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Welcome!
Firstly, a Big Thank-You
We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who helped make the
Wigan International Jazz Festival 2008 a wonderfully enjoyable and
successful event. Special thanks to our sponsors, and of course every
individual who attended the concerts and special fringe events
throughout the 'nine days of cool'.
Introduction
The Wigan International
Jazz Festival has, for 23 years, provided a stage for some of the
world’s greatest big bands.
Great names such as The Count Basie Orchestra, Charles Mingus Big Band,
Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau, Lester Bowie’s ‘Brass Fantasy’ and
the BBC Big Band have entertained Wigan audiences and enabled the
festival to establish itself as one of Europe’s foremost Big Band
showcases. However, the last few years have seen the festival venture
into new jazz music territories, adding a contemporary element to the
more traditional programme.
Our continuing mission is
to sustain one of the best and most friendly jazz festivals in the world
through a diverse programme, and to celebrate jazz for the benefit of
the Borough of Wigan and to develop the participation of local, national
and international artists.
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A smiling Dennis Rollins at the Wigan International Jazz Festival
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