One World Jazz Orchestra
Friday 6 June 2025
Ditchling Village Hall
Experience the power and excitement of a 15-piece big band featuring leading Sussex brass players backed by a driving rhythm section and filling the hall with original and classic jazz and funk.
Full Circle Quartet
Friday 19 September 2025
Old Meeting House, Ditchling
Visionary bandleader and bassist Terry Pack creates soaring melodic compositions, with Josephine Davies (Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year 2019) on saxophone, BAFTA-winning pianist Joss Peach and drummer Angus Bishop, in the intimate setting of the Old Meeting House.
Set to take the European scene by storm … a rare treat not to be missed
Davies, nightingale blithe on soprano and variously dark toned, even vicious on tenor
Aneesa Chaudhry & K2
Friday 5 December 2024
Ditchling Village Hall
Aneesa brings her legendary vocal energy to Ditchling for our Christmas Special, singing jazz, blues and Asian fusion backed by the K2 Quintet, who are:
- Ashley Knowles (piano, organ, accordion)
- Patrick Knowles (guitar)
- Angèle Veltmeijer or Andy Pickett (saxophone)
- Gary Fairchild (bass)
- Dave Uden (drums)
Expect a powerful vocal performance with a seasonal bias from an acclaimed talent.
Totally absorbing
A force of nature
A truly phenomenal voice