Ealing Jazz Festival

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Ealing Jazz Festival
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The main stage marquee in 2006
Genre Jazz
Dates1984 to date
Location(s) Walpole Park
Years active32
FoundersAlbert 'Bev' Bowles-Bevan, [1]
Dick Esmond [2]
Organized byEaling London Borough Council
Website Ealing Jazz Festival

Ealing Jazz Festival is an annual Summer jazz festival in Ealing's Walpole Park in London, United Kingdom. It was first held in 1984. [3]

In 2016, concern was raised after Ealing Council announced it was to take over management of the festival from "The Event Umbrella". As a result, the festival programme was reduced from five to two days of live music and ticket prices increased sharply. These unpopular measures were intended to reduce financial risk. [4] A group of protesters staged a demonstration outside Ealing Council's offices to publicise their objections. [5]

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References

  1. Street, Tim (13 April 2015), "Ealing Jazz Festival co-founder's life celebrated", Get West London
  2. Cooper, Goolistan (5 February 2016), "Proposed changes to Ealing Jazz Festival 'would rip its heart out'", Get West London
  3. Oates, Jonathan; Hounsell, Peter (2014), Ealing: A Concise History, Amberley, p. 151, ISBN   9781445633817
  4. "NEWS: Concern over future of Ealing Jazz Festival is spreading / petition reaches 1000 signatures". London Jazz News. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. "'Leave the jazz alone': Angry protestors fight Ealing Council Jazz Festival cuts with placards and petition". Ealing Times. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.