RV Jazz & Blues Youth Festival

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Funded on
15 May 2025

RV Jazz and Blues Club organises music events in the RV through the year and organises a 4 day music festival in May every year. In 2025 we want to expand our event and strengthen the youth section.

£11,932 Raised of £11,617

28 Backers

102%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 15 May 2025 | Delivered on 10 May 2025

£11,932

RAISED

28

BACKERS

94

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£4,790

From Lancashire County Council

£10

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

25 January 2025

Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Festival line-up revealed

Lancashire Telegraph

There will be over 40 free live gigs at over 20 venues around Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley throughout the weekend offering something for everyone.\n\nAnd organiser have lined up a series of headline performances featuring some of the leading names on the British jazz and blues scene.

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Gigs created

52 Gigs created

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More about our impact

The environment

We kept it local, using local musicians as well as International Headliners.

The local economy

6000 audience attended the festival - spending and shopping in the local area. 27 local venues took part and increased their income. 25 local young musicians under the age of 20 were involved in paid gigs.

Volunteering, jobs & education

We have 30+ volunteers who helped out at the festival.

Arts, culture & heritage

Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues brought new and exciting music into the valley. It introduced music to new audiences and brought national and international artists into the Ribble Valley.

Activity, health and leisure

People got involved. Dancing is good exercise and healthy. Audiences listened to music.

https://rvjazzandblues.co.uk/

RVJ&B was established over 16 years ago to bring high quality music to the Ribble Valley and to promote and develop local talent. The main focus is a yearly festival which brings the community together but we work throughout the year with different community organisations to enable them to learn and create celebratory music. This event and the workshops/sessions/activities leading up to it, bring the town together and promote inclusivity and involvement. We believe in the power of all music (not just jazz and blues) and we recognise how important this event is to the well being and health of the community. During the festival, we encourage people of all ages to experience new music genres to feed their love of music and we recognise the impact sharing music can have on the health and well being of an individual.

We support the community. Our particular focus at the moment is encouraging younger people to get involved with the festival. This is partly to ensure that the committee is robust for perpetuity, but also to ensure that the festival continues to evolve and remain relevant to the community. As part of the run up to the festival we have many activities which encourage younger people to get involved and to learn new skills, which are then performed at the festival. This brings people together, it helps create a senses of belonging and ownership of the festival and indeed, the thriving music scene in Clitheroe.

As funding in schools for the arts has been cut, we are more aware of the need to support people to find access to the arts through organisations like the Jazz and Blues club.

Project Owner: Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Ltd The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.