Brecon Jazz goes indoors

Organisers of this weekend's Brecon Jazz Festival have relocated all gigs scheduled to take place outdoors in the Captain's Walk to Theatr Brycheniog.

Stan Tracey, Alec Dankworth, Dennis Rollins and Wonderbrass are among the artists affected by the move, which also involves relocating some other acts from the theatre's main auditorium to its studio.

Sound quality and concern about the weather are believed to be the main reasons for abandoning plans for a marquee in the Captain's Walk, which means that all of the ticketed concerts at this year's festival will now take place indoors.

Bad weather was one of the factors which resulted in a financial loss at last year's Brecon Jazz Festival, leading to the demise of the company which organised the event and their replacement by the Hay Festival organisation.

None of this year's concerts has been cancelled, but I'd recommend you visit the website at www.breconjazz.org in case of changes to times or venues.