Margate Jazz Festival 2006
BIG SKY
Margate's own jazz festival took place for the second time in July 2006. Click here for details of the 2007 Festival.
" With a stunning backdrop and the support of many locals, it's great to be running this festival here again. More and more people are reminded that Margate is a lovely place by the sea in Kent. The piazza has a backdrop of the harbour, the incredible sunsets (made famous by JMW Turner) and good food at the renowned Harbour Cafe and other bars.
Once again we had a great line-up of musicians. This year, we were particularly excited to have the jazz aristocracy of John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, as well as many international artists based in the area, such as Annie Whitehead, Colin Towns, Paul Booth and Christine Tobin. What's more, most of the gigs are FREE."
David Mossman, Artistic Director
Friday 14th - John Dankworth and Cleo Laine at the Winter Gardens £16
FREE JAZZ ON THE PIAZZA from 2 p.m.
Saturday 15 Mark Lockheart's Big Idea; Annie Whitehead Big Sky Quartet; Julian Siegel Quartet;
Christine Tobin; Colin Towns Mask Septet;
Light of the World;
Sunday 16 Soothsayers; The Stan Tracey Quartet with Bobby Wellins ; Paul Booth's Harbour Jazz Orchestra ; The hkippers; Liane Carroll & Ian Shaw Duo
Bobby Wellins queues for fish and chips %2006.JPG)
Harbour Big Band 
The crowds having fun 
Soothsayers
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Other jazz events as part of the Margate Festival weekend
Saturday 15 Light of the World, Q Bar tbc £7.00
Saturday 15 BougaraBou, Market Place 3.00pm
Sunday 16 Estelle Kokot , The Piazza From 2.00pm Free
Sunday 16 Badoo/Sparkes drum workshop 3.00pm Free
Tuesday 18 John Etheridge, Wig & Pen 7.30pm £tbc
Wednesday 19 Carol Grimes & Steve Lodder, Impressions 7.30pm £tbc
Thursday 20 Sosax, Café G 7.30pm £7.50
Friday 21 Paul Booth & Friends, Smith Court Hotel 7.30pm £tbc
Saturday 22 Christine Tobin & Liam Noble, The Harbour Café 7.30pm £tbc
2005 - some photos
To be kept informed contact info@babellabel.co.uk
More about last year's festival on www.babellabel.co.uk/jazzmargate.htm
We are thinking about hiring a coach to bring people down. If you are interested, let us know.
An open air jazz festival by the sea presented by The Vortex Jazz Club, Babel Label, Margate Old Town Partnership, with the support of Thanet District Council, Arts Council England