THE summer of music continues this August Bank Holiday, as the town's international music festival is followed by its 11th annual Jazz and Blues Festival.

For five days fromThursday, August 21, the town will celebrate the summer in a cornucopia of music, dance and entertainment.

Headline isJacqui Dankworth, the very talented daughter of Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, who is appearing as part of her Live to Love tour.

With lots of swing, jive and other dance music so you will certainly need your dancing shoes.

Dnce workshops, organised through Arts Care Gofal Celf, will include swing hop, tap and jazz dance, and salsa dance sessions will be accompanied by Cuband band Fiesta Resistance.

Events will be based around the festival 'hub' of Peppers' Cafe, with gigs also held in various venues around the town.

Music workshops have become, over the years, an integral and essential part of the festival and the trend continues this year with blues harmonica, ukulele, African drum, blues guitar, finger-picking guitar and a 'jazz jam' among those on offer.

For updates, visit www.aberjazz.com.