Gig Guide

09 Gloucestershire jazz bands and others
St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham

09 Blue Concept Quintet
Millennium Hall, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield

09 Nicolas Meier, Gilad Atzmon, Asaf Sirkis, Tom Mason
Terry O’Toole Theatre, Moor Lane, North Hykeham

09 Michael Garrick Sextet featuring Norma Winstone
Caedmon Hall, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead

09 Jean Toussaint Trio
Komedia Studio Bar, Gardner Street, Brighton

09 Phil King
The Regal Room, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6

09 Blow the Fuse
Vortex Jazz Club, Gillett Street, London N16

09 Oriole
Vortex Jazz Club, Gillett Street, London N16

09 Ian Shaw
Vortex Jazz Club, Gillett Street, London N16

09 Femi Temowo Trio
TSolo Jazz Bar, Norwood Road, London SE24

09 Barb Jungr
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1

09 Rod Mason's Essentials
Matt & Phred’s Jazz Club, Tib Street, Manchester

09 Roy Ayers
Jazz Café, Camden, London NW1

09 Sugar Kings
606 Club, Lots Road, London SW10

09 Mike Miller Jazz Trio
Peppones Restaurant, Mill Lane, Crondall, Nr Farnham, Surrey, GU10 5RP>

Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax
see 16.05.08 John McLaughlin 4th Dimension

Barbican Hall, London EC2
see 31.05.08 Maja Osojnik Sextet

Pizza on the Park, Knightsbridge, London SW1
see 15.05.08

North Sea Jazz Festival Books Led Bib, Finn Peters and Acoustic Ladyland

The biggest jazz festival in Europe, the North Sea Jazz Festival, now based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, has this year booked a raft of leading UK jazz acts for the festival set to take place from 11-13 July. 15.05.08

Guy Barker Wins CD of The Year At The Parliamentary Jazz Awards

Mozart and film noir-inspired double album The Amadeus Project (Global Mix) by trumpeter Guy Barker (pictured) won jazz CD of the year at last night’s Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Singer Liane Carroll was announced as musician of the year. 14.05.08

Soweto Kinch, Trevor Watkis and Cleveland Watkiss conduct Roundhouse improv workshop

Groundwork, an afternoon jazz improvisation workshop at Camden’s The Roundhouse for singers and all instrumentalists, is to take place during the London Songwriters Week on 20 May. 13.05.08