The Long History of Jazz in Narberth
Written by Declan Connolly (SpanJazz programmer) Hi Guys, My name is Declan Connolly and I am a member of the bus pass club and still won’t let it go. When I say ‘it’ I really mean the mad urge to bring great musicians to play in our county, our Town and the community owned venue – The Queens Hall. Way back in time, I managed the QH and with a bunch of fabulous people, we had the vision of it as the arts and culture hub of the community. Lynne Crompton has kept a great contemporary arts gallery there. Hundreds of concerts and gigs have moved thousands of people every year since it was rebuilt in 1993, and it should have been renamed as Narberth Arts Centre long ago. These days I am most often seen introducing the bands at Spanjazz nights in the Plas Hyfryd Hotel. I recently realised that the Jazz stream of the Span Arts programme had been going for 30 years! I just love keeping the jazz flag flying here and was very proud last year to present a very good monthly programme with a premier concert in the QH with The Ronnie Scott All […]
