Surrounded by the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds, Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues festival  is set in the award winning grounds and Great Hall of this Elizabethan stately home.

Burton Agnes Hall and Gardens is a great day out for all the family any time of the year. Whether you're interested in the Hall, with its magnificent architecture and impressive collection of art, the beautiful award winning gardens, our children’s corner, the woodland sculpture walk with forest creatures to find, our giant games area including chess, draughts, quoits, snakes and ladders, or our fun filled maze, one of our many festivals and events that take part over the year, you’ll find something for everyone.

Children's guidebooks are available from the visitor desk, along with the Burton Agnes guide book, and our friendly guides are on hand to answer questions about the history and contents of the Hall. Toddler 'hip seats' are available from the visitor desk to help you carry young children, and under 5's have free entry.

Baby change and disabled facilities can also be found in our Courtyard and, during our Jazz festival, there is camping in the beautiful surroundings of the adjacent Park Field, with hot showers laid on too.

To celebrate 100 years since the birth of perhaps the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, the critically acclaimed tribute to Billie, ‘Lady Sings The Blues’, is coming to Burton Agnes, featuring Val Wiseman, twice crowned ‘Best Singer’ in the British Jazz Awards. Six jazz stars will perform alongside Val Wiseman, including Alan Barnes and Digby Fairweather; all bar one are British Jazz Awards winners.

‘Lady Sings The Blues’ is a tribute to the memory of Billie Holiday in the best possible way – presenting the songs she sang in the style of her period. It is not a play. Neither is it a documentary, nor a slavish recreation of Billie’s original recordings, but an evening with six of Europe’s finest jazz musicians and “a most remarkable singer.’’ The Observer

With a world-class band and a stunning voice, Jo Harman and Company draws heavily on a compelling mix of roots, blues, gospel and soul influences in a style that has been compared to Eva Cassidy. Bursting onto the scene, Jo remarkably secured more than fifty UK and European festival gigs in 2013, including prestigious slots at the Cheltenham and Edinburgh Jazz Festivals. She performed alongside Robert Plant and Van Morrison at BluesFest at The Royal Albert Hall in London (Jo’s performance was broadcast by Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music). Last summer Jo was one of only twelve, otherwise household name, artists performing at Parkpop in the Hague to more than 300,000 people. This year Jo and her band received no fewer than four nominations at the British Blues Awards, including best singer and best songwriter; Jo won the coveted female vocalist award.

Also added to the festival line-up are Octopus, whose talented tentacles of this eight-piece band will open the festival on Friday evening with classic swing. They are seasoned professionals and perform fabulous arrangements of big band classics. Saturday opens with the John Ellis Trio. John is a pianist and singer from the North of England and his musicianship has been utilised by well known artists such as Tom Jones, Corinne Bailey Ray, Lily Allen, John Squire (Stone Roses) and many others. His trio perform a collection of songs ranging from standards to Irish folk, Prince and The Stone Roses and originals all with unique jazz/blues and soul improvised twist akin to Nina Simone.

The wonderful Mahakasyapa Ensemble will perform 'Meditations on Burton Agnes’: an original suite. This new ensemble formed by bassist and composer, Paul Baxter, will premiere an original suite commissioned and in dedication to The Burton Agnes Jazz Festival. The Mahakasyapa Ensemble will explore the sounds of Burton Agnes combining elements of Jazz, Blues, Folk and Classical, music synonymous with the festival and the area and features Top UK Trumpeter and Jazz/Folk crossover artist Neil Yates, Fiery, UK Jazz favourite.

The festival is also delighted to welcome back Nicola Farnon, who is widely recognised as one of the classiest Jazz and Swing musicians in the UK and Ben Beattie's After Midnight Band plus Simon Cunliffe-Lister who will once againplay out the weekend.

As always, bands overflow from the outdoor main stage into the Great Hall, our shops and cafe courtyard, and the late night sessions in our bar tent with acts TBC.

Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July 2015. Tickets are now on sale and at a discounted early bird price until May 31st.

Adults £60 disc (£70) - Full Weekend

Concessionary - £58 Disc (£68) - Families need only buy one concessionary ticket to cover all their children aged 12-15 (children under 12 are free with an adult).