Brecon Jazz - Jim Smith named Festival Director

Jim Smith has been promoted to the role of Festival Director for Brecon Jazz, following two successful years as its Artistic Director.

The mid Wales market town saw record attendances last year, with 18,000 tickets sold and 50,000 visitors for the August event.

Jim previously launched the Cheltenham Jazz and Cardiff Worldport Festivals, and also ran the Glasgow Jazz and Ross-on-Wye International Festivals.

This year's Brecon Jazz Festival runs from August 11 to 13, with the line-up due to be revealed in May.

More about the festival at www.breconjazz.co.uk