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DTSTART:20260620T180000Z
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URL:https://www.beechvillage.org.uk/events/gigs-by-the-green-laura-jurd-wi
 th-guests-rob-luft-and-owen-spafford/
SUMMARY:Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spaffor
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DESCRIPTION:Folk-inspired chamber jazz. Mercury-nominated. Coming home to B
 eech.\nBBC Radio 2 host Jamie Cullum calls her "the kind of musician I wan
 t to be in my next life." On 20 June\, Laura Jurd brings her trumpet home 
 to Hampshire for one night\, for just 65 of us at Beech Village Hall. Our 
 last gig sold out and left people on a waitlist. Book early.\nMusic this g
 ood\, this close\, doesn't come round often.\n\nLaura Jurd with guests Rob
  Luft and Owen Spafford\nLaura Jurd is one of the most distinctive voices 
 in British jazz: Mercury-nominated\, Ivor Award-winning and a former BBC N
 ew Generation Artist. Raised just one mile up the road in Medstead\, she n
 ow performs regularly throughout the UK and Europe.\n\nOn 20 June she brin
 gs her trumpet to Beech and is joined by two guests for an intimate trio p
 erformance\, drawing on her acclaimed 2025 album Rites &amp\; Revelations:
  On guitar\, Rob Luft\, 2025 Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year at the Parli
 amentary Jazz Awards. &nbsp\;He's also a former winner of the Royal Academ
 y of Music's Kenny Wheeler Prize and a runner-up at the Montreux Jazz Guit
 ar Competition. On violin\, Owen Spafford\, a highly regarded folk violini
 st. Expect folk-inspired chamber jazz rooted in musical traditions from ac
 ross Europe\, woven together with Laura's distinctive compositional voice.
 &nbsp\;\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m2NmKvSDJc\n\nThree exceptiona
 l musicians. One small room. You won't miss a note.\nJust 65 seats. Join t
 he waitlist if sold out\; we'll notify you immediately if tickets become a
 vailable.\n\n\n\nPlease note that online booking will close 2 hours before
  the event and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.\n\nLive mus
 ic in the heart of Beech\n\nWhat to expect:\nWell-stocked bar with snacks 
 and ice cream. Corkage is charged for drinks brought in from outside. Free
  Parking. Wheelchair-friendly venue.\n&nbsp\;\nEvent Details:\nDoors Open 
 at 7:00PM\nStarts at 7:30PM
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