Jurassic Fibre were delighted to partner the first Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival.
We were immensely pleased to have partnered the festivals free outdoor community music performances and the Mica Paris headline concert.
The Jurassic Coast – our home – is considered one of the most significant earth science teaching and research sites in the world. It is a true representation of evolution and progress, but with a respect for heritage.
Working within the wider community is very much part of our ethos as an organisation and we wish the festival organisers all the absolute best with their exciting plans for the 2023 festival.
Charles Stanley Investments – Philip Greenman, Director of Private Clients
We were delighted to have jointly partnered the Joe Stilgoe headline concert at the inaugural 2022 Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues festival.
It was an exceptional and memorable evening experiencing such a fantastic performance in a superb and intimate setting.
We were also incredibly pleased with the brand awareness that the festival provided as part of our partnership and based on the success of the first – year event, I can only see the festival going from strength to strength.
We wish the festival team all the best with all their ongoing plans, and we look forward to partnering the festival again in 2023.
Molyneu(x) Financial Planning – Denese Molyneux, Managing Director
We had the most amazing evening at the Joe Stilgoe concert, which we jointly partnered. It was such a brilliant night and my clients had just the best time, in fact they loved it!
We knew that the festival would be a superb experience and a great new event for Sidmouth, and it certainly exceeded our expectations.
The lighting, staging and sound were wonderful, and we were all incredibly well looked after by your wonderfully attentive team and would be delighted to partner the festival again in 2023.
Sidmouth Design – Edward Willis Fleming
I have lived in Sidmouth for over 35 years and the inaugural 2022 Jazz festival was unquestionably the best organised, most enlivening and enriching event I have ever witnessed here.
The town with its stunning setting and plentiful accommodation is the perfect setting on the south Devon and Dorset coastline, for such an event.
I hope it will become an annual and growing feature of the town and help to give Sidmouth another reason to be. It can attract a bigger variety of people to the town and massively widen the cultural appeal of the region.
Ian Bowden and his team worked tirelessly and against considerable obstacles to make this first festival happen.
They will need ongoing help and encouragement to now make it burgeon into the long-term game changing event that we need and that the changing demographic in Sidmouth will gladly embrace.
Bradleys Estate Agents – Kai Logan – Group Marketing Director
As the largest Independent Estate Agency in the West country, Bradleys Estate Agents were delighted to partner this exciting new cultural event for Sidmouth and the Devon region.
We were particularly proud to have supported the diverse free community music performances during the festival which provided free access to fantastic live music for the wider community, which is particularly close to our core having been sponsoring events in our communities since 1992.
The brand awareness and profile that we received by partnering the festival was excellent and we very much hope to be able to partner the festival again in 2023.
WBW Solicitors – Emma Clark – Marketing Manager
As one of the largest legal practices in the South West, WBW Solicitors were delighted to partner and support the first Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival.
The feedback we have received has been excellent and we were immensely proud to have sponsored the festivals free outdoor community music performances.
We particularly liked the fact that the free music programme allowed the local and wider community to enjoy the wonderful live music the festival offered.
WBW put local communities at the heart of everything we do, supporting the festival worked perfectly with this ethos.
We wish the festival organisers all the best with their exciting plans for the 2023 festival.
Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays – Polly Gater
We were delighted to partner both the free community music programme and the fabulous Ronnie Scott’s All Stars headline concert.
It was a joy to see the town full of life and hear Jazz throughout the valley and the entire festival was so professionally organised.
The range and variety of music was so refreshing, and everyone had such a wonderful time.
We are very much looking forward to next year!
Sidmouth Hotels & Inn – Jo Watson, Director
Feedback from all our guests has been excellent from the festival…everyone was extremely impressed and clearly the weather helped massively.
We noticed a much more accessible nature to this festival and people could wonder around and access the festival without venues being ticketed and helped massively incorporating a lot of the smaller venues in town so everyone could access it.
It was so good to see people and musicians eating and drinking in local venues so felt very much that the local economy very much benefitted from the festival and the money very much stayed in the valley, so we were super impressed from that perspective.
A huge well done!
Sidmouth Town Council
Sidmouth Town Council was delighted to support the 2022 Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival.
Our decision to support this new event was made because of the benefits it brings to both residents and visitors economically and socially, through enhancing the cultural offer of Sidmouth and we are pleased that in its first year, it was so well received.
The organisers worked collaboratively from the very start of the project with the Council and local organisations to bring a quality event to the town.
We have received excellent feedback from some of our hotels commenting on how accessible the music and venues were for all, bringing the benefits from holding such an event to as many festival goers and businesses as possible.
The organisers wish to source venues and refreshments as local as possible, is really appreciated whilst the atmosphere in the town was one of a happy festival being enjoyed by all whether it be residents, musicians or visitors to the town.
Sidmouth Town Council is extremely proud to be associated with this event and wishes the organisers every success for a potential 2023 festival.
Simon Jupp – MP For East Devon
The first Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival has been incredibly well received.
I am delighted to support this exciting new cultural event which brought many people to our town.
Cultural events are vital to East Devon and provide a much-welcomed boost to the local economy.
I am sure the festival will become a highlight in the East Devon events calendar, and I wish the organisers every success for next year.
Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce – Sally Mynard
Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce would like to record our thanks and appreciation for all those involved in the 2022 Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival, for putting on such a successful event.
The range of music available, much of which was free to the public, meant that everyone was able to discover and enjoy music of high quality in various locations within our town centre.
All reports have been favourable, and compliments have flowed freely. There can be no doubt that the Jazz and Blues Festival brought a wonderful atmosphere to the town, participation was healthy, and there was a clear and measurable boost to the local economy.
We think that festivals such as the Jazz and Blues event are crucial to sustaining our visitor economy and our town centre businesses.
So, we do hope that the Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival will become a permanent feature of our town’s events calendar.
Indeed, we hope it can expand: Sidmouth and the Jazz and Blues Festival are a good partnership.
Branscombe Brewery – Paul Diamond
We were delighted to be the official Brewery Partner of the Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival this year. The partnership generated superb additional brand awareness of both the brewery and our range of award – winning ale brands, Branscombe Gins and Ciders.
The festival was very professionally organised to an extremely high standard and the feedback during the festival when we were managing our onsite bar facilities was fantastic and so complimentary regarding the wide variety of quality music on offer at the festival.
We look forward to growing with the festival in 2023 and we are proud to be part of a brilliant and exiting cultural event for Sidmouth and the region.
