Mark Nightingale BigBand featuringtheabsolutecreamoftheUK's jazzandstudiomusicians Wednesday15thJuly• SouthStandSuiteJJBStadium Time8.00pm• FullPrice£ 20, Concession£ 18 SaxesTrumpetsTrombonesRhythm NigelHitchcockDerekWatkinsGordonCampbellJohnHorler( piano) HowardMcGillSimonGardnerRichardEdwardsLaurenceCottle( bass) AndyPanayiPatWhiteAndyWoodMikeSmith( drums) BenCastleJohnBarclayJohnHigginbotham MartinWilliams "... MarkNightingaleisoneofthemostsensationalmusiciansthiscountryhaseverproduced." ( HumphreyLyttelton) MarkNightingalebeganplayingthetromboneattheageofnineandhisoutstandingtalent becamewidelyrecognisedwhenhewonthecovetedDonLusherAwardattheageoffifteen. At sixteenhewasalreadyleadtrombonistintheNationalYouthJazzOrchestraandsoonafterwards heformedandledthe5tromboneband,' Bonestructure', producingtheirdebutalbumin1988. Thisconcerthasbeenmadepossiblebythegeneroussupport ofMichaelRathofRathTrombones. Telephone019428256779

AnIlustratedPresentationonthe HistoryoftheAward- Winning WiganYouthJazzOrchestra DirectedbyIanDarringtonMBE withguestsoloistAlistairWhite Thursday16thJuly• SouthStandSuiteJJBStadium Time8.00pm• FullPrice£ 12, Concession£ 10 Overits30+ yearshistory, thisOrchestrahasdonemorethanmost! Thepresentationuses photos, videoclipsandmusicfromtheOrchestra'sextensiverepertoiretoillustratethehistoryof thisensemble. TheperformancewillincludeguestsoloistAlistairWhite. Alsoincludedinthe concertistheBBCRadioScotlandJazzMusicianoftheYear( 2008) AlanBenzie& hisTrio. UndertheexperiencedleadershipofIanDarringtontheOrchestra'sreputationissuchthattouring hasbecomeamajorpartofaverybusyschedule, onethatincludesoverfiftyperformances peryear. TheOrchestrahasworkedwithmanyoftheworld'stopmusiciansincludingMaynardFerguson, JamesMorrison, BobbyShew, MarionMontgomery, SalenaJones, GeorgieFame, DonLusher, KennyBaker, TommyWhittle, BuddyChilders, ElaineDelmar, GeoffLove, BillWatrous, BillPerkins, ConteCandoli, JoeNewman, PhilWilson, DonRader, JiggsWhigham, AlanPrice. Thisoutstanding Orchestrahasreceivedmanynationalandinternationalhonours. 10www. wiganjazz. net