Jazzwise Gig Guide
April 2025
Tuesday
1 Chris Ingham Quintet
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
1 Natalie Tenenbaum
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
1 Queenstown Collective
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
1 Miguel Gorodi Quintet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
2 Lars Danielsson's Libretto presents Cloudland
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
2 Jazz Azzolina
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
2 Respair
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
2 Ivo Neame Trio
SoundCellar, The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Road, Poole
2 Joe Webb Trio
Swansea Jazz Club @ Cu Mumbles, Swansea
2 Robert Mitchell The Flame
Jazz at The Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
3-5 Kenny Garrett
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
3 Paula Rae Gibson with Alex Bonney and Matthew Bourne
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
3 Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
3-5 Marc Antoine
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
3 Ray Gelato and Simon Spillett
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
3 Nicola Farnon Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
3 Hattie Whitehead
Heartstrings at St Pancras Old Church, London NW1
Friday
4 Harry Christelis
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
4 Don Paterson and Graeme Stephen
Scottish Arts Club, Rutland Square, Edinburgh
4 Tom McGuire and the Brassholes
Pilgrim, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
4 Ruth Lambert Quartet
Saltburn Community Hall, Albion Terrace, Saltburn-by-sea
4 Nicolas Meier Infinity Group, plus Spirit of Jeff Beck
Forum, Borough Road, Darlington
4 Edgar Macias Band
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
4 Kamasi Washington
Albert Hall, 27 Peter Street, Manchester
4 Soft Machine
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
4 Alison Rayner Quintet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
4 Alice Leggett
Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds
4 Ian Shaw
The Exchange, 75 London Road, Twickenham
Saturday
5 James Marton Groove Den
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
5 Kindred
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London SE1
5 Derek Nash
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
5 Jeff Hewer Trio
Vault, East Row, Darlington
5 Kamasi Washington
Glasshouse ICM, St Mary's Square, Newcastle
5 Rob Luft Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
5 Ralph Moore
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
5 Vermont Big Band
Seahorse, Hillheads Park, Whitley Bay
5 Tenement Jazz Band
St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
5 Alice Leggett
The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury
5 Perfect Stranger
Jazz Café POSK, 238 - 246 King Street, London W6
Sunday
6 Kamasi Washington
Barrowland Ballroom, 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow
6 Adam Kubota Band
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
6 Wayne Hernandez
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
6 Dave Panichi
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
6 Rob Barron Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
7 Eddie Gripper and Alex Clarke Quartet
Kenilworth Jazz Club, Kenilworth Rugby Club, Kenilworth
7 Dino Baptiste
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
7 Julian J3PO Pollack Trio
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
7 Michael Young Trio
Engine Room, High Street, West, Sunderland
7 Tanhai Collective
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
7 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
7 Sam Newbould Quintet
Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
Led by alto saxophonist Sam Newbould, this five-piece also consists of Bernard van Rossum on tenor saxophone, Xavi Torres on piano, Jort Terwijn on bass and Guy Salamon on drums. This tour is in support of their third album Homing (ZenneZ Records) – expect a mixture of driving grooves, playful melodies and expert skill and technique delivered through both high-octane energy levels and more intimate moments.
Tuesday
8 Sam Newbould Quintet
Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock
8-9 Or Bareket Quartet feat Godwin Louis
Under 30 Dean Street Bar, Dean Street, London W1
The only UK dates during an EU tour from New York-based composer and bassist Or Bareket and his Quartet (featuring Godwin Louis on alto, Jeremy Corren on piano and Savannah Harris on drums). Or Bareket is known as a highly versatile, and in-demand virtuosic bassist. Here he showcases his compositional vision depicted by an angular, minimal, and confrontational approach - which remains heartfelt, melodic, and groove-centric.
8 Amina Figarova Quintet
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
8 Dan Reinstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
8 Nigel Price Organ Trio
Jazz Hastings, The Stade, Hastings
8 Jo Harrop
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
8 Alice Leggett
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham
8 Gary Wilcox Quintet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
9 Jascha Bingham Trio, plus Sarah Heneghan and Will Shaw
Jazz at The Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
9 Simon Allen with Dave Cottle Trio
Swansea Jazz Club @ Cu Mumbles, Swansea
9 6161
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
9 Anatole Muster
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
9 Ralph Moore
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Shunya and Friends
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
9 Fergus McCreadie (first house), Rosa Brunello (second house)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
9 The Genius of George Duke
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
9 Paul Higgs with Pavane
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Colchester
9 Alice Leggett
Flute & Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
9 Sam Newbould Quintet
The Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling
9 Lighthouse Trio
Howard Assembly Room, 32 New Briggate, Leeds
Thursday
10 The Boom Yeh
Music Spoken Here at The Marrs Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester
10 Tom Ollendorf
Cambridge Modern Jazz, Hidden Rooms, 7b Jesus Lane, Cambridge
10-11 Deborah Brown
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
10 Jeremy McMurray and the Pocket Jazz Orchestra
Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton on Tees
10 Caolifhionn Rose
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
10 Rachel Z and Omar Hakim Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
10 Seonaid Aitken Ensemble
Queen's Hall, Clerk Street, Edinburgh
10 Alice Leggett
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
10 Sam Newbould Quintet
The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen
Friday
11 Jonathan Gee Trio
Fougou Music at Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter
11 Dulcie Moreno Quintet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
11 Same Moon
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
11 Coalminers
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
11 Zoe Gilby Quartet
Old Library, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland
11-12 Mark Lettieri Group
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
11 Tristan Wells
Hampstead Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
11 Sam Newbould Quintet
Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal
11 Empirical
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
Saturday
12 Sam Newbould Quintet
The Big Brass Blowout, Bradford
12 Fergus McCreadie
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
12 Iain Ballamy and Huw Warren
Cambridge Unitarian Church, 5 Emmanuel Road, Cambridge
12 Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra, plus House of the Black Gardenia and King Bees
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
12 Milne Glendinning Band
Vault, East Row, Darlington
12 Imelda May
Glasshouse ICM, St Mary's Square, Newcastle
12 Ashley Henry
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London SE1
12 Beyond the Blue
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
12 Ian Shaw with Jamie Safir
Hampstead Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
12 Ian Shaw with Jacqui Dankworth (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
13 Jonathan Gee Trio
Ashburton Arts Centre, 15 West Street, Newton Abbot
13 Earl Thomas and The Gospel Ambassadors
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
13 Hejira
Wylam Brewery, Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
13 Mark Cherrie Quartet
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
13-14 Hamish Stuart
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
13 Kamasi Washington
O2 Academy Brixton, 211 Stockwell Lane, London SW9
13 Shipstone St Jazz Orchestra
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
13 Threeway
All Saints Church, The Vicarage, Kirkbymoorside
13 Sam Newbould Quintet
Merchants House of Glasgow, Collector's Office, 7 W George Street, Glasgow
Monday
14-19 Mingus Big Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
14 Mama Terra
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
14 Zoe Gilby Quintet
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
14 Threeway
Beeston Library, Foster Avenue, Nottingham
14 Jonathan Gee Trio
The Beaver Inn, 85 Irsha Street, Appledore
Tuesday
15 Scott Hamilton and Nat Steele
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
15 Dayramir Gonzalez Quartet
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
15 Interphase
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Imelda May
B:Music, Centenary Square, Birmingham
15 Threeway
Worksop Library, Memorial Avenue, Worksop
15 Niklas Lukassen Quartet feat Emma Rawicz
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
16 Threeway
West Bridgford Library, Bridgford Road, Nottingham
16 Ben Powling Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
16 Donovan Haffner
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
16 Webmoms
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
16 Matt Holborn
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
16 Laura Jurd, plus The Adam Stokes Trio
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
16 Mike Chillingworth Quartet
Jazz at The Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
16 Jenny Chamberlain with Andy Cholerton Trio
Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Road, Leeds
Thursday
17-22 Scott Hamilton Quartet
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
17 Daniel Inzani
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
17 Noel McCalla
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
17 Gareth Lockrane with Wendy Kirkland Trio
mjazz, Olde House, Chesterfield
17 Sharp Little Bones feat Tony Kofi
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
Friday
18 Little Black Book
SoundCellar, The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Road, Poole
18 Emma Rawicz
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
18 Sarah Jane Morris and Tony Remy
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
18 Oscar Jerome, plus Tommy Wa
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
18 Jeremy Sassoon
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
18 Vaughan Hawthorne - Nelson Quartet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
18-20 Ian Shaw with Claire Martin
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
Saturday
19 Joseph Carville Trio
Vault, East Row, Darlington
19 Joe Webb
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
19 Sarah Jane Morris and Tony Remy
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
Sunday
20 Liane Carroll
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
20 Jo Harrop and Paul Edis
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
20 Orphy Robinson presents The Vibes Describes
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
21 Makoto Ozone TRiFiNiTY
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
22 Jon Lloyd Quartet feat John Law
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
22 Abbie Finn Trio
Newcastle House Hotel, Front Street, Rothbury
22-23 Joshua Idehen
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
22 Ben Crossland
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Knats
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
22-23 Goldie 'Live'
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
22 Neil Cowley Trio
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
Wednesday
23 Bzehezhinkska, Kofi and Prime
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Colchester
23 Paul Jones and John Etheridge
Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Avenue, London E20
23 Mary Coughlan
Glasshouse ICM, St Mary's Square, Newcastle
23 Tim Garland Lighthouse Trio
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
23 Postmodern Jukebox
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London SW7
23-24 Gregory Porter
B:Music, Centenary Square, Birmingham
23 The Day After
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
23 Chris Bowden
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
23 Shirley Smart and Toby Medland
Jazz at The Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
23 Paul Dunmall Double Quartet
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
Thursday
24 Jay Phelps Band: Miles Davis' Kind of Blue
NCEM, St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York
Iconic music from the jazz canon brought to the fore by Canadian born Jay Phelps - who has curated an exceptional show bringing together the best of Miles Davis from 1958 and 1959. In 1958, the year before Kind of Blue, the album called ’58 Miles was released and set the stage for the birth of world’s greatest jazz album of all time the following year. These albums defined the ground-breaking approach to the art of improvisation. London based trumpeter Phelps is the ideal musician to bring this music back to life with his distinctive warm and projecting trumpet tone.
24-26 JTQ feat Yvonne Yanney
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
24 The Quentin Collins and Leo Richardson Quartet
Hampstead Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
24 Chris Ingham
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
24 Move 78
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
24 Orchard
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
24 Chris Bowden
Music Spoken Here at The Marrs Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester
24 Vocal Nights - Atila Huseyin
The Drawing Room, Brown's Hotel, Albemarle Street
Atila is an established Jazz singer from the UK. Sartorially stylish and musically classy, his interpretations of the American Songbook are internationally renowned, taking influence from early Frank Sinatra.
His honest stage presence, expressive voice and effortless sense of swing have made him a firm favourite with musicians and the jazz audience alike. Having graced renowned venues like Ronnie Scott’s, The Hippodrome Casino London, and The Royal Albert Hall with sold-out shows, Atila’s magnetic stage presence is undeniable.
24 Superlocrian
Fougou Music at Livermead Cliff Hotel, Seafront, Torbay Road, Torquay
Friday
25 Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
25 Steve Edwards
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
25 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis
Yamaha Music School, Seaforth Street, Blay
25 Basil Hodge's Jazz Africa
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
25 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
25 Paul Skerritt Big Band
Glasshouse ICM, St Mary's Square, Newcastle
25 Sounds of Adderly
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
25 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis (afternoon)
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
25-27 Brick Lane Jazz Festival: Mark Kavuma, Tomorrow's Warriors Frontline, David Davis and more
Various venues, Brick Lane London E1
25 Ian Shaw with Hannah Horton
Haverhill Arts Centre, High Street, Haverhill
25 Tristan Banks Quartet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
25 Georgia Mancio
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, Sheffield
25 Neil Cowley Trio
The Bradshaw Hall, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham
Saturday
26 Esther Bennett with Wendy Kirkland and Pat Sparkes
The Blue Room, The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln
26 Ivo Neame's Dodeka
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
26 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis
Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham
26-27 Jeremy Sassoon
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
26 Abbie Finn Trio
Vault, East Row, Darlington
26 Georgia Mancio and Alan Broadbent
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
26 Alex Garnett
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
26 Gregory Porter
First Direct Arena, Arena Way, Leeds
26 Andrea Vicari Trio, plus Sam Roberts and Lizzie Trenell
Live @ Union Lane, Brampton, Cumbria
26 Neil Cowley Trio
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead
Sunday
27 Djanco
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
27 Georgia Mancio
Stapleford Granary Arts Centre, Bury Road, Stapleford
27 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham
27 James Carter
Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Avenue, London E20
27 Kat Eaton
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
27 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis
Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
27 JustKing Jones
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
27 W3 Funk Sessions
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
27 Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra
Howard Assembly Room, 32 New Briggate, Leeds
27 Neil Cowley Trio
RNCM, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester
Monday
28-30 Stacey Brothers' Royal Scammers
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
28 James Pearson Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
28-30 Gregory Porter
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London SW7
28-29 Grande Familia
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
Tuesday
29 Georgia Mancio
Jazz Hastings, The Stade, Hastings
29 Vasilis Xenopoulos: Soul Station and Beyond - The Legacy of Hank Mobley
The Drawing Room, Brown's Hotel, Albemarle Street
Leading Greek expatriot, who has become well entrenched in the British straight-ahead jazz scene leads an all-star quartet in praise of the great American tenor player, Hank Mobley. Known for his fusion of bebop complexity with a soulful bluesy tinge, he became a huge influence on many subsequent players through his seminal albums on Blue Note, such as "Soul Station" and "No Room for Squares"
29 Ashley Henry
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
29 Adrian Utley and Eddie Henderson Project
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
29 Sounds of Scandinavia
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
29 Finn Genockey International Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
30 Noisy Boiz, plus whale detective with Nicola Farnon
Jazz at The Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
30 Cameron Saint Trio
Swansea Jazz Club @ Cu Mumbles, Swansea
30 José Neto Netoband
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
30 Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
30 Lophae
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
30 Georgia Mancio and Alan Broadbent Quartet
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
30 Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Katie Melua
Big Top, Montpellier Terrace, Cheltenham
30 Everything Yes
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester