Rallying cry from jazz festival low on funds

Organisers of a jazz festival struggling for financial support have described a one-night fundraising event as a "rallying cry".

Bristol Jazz Festival was forced to take a year off in 2025 after failing in its latest bid for Arts Council funding. Organisers said it was also "still recovering from Covid".

Hoping to help to keep the festival going from 2026, Bristol groups such as The Jazz Defenders and The Good Stuff Gospel Choir are playing at the fundraiser on 28 May.

"Losing funding hasn't dimmed our fire, it's made us louder," said festival director Katya Gorrie.