Ashburton Live

Update, 24 June: We heard this morning that Zaid and Raji arrived in the UK this morning, and will be joining us in Ashburton on Wed 2 July.

100% certified pure industrial grade rock-n-roll dynamite, crafting stone-cold killer cuts out of klezmer, Balkan, funk, jazz, metal and hip-hop

Exploring the core elements of Tango on the piano, in melody & accompaniment in this 3 hour session with one of the world's top experts

Maximum space for dancing to Ruth Rozelaar on bandoneon with this month's special guest Mark Wyman

Mix together the styles of Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and you have the recipe for contempo-jazz US guitarist B.D. Lenz.

with house band Jesse Molins (guitar), Jim Rintoul (double bass) & Joshua Rose (drums)

Melodies rooted in jazz, taking in a wider love for soul, folk, and latin music

A celebration of the great jazz violinist Stuff Smith with some top UK jazz musicians

Katie Duck is a mover and maker from Amsterdam. This one hour performance involves live music, film, sound, movement and text

Richard Gonski, moderator Introducing the musicians, & selections from the programme.

Hear short selections from the week

This concert features music by: Bach, Shostakovich, Knussen

This Concert features highlights from the Festival

Sam Richards, piano, Marcus Vergette double bass, Steve Day, percussion

Guitarist Harry Diplock brings together some of the UK's most exciting musicians to capture a modern take on the world of acoustic jazz.

[This is now happening on Sat 23 August] Multi award-winning Tim Edey has been recognised as: BBC Musician of the year BBC ALBA/Scotland, Best Traditional musician 2020, and BBC Radio Two Musician of the year 2012 (BBC R2 FOLK AWARDS)

This multi-instrumentalist appeared here with Ranagri; she's recorded with Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Florence & The Machine and The White Stripes – this is her own original music

A master of his art

Music that folds in elements of jazz, post-rock and chamber classical music while raiding the folk music toolbox. Call it what you want: post-folk. Trad-noir. Folk nihilism.

“Lyrics and musical arrangements crackle with wide-eyed curiosity.” Jude Rogers, The Guardian

A singer-songwriter and dynamic performer who blends soul and classic rock with the groove of blues, funk and jazz.