All that jazz at The George in Brecon


It’s all that jazz – and it’s free!
The George Hotel in Brecon will be staging its very own ‘Fringe’ in harmony with the Brecon Jazz Festival.
Headlining on Saturday, August 13, will be the legendary Mike Harries Root Doctors.
The veteran Welsh musician is 78 years young and is living proof that music is always the best medicine.
“Brecon Jazz is a superb weekend and we aim to help the event be a massive success,” said The George Hotel’s owner, Simon Buckley.
“The festival runs from August 12-14 and we want The George Hotel, slap bang in the middle of town, to be at the heart of things.
“We will be running our own ‘Fringe’ events all weekend and they will be free to one and all.
“The music will be special, of course. And there will be plenty of opportunity to sample the award-winning beers from my Evan-Evans Brewery in Llandeilo.”
Mike Harries has been making music in Cardiff since the late 1940s, for the most time in the New Orleans traditional style.
He formed the Root Doctors in 1987, bringing together a group of both experienced and young musicians, proficient in a variety of musical styles.
The ambition was to blend together a programme of jazz, blues, R’n’B, funk and all stations south, creating a fresh and exciting sound. There have been many personnel changes over the years, but the music is always eminently danceable and above all else fun!

Mike Harries Root Doctors.
Weblinks -
http://www.hayfestival.com/breconjazz/index.aspx?skinid=13
http://www.george-hotel.com/
http://www.evan-evans.com/
http://www.rootdoctors.co.uk/

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