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The Watford Jazz Junction Festival 10-18 May 2025
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Alice Zawadzki
Sat, 17 May
|Watford Pump House Theatre
Alice Zawadzki (Jazz FM Awards 2025 ‘Vocalist of the Year’ shortlist nominee) presents a very special show - commissioned for the final concert of this year's festival. With a support act from cutting-edge tap dancer Petra Haller.
TIME & LOCATION
17 May 2025, 19:30 – 22:00
Watford Pump House Theatre, 5 Local Board Rd, Watford WD17 2JP, UK
ABOUT THE EVENT
Acclaimed violinist, composer and singer Alice Zawadzki presents a unique exploration of musical junctions through the stories of folklore, alongside a bespoke band assembled especially for the final concert night of this year's festival.
Invented Folklore
Who were the ordinary mortals who stoked the imagination of febrile storytellers, from the Frog Prince to Cinderella? Who would those people be in today's world? Would we recognise them?
Curated and performed by Alice Zawadzki, Invented Folklore brings us vignettes that re-imagine the world of the fairy tale, crashing into the Pumphouse Theatre for one very special night.
Alice invites a stellar line-up of musicians to re-tell our beloved stories and invent new ones, including saxophonist and BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018 Xhosa Cole, drummer for Go Go Penguin and Mulatu Astatke Jon Scott, and boundary blurring artist Simon Roth, who in the spirit of invention, brings a completely new and unique…
TICKETS
General Admission
General admission ticket with reserved seat for Alice Zawadzki & Friends, plus support act Petra Haller. Saturday 17 May at the Pump House Theatre. Doors open from 7pm; show commences at 7.30pm.
£30.00+£0.75 ticket service fee