HAPPY BUDE JAZZ 2012 - tickets are now on sale!
"Click" here for the Festival programme in PDF format


BUDE JAZZ 2012 will take place between Tuesday 28th and Friday 31st August following the August Bank Holiday.

The following bands will be here.
  • Jeff Barnhart (USA)
  • Ivory & Gold (USA)
  • Dorine De Wit (Holland)
  • John Maddocks Jazz Men
  • George Huxley's All-Star Jazz Band
  • The T.J. Johnson Band
  • Laurie Chescoe's Reunion Band
  • John Hallam
  • Richard Leach's 7 Stars of Jazz
  • Brian Carrick
  • The Rich Bennett Band
  • The Dart Valley Stompers
  • Dave Stradwick's Sussex Jazz Kings
  • New Orleans Heat
  • Ceri Williams
  • Dennis Armstrong's Great Northern Jazz Band
  • Chris Walker's Old Thumper Jazz Band
  • Dave Moorwood's Rascals of Rhythm
  • Chris Pearce's Frenchmen Street Band
  • Bob Reynolds New Society Jazz Band
  • Maddocks-Huxley
  • Reeds United
  • Steve Tucker's All Star Jazz Band
  • Road Kill
  • Roger Marks' Cornish Armada Jazz Band
  • Paul Munnery
  • Steve Graham's New Orleans Jazz Band
  • John Shillito's Select Four and Six
  • The Great Western Jazz Company
  • The Ploughboy Jazz Band
  • The Winter Sunshine Band
  • Jeremy Huggett's Band of Gold
  • The Swing Commanders
  • Company 'B'

You can order and pay for tickets with your credit or debit card from the first week of January by ringing the Tourist Information Centre (Tel: +44 01288 354240) and letting them know how many week strollers at £75.00 or £20 for one day ticket you will require.

Tickets can also be ordered by cheque payable to Bude Jazz 2012 and sent with full details to
Bude Jazz 2012,
c/o Bude Visitor Centre,
The Crescent, Bude,
EX23 8LE
or click here for an order form

Why not join Bude Jazz Club at their anniversary gig on Sunday 26th August 2012 commencing 7.30pm.
Jazz by the Rich Bennett Band and George Huxley’s All Star Jazz Band.
Tickets are £7 for members and £12 for visitors, contact Arthur Ives on 01208 72208