Jazzwise Gig Guide

September 2023

           

Friday                         

1 Beverley Skeete      

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

1-2 Mindi Abair         

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

1 Marius Ptas

The Bear Club, Mill Yard, 24A Guildford Street, Luton          

 

 

1 Bude Jazz Festival: Alan Barnes, Chris Newman and more          

Various venues, Bude

 

 

1 Djangada    

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

1 Ian Shaw     

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

1 Audio Strut 

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

1 Barb Jungr  

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1        

 

 

1 Jeremy McMurray and the Pocket Jazz Orchestra

Saltburn Community Hall, Albion Terrace, Saltburn-by-sea  

 

 

1 Blicher Hemmer Gadd        

Mackintosh Church, Queen's Cross, Glasgow

 

 

Saturday                                 

2 River City Hot Six    

St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington  

 

 

2 Jazzanova    

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

2 Tony Remy  

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

2 Corrie Dick

The Hive Music Centre, Belmont, Shrewsbury

 

 

2 Jazz Dynamos         

The Bear Club, Mill Yard, 24A Guildford Street, Luton          

 

 

2 Tango Jazz Quartet 

Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester

 

 

2 Mario Bakuna Band

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

2 Tom Smith  

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

2 Asha Parkinson, plus Topaz

Seven Arts, 31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds   

 

 

Sunday                       

3 Blicher Hemmer Gadd        

Southbank Bar, Friar Lane, Nottingham        

 

 

3 Mitch Dalton (evening) Gareth Lockrane Big Band (lunchtime)  

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

3 Mark Harrison Band           

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

3 Jeff Brown Quartet 

Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Whiskey Blue, 74 London Road, Southampton   

 

 

3 Sophie Alloway (lunchtime)

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

3 Ben Crosland Quartet        

Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

3 Lindsay Hannon and Bradley Johnston     

St James' and St Basil's Church, Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne  

 

 

3 Salisbury Big Band  

Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Cholderton near Amesbury 

 

 

3 Smokin' Spitfires    

Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne     

 

 

3 Central Bar Quintet

Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead      

 

 

3 Jazz and Blues Sunday: Ubunye, Pat Fulgoni and more   

Regent Street Main Stage, Chapel Allerton, Leeds    

 

 

3 Pete Allen Jazz Band          

The Bacon Arms, 10 Oxford Street, Newbury

 

 

Monday                                  

4 Ed Richardson Big Band     

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

4 Paul Edis Sextet      

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

Tuesday                                  

5 Alan Barnes Quartet          

Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking 

 

 

5 Tango Jazz Quartet 

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

5 Leon Foster Thomas           

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

5 Blacks' Myths         

Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8  

 

 

5 Steve Fishwick Nonet         

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11       

 

 

5 Dan Reinstein         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

5 Shear Brass 

The Auden Theatre, Greshams School, Cromer Road, Holt  

 

 

Wednesday                            

6 Mike Westbrook Band of Bands    

Fougou Music, Livermead Cliff Hotel, Seafront, Torquay      

 

 

6 Adam Glasser          

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

6 Milena Granci Sextet          

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16       

 

 

6 Claire Martin Remembering Richard         

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

6-8 John Williams and John Etheridge         

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

6 Zoe Rahman

King's Place, 90 York Road, London N1         

 

 

6 Robert Meadmore and Jamir Safir

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1        

 

 

6 Blurt

Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8  

 

 

6 Tony Burkhill           

Seven Arts, 31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds   

 

 

6 Pete Allen Jazz Band          

Conservative Club Radway Place, Sidmouth, Devon 

 

 

Thursday                                

7 Tristan Banks          

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

7 Edgar Macias Salseros UK  

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

7-8 Meshell Ndgeocello        

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

7 Jeremy McMurray and the Pocket Jazz Orchestra

Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton on Tees          

 

 

7 Tone Bending and John Butcher, plus Sharon Gal and John Edwards and Ute Kannigiesser

Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8  

 

 

7 Shear Brass 

The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes      

 

 

Friday                         

8 James Owston        

Jazz at the Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge   

 

 

8 Dave Lewis 1Up      

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

8-10 Jazz Central Festival      

Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham    

 

 

8 Betty Accorsi Quartet         

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

8 Riot Jazz Brass Band           

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester        

 

 

8 Steve Ajao   

B:music, Broad Street, Birmingham  

 

 

8 Corrie Dick  

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16       

 

 

8 Brian Molley Quartet         

Harbour Arts Centre, Harbour Street, Irvine 

 

 

8 Atom String Quartet           

Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, 140 Newington Butts, London SE11     

 

 

Saturday                                 

9 Pete Allen Jazz Band          

Harrowbarrow & Metherell Village Hall School Road, Callington, Cornwall 

 

 

9 John Etheridge and Vimala Rowe Quartet

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

9 Mark Lockheart's Dreamers          

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16       

 

 

9 Brian Molley Quartet         

Blackfriars, Bell Street, Glasgow        

 

 

9 Noga Ritter 

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

9 Casey Benjamin with the Honnet Brothers           

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

9-10 Ipswich Jazz & Blues Weekender: Art Themen, Sarah Jane Morris and more

Venue 16, 312 Tuddenham Road, Ipswich    

 

 

9 Alan Barnes

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

9 Caroline Loftus and Dave Oliver    

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1        

 

 

9 Pat Clahar   

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

9 Atom String Quartet           

1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham         

 

 

Sunday                       

10 Polly Gibbons (evening) 606 Gospel Group (lunchtime)

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

10 Nottingham Jazz Festival: Antonio Forcione, Snake Davis and more     

Binks Yard, The Island Quarter, Nottingham  

 

 

10 Two Speak

Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Whiskey Blue, 74 London Road, Southampton   

 

 

10 Lokkhi Terra          

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

10 John Etheridge Sweet Chorus (evening) JMI Youth Big Band (lunchtime)         

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

10 Atom String Quartet        

Seven Arts, 31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds   

 

 

Monday                                  

11 John Etheridge Zappatistas          

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

11 Shane Forbes        

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Tuesday                                  

12 Richard Fairhurst Quintet

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11       

 

 

12 Peter Golding's Cafe Django        

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1        

 

 

12 Stacey Brothers' Retrospective    

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

12 Down for the Count         

The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester     

 

 

12 John Butcher, Chris Corsano and Florian Stoffner          

Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8  

 

 

12 Georgia Mancio Quartet  

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

Brilliantly captivating vocalist Georgia Mancio leads her band of pianist Robin Aspland, bassist Andrew Cleyndert and drummer Dave Ohm through originals and new arrangements, delivered via her inimitable refined style.

 

 

12 Jan Spencelayh Quartet   

Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington      

 

 

12 Zoe Rahman         

Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking 

 

 

Wednesday                            

13 Matthew Halsall   

Wylam Brewery, Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne       

 

 

13 Lucy Woodward   

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

13 Straight 8s Big Band         

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

13 Loz Speyer

FleeceJazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Keeper's Lane, Colchester       

 

 

13 Rob Luft Quartet  

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Thursday                                

14-15 Don Braden and Joris Teepe Quartet 

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

14 Matthew Halsall   

Belgrave Music Hall, Cross Belgrave Street, Leeds    

 

 

14 Hugh Pascall         

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

14 Sarah Gillespie      

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

14 Robert Mitchell's True Think       

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

Friday                         

15 Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra    

Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne     

 

 

15 Zoe Gilby Quartet 

St Cuthbert's Centre, Church Hill, Crook       

 

 

15 The Shirley Smart Trio      

B:music, Broad Street, Birmingham  

 

 

15 Nu Civilisation Orchestra with Nubya Garcia      

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1  

 

 

15 New Focus

St Mary's Old Parish Church, Buccleuch Street, Hawick        

 

 

15-17 Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival    

Isle of Islay     

 

 

15 Jeff Barnhart         

Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne      

 

 

15 Matthew Halsall   

Metronome, Marco Island, Nottingham       

 

 

15-16 Robben Ford Band      

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

15 Alex Hitchcock      

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

15 Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band     

Brudenell Social Club, 33 Queen's Road, Burley, Leeds        

 

 

15 Lex Cameron         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

15 Tribute to Charles Mingus

Chichester Jazz Club, The Pallant Suite, Freemasons' Hall, 7 South Pallant, Chichester       

 

 

Saturday                                 

16 Jon Regen (evening) Vince Dunn Orchestra (lunchtime)

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

16 Janine Johnson     

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

16 Matthew Halsall   

New Century Hall, 34 Hanover Street, Manchester  

 

 

16 Changyng Same    

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

16 Jeff Barnhart         

St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington  

 

 

16 New Focus

Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd, Kirkcaldy

 

 

16 Pete Allen Jazz Band        

Polsloe and Priory Conservative Club, Elsmide House, Elmside, Exeter       

 

 

Sunday                       

17 Enrico Tomasso    

Seven Arts, 31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds   

 

 

17 Abbie Finn's Finntet         

Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham          

 

 

17 Musicians' Company Jazz (evening) Mark Crooks and Nat Steele Sextet (lunchtime)

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

17 Randy Brecker      

Merchants House, George Street, Glasgow  

 

 

17 Trio AKE    

Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Whiskey Blue, 74 London Road, Southampton   

 

 

17 Liane Carroll         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

17 Roberto Pla Latin Ensemble         

Pizza Express LIVE, 99 High Holborn, London WC1   

 

 

17 Louise Parker Quartet      

Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth     

 

 

17 Emily Brown Quartet       

Huddersfield Jazz, Irish Centre, Huddersfield

 

 

Monday                                  

18 Denmark Street Big Band

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

18 Loz Speyer's Inner Space  

Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8  

 

 

18 Sam Newbould Quintet   

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester        

 

 

18 Tim Garland presents the music of Chick Corea 

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

18 Giles Strong Quartet        

Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon     

 

 

18 Simon Woolf         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Tuesday                                  

19 Sam Newbould Quintet   

The Spotted Dog, 104 Warwick Street, Birmingham 

 

 

19 Sam Eastmond presents John Zorn's The Bagatelles      

Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8  

 

 

19 Uriel Herman Quartet feat Yelfris Valdés

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

19 ISQ

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

19 Olli Martin Quintet          

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11       

 

 

19-20 Jeremy Stacey's Royal Scammers       

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Wednesday                            

20 Brian Molley Quartet       

Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, Edinburgh

 

 

20 Groove Den          

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

20 Matt Carmichael   

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

20 Stuart McCallum Quartet

Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester

 

 

20 Brad Mehldau       

Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1

A solo recital from one of the most expressive and profound exponents of contemporary jazz piano, in which he will perform his newly commissioned work – 14 Reveries for Piano. Mehldau is rightly regarded as a master of his instrument and he is well worth hearing live.

 

 

20 Joshua Jewson Octet        

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

20 Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band     

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester

 

           

20 Sam Newbould Quintet   

Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Leeds 

 

 

20 Tina Featherstone

Seven Arts, 31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds   

 

 

Thursday                                

21 Sam Newbould Quintet   

The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road, Barton-upon-Humber           

 

 

21-23 Vincent Ingala 

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

21 Funk in Deep Freeze         

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

21 Matthew Halsall   

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7     

 

 

21 Deschanel Gordon

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1        

 

 

21 GoGo Penguin      

BAaD, 54 Calton Entry, Glasgow

Manchester-based high octane piano trio go out on tour with their newest album Everything is Going to be OK. Expect to hear their leftfield eclectic mix of influences from jazz to rock to electronica to classical.

 

 

21 Allysha Joy

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7     

 

 

21 Randy Brecker      

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

21 Dan Lockheart      

Music Spoken Here at The Marrs Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester         

 

 

21 Nicholas Meier Birthday Gig        

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Friday                         

22 Abbie Finn's Finntet         

Traveller's Rest, West Auckland Road, Cockerton, Darlington          

 

 

22-24 Scarborough Jazz Festival: Alan Barnes, Tori Freestone, Ivo Neame and more

Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough   

 

 

22 Sam Newbould Quintet   

The Bear Club, Mill Yard, 24A Guildford Street, Luton          

 

 

22 Walsall Jazz Orchestra      

B:music, Broad Street, Birmingham  

 

 

22 Guido Spannocchi Quartet          

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

22 Matthew Halsall   

Norwich Arts Centre, 51 St Benedicts Street, Norwich         

 

 

22 Charged Particles with Randy Brecker    

The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester     

 

 

22 Out Front  

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16       

 

 

22 Luke Smith

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester        

 

 

22 Levitation Orchestra        

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

22 Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music: Paul Edis, Three Tsuri and more

Various venues, Newcastle    

 

 

22 GoGo Penguin      

Wylam Brewery, Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

22 Coalminers

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Saturday                                 

23 Alex Hitchcock's Dream Band      

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

23 Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band     

Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1

 

 

23 Matthew Halsall   

Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, Sheffield        

 

 

23 Samuel Blaser Routes      

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

23 Giorgio Serci Trio  

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

23 Sam Newbould Quintet   

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16       

 

 

23 Joe Webb  

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Sunday                       

24 Climax Blues Band

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

24 Eriko Ishihara (lunchtime)

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

24 Joe Evans  

Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Whiskey Blue, 74 London Road, Southampton   

 

 

24 Dana Gillespie      

The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kins Road, London SW3   

 

 

24 Sam Newbould Quintet   

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

24 Phil Green's Quiet Jazz Project    

North Light Arts Centre & Café, 31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds         

 

 

Monday                                  

25-30 Curtis Stigers   

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1    

 

 

25 GoGo Penguin      

The Mill, 29 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham          

 

 

25 Lewis Cassar         

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

25 Dino Baptiste        

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Tuesday                                  

26 Clark Tracey Quintet        

Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking 

 

 

26 Rory Ingham         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

26-27 Kirk Lightsey Quartet  

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

26 GoGo Penguin      

O2 Academy Bristol, Frogmore Street, Bristol           

 

 

26 Chris Batchelor and Mark Lockheart Quartet     

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11       

 

 

26 Dean Stockdale Quartet   

Fougou Music, Livermead Cliff Hotel, Seafront, Torquay

 

           

Wednesday                            

27 Shivraj Singh         

Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton

 

 

27 Assembly Trio       

Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester

 

 

27 GoGo Penguin

Brudenell Social Club, 33 Queen's Road, Burley, Leeds        

 

 

27 Jo Harrop with Nigel Price

FleeceJazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Keeper's Lane, Colchester       

 

 

Thursday                                

28 '58 Jazz Collective 

Hops & Cheese, Tower Street, Hartlepool     

 

 

28 Lucy Mellenfield   

Ross-on-Wye Corn Exchange, 8 High Street, Ross-on-Wye   

 

 

28 Kirk Lightsey Quartet       

Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton 

 

 

28 Sharp Little Bones

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

28 Late Night Jazz: Rosie Charles      

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7     

 

 

28 Jeremy Sassoon Quartet  

Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester

 

 

28 Liam Brennan       

Jazz Coventry, The Albany, 10 Earlsdon Street, Coventry      

 

 

28-30 NFOJIM: Zoe Rahman, Jon Bradley and more

Various venues, Newcastle    

 

 

28 Gary Crosby Sextet           

Cambridge Modern Jazz, Gonville Hotel, Gonville Place, Cambridge

Bassist, composer and Tomorrow’s Warriors co-founder Gary Crosby OBE heads up his six piece (also featuring trumpeter Mark Kavuma, saxophonists Aleksandra Topczewska and David Kayode, pianist Luke Bacchus and drummer Eddie Hick) through ‘Mingus Moves’ – his favourite Mingus album plus more classics.

 

 

28 Hungarian Exchange        

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

Friday                         

29 Ubunye     

Wakefield Jazz, Sports Club, 8 Eastmoor Road, Wakefield    

 

 

29 Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Geoffrey Keezer  

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow    

 

 

29 Randolph Matthews and Cleveland Watkiss      

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1        

 

 

29 Samara      

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

29-30 Salena Jones    

The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kins Road, London SW3   

 

 

29 John Kerry

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

29 Ian Shaw   

Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1        

 

 

29 Philip Clouts Quartet       

Chichester Jazz Club, The Pallant Suite, Freemasons' Hall, 7 South Pallant, Chichester       

 

 

Saturday                                 

30 Deschanel Gordon

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10          

 

 

30 Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Geoffrey Keezer  

Queen's Cross Church, Albyn Place, Aberdeen         

 

 

30 Pixie and the Gypsies       

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

30 Alex Clarke Quartet          

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham         

 

 

30 Yolanda Brown     

Turner Sims, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton

 

 

30 Matthew Halsall   

The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Huddersfield         

 

August 2023

 

Tuesday                      

1 Nicky Schrire Quintet         

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

1 Ruby Turner

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

1 Rob Barron Trio      

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

 

 

1 Dan Reinstein         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

1 Alex Wilson Trio     

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11

 

 

Wednesday                

2 Wild Card    

Upstairs at Ronnie's, Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

2 Paul Edis Trio          

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

 

 

2-3 Reuben James     

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

2-3 Roy Ayers 

Boisdale of Canary Wharf, 1 Cabot Square, London E14

 

 

2 Jackson Mathod     

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

2 Assembly Trio

Jazz at the Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield

 

2 The Sam Every Big Band     

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

2 Pete Allen Jazz Band          

The Conservative Club, Radway Place, Sidmouth

 

 

2 Emily Brown

Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

 

 

Thursday                    

3 Gaz Hughes Trio     

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

3 Sophie Alloway Quartet     

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

 

 

3 Alec Harper Quartet           

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

 

 

3 Dan Forshaw Sextet

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

3 Mark Crook's Organ Quartet         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Friday             

4 Heavy Beat Brass    

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

4 Shakatak     

Swansea Jazz Club, the Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea

 

 

4 Gary Crosby Quartet          

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

Bassist Gary Crosby OBE leads his quartet of drummer Eddie Hicks, pianist Luke Bacchus and trumpeter Mark Kavuma to celebrate Jamaican Independence Day.

 

 

4 Orchestra Mambo  

The Forge, 3-7 Delaney Street, Camden, London NW1

 

 

4-5 Courtney Pine     

Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1

 

 

4 Aydenne Simone and The Big Mama Trio 

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

4-5 Light of the World           

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

4 Freddie Benedict    

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Saturday                     

5 Hamish McGregor's Jazz Band       

St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington

 

 

5 Sambroso Allstars  

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

5 Neil Angilley Trio    

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

5 Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov  

St Vincent's Chapel, Edinburgh

 

 

5 John Williamson and Immy Churchill        

Saltburn Community Hall, Albion Terrace, Saltburn-by-the-sea

 

 

5 Battersea Jazz Festival: Fraser Urquhart   

World Heart Beat, Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, London SW11

 

 

Sunday           

6 Pete Allen Jazz Band          

The Bacon Arms, Oxford Street, Newbury

 

 

6 Natalie Williams Soul Family         

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

6 Rosa Quartet          

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

6 Imogen Ryall           

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

6 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble   

Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

6-20 Brecon Jazz Festival: Zoe Rahman, Emma Rawicz, Gary Crosby and more    

Various venues, Brecon

 

 

6 Ben Crosland Quartet        

Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

6 Central Bar Quintet

Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead

 

 

6 BSJF: Scheherajazz 

The Clapham Grand, Saint John's Hill, London SW11

 

 

6 Anita Wardell         

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

6 Manouche North    

Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

 

 

Monday                      

7-11 B:JazzFest: Romarna Campbell, Arun Ghosh, Charlotte Keeffe and more      

B:music, Broad Street, Birmingham

 

 

Tuesday                      

8 Derek Nash with Noel McCalla      

Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking

 

 

8 Harry Keeble Quartet         

Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington

 

 

8 Joanna Eden

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

 

 

8 Norman Willmore  

The Flute and Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff

 

 

8 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble   

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

8 Sean Fyfe    

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

8 Tom Barford Quintet          

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11

 

 

Wednesday                

9 Bryan Corbett         

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

9 OK Aurora   

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

 

 

9 Mama Terra

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

9 Simon Spillett and Pete Long         

FleeceJazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Keeper's Lane, Colchester

 

 

Thursday                    

10 Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin          

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

10-11 The Sun Ra Arkestra    

The Forge, 3-7 Delaney Street, Camden, London NW1

Alto saxophonist and  Sun Ra collaborator Marshall Allen leads the Sun Ra Arkestra to continue the legacy of the legendary jazz innovator.

 

 

10 Tara Minton          

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

 

 

10-14 We Out Here: Ezra Collective, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nubya Garcia and more

Wimborne St Giles, Dorset

 

 

10 Bare Bones with Dennis Rollins   

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

10 The Filthy Six        

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

Friday             

11 Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin          

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester

 

 

11 Carmen Lundy      

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

11 Jeremy Sassoon    

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

11 Jon Onabowu       

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

 

 

11-12 Paul Brown      

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

11 Amy Bird   

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Saturday                     

12 Quintet Blue         

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

 

 

12 Pershore Jazz on a Summer's Day

No8 Arts Centre, 8 High Street, Pershore

 

 

12 Wendy Kirkland    

Derby Jazz, Memorial Gardens, Belper

 

 

12 Melanie Charles   

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

12-13 For The Love of Jazz Festival   

Jubilee Square, Leicester

 

 

12 Pete Latanka         

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

12 Brandon Allen Quartet     

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Sunday           

13 Rory Ingham's Trombone Assembly        

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

13 Edgar Macias Quintet       

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

13 Wendy Kirkland    

Derby Jazz, Chester Green, Derby

 

 

13 Jan Spencelayh Quartet   

St James' & St Basil's Church, Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

13 Some Kinda Wonderful    

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

13 Ros Lewis Tailgaters         

Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

 

 

Monday                      

14 JD Allen and Sebastian Chames Quartet 

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

14-15 Soil & "Pimp" Sessions

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

14 Ed Bentley Trio     

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Tuesday                      

15 The Art Themen Organ Trio         

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

15 Lulu Pierre Quartet

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

 

 

15 Gary Crosby Quartet        

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11

 

 

15 Alex Voysey Band 

Fougou Band, Torbay, Preston Conservative Club, 299 Torquay Road, Paignton

 

 

Wednesday                

16 Tingvall Trio          

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

16 Eternal Triangle    

Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8

 

 

16 Soil & "Pimp" Sessions     

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

16-20 Newcastle Jazz Festival: Jonny Mansfield, Nigel Price Trio, Alex Clarke and more

Various venues, Newcastle

 

 

16 Eliot Richards        

Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

 

 

Thursday                    

17-19 Luminescence - Tommy Smith and Maria Rud          

St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh

 

 

17 Andy Panayi Quartet        

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

 

 

17 London Django Collective

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

17-19 The James Taylor Quartet       

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

17 Bryan Corbett       

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

17 Snake Davis with Bop 3    

St John's Hall, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridge

 

 

17 Duncan Eagles      

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Friday             

18 TRYPL        

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

18 Alice Grace and Pawel Jedrzejewski        

Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

Saturday                     

19 Malcolm Strachan Sextet 

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

19 Five-Way Split       

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Sunday           

20 Jeff Hewer Quartet           

Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

 

 

20 The Cadillac Kings (evening) Eddie Gripper (afternoon)

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

20 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion    

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

20 Tyne Valley Big Band        

Royal Quays Marina, Albert Edward Dock, Coble Dene, South Shields

 

 

20 Pat McCarthy Quartet      

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

20 Wayne Hernandez

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

20 The Jake Leg Jug Band      

Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth

 

 

Monday                      

21-24 Natalie Williams Soul Family A Philly Soul Summer Festival

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

21 Sister Sally

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

Tuesday                      

22 Tori Freestone      

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

Part of the ‘Out To Lunch’ series at Cadogan Hall, powerful and melodic saxophonist Tori Freestone lines up with drummer Tim Giles and double bassist Dave Manington.

 

 

22 Sounds of Adderley          

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

22 Alison Rayner Quintet      

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11

 

 

Wednesday                

23 Five-Way Split       

FleeceJazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Keeper's Lane, Colchester

 

 

23-28 Scott Hamilton Quartet          

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

23 Tara Minton          

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Thursday                    

24 Quartet Con Alma

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

24 - 28 Rye International Jazz & Blues Festival: Laura Mvula, Ruby Turner, Joe Stilgoe and more

Various venues, Rye

 

 

24 Paul Higgs 

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1

 

 

24 Reiss Ellis Beckles Group  

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

           

 

Friday             

25-26 The Leo Green Experience      

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

25 Nick Costley-White Trio   

Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16

 

 

25 Me & Mr Jones Quartet   

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

25 Samara      

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Saturday                     

26 Nick Costley-White Trio   

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

 

 

26 Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov

St Vincent's Chapel, Edinburgh

 

 

26 Bruce Adams with Alan Barnes   

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

 

 

Sunday           

27 W3 Funk Sessions 

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

27 Mark Williams Trio           

Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

 

Monday                      

28 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra      

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

28 Ferg Kilsby Quartet          

Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham

 

 

Tuesday                      

29-30 Goldie 'Live'     

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

29-31 Bude Jazz Festival       

Bude, Cornwall

 

 

29-31 Mario Biondo  

The Forge, 3-7 Delaney Street, Camden, London NW1

 

 

29 Brandon Allen Quartet     

East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11

 

 

Wednesday                

30 Darius Brubeck Quartet    

Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1

 

 

30 Tim Garland and Jason Rebello   

606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10

Two of the biggest names in Brit-jazz (multi-reedist Tim Garland and pianist Jason Rebello) join up to perform tracks from their recent duo release ‘Life To Life’.

 

 

Thursday                    

31 Moonlight Serenade Orchestra   

Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields

 

 

31 Ian Shaw 'Greek Street Friday'    

Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1

 

 

31 Tony Kofi's Tenor Legacy  

Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham

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