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Latest news from the team at Brecon Jazz Club - 

Please bookmark the date: Tues 7 November at Christ College Brecon, Neuadd Theatr, for Lenore Raphael US jazz pianist and her top quartet.
Note the venue and also start time of 7.30 pm (a bit earlier than usual, and will have earlier finish). For this event, member price is £10 (£12 visitors/young people £5).
More info and ticket booking:
[use your membership no. to book]
This is a very special event.
Lenore Raphael is someone we've known many years and heard play in London, but how could we invite her to Brecon?
With help from trumpeter Chris Hodgkins and staff at Christ College Brecon, we proudly present this standout concert.
And what an all-star line-up, too!
Lenore is bringing a leading US guitarist Wayne Wilkinson, and Chris has invited wonderful bassist Alison Rayner to complete the quartet.
Between them, they have played with some of the biggest names in the jazz world.
This will be Lenore and Wayne's first ever visit to Brecon.
The musicians have played together previously in London but Tuesday 7 November in Brecon will be the first date of their 2017 UK tour, appearing here ahead of their London Jazz Festival performance.
So lots to celebrate here.
Lenore writes me that they are so excited to be coming to perform in Brecon.
And we don't forget that you all need to eat as well as have lovely times with jazz . . . so the award-winning Hours Cafe and Bookshop will be our venue for pre-concert supper at 6pm.
You can book your place now, and we will send menu details shortly.
Parking will be at Christ College Brecon for the evening.
Bar will be run at the concert venue by the Muse team.
Food 6pm at the Hours Cafe.
Very best wishes to all - and thank you for the wonderful reception for Jean Guyomarch, Will Barnes and Ruth Bowen earlier this month - what brilliant playing (and fab review on thejazzmann.com website) - do put any clips or pics on the Brecon Jazz Club Facebook page.
Thanks to Fiz and Jamie, Muse team, Sharon and Jonathan Ling @ Christ College, and you, our lovely audience and supporters - see you there

Lynne & Roger and co
Brecon Jazz Club

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