WITH over 40 concerts spread across the town at a variety of venues, the second annual Bournemouth Jazz Festival is sure to hit the right note with music fans.

Taking place from 6pm this evening and running until Sunday at 10pm.

Expect to see musicians all over town including Harry Ramsden’s, the Royal Bath Hotel, Cliffhouse Hotel, Cottonwood Hotel, Canvas, Norfolk Royale Hotel, Bournemouth Square, The Print Room and Chaplins.

A Jazz Village will be located in Bournemouth town centre where crowds will be entertained by a live music stand and be able to enjoy various food and drink stalls. There will also be a street jazz theme to build the atmosphere throughout town which will extend to Westbourne, Southbourne and Boscombe.

New this year, is a World Jazz Jamboree event which takes place at the Norfolk Hotel on Saturday.

It will feature talented musicians from around the globe, including the Arun Ghosh Sextet, Musique a Trois, Veronique Joly and the Volcanic Latin Band.

Young musicians will be able to develop their skills as part of an education programme enabling them to participate in jazz workshops as well as taking part in a schools jazz competition.

Local bands will be able to benefit from the expertise of experienced judges.

Other acts on the bill include the Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Jacqui Dankworth, Jean Toussaint and the Young Lions, Tina May and the Girls Only Jazz Orchestra, Yazz Ahmed and her family Hafla Band, Theo Travis’s Double Talk and many more.

A new short documentary film entitled Jazz by the Sea will also be premiered at this year’s festival.

The event culminates with an awards ceremony in the Pavilion Ballroom and a concert featuring The Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Bournemouth University Big Band.

n For further information, tickets and the full programme of events taking place over the three days of the festival , then please visit the website bournemouthjazzfestival.co.uk