A personal community driven guide about all things Suffolk and more.
Music in Suffolk. Suffolk has many popular locations for live music in theatres, pubs, clubs and festivals. The most famous is the Latitude festival in Southwold, Classical concerts at Snape Maltings and Jazz at The Fleece. To find the best gigs in Suffolk visit our What To Do in Suffolk guide and search Music with your location of interest and they will list in order of their distance to that location.
Jazznights presents the best in modern jazz at: The Function Suite, The Cherry Tree, Knowl Green, Belchamp St Paul, Suffolk, CO10 7BY on alternate Sunday nights. All sessions start at 8pm with a set featuring singer Larraine Odell before a top UK jazz guest artist appears with the resident Jazznights Trio led by Shakatak…
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“Picture this….. a cold and empty 12th century church in the village of Orford, Suffolk. The church has an incredible acoustic and a fine, 140 year old grand piano sits in a corner. Bright winter sunlight streams through the stained glass windows and a young woman starts to play and sing with a voice as…
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Framlingham Market is a lovely place to start a stay at the cottages. Framlingham is a delightful and historic town, 15-20 minutes from the lovely Aldeburgh and Southwold coast, with a fabulous Castle run by English Heritage and an historic church called St Michael’s which contains the wonderful “Norfolk Tombs”. Visit Simon’s Suffolk Churches website for…
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In 2003 a small committee was formed to organise a one off fundraising Black Tie Jazz Dinner to help raise funds for restoration work on St. Bartholomew’s Church in Orford, Suffolk. A marquee was ordered, menus fixed, 250 tickets sold and a little known singer/pianist booked to entertain. Unfortunately, shortly before the event was due…
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Picture the scene…. A cold empty 12th century church in the village of Orford, Suffolk. The church has an incredible acoustic and a fine concert grand piano built by Broadwood and Sons, an English piano manufacturer founded in 1728. Bright winter sunlight streams through the stained glass windows and a young woman starts to play…
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