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Double Bass, Fringe Classics

  •  London
  •  Under £10K
  •  Part time
  •  Closes April 24, 2026
  •  Matthew Leigh Shiel
  •  info@fringeclassics.com
  • #Music

Description

Job Summary

We are interested in collaborating with a jazz double bass player on a successful concert show called "‘Rhapsody in Blue’ - Jazz Sessions by Candlelight" which we are performing four shows in the Brighton Fringe 2026

Job Description

You would be booked to perform four shows at the Brighton Festival Fringe 2026, following our successful run at Edinburgh Fringe 25.

The four concerts (lasting one hour) will take place at St Paul's Church, West Street, Brighton BN1 2RE on:
Tuesday 5th May 2026 @ 8.30pm - 9.30pm
Friday 8th May @ 6pm - 7pm
Tuesday 12th May @ 6 - 7pm
Friday 15th May @ 6 - 7pm

You must be available for ALL dates.

There will also be a rehearsal (date and location tbc)

Fringe Classics is an international performing arts company that exports classical music to fringe festivals around the world. We organise 200+ performances every year across UK, USA and Australia in partnership with the Edinburgh, Brighton (UK), Adelaide, Melbourne (Australia) and Hollywood (USA) Fringe Festivals.

Our performances have been broadcast on Al Jazeera; have been commissioned by Dame Wendy Hall's Web Science Institute (in association with the University of Southampton) and have received multiple 5-star reviews in the press:

"a most enchanting concert"
Edinburgh Guide (UK) 5*****
"seduction, storytelling and stunning piano in equal measure"
Upside Adelaide (Australia) 5*****
"masters of their crafts"
Binge Fringe (UK) 5*****
"a dream you never want to wake from"
Missmanda Media (Australia) 5*****
"profound"
Corr Blimey (UK) 5*****

Job Requirements

We are looking for a drummer who can improvise and play some suitable bassline patterns and collaborate with our pianist and drummer.

PROGRAMME:
The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
Take 5 and Unsquared Dance - Dave Brubeck
Blues, Chanson and Charleston (from Cinq Etudes de Jazz) - Erwin Schulhoff
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin (solo piano arrangement)

Job Responsibilities

Contract: Freelance
Fee: £281.22 (6 hours work in total; 4 hours performing and two hours rehearsing; rate of pay: £46.87 per hour)

You MUST own and be able to transport your own double bass to the venue.

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How to Apply

Please submit your bio, a website and/ or social media links to you playing your instrument

Deadline: 5pm, Monday 27th April

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