Music Live COLCHESTER - Artists

This will be a showcase for Colchester, Essex's community of fantastic artists, and the artists who come to visit our little town


It's a work in progress, so please bear with us as we build something special. As ever, please get in touch to contribute.

Jaymini Bedia

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Jaymini is a Colchester-born Indian dancer and artist, on a mission to break down stereotypes and bring cultural awareness: predominantly through the medium of dance

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Family of Strangers

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Formed in Nov '23, we're a fairly new shiny punk band with lots of punkin' experience!

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F.O.L

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Essex/Suffolk based indie rock band

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Existentialist

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Essex-based five-piece Blackened Death Metal band

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Bassistry

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Dynamic vocal-led nu-jazz band

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Aria Close

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Drag Queen X Electric Violinist

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Abbeygate Concert Band

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Community ensemble known for their captivating performances

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And I Meet You In Churches

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Colchester-based trio, influenced by punk, rock, grunge. Adding light and shade to original songs

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Electro Jazz Orchestra

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Colchester-based orchestra combining elements of a traditional big band with modern electronics

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Morgane & The Jazzcats

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Alt indie band

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SOUL'd Out

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Ain't no party like a SOUL'd Out party! Motown, funk, 70s/80s dancefloor disco - live!

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Pure Trash

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4 Lil Nuggets of Trash Punk - Colchester, UK

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1st Class Brass

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1st Class Brass is a band for brass players of all ages and abilities

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Dave Shepherd

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Fiddle

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Frihet

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Tony James

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Special Duties

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Tomfoolery

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Reverie

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Colchester Community Ukulele

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Colchester Festival Orchestra

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The Colchester Band

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Rudebone

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Landslide

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Sub Atomic Bongo Lab

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The Gin Twins

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The Gin Twins are Eleanor Cornell and Jim Reynolds, a duo of singer/songwriters

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Nothing. Existed.

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Andy Bowie Quartet

Sax-led modern jazz quartet from Cambridge UK

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Nadya Galbraith

Singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarist/pianist

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Elephant Jane

Who's this Jane then? They invented the Velvet Punk movement through sweaty plum jackets and muzik!

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The Trial

Chelmsford rock band inspired by Tim Buckley, Can and Charlie Mageira

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Fiona Harmon

Songwriter, musician and artist. Works at Hobo Chang, The Wicked Ravens, Harmon Art and Red Rocket Music, Wivenhoe

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Sam Milne

Up-and-coming indie rock musician based in Ipswich

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Matt Selley

Singer/songwriter based in Wivenhoe, Essex

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We Fought a Bear Once

Silly little pop punk trio from Essex

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Arms To Oblivion

Groove metal soup from East Anglia, UK, with flavours of Down, Metallica, KSE, Tool, and Pantera

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Mincer

Antifascist hard punk from Suffolk

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Syncopate

Three piece indie-rock band based in Clacton/Colchester

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The Jackson Line

Redefining UK country

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Mr. Griff

Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and performer

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Kerosene

Essex-based independent band

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Pieces

Essex noise

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Verona

Acoustic duo based in north Essex

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Dharma Hounds

Three bois, big noise. Essex

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The Mink

Sleepy soft and slinky, in that order. Flute rock forever baby

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Native James

Rock-rap artist who transcends genre boundaries, melding hip hop, grime, nu-metal, rock and garage into a unique sound

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Slow Husky

Noir indie rock

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Chest

Energetic, enigmatic and effortlessly stylish Norwich band

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