The Bristol Fringe
Live Entertainment Venue
Fairfield House Ethio-Jazz Project
Wed 18 Jun
|The Bristol Fringe
ETHIO-JAZZ quintet featuring vibraphone, flute/bass clarinet & trombone front line. This event is TICKETED. Tickets available on Headfirst: https://hdfst.uk/e129506
Time & Location
18 Jun 2025, 20:00 – 22:00
The Bristol Fringe, 32 Princess Victoria St, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BZ, UK
About the event
Bristol Fringe 'JAZZ TAKEOVER'
From 1936-1941 His Imperial Majesty HAILE SELASSIE was exiled to Fairfield House, Bath, England due to Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia. Upon his return to Ethiopia a flourishing jazz scene emerged spawning such luminaries as MULATU ASTATKE, HAILU MERGIA & WALIAS BAND during the 60s & 70s.
FAIRFIELD HOUSE is now a community hub and heritage attraction dedicated to the lives of Emperor Haile Selassie and the Ethiopian Royal family in exile: www.fairfieldhousebath.co.uk
2024 marked 70yrs of HIM as Hon. Freeman of the City of Bath and FAIRFIELD HOUSE ETHIO-JAZZ PROJECT was assembled to perform at the celebrations across the city.
Featuring some of the South-West's finest musicians performing ETHIO-JAZZ classics and original compositions:
Harriet Riley - vibraphone