🎷 St Ives Jazz Festival – 1983

“Enjoy the Jazz”

Long before St Ives became a hotspot for minimalist ceramics and coastal mindfulness, it was home to the now-mythical 1983 Jazz Festival—a sweaty, sunburned odyssey of sound held between the chip van and the sea.

Headliners included Benny & the Crumpets, and Flan Solo & the Gravy Pipes, who delivered an hour of jazz-infused Wurzels covers including a 14-minute intro to “I’ve Got a Brand New Combine Harvester.” The night peaked with a chaotic set from Ronnie Cruton & The Jazz Bags, which culminated in a conga line that accidentally blocked the coastal path for two hours.

Now faithfully resurrected in print, this limited edition Giclée poster captures the glory of a festival that never happened—but absolutely should have.