# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Folk-inspired chamber jazz. Mercury-nominated. Coming home to Beech.

BBC Radio 2 host Jamie Cullum calls her "the kind of musician I want to be in my next life." On 20 June, Laura Jurd brings her trumpet home to Hampshire for one night, for just 65 of us at Beech Village Hall. Music this good, this close, doesn't come round often. 

Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford.
Laura Jurd is one of the most distinctive voices in British jazz: Mercury-nominated, Ivor Award-winning, and a former BBC New Generation Artist. Raised just one mile up the road in Medstead, she now performs regularly throughout the UK and Europe.

On 20 June she brings her trumpet to Beech, joined by guitarist Rob Luft and violinist Owen Spafford, for an intimate trio performance drawing on her acclaimed 2025 album Rites & Revelations. Expect folk-inspired chamber jazz rooted in musical traditions from across Europe, woven together with Laura's distinctive compositional voice. 

Her exceptional guests: On guitar, Rob Luft, 2025 Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards.  He's also a former winner of the Royal Academy of Music's Kenny Wheeler Prize and a runner-up at the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition. On violin, Owen Spafford, a highly regarded folk violinist.

Just 65 seats. Tickets £16.50 from beechvillage.org.uk/events Join the waitlist if sold out; we'll notify you immediately if tickets become available.

Please note that online booking will close 2 hours before the event and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
Live music in the heart of Beech
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-alresford/gigs-by-the-green-laura-jurd-with-guests-rob-luft-and-owen-spafford/200030087109011
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, live-music, fine-arts, contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: New Alresford
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 1 Wellhouse Road, Beech, Alton, GU34 4AQ
- **lat**: 51.14333
- **long**: -1.0156
- **full address**: 1 Wellhouse Road, Beech, Alton, GU34 4AQ, Beech Recreational Ground, Alton, GU34 4AQ, United Kingdom, New Alresford

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford being held?
  - **A:** Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford takes place on Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 1 Wellhouse Road, Beech, Alton, GU34 4AQ, Beech Recreational Ground, Alton, GU34 4AQ, United Kingdom, New Alresford.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford?
  - **A:** Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford is organized by Beech Village Hall.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New Alresford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Gigs by the Green: Laura Jurd with guests Rob Luft and Owen Spafford sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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