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EVENT UPDATE
We have reluctantly had to cancel the first day of this year’s Ocean City Blues ‘n’ Jazz Festival on Friday 9 August, due to forecast bad weather.
The main concern for us is the potential wind strength (which affects infrastructure safety) and direction (which can increase the amount of rain hitting the stage and electrical equipment). While we understand that spectators and performers will be disappointed, public safety has to be our number one priority.
The festival is still on for Saturday but will get underway at 1.15pm (just over an hour later than planned).
The opening act will now be Jack Cookson and he will be performing in the Blues Bar and Grill while our production team finish setting up.
The stage on The Parade is expected to be ready by 2.30pm and the rest of the day should run as planned.
Sunday will also go ahead as planned, from midday to 6pm.
If we do need to make any further changes we will let everyone know as early as possible. Please follow us on Facebook or Twitter for the latest updates.
The Ocean City Blues N Jazz Festival returns for a fourth year to the Parade on the Barbican, 10 to 11 August 2019.
Come along, enjoy a drink and a bite to eat while listening to some amazing music.
This is a free event.
To find out where to park click here.
SATURDAY 10 AUGUST
1.15pm Jack Cookson (performing in the Blues Bar and Grill), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, stylistically influenced by roots music from both sides of the Atlantic. Combiningdry and visceral word play with intricate finger-style guitar arrangements, to create emotionally charged yet honest and memorable songs
2.30pm La Vie En Rose the heartfelt wail of the blues; the sultry heat of the campfire; the crazy swirl of the bal musette, all fused together with virtuosity and passion in the melting pot of 1930’s Paris: the result was gypsy jazz.
3.45pm Sons of the Delta welcome to the home of international blues act and "Britain's Jelly Roll Kings", providers of fine juke joint blues and americana - Sons of the Delta
5pm Jazz Lounge will be performing a dynamic blend of Swinging Jazz and Latin Standards.
6.30pm Jessica and the Rabbits boasting a strong 7-piece line-up, Jessica and the Rabbits are a lively, fun and energetic function band that hail from the South-West.
7.45pm Jeff “the Horse” Horsey is a one man blues band – expect a mix of restructured classics as well as original songs with a hint of Americana, pounded out on vintage guitars with lashings of gutsy harmonica
9pm Russell Sinclair is a singer and songwriter. His music is inspired by genres such as folk, acoustic, blues and Americana, bridging the gaps between artists as diverse as Johnny Cash and Stevie Ray Vaughan
10pm Finish
SUNDAY 11 AUGUST
12noon Ronnie Jones Quartet is made up of four of the finest musicians in the South West, and have established a reputation for playing accessible e jazz standards woven together through imaginative programming.
1.15pm Rob C Force is a Plymouth-based songwriter, vocalist and guitar player who performs either as a solo acoustic artist or with his 4-piece rockin' electric combo, C Force
2.30pm Common As Kings
3.45pm UK Meltones
5pm Andy Quick band creates a cocktail of feel good funk, roots, and wild blues. Andy has a unique voice and a knack for a catchy chorus, the band is tight and the hype is growing.
6pm Finish
2020
The Ocean City Blues N Jazz Festival returns for a fourth year to The Barbican, 14 to 16 August 2020.
This event will be a part of the wider Mayflower 400 commemoration event.
More details coming soon.
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