Full festival line-up out for Lyme Regis Jazz Festival

Held over the final weekend of May at the Marine Theatre, the Jazz Festival will kick off a summer of music festivals in the town and the line-up of acts sees old favourites return to the town.

The festival will start on Friday, May 30 with jazz band Jelly Jazz taking to the stage before DJ Peter Isaac and DJ Griff step up to the decks.

The final act of the first night will be an eight-piece funk band called Freshly Squeezed.

Saturday will be when the festival gets into full swing, with the traditional Umbrella Parade walking down Broad Street at 11am, led by Gerry Brown and the Mission Hall Band.

Members of the public and local organisations will also be invited to take part in the parade and decorate their umbrellas, with a prizes for best entries available.

The parade will finish at the seafront, where Arcadia will play in the Jubilee Pavilion until 2pm, which will then be followed by Gerry Brown and his band at the Marine Theatre.

Julie Sheppard, the festival’s publicist said: “We’ve got a good mix of jazz and blues this year – we’ve retained some traditional elements and introduced some new gigs to appeal to different audiences. Whoever you are or whatever rocks your boat, the emphasis will be on having a good time.

“Whether you groove to latin funk, swing to the lindy hop or shimmy to 60s soul, there’s something for you.”

On Saturday night, the Pedigree Jazz Band will take to the stage at the Marine Theatre playing music from the 1930s and 40s, where a competition for best vintage outfits will also be held.

A new addition to this year’s festival will be a ‘Jazz Brunch’ which will be held on Sunday, June 1.

Accompanying the food, which will be supplied by Aroma Cafe, will be Philips Clouts on piano and Heather Wensley singing.

Finishing off the festival will be popular 60s soul man Geno Washington and the Yo-Yos, who will perform 60s soul and R&B at the Marine Theatre.