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