East Coast Jazz

19/06/2026

We will be closed tomorrow for First Light this weekend - 2 days of wondrous music, spoken word and generally arty stuff on the beach and all free! The main stage acts have a definite up tempo funky bias, with loads of big horn sections which we at ECJ love! Jazz purists need to get up early on Sunday and head for Kensington Gardens at 10.00 for the return of the Norfolk Student Jazz Orchestra; the main stage has a definite bias for up tempo funky stuff with big horn sections which we also love! Check out https://www.ashtonjones.com/ https://another-taste.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CutCapers/ https://www.yearofthedogband.com/ to see what we mean! Also our list of must sees are the balafon of https://www.nfamady.com/ , the wonder that is https://www.johnhegley.co.uk/, folkie https://sethlakeman.co.uk/ and many many more! See you there!

The full programme for First Light Festival 2026 has just dropped, promising a weekend of brilliant music, comedy, art and all sorts in between on Lowestoft’s South Beach! 🌅🎉

Jamz Supernova, Simon Day and folk favourite Seth Lakeman are all set to appear, alongside plenty of other acts like Rotterdam-born groove, funk and disco band Another Taste; singer-songwriter and producer Lizzie Berchie; master musician N’famady Kouyaté and Lowestoft bands Like Optimists and MAGNOLIAband.

Plus we’ve got fashion designer and BBC Sewing Bee presenter Patrick Grant in our Ideas tent; performances from DanceEast; John Hegley will be bringing his signature poetic charm to the programme and acclaimed sculptor Laurence Edwards returns, installing his awe-inspiring sculpture ‘The Long Wait’ on the beach.

And of course, it all builds to that special moment where you can celebrate the Summer Solstice at our iconic Dawn Celebration.

Get planning your festival weekend at firstlightlowestoft.com

17/06/2026

We are excited to reveal our headlining acts and tickets are now on sale from https://lowestoftjazzweekend.co.uk/ !!! Friday night at the The Seagull Theatre sees arguably the UK's very best jazz guitarists Jim Mullen and Nigel Price playing Lowestoft; on Saturday night at St Margaret's Church we welcome jazz royalty in the form of vocalist Jacqui Dankworth, daughter of Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine, who will be accompanied by Ronnie Scott's MD and resident pianist James Pearson; and on Sunday Night Milestones Jazz Club Lowestoft host the amazing Nicolas Meier World Group; guitarist Nicolas is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most original and unique guitarists and will be promoting the soon to be released album "Elysian Drift".

Lowestoft Jazz Festival is a self-funding event put together by a group of local jazz enthusiasts, we would be grateful for any 'shares' and help in spreading the word!

07/06/2026

07/06/2026

The Karen Sharp Trio playing 'Tenor Madness' live at Dawkes Music. ...

05/06/2026

Closed tomorrow for a wondrous day out - music, stalls, food, beer, rain, beautiful people etc - be there! Lowestoft's own space age rockers DROK play the Rebel Love stage at 6.20pm - check them out - wondrous .....

🍓✨ THE BIG STRAWBERRY FAIR LINEUP IS HERE 🍓✨

6 days to go until Strawberry Fair lands back on Midsummer Common, Cambridge, and we are bringing a huge day of live Music & Arts

📅 6th June 🍓
📍 Midsummer Common, Cambridge
🚪 Gates open at 11am
🎶 Entertainment and bars open from 12pm
🌙 Fair closes at 11pm
🎟️ Completely free entry 🍓\

For official Timings go to https://magic.swbfair.uk/stages add to your home screen to enjoy on the day without internet or signal.... This is everyone playing at the Fair, give or take a few Strawberry surprises along the way…

twisted skunk, spacehopper, Bin weasel, the the frigidaires, Atlantisphere, Titz Bizkit, Ozworld, Jed Upjohn, Name Loading, the penny aspen project, thy last drop, Blake Baker, Vince Too Tall Taylor, Fenland B***y, Max Ryan, Chloe Bartlett, Cambridge Tuneless choir, CB4, Cambridge Harmony Choir, Ryan Harvey, Moonlit Nights, Why Not, Ferry Curve, UltraRabbit, Shaun Clark, Vulgarithm, The Cushy Punts, The Winonas, Rachel Hill, Emi, The Cambridge Rock Choir, Dari Mirea (band comp finalist), The Gil Matthews Complex, The Trojan Horses, DJ Chris Brown (Soul), CB Soul, Monkey Shanti, Grace Calver, Flat White, 29th function, Downpipe, Hollowwaves, Mr Griff, Johnny wright's wednesday session, the benson sisters, the insurance men, smith and the brewer band, for funk's shake, oli harris, 198, Dendofreq, The Delta Family, Dyna, EasyEasyLemonLemon, Electrospecktive, Heroic Dragon, Larry Rouse, Les Beaux Plastiques, Nociva Project, Porbulation Gold, Qubik, Rayne Gel, Squiznitch, Sudden Creation, Coby, ONO, Deogen, Egregore, For the Hornets, Big 10, Colonel Hathi, The Oscar Nominated comp, Wingman Soji, The Disagreement comp u18 winners, Kuiper, Rot rats, Shadow Fen Comp, I Thought I Told You, 13th Chime, The Baby Seals, Gong Bath, Lara Fairylove, Mental issues, Mark McGiven, Sakara, The Skraelings (Acoustic), Pixie Pirate Punk Poet, Cara means friends, Reverse Cowboys, Orme, Birdwitch, Yur Mum, Psychic Lemon, Timeline Choir and DJs between acts, China shop bull, Tanit, Aartwork, Mighty Flux, Tripl3 B, One blood drummer, Theo Sayer, Izzy Kershaw, Short & Sweet, Keltrix, Drok, Lamb chop, Johnny Cabbage, Amy Wragg, Michael Bamber (3car), Virginia Betts, David Mustill, Vogon Poetry Slam, Tulin Silverwind, John Row, James Domestic (3car), Antonia Cook, Cambridge Poets, Words & Verses spoken word open mic, George Bone, Dan Sutton, FFINIX, Lost Robins, Chance For Good, Ross Stewart, SJ Morgan, Georgia Nevada, Passion Parade and Tiny Vessels.

From local Cambridge musicians to festival favourites, rising artists, spoken word performers, DJs, choirs, bands, poets and community legends, this is what Strawberry Fair is all about: music, people, art and love.

Saturday 6 June, Midsummer Common, Cambridge. Free entry. One day. One Fair. A whole universe of sound.

Who are you most excited to see? 👽🍓

05/06/2026

🎖️ A rare and special honour for Lowestoft

Lowestoft Town Council will be awarding the Freedom of the Town — our highest civic honour — to two remarkable historians:
Ivan Bunn and David Butcher.

Through decades of dedication, they have preserved and brought to life the stories, people and heritage of our town.

You are warmly invited to attend this special civic ceremony:
📍 Sparrows Nest Gardens
📅 Friday 12 June
⏰ 12:00 (for a 12:15 start)

This is a public event – all are welcome to join us in celebrating their incredible contribution 💙

04/06/2026

03/06/2026

Tomorrow evening all roads lead to the wonderful Slounge for an evening of jazz with David Boyce and the prop. Be there