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From Manchester - Beats & Pieces Big Band
This dynamic 14 piece from Manchester are redefining the role of the big band for a new generation, with music that draws on a wide range of influences from Loose Tubes to Radiohead.
"They couple gale-force collective energy and confidence to startlingly original material that acknowledges big-band traditions while radically modernising them." - The Guardian

www.beatsnpieces.net

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Four nights | twelve young bands | the best of Europe's New Jazz
12 Points Festival
www.12points.ie

"The freshest, hottest sounds in jazz and contemporary experimental music."
The Irish Times

12 Points is an award winning festival for young European jazz artists, which alternates annually between Dublin and other hot young European cities.
Demonstrating a thriving European jazz scene, 12 Points brings forth exciting and personal perspectives on a great music tradition from emerging artists with plenty to say. There is wide diversity in the line-up; some comfortably rooted in straight jazz, others rebellious with electronic, rock and folk fusions.

The 2014 festival will take place in Umea, Sweden
For further info see www.12points
www.facebook.com/12points

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