THE Cheltenham Jazz Festival continues this weekend with a wide variety of music.

Highlights of the festival, which continues until Monday (May 7), include Keith Nichol's Cotton Club Orchestra, Don Weller Big Band, Ruby Turner, Stacey Kent, Bob Berg Quartet, Nikki Yeoh and Infinitum, Manu Dibango and the Soul Makossa Gang with the London Community Gospel Choir and Ray Brown's 75th Birthday Celebration with violinist Regina Carter (pictured).

Gigs are at venues across the town. For further details and tickets, call 01242 227979 or visit www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk