London Jazz Festival, in association with BBC Radio 3, Friday 11 to Sunday 20 November 2011

We’ve got an exciting piece of news to kick start the week… London Jazz Festival App has gone LIVE! 

Download for free today from iTunes or Android Market. This handy app will act as your pocket-sized event guide. You can browse events, artists and venues, star your favourites, navigate the city using integrated maps, and share your experiences with us by posting photos in real time,, and tweeting straight to @LondonJazzFest. For more info click here.

Our 10 day countdown is beginning…

So, although today is Halloween, we’ve said goodbye to our pumpkins, got the scary movies out of our system and are now immersed head to toe in London Jazz Festival frenzy. (Quite literally…check out Jonathan, our very own Production Manager, sporting the brand new LJF merchandise).

From now until Friday 11 November, we’ll be counting down each day on the Festival blog, posting ticket and CD give-aways, interviews, concert picks from Festival artists and staff, and last minute opportunities to book some sneaky discounted tickets!

Keep an eye on our London Jazz Festival facebook page and follow us @LondonJazzFest on twitter. This is where things will be happening, at a speedy pace, so make sure you’re on your game!

We’ll also be highlighting ‘what’s in the news’ and be keeping you in the loop as to what’s going on in the run up to London Jazz Festival.

In the news…

 Already this weekend take a look at the double-page spread in the Observer talking about the upcoming, emerging new faces of Jazz.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/30/jazz-new-faces-empirical-kairos-mccormack?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9386

TimeOut listed their top LJF 2011 highlights.

http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/1719/london-jazz-festival-2011-highlights

Coming Up…

 Ayanna on BBC World Service, Thu 3 Nov. 

Soul Rebels Brass Band on Later with Jools, Live on Tue 8 Nov, full show Fri 11 Nov.