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| Purity all set for first ever Mostly Jazz Festival Warwickshire's Purity Brewing Co. is calling on the region's music lovers to head over to Birmingham's Moseley Park this weekend for the first-ever Mostly Jazz Festival (3rd – 4th July). Purity will be the event's official drinks supplier, serving both cask and bottles of its three award-winning beers, Mad Goose, Pure UBU and Pure Gold, plus Veltins Pilsner and Bernard Lager from its eclectic imported range, ensuring visitors don't get thirsty while enjoying the musical delights of contemporary jazz, funk and soul. Premiering this year, the Mostly Jazz Festival is the UK's only, one site open-air music festival dedicated entirely to jazz, funk and soul music. Craig Charles, presenter of the BBC 6 Music's Funk and Soul Show, will lead the proceedings on Saturday as festival compere and DJ-ing at the official after-party. Set in picturesque surroundings, the festival will feature an eclectic mix of up and coming talent performing alongside headline acts, Sun Ra Arkestra, Courtney Pine, and Quantic and his Combo Barbaro. In addition to the music, there will also be a third stage featuring spoken word with performances from the likes of nationally renowned Polarbear, former Birmingham poet laureate Dreadlockalien, and the award-winning Luke Kennard. Paul Halsey, Purity's Managing Director, said: "I'm really looking forward to being part of the first ever Mostly Jazz Festival. The Purity brand has been created to be fresh, funky and innovative, just like the music and artists featuring at the event. Great music and premium beers are a first class combination. Lets just hope the sun shines on us this weekend." Charlotte Payne, the festival's Press Officer, added: "Mostly Jazz is about showcasing the diversity of contemporary jazz in all its forms, from avant-garde, free and modern jazz through to vocal, song-based jazz, jazz-fusion and future jazz. It's also about considering jazz's influence and relationship to other black music art-forms such as Latin music, funk and soul. "Mostly Jazz will be a relaxed and fun event, so it's great to have Purity on board as it's a brand that will fit in very well with the festival's atmosphere." write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |