Beginning on Jazz Day, the line-up for the 2015 City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival is filling out rapidly with more names added to this year’s headline-grabbing appearance of Jamie Cullum.

In addition to the singer/pianist’s final-day appearance at the Millennium Forum, 2015 also features the ex-George Shearing and Ronnie Scott guitarist Irish jazz legend Louis Stewart with Memphis singer/organist Charlie Wood and the John Leighton Trio; drummer David Lyttle launching his latest album Faces; trombonist Dennis Rollins known for his extensive touring as a member of the Maceo Parker band with pianist Robert Mitchell and alto saxist/flautist Tom Harrison; and hot property singer Dana Masters and the Linley Hamilton Band.

Derry scene enduring inspiration saxophonist/clarinettist Gay McIntyre is also appearing as are the returning Jive Aces, Harry Connolly, Ricky Cool and the In Crowd, the Derry Jazz Quartet, The Roaring Forties, Cat Scratch Fever, and Mission Impossible among an ever-burgeoning line-up. Keep reading Marlbank for more updates in the run-up to the festival this year.

Running from Thursday 30 April through Bank Holiday Monday 4 May there is more about this year’s festival including ticket information and accommodation details to be found here