The Islay Jazz Festival is a well-established annual event that takes place over a weekend in September, attracting hundreds of jazz lovers to Islay from Scotland, the rest of the United Kingdom, and overseas.
The event will now be known as the Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival. The dates of this year’s Festival are 17 – 19 September.
The Festival is also supported by Argyll and Bute Council, the Scottish Arts Council and the Swedish Government. It is promoted by specialist jazz promoters, Assembly Direct, and The Islay Arts Association.
The events of the Festival are spread over three days and many venues on Islay. In 2010 the Festival programme features the lyrical pianism of Zoe Rahman; the feel-good saxophone of Jesse Davis; the Blue Note inspired Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; award-winning Scottish guitarist Graham Stephen; the commanding tenor of John Burgess; and a new take on 1920s and 30′s jazz from Nova Scotia Jazz Band. Concerts are presented across the island, in a mix of unique settings: village halls, distilleries, bird sanctuaries, and small bars and inns. Three of the events will be staged at Lagavulin Distillery.
Source: Diageo
