IPSWICH INSTITUTE
READING ROOM & LIBRARY

An illustrated lecture providing a whistle-stop tour of British jazz since the war, including Ronnie Scott, John Dankworth, Cleo Laine, Humphrey Lyttleton, Joe Harriott, Stan Tracey, Michael Garrick, Norma Winstone, John Surman, Courtney Pine, Loose Tubes, the young British jazz 'collectives', Yazz Ahmed and many more!

Martin Hathaway, saxophonist, composer and educator, is a highly respected member of the British jazz scene and professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. He has performed with many of the country’s leading musicians including Mike Westbrook, Michael Garrick, Stacey Kent and several Dankworths.

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Enjoy a performance by local band Harbour Lights in the atmospheric surroundings of the Reading Room.

Harbour Lights' material will feature local traditional songs and tunes and they will talk about the historical development of some of their favourite instruments - concertina, melodeon, cello, harmonica and guitar.

Be prepared for some audience participation!

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Laura James, a businesswoman, publishing editor, PR consultant and mother of four, was diagnosed with autism at 45. Odd Girl Out draws on her professional and personal experiences and reflects on her life in light of her diagnosis, answering the question: 'what do you do when you wake up in your forties and realise you've been living a lie your whole life'

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