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Brecon festival to take year off as decision is made on new producers
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 3 February 2009
The Arts Council have said there will be no Brecon Jazz Festival this year, despite four groups expressing an interest in producing it.
As previously reported, the company who formerly produced the jazz fest went into liquidation last year. The Arts Council invited approaches from companies interested in taking over the running of the popular annual event and four came forward.
Two dropped out last week after an Arts Council meeting, which means it is now between the people behind the Hay Festival and a partnership of local businesses. ACE plan to make a decision as to who to give the festival to in April, but say that will be too late for a 2009 event to be viable.
The festival will, therefore, take a year off, returning with new promoters in 2010.
