With four days dedicated to the best jazz around, the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival kicks off a celebration of this most innovative of musical genres. With eleven bands from all over the world performing at the festival, you can be sure there will be something to suit any taste.

Some of the most cutting edge contemporary jazz is set to be performed during the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival, which aims to provide a platform for the most promising up and coming musicians around. The players that you see today at the jazz festival could be the rising stars of tomorrow, who will be the regulars on the jazz scene in the future.

When: 13-16 August 2010

Where: Canada Square Park

Admission: Free

Restriction: N/A

Thursday 13 August
1pm - 2.15pm - Martha Lewis' Cafe Aman

Friday 14 August
1pm - 2.15pm - Tom Cawley's Curios
7pm - 8.15pm - Omar Puente

Saturday 15 August
1pm - 2.15pm - Twelves Trio
2.45pm - 4pm - Lizzie Parks
4.30pm - 5.45pm - Porkchop feat. James Morton
6.15pm - 7.30pm - Lauren Dalrymple
8pm - 9.15pm - Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble

Sunday 16 August
1pm - 2.15pm - Brandon Allen Quintet
2.45pm - 4pm - Soweto Kinch Quartet
4.30pm - 5.45pm - The B-Sides feat. Mary Pearce
6.15pm - 7.30pm - Mike Westbrook Band 'Off Abbey Road'

Check their website for more information:
Canary Wharf Jazz Festival Official Website