and safest – one yet. Tens of thousands of music fans are set to descend on the town for the five-day festival over the Easter weekend April 17 to 21.

April 9, 2014
New venues gear up for Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

New venues gear up for Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Three new venues will feature in the forthcoming Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival. Thousands are expected at the annual event, now in its 18th year, when it takes over Nantwich across the Easter weekend April 17-21.

March 27, 2014
Nantwich Jazz Festival secures big names for five-day music bonanza

Nantwich Jazz Festival secures big names for five-day music bonanza

More top names are being lined up for the Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival next month. Organisers have pulled out the stops to lay on what they hope will be the biggest five-day music festival Nantwich has witnessed.

March 12, 2014
Organisers target Jools Holland for 20th Nantwich Jazz Festival

Organisers target Jools Holland for 20th Nantwich Jazz Festival

Jools Holland could be on the bill when Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival celebrates its 20th year. That’s the hope of festival organiser Phillip Martin who believes luring Holland to the town is a real possibility.

April 10, 2013
College offers rooms during Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

College offers rooms during Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

The Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival is expected to inject more than £1 million into the town’s economy. And organisers have now agreed a deal with Reaseheath College to offer rooms for festival goers to stay for longer.

January 10, 2013
PICTURE SPECIAL – Nantwich Jazz and Music Festival 2012

PICTURE SPECIAL – Nantwich Jazz and Music Festival 2012

Nantwich Jazz and Music Festival organisers have hailed the 2012 event another huge success with more than 40,000 people visiting the town. The four-day event over the Easter weekend proved another hit with pub landlords, shops, restaurants and hotels all benefitting.

April 11, 2012