Ealing Jazz Festival
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| Ealing Jazz Festival | |
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The main stage marquee in 2006 | |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Dates | 1984 to date |
| Location | Walpole Park |
| Years active | 32 |
| Founders | Albert 'Bev' Bowles-Bevan,[1] Dick Esmond[2] |
| Organized by | Ealing London Borough Council |
| Website | Ealing Jazz Festival |
Ealing Jazz Festival is an annual Summer jazz festival in Ealing's Walpole Park in London, United Kingdom. It was first held in 1984.[3]
In 2016, concern was raised after Ealing Council announced it was to take over management of the festival from "The Event Umbrella". As a result, the festival programme was reduced from five to two days of live music and ticket prices increased sharply. These unpopular measures were intended to reduce financial risk.[4] A group of protesters staged a demonstration outside Ealing Council's offices to publicise their objections.[5]