The 18th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

The Studio Nightclub & Entertainment Venue in Nantwich - http://www.thestudionantwich.co.uk/ . today is the first day of five days. Reporter Jonathan White, Crewe

The 18th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival - http://www.nantwichjazz.com - takes place over the Easter weekend.

Organisers are expecting up to 40,000 people to attend the Festival over its five day period (Thursday 17th to Monday 21st April 2014) with over 120 performances at sixteen venues in Nantwich.

Entry to the majority of the festival pub gigs is via a £7 wristband on sale from the Crown Hotel reception, a wristband booth on Nantwich Square, Nantwich Civic Hall & Tourist Information Centre, and online.

Headline acts include Thea Gilmore, Deborah Bonham, Bruce Foxton’s From the Jam, and Martin Turner plays the music of Wishbone Ash.

Musical genres will include jazz, blues, swing, pop and rock.

Over £1 million is expected to be injected into the town’s economy.

The Railway Hotel - http://www.railway-hotel.org - on Pillory Street will provide their own Easter live entertainment, with free entry to all events.