As far as settings for a concert go, they don’t come more lovely than the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens, which welcomes back its Sounds Green series this July.
From Senegalese salsa to classic jazz, all kinds of music is filling the gardens this summer, with visitors encouraged to pack a picnic and relax as dusk falls. The concerts take place each Wednesday in July, with music lasting around an hour, starting from 6.15pm, and there will be a bar from Thirsty plus Jack’s Gelato ice cream and street food from the likes of Pull Me Cheri.
Up first, on 3 July, are Afro Tema, who bring beats from the streets of Senegal, followed on the 10th by Martin Kemp’s Organised Chaos, with a set of swing and jazz standards from the 1930s to the present.
On 17 July, it’s over to Truly Medley Deeply for an exciting hybrid of live band, DJ and jukebox, before Ruth Applin and Josh Kemp Quartet take to the stage on the 31st for a selection of classics from the Great American Songbook and singers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Due to popularity, the Sounds Green events are ticketed this year for the first time, though walk-ups might also be available.
