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Creative Ensemble 2020 | Birchfield Jazz Festival

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Birchfield Jazz Festival 2018

 

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NEWS

The Birchfield Jazz Festival is a celebratory weekend of free live music based at the popular St Mary’s Church in Handsworth Birmingham in the month of July. Following a successful launch in 2017, the festival returns in 2018, and you’re invited! Make space in your calendar for two fun-filled, jazz inspired days where you’ll be […]

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Journey Of The Drum | Part 2

Join us for the return of the Journey of the Drum – Part 2, this year with acclaimed musician and songwriter Milton Godfrey. Following a successful workshop in 2017 with drummer Ray Prince, the Ifa Yoruba Contemporary Arts Trust are proud to be bringing back this unique learning opportunity for musicians and music lovers of […]

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Milton Godfrey & the Birchfield Jazz Festival Ensemble

As part of this year’s Birchfield Jazz festivities, we will be joined by acclaimed musician Milton Godfrey – a well-known and loved Birmingham artist, with plenty of stories to share. Milton will be delighting us with his music on Thursday 31st May at the popular Grosvenor Road Studios from 6pm. He will also be passing […]

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Perks of the job… the people!

One of the best things about what we do is the amazing people we get the opportunity to work with. Learning, growing and exploring alongside these talented folk makes every project a treat – our recent collaborators have proved this and then some… In April, we held one of our many holiday programmes for young […]

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‘Re-imagining Birchfield’ Young People’s Arts Project – Get involved!

Are you interested in drama, music, arts and performance? Come and get involved in our exciting young people’s arts project taking place in Birchfield, Birmingham at the Grosvenor Road Studios and St Mary’s Church Hall. With the Ifa Yoruba Contemporary Arts Trust, you’ll have a unique opportunity to hear some amazing stories, work with professional […]

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Introducing ‘Re-imagining Birchfield’ – Tell us your story!

We would like to invite you to: TELL US YOUR BIRCHFIELD STORY Following a successful pilot in 2017, the Birchfield Jazz Festival is back, but will be accompanied by an exciting local arts project prior to the event itself. Re-imagining Birchfield aims to encourage elders within the community to talk freely on their life experiences, […]

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