Jazzwise Gig Guide
September 2022
Rosie Hanley previews the must-see gigs and concerts. Send future listings to roseanne.hanley@gmail.com
Thursday
1 Alina Bzhezhinska and HipHarp Collective
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1 Snake Davis
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Hall, Middlesbrough
1 Kim Cypher Quartet
Moreton Jazz, St David’s Centre, Church Street, Moreton-in-Marsh
1 Arun Ghosh
Hull Minster, S Church Street, Hull
Composer and clarinettist Arun Ghosh presents his latest project, The Canticle of the Sun – an electro-acoustic jazz setting of St Francis of Assisi’s prayer which was originally written in the 13th Century.
1 Butcher’s Brew
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
1 Goldie presents Subjective Live
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
1 Glenn Miller Big Band Spectacular
Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham
1 Chapel Allerton Arts Festival: Two Rivers Swing Band
Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart, 194 Harrogate Road, Leeds
Headed up by the hard-working Steve Crocker, Seven Arts marks its 15th anniversary with a four-day celebration in the form of the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival featuring dance, silent movies and open-air jazz all day Sunday.
1 Ian Shaw
Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Friday
2 Fergus McCreadie Trio
Deeside Community Theatre, Bridgeview Road, Aboyne
2 Liane Carroll Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
2 London Django Collective
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
2 Barb Jungr
Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
2 Ben Holder
Witney Jazz, Witney Corn Exchange, Market Square, Witney
2 Nubiyan Twist
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
2 Zoe Gilby Trio
Saltburn Community Hall, Albion Terrace, Saltburn-by-Sea
2 Alice Grace Trio
Vault, Hallgate, Hexham
2 CAAF: Adam Fairhall Silent Movie
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
2 Joe Webb
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
2 Jack Mac Funk Quintet
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Saturday
3 CAAF: Marco Woolf Sextet
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
3 James Birkett and Emma Fisk
St Andrew’s Church, Market Place, Hill Street, Corbridge
3 John Etheridge and Vimala Rowe Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
3 Derek Nash Organ Trio
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
3 Dennis Rollins’ Funky Funk
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street,London W1
3 River City Hot Six
St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
3 Julian Stringle feat Jacqui Hicks
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
4 Annika Skoogh
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
4 Smokin’ Spitfires
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
4 John Etheridge (evening) Joy Ellis Trio (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
4 Alan Barnes
Pangbourne Jazz Club, PWMC Rosewood Hall, 1 Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne
4 Tenderlonious
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
4 CAAF: Temple Feliz, New York Brass Band, Louis Louis Louis and more
Open air stage, Regent Street, Leeds
4 Tony O’Malley
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
4 Joy Ellis Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
Monday
5 Dino Baptiste
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
5-6 John Williams and John Etheridge
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
5-10 Georgie Fame with the Guy Barker Big Band
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
5 Juliet Kelly
Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
Tuesday
6 Ian Shaw
East Grinstead Jazz Club, Chequer Mead Theatre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead
6 Ant Law Quintet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
7 Hi Res Heart
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
7-11 Lancaster Jazz Festival
Various venues, Lancaster
7 Purple Is The Color, plus the Nikol Bokova Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
7 Sean Payne Quintet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Thursday
8 Luna Cohen
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
8 Omar Puente
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kings Road, London SW3
8 Arun Ghosh
Oxford Contemporary Music, St Barnabas Church, Oxford
8 Tony Kofi
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
8 Ryan Quigley Quintet
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
8 Alan Wormald with Dave Cottle Trio
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Friday
9 Lewis Watson Quartet
Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
9 Deelee Dubé
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
9 Henry Lowther’s Still Waters
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
9 The Boom Yeh
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
9-10 Omar
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, London NW1
9 Wendy Kirkland and Roger Beaujolais Band
Burford Jazz, Warwick New Hall, Church Green, Burford
9 Dave Lewis
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat Josh Arcoleo
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16 The first night of three this month from the internationally acclaimed UK bassist – now back on these shores after many years in New York. This exciting series of gigs sees Le Fleming unleash tracks from his updated and refreshing take on 1970s fusion as heard on his most recent album 'Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar', with each line-up featuring a different featured soloist – kicking off tonight with brilliant saxophonist Josh Arcoleo with further names including James Copus, Nathaniel Facey and Alexandra Ridout. Expect fireworks.
Saturday
10 Henry Lowther’s Still Waters
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
10 Curtom Six (evening) Rachel Sutton (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
Sunday
11 Imaani
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
11 Natalie Williams Soul Family
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
11 Gary Fletcher (evening) Yasmine and Peter Giles (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
11 Ruth Lambert Quartet
Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
11 Jazz Cruise at Calstock
Commercial Wharf, Plymouth
Monday
12 Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
12 Michael John Ross Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
12 ZambaLando
Highworth Jazz, The Wine Bar, 12 High Street, Highworth
12 Central Bar Quintet
Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead
12 Tommy Blaize Band
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
13 Antonio Forcione and Dado Pasqualini
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
13 Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah (FKA Christian Scott)
KOKO, 1A Camden High Street, London NW1
13 Stu Collingwood Organ Trio
Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
13 Olie Brice
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
13 Joe Stilgoe
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
13 Dave Sear
The Spotted Dog, Digbeth, Birmingham
13 Dan Reinstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
13 Henry Lowther’s Still Waters
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
14 Chico Freeman and Antonio Farao Quartet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
14 Sophie Stockham and Strings
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol
14 Brigitte Beraha’s Lucid Dreamers
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
14 Sounds of Denmark Festival: Svaneborg Kardyb plus RKDIA
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
14 Marco Woolf
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
15 Alati
Ashburton Arts Centre, 15 West Street, Ashburton, Devon
15 Hot Club du Nord
Arts Centre, Westgate Road, Newcastle
15 In Celebration of Spike Heatley
Electric Palace, King’s Quay Street, Harwich
15 Tristan Maillot Quartet
Guildford Jazz, Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, Guildford
15 Quartet Con Alma
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
15 Snowboy and the Latin Section
Pizza Express Live, 99 High Holborn, London WC1
15 SODF: Svaneborg Kardyb
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
15 Tony Tixier Trio
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
15 Jason Rebello
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Ellie Jones Quintet with Danny Moss
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Friday
16 Alati
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
16 SODF: Bévort 3, plus Rkdia
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1 16 Munch Manship Quartet
Traveller’s Rest, West Auckland Road, Cockerton, Darlington
16-17 Trilok Gurtu
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
16 Jeff Barnhart
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
16 Ian Shaw
Piano Smithfield, 14 Long Lane, London EC1
16 Finntet
St Cuthbert’s Centre, Church Hill, Crook
16 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat James Copus
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Saturday
17 Brigitte Beraha Lucid Dreamers
Shrewsbury Jazz, The Hive Music and Media Centre, Belmont, Shrewsbury
17 Hugh Pascall Quartet
Derby Jazz, Dubrek, 67 Bridge Street, Derby
17 James Taylor Quartet
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
17 Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood
Oxford Playhouse, 11-12 Beaumont Street, Oxford
17-18 Don Braden and Joris Teepe Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
17 Jeff Barnhart
St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
17 Deschanel Gordon
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
18 David Gray’s Flextet
St James’ & St Basil’s Church, Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne
18 The London Vocal Project (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
18 Nishla Smith
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
18 Tom Smith and Tom Syson
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1 18 Tribute to Mike Frohlich
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
18 South West City Swing
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
18 Jonathan Gee
Hargrave Music Festival, Northants
Monday
19 Nim Sadot Felix
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
19 Brigitte Beraha’s Lucid Dreamers
NQ Jazz, Manchester
19 Lewis Watson Quartet
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
Tuesday
20 Kirk Lightsey Quartet
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
20 Hannah Horton
Fleet Jazz Club, The Harlington, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet
20 Chris Young Trio
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
20 Robson and Levy Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
20 Gaetano Partipilo and Jonathan Gee Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
20 Jonathan Gee
Eastside Jazz Club, Leytonstone
Wednesday
21 Alati
Anteros Arts Foundation, 7-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich
21 Madeleine Peyroux
Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
21 Phil Robson and Jed Levy Quartet
Birmingham Jazz, The Cathedral Hotel, 62 Beacon Street, Lichfield
21 Ben Holder
Jazz Cave, 24 Market Place, Cirencester
21-25 Scott Hamilton Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
21 Giacomo Smith’s Hot Five
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
21-22 Ann Hampton Callaway
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kins Road, London SW3
21 Hand to Mouth
St Wilfred’s Church, Kirkhale Courtyard, Kirkhale
21 Tamir Hendelman
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
21 Unfurl
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
22 Cleveland Watkiss
Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge
22 Joy Ellis Trio
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
22 Darius Brubeck Quartet
Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
22 Madeleine Peyroux
The Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh
22 Kirk Lightsey Quartet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
22 Orsi Urban
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Latin Fiesta
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Friday
23 Harry Keeble Quartet
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millennium Place, Durham
23 Stuart Henderson
Woodstock Jazz, St Hugh’s Centre, Hensington Road, Woodstock
23 Alina Bzhezhinska
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
23 Tony Kofi and NYJO
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
23 Sambroso All Stars
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
23 Hot Club du Nord
Hexham Abbey, Beaumont Street, Hexham
23-24 Pee Wee Ellis ‘A Life in Music’ – with Huey Morgan, Ian Shaw, Clare Teal, Jason Rebello, Denny Ilett, Josh Arcoleo and Dennis Rollins
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
An all-star tribute to the late great sax icon – with a core band of his close associates including Gareth Williams, Laurence Cottle, Tony Remy, Mark Mondesir plus horns from Gary Winters and James Morton.
23 Robocobra Quartet, plus Faithful Johannes
Cobalt Studios, Boyd Street, Newcastle
23 Coalminers
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
23 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat Nathaniel Facey
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Saturday
24 Pixie and The Gypsies (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
24 Inner Space
Derby Jazz, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Wardwick
24 Lunar Octet
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
24 Brandon Allen and The Hugh Turner Quartet
Crowmarsh Jazz, Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
24 Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music: Archipelago, SA Malley and Taupe
Bobik’s, Punch Bowl Hotel, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
24 Ian Shaw
The Bear Club, Mill Yard, 24A Guildford Street, Luton
Sunday
25 Alati
St Paul’s Church, Marylebone, London NW1
25 NFOJIM: Skylla, plus Pete Wareham, Ruth Goller and Will Glasser
Bobik’s, Punch Bowl Hotel, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
25 Alina Bzhezhinska and HipHarp Collective
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
25 Penguin Cafe
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
25-26 Ann Hampton Callaway
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
25 W3 Funk Session
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
25 Sarah Jane Morris
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
25 Juliet Kelly
The Hunter Club, 6 St Andrew’s Street South, Bury St Edmunds
Monday
26 Madeleine Peyroux
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester
26 Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
Tuesday
27 Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Cambridge Modern Jazz, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
27 Laura Jurd
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
27 Madeleine Peyroux
B:Music, Town Hall, Birmingham
27 Dave Koz
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
27 Barry Green Trio
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
27 Leo Richardson Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
28 Laura Jurd
Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
28 Ronnie Scott’s Club Quintet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
28 Nigel Price
FleeceJazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Keeper’s Lane, Colchester
28 Montuno
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
29 Knats
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 YolanDa Brown
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
29 Madeleine Peyroux
The London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London W1
29 Dave Newton and Euan Stevenson
Guildford Jazz, University of Guildford, Guildford
29 Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol
Button accordionist Stian Carstensen joins sax master Ballamy to play standards, originals and children’s songs.
29 NFOJIM: Czajka and Puchaz, plus Mark Solborg and Anthropology
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Laura Jurd
Yellow Arch Studios, 30-36 Burton Road, Sheffield
29 Brighton Jazz Fest: Tony Kofi & NYJO
Horatio's Bar, Palace Pier, Brighton
Friday
30 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat Alexandra Ridout
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
30 Fergus McCreadie Trio
Burgh Hall, Argyll Street, Dunoon
30 Cleveland Watkiss
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
30 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
30 NFOJIM: Orphy Robinson, Binker Golding and more
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 Alter Ego
Prohibition Bar, Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 Zeeteah Massiah
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kings Road, London SW3
30 Djanco
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
30 Kate Williams plus trio
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
Pianist and composer Kate Williams is a distinctive voice on the UK jazz scene with virtuosic technique.
30 Brighton Jazz Fest: PYJEAN
Horatio's Bar, Palace Pier, Brighton