Appearing at the Dukes on the Saturday night Empirical are the main attraction for the 2015 running of the Lancaster Jazz Festival.

Spread over 18-20 September the line-up also includes Tori Freestone, Alcyona Mick, Taupe and A Dread Supreme with workshops, big band commissions, breakfast shows and even afternoon tea all part of the plans.

There’s more here about this rising star of a festival plus a complete run-down of what’s on.

Hard bop for millennials... Empirical left to right above, Shaney Forbes, Nathaniel Facey, Lewis Wright and Tom Farmer