Hope Swings Eternal

Under the direction of Phil Shotton, jazz saxophonist and professional tutor in music performance at Liverpool Hope University, University music students from the LHU Big Band form smaller, more intimate, ensembles to entertain the festival audience with an eclectic mix of swing, bebop, fusion and straight ahead mainstream jazz.

Vocalists will be featured alongside the instrumentalists singing songs from both the American songbook and modern pop songs arranged in a jazz style. Repertoire will range from mainstream jazz composers and arrangers to students' original works and will feature several up can coming soloists from the University's Music department.