Bray Jazz Festival is an international jazz music festival event that takes place in Bray, Ireland, on the May bank holiday weekend of each year. The festival was established in 2000 with part-funding from Ireland's National Millennium Fund, and has featured leading name jazz and world musicians from Ireland and abroad.^[1] Bray Jazz 2006 presented concerts featuring legendary Chicago pianist and composer Andrew Hill, by French/Vietnamese guitarist Nguyen Le, and by British saxophonist Andy Sheppard, and up and coming pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock. Past performers have included French bass legend Henry Texier, saxophonist Steve Coleman, and Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A long weekend is a term used in Western countries, particularly in North America, to denote a weekend that is at least three days long (a three-day weekend), due to a holiday falling on either the Friday or Monday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Andrew!!! (1964) Andrew Hill (born June 30, 1937) is an American jazz pianist and composer. ... Gwilym Simcock (born 1981) is a British jazz pianist and composer. ... Steve Coleman in Paris, July 2004 Steve Coleman (born 20 September 1956) is an American saxophone player, spontaneous composer, composer and band leader. ... Tomasz Stanko (born 1942-) is a renowned Polish jazz trumpet player. ...

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• Official website