Writtle Festival
A weekend of musical brilliance, a classical concert on Friday 25th July, Pop/Soul/Funk on Saturday 26th July and Writtle Jazz Festival on Sunday 27th July!
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Three days of music!
Writtle Festival will be hosted at Old Chelmsfordians on Roxwell Road in Writtle and will feature Classical, Soul/Funk and Jazz!
Elodie Chousmer-Howelles
Violinist Elodie Chousmer-Howelles is establishing herself as one of the most versatile young musicians of her generation
Funk 2K – Saturday night!
Funk 2k were formed in the year 2000, after a group of musicians entered a battle of the bands competition (which they won). Just before they went on stage they were asked for their name, to which there was no reply. The host asked what music they played, “funk, soul, disco’ they responded; “OK, it’s the year 2000, so you’re called Funk 2000” he replied and Funk 2k were officially born.
Writtle Jazz Festival
After a break in 2024, we are returning to a new bigger venue on Roxwell Road in Writtle – ‘Old Chelmsfordian’s’!
With its own bar, and indoor performance hall hosting amateur, up and coming Jazz bands, we will have three stages including the two usual traditional marquees featuring a plethora of professional bands.
Early bird tickets
Tickets will go on sale from February and will be available via Eventbrite.
Featured musicians
A Festival for Every Music Lover! Whether you’re into intimate acoustic sets or high-energy dance floors, Writtle Festival brings together a stunning variety of musical genres. There’s no better place to discover new sounds, connect with like-minded music fans, and celebrate the joy of live performance.
Satin Beige
A CHICK AND A CELLO
Guthrie Govan
British guitarist and guitar teacher, known for his work with the bands the Aristocrats, Asia, GPS, the Young Punx and the Fellowship.
Zak Barrett
Not simply Writtle Jazz Festival’s curator, but arguably one of the best saxophonists in the country…
Stella Marie Lorenz
Stella Marie Lorenz is an award-winning pianist for song and chamber music. Recent performances include recitals at Wigmore Hall, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London, the Leeds Lieder Festival, the State Opera La Monnaie de Munt Brussels and the Musikverein Vienna. She is a prizewinner of the Copenhagen Lied Duo Competition, the Historic Female Composers Competition and the Help Musicians UK Postgraduate Award. Since 2024, she is a Live Music Now Artist with her duo partner soprano Helen Lacey.
Paul Higgs
Paul Higgs is a highly accomplished and respected trumpet player with an impressive career in many fields including performing, composing and arranging music for film, TV and theatre. He was a Musical Director for many years for the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. Paul has established himself as a versatile musician, equally at home playing jazz, classical, or contemporary music.
Chris Ingham
Chris Ingham composes TV music and plays jazz piano.
As a composer, in 2017 he provided the soundtrack for the six-part documentary series Wartime Crime for Discovery/UKTV and the Tom Odell-directed How the Beatles Changed The World for Netflix, also appearing in the latter film as a talking head. Recent soundtracks include The Rise of the Superheroes (2018), Charles Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019), Days Of Rage: The Rolling Stones’ Road To Altamont (2019) and The Murder Network (2022). He has also written and recorded 27 soundtracks for Chrome Dreams’ rock documentary DVD series 2006-2015, many currently viewable on Amazon Prime.