Three nights’ accommodation with breakfast
Cultural Tours & Musical Holidays
The Kirker Jazz Festival in Alfriston with Gwylim Simcock & Friends
United Kingdom
tbc nights from £tbc per person
The Kirker Winter Jazz Festival will be held at Alex Polizzi’s stylish hotel in the picturesque and historic village of Alfriston, and stars the multi award-winning pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock, who returns after a wonderful debut in 2024. Gwilym will be hosting our exclusive and intimate jazz festival with concerts in the beautiful Old Chapel Centre in Alfriston, in the company of three of modern jazz’s brightest stars: saxophonist, Emma Rawicz, drummer James Maddren and double bass player Conor Chaplin. The festival begins with a solo piano concert performed by our host, followed by a piano and saxophone duo on the second evening, and to finish, The Gwilym Simcock Trio.
What's included
Three concerts as described
Three dinners at the hotel
The services of the Kirker Tour Leader
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