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Headline Commission
Skeltr
Sat 15, 7.30pm / The Round, The Dukes

Headline Artist
Kit Downes Solo
Sun 16, 7.35pm / Ashton Hall, Lancaster Town Hall

Youth Jazz Night
Thu 6, 7pm / Lancaster Brewery
​£5

Morpher
Wed 12, 7.30pm / Lancaster Brewery
2018 Festival Launch
​Free

Lancaster Jazz Festival Binge
Thu 13, 7pm / The Gregson
£5
Supported by Lancaster Jazz Festival

Friday 14

Artist Development Day
Fri 14, 10.30am / Lancaster Brewery
​Free

Quay Fringe
Fri 14, 5.30pm / St George's Quay
Free

Juggenaught
Fri 14, 7.45pm / Lancaster Brewery
Free

Taupe
Fri 14, 8.50pm / Lancaster Brewery
Free

Roller Trio
Fri 14, 9.55pm / Lancaster Brewery
Free

Saturday 15

Jazz Breakfast
Sat 15, 9am / Printroom
Free

James Mainwairing Workshop
Sat 15, 10.30am / Printroom
Free

Jazz North Introduces
Sat 15, 12noon / Sun Square
Free

Tom Ridout
Sat 15, 12.30pm / The Storey Auditorium
Free
Youth Jazz Commission 2018

Yiasena
Sat 15, 1.10pm / Sun Square
Free

James Mainwairing Solo
Sat 15, 2pm / Printroom
Free

Let Spin
Sat 15, 2.30pm / Sun Square
Free

Archipelago/J Frisco
Sat 15, 3pm / The Storey Auditorium
Free
Commissioned by Lancaster Jazz Festival

Charlie Pyne Quartet
Sat 15, 3.50pm / Sun Square
Free

Satori
Sat 15, 4.30pm / Printroom
Free
Part of the 2018 Festival Hub

Slow Loris
Sat 15, 5.10pm / Sun Square
Free

World Service Project
Sat 15, 6.30pm / Sun Square
Free

Nu Jazz Collective
Sat 15, 7pm / Printroom
Free
Supported by Lancaster Jazz Festival

Skeltr
Sat 15, 7.30pm / The Round, The Dukes
£12 - £5
Headline Commission 2018

Joy Ellis
Sat 15, 8pm / The Hall
Free

Beyond Albedo
Sat 15, 10pm / Yorkshire Taps
Free

Open Jam Session / Luca Brasi Four ft. Paul Palmer
Sat 15, 10pm / The Golden Lion
​Free

Sunday 16

Jazz Breakfast
Sun 16, 10am / Printroom
Free

Kathy Dyson Masterclass
Sun 16, 11.30am / Printroom
Free (sign up in advance)

Bablefish
Sun 16, 12.30pm / Sun Square
Free

Mosaic
Sun 16, 1.15pm / The Storey Auditorium
Free

John Pope Quintet
Sun 16, 1.50pm / Sun Square
Free

Inside Outside
Sun 16, 3pm / The Hall
Free

Ubunye
Sun 16, 3.10pm / Sun Square
Free

Rachael & The Red Socks
Sun 16, 5pm / The Hall
Free

​Täpp
Sun 16, 6.30pm / Ashton Hall
£10 (included in Kit Downes ticket)

Kit Downes Solo
Sun 16, 7.35pm / Ashton Hall
£10
Headline Artist

All events

Th​u 6 / Youth Jazz Night (Ripley St Thomas Jazz Band, LRGS Big Band, LYJO)
Wed 12 / Festival Launch ft. Morpher
Thu 13 / LJF Binge (Youth Orbit, Out of the Blue, Burst Horns, The Jazz Phoenix, Grew - Piano - Broadbeck - Movement, Liz Murray and Tom Vernon, Off the Rails, Extra Jam, Jack Moore, Kadar, Some Things, Rob Lee, Step Aside 5, Elephant in the Room, DC Deux)
Fri 14 / Artist Development Day, Quay Fringe (Bazzer's Jazzers, Youth Orbit, Moody and Woof, Jon Moore, Fran Lee, Blast Furness), Juggenaught, Taupe, Roller Trio
Sat 15 / Jazz Breakfast, James Mainwairing Workshop, Jazz North Introduces, YJC18/Tom Ridout, Yiasena, James Mainwairing Solo, Let Spin, Archipelago/J Frisco, Charlie Pyne Quartet, Satori, Slow Loris, World Service Project, Nu Jazz Collective, Headline/Skeltr, Joy Ellis, Beyond Albedo, Open Jam Session
Sun 16 / Jazz Breakfast, Kathy Dyson Masterclass, Bablefish, Mosaic, John Pope Quintet, Inside Outside, Ubunye, Rachael & The Red Socks, Täpp, Headline/Kit Downes Solo