About Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival at Sarehole Mill - Florence Joelle

Celebrate the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival 2025 with Birmingham Museums Trust

 

Join us as we celebrate the 41st year of the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival with a series of pop-up performances across five of our sites. Experience live music in our iconic spaces and discover jazz in some of Birmingham's most beautiful locations.

Performing at Sarehole Mill will be the fantastic Florence Joelle

 

Full Programme:

Wednesday 23rd July - Simon Spillett Quartet
Thinktank, Level 0 

Thursday 24th July -Django Chutney
Blakesley Hall, in the Gardens

Friday 25th July - Hot Club Of Halifax
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Made in Birmingham Gallery

Saturday 26th July - Florence Joelle
Sarehole Mill, in the Courtyard

Sunday 27th July -Bruce Adams Quartet
Aston Hall, inside the Hall

 

All performances will take place between 1:00pm and 3:00pm.

 

All activities are included with general admission. Please note that additional admission fees apply for access to the grounds at Sarehole Mill and Blakesley Hall for these outdoor performances.

More information about Florence Joelle

Florence Joelle is a Paris-born jazz singer, songwriter, harmonica player, and recording artist based in London, where she is a favourite performer across the city.  Bred on jazz at home, and on the music of the Paris streets, she has created a musical subgenre all of her own with her albums, Kiss Of Fire, Stealing Flowers and Life Is Beautiful If You Let It, a Franco-Anglo blend of Latin and classic jazz, vintage and contemporary blues, gypsy folk, fifties R&B and Parisian torch song.  

Joelle’s authentic, organic sound, although deeply rooted in the past, vibrates in the present. Classic jazz, French chanson and old-style R&B happily rub shoulders in her compositions. 

 

Florence Joelle’s songs have been played on BBC Radio (29 Bus Blues and When I Get Low I Get High were ‘song of the week’ on BBC Introducing), Jazz Fm, as well as digital and internet stations across the world.

 

“Florence Joelle sings rock ’n’ roll like Billie Holiday might, croons a torch ballad as Wanda Jackson may, and spices it all with a bit of Patti Smith attitude."  Vintage Guitar Magazine

Big Band Ticket

Purchase a 'Big Band Ticket' to ensure you don't miss a beat! This special ticket gives you entry to all performances at a discounted rate of £25 for Adults / £15 for Children, compared to buying individual tickets and can be bought via the link below.

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