Wales Millennium Centre is launching a season of jazz, contemporary music and entertainment in the venue’s newly refurbished cabaret style space. The development follows on from the inaugural Festival of Voice.
Artistic Director Graeme Fellows said, “The response from the ten-day festival in June was incredible and we recognised an appetite to submerge the city in an enriching and eclectic season of entertainment.
“We brought the likes of John Cale, Van Morrison and Laura Mvula to venues across our city and we are delighted to launch our own in-house programme with the sensational sultry tones of Ala.Ni – an incredibly talented performer who supported Rufus Wainwright during our Festival.”
Every Friday and Saturday night throughout November and December, the Centre’s bar and dining area will be transformed for each performance. The programme, which runs Nov-Dec 2016 and returns Feb-Apr 2017 includes performances from La Voix, Hello Cabaret, The Tootsie Rollers and winner of the Yamaha Jazz Scholars Prize from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: Huw V Williams.
Managing Director Mathew Milsom added, “We have incredible ambition here at the Centre and feel passionately about giving both new and existing audiences access to unique, quality art and culture. Our live music programme will serve up a new dynamic in entertainment which we know there is demand for and we look forward to welcoming a new wave of visitors as well as familiar friends into this new space.”
To book tickets visit www.wmc.org.uk/WhatsOn/livemusic/