September 2019 Gig Guide
Sunday
1 Joy Rose (evening) Gareth Lockrane Big Band (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1 Sloth Racket
Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne
1 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
1 Mark Nightingale
Pangbourne Jazz Club, PWMC Rosewood Hall, 1 Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne
1 Slide by Slide
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
1 Tom White Sextet
Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Ocean Village, 5 Canute Road, Southampton
1 Zeetah Massiah
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
1 Smokin' Spitfires
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
1 Chapel Allerton Festival: Kyla Brox , Louis Louis Louis, Soul Surgeons and more
Regent Street, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Monday
2 Wild Card
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
2-7 Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
2 Rebecca Nash
The Whiskey Jar, 14 Tariff Street, Manchester
2 Zoe Rahman Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
The pianist leads her band of drummer Gene Calderazzo, bassist Jeremy Brown and multi-reedist Idris Rahman through her own distinctive jazz compositions. Rahman’s music reflects her British and Bengali heritage as well as classical background with distinctly powerful and affecting melodies.
Tuesday
3 Oddgeir Berg Trio
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
3 Simon Spillet Quartet
Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon
3 Bruno Heinen Trio
Flute & Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
3 Quentin Collins
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
3 Josh Kemp Organ Quartet
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
3 Henry Lowther's Still Waters
Eastside Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
4 Bosco D'Oliveira
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
4 Hugh Crozier's Incomparables
Amersham Jazz Club, Beaconsfield Football Club
4 Fleur Stevenson
Crooked Billet, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row
4-7 Peter Brotzmann Festival
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
4 Frazer Mcintosh Band
Flute & Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
4 Edana Minghella Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
4 Afternoon in Paris
Swansea Jazzland, The Garage Music Venue, Swansea
Thursday
5 World Service Project
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
5-6 John Williams and John Etheridge
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
Friday
6 London African Music Festival: Ineza
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
6 Sue Ferris Quintet
St Cuthbert's Centre, Church Hill, Crook
6 Groove Warriors
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
6 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Chichester Jazz Club, Pallant Suite, Chichester
6 Stuart Henderson
Witney Jazz, Burwell Hall, Thorney Leys, Witney
6 Hokum Hotshots
Prohibition Bar, Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
6 Northern Monkey Brass Band
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millennium Place, Durham
6 Redtenbacher's Funkestra
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
6 Tin Men and the Telephone
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape Bridge, Snape
6 Paul Booth Quartet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Saturday
7 Pigfoot
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
7 Jeff Barnhart and John Hallam
St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
7 Clark Tracey
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
7 Luna Cohen
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
7 Artephis
Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
7 Debra Milne and Steve Glendinning
Loca Bar & Kitchen, Sea Road, South Shields
7 David McAlmont
Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, London SW16
7 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
7 John Etheridge's Sweet Chorus (evening) Sara Dowling (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
7 Mingus Underground Octet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
7 The Strictly Swing Band
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
Sunday
8 John Etheridge's Zappatistas (evening) Lydia Garrow (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
8 The Tierney Sutton Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
8 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol
8 Tommy Smith
Abbey Church, St Margaret Street, Dunfermline
8 606 Gospel Lunch Special
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
8 London Jazz Orchestra
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
8 Ancient Infinity Orchestra
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
Monday
9 Trio Manouche
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9-11 Larry Carlton
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
9 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
North Devon Jazz Club, Beaver Inn, Irsha Street, Appledore
9 Chris Clark's Little Swing Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
9 Warriors International Present: Freedom
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
9 John Etheridge and Paul Jones
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
Tuesday
10 Dill Katz plus Dan Reinstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
10 Alex Hall Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
10 Eddie Parker
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
10 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Flute & Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
10 The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
10 Paulo Duarte Overground Collective
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
10 John Altman Quartet
Eastside Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
11 Atom String Quartet
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1
11 LAMF: Carmen Souza
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
11 Paul Edis and Graham Hardy
Lubetkin Theatre, East Durham College, Willerby Drive, Peterlee
11 TJ Johnson Band
Amersham Jazz Club, Beaconsfield Football Club
11 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Stratford Jazz, Stratford Playhouse, 14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
11 Stefanos Tsourelis Trio
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
11 Tom Kincaid Trio
Moreton Jazz, Reedesdale Hall, High Street, Moreton in Marsh
11 The Harry Bolt Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
11 Andy Hague Quintet
Fougou Jazz, Torbay at Churston Golf Club, Brixham
11 Atsuko Shimada with the Greg Sterland Trio
Swansea Jazzland, The Garage Music Venue, Swansea
Thursday
12-15 Woody Herman's Four Brothers Reunion
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
12 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Calstock Arts Centre, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
12 Yaron Herman
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
12 Clive Morton and friends
Prince of Wales, 16 High Street, Shrivenham
12 All Fired Up
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
12 Alan Price
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
12 Moholo Messengers
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
12 Aisha Khan and Coloma
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Friday
13-14 Salena Jones Sextet
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
13 Thunder Thumbs
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
13 Zoe Rahman
The Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester
13 Bonsai
Fleece Jazz, Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa, Keeper’s Lane, Colchester
13-14 Ian Shaw
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
13-15 Islay Jazz Festival
Various venues, Islay
13 Ian and Alan Bateman
Burford Jazz, Warwick New Hall, Church Green, Burford
13 Derek Nash
Goring Village Hall, High Street, Goring on Thames
13 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Creative Innovation Centre, Memorial Hall, Taunton
13 Wayne Hernandez
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
13 Brandon Allen Quartet
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
13 Julian Nicholas Band plus Imogen Ryall
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Saturday
14 Dave Lee (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
14 LAMF: Ayinka Martins
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
14 Tim Garland's Weather Walker Trio
Shrewsbury Jazz Network, The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury
14 Becki Biggins
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
14 ONEFEST: Maisha, Nat Birchall, Okumu, Herbert, Skinner plus Byron Wallen and more
The Leadmill, 6 Leadmill Road, Sheffield
14 Tony Kofi and the Organisation
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Brilliant alto and baritone saxophonist Tony Kofi began playing in the 1980s with the Jazz Warriors Big Band, since then he has firmly established himself as a key player on the Brit-jazz scene. Expect dynamic melodies in a hard-bop style shot through with his impassioned improvisations.
Sunday
15 Estelle Kokot (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
15 John Bennett Big Band (evening) Mopomoso (lucnhtime)
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
15 Bonsai
Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Chapel Street, Owestry
15 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet (lunchtime)
The Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road, Croydon
15 John Maddocks
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
15 YolanDa Brown plus Tom Seals
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
15 Helen Theophanous and Geoff Castle Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
15 Damian Cook
Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Ocean Village, 5 Canute Road, Southampton
15 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
15 The Big Chris Barber Band
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
15 Fabled
Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne
15 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet (evening)
Royal Albert, 460 New Cross, Deptford, London SE14
15 Liane Carroll (evening) Paul Booth's Bansangu Orchestra (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Bruce Adams with Paul Edis Trio
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
15 Brigitte Beraha
e17, Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow
15 Asha Parkinson's Kalpadruma
Inkwell Arts, 31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds
Monday
16 Calum Gourlay Big Band
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
16 Tony Kofi
Beeston Library, Foster Avenue, Nottingham
16 Liam Noble with Seb Rochford and Tom Herbert
King's Place, 90 York Way, London N1
16-17 Richard Galliano
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
16 Heads Up Will Cleasby Trio plus Nye Banfield Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
16 Bonsai
The Whiskey Jar, 14 Tariff Street, Manchester
Tuesday
17 LAMF: Mark Kavuma
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
17 Acoustic Infusion and Mighty Horns
Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
17 Bonsai
PARRJAZZ, Phase 1, 40 Seel Street, Liverpool
17 O’Higgins and Luft Quartet
Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Ocean Village, 5 Canute Road, Southampton
17 Stuart Henderson Quintet
Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon
17 Tony Kofi
Worksop Library, Memorial Avenue, Worksop
17 Paul Dunmall Quartet
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
17 Burum
Flute & Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
17 Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
17 Wild Card
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
17 Clive Fenner Tribute Night
Eastside Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
18 Odette
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
18 Esben Tjalve Sextet
Flute & Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
18 Bonsai
The Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers Street, Edinburgh
18 Archipelago plus Freese Trio
Bobik's, Jesmond Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
18 Binker Golding
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Binker Golding is known for his stellar work with Moses Boyd, but here he lines up with pianist Sarah Tandy, bassist Dan Casimir and drummer Sam Jones. Launching their new album, ‘Abstractions of Reality Past & Incredible Feathers’, the quartet will play through Golding’s original compositions. Highly recommended to see one of the most talented musicians on the scene today.
18 Sarah Spencer's Transatlantic Jazz Band
Zelda's Jazz Band, Comrades Club, Newbury Street, Wantage
18 John Maddocks
Amersham Jazz Club, Beaconsfield Football Club
18 Tommy Scott Trio
Cirencester Jazz, Vaulted Cellar, Kings Head, 24 Market Square, Cirencester
18 Mark Kavuma
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
18 Purdy
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
18 Victoria Klewin with Dave Cottle Trio
Swansea Jazzland, The Garage Music Venue, Swansea
18 Tony Kofi
Southwell Library, The Bramley Centre, King Street, Southwell
Thursday
19 Evan Parker
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
19 Bradley Johnston Quartet
St James' & St Basil's Church, Fenham Hall Drive, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne
19 Bonsai
Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen
19 Fergus McCreadie and David Bowden
St Peter's Church, High Street, Linlithgow
19-20 Trevor Watts Residency
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
19 Flying Machines
Spin Jazz Club, The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford
19 The John Martyn Project
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
19 Jeremy McMurray and Pocket Jazz Orchestra
Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton on Tees
19 Klara Hajdu
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
19-21 Gregg Karukas
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
19 Tony Kofi
West Bridgford Library, Bridgford Road, Nottingham
Friday
20 Damon Brown Quintet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
20-22 Scarborough Jazz Festival: Liane Carroll, Tony Kofi, Andrea Vicari and more
Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough
20 Theon Cross
Hare & Hounds, 106 High Street, Birmingham
20 Bonsai
The Blue Arrow, 323 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
20 Michael Legrand Remembered
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvadere Road, London SE1
20 Art Themen Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
20 Partisans
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
20 Jeremy Sassoon and friends
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
Saturday
21 ONEFEST: Maisha, Nat Birchall, Okumu, Herbert, Skinner plus Byron Wallen and more
EartH, 11-17 Stoke Newington Road, London N1
21 Ronnie Scott's Allstars
Middlesbrough Theatre, The Avenue, Middlesbrough
21 Nikki Iles, Karen Sharp and friends
Queen's Hall Library, Beaumont Street, Hexham
21 Quentin Collins
Calstock Arts Centre, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock
21 Kevin Mackenzie Trio
St James Church, John's Place, Edinburgh
21 Rick Simpson
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
21 Derek Nash
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
21 Phoenecian Blinds
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Sunday
22 Anthony Strong plus Emma Johnson plus Noel Dennis Trio
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough
22 Never the Bride (evening) Fleur Stevenson (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Natalie Williams' Soul Family
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
22 Quentin Collins
The Plough, St Anne's Arts & Community Centre, Paternoster
Row, Barnstaple
22 Mikey Davis Big Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
22 Kyla Brox (evening) The Mississippi Swamp Dogs (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
Monday
23 Todd Sharpville
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
23 Quentin Collins
Ashburton Arts Centre, 15 West Street, Ashburton, Newton Abbot
23-24 Kurt Rosenwinkel Bandit 65
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
23 Joe Downard Band
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
23 Kelly Everitt
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
Tuesday
24 Protect the Beat
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
24 Adam Biggs
Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon
24 Dave Jones Quartet
Flute & Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
24 Freddie Gavita Quartet
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
24 Quentin Collins
Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
24 Roland Perrin
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
24 Clark Tracey with Alan Barnes
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
Wednesday
25 Emil Karsen plus Bare Springs
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
25 Jandira Silva
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
25 Daniel Garel Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
25 New Orleans Heat
Amersham Jazz Club, Beaconsfield Football Club
25-29 Stacey Kent
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
25 Tony O'Malley
Crooked Billet, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row
25 Susanne Hodgson
The Lamb, Mill Street, Wantage
25 Quentin Collins
Dorchester Arts Centre, The Corn Exchange, Dorchester
25 Tunday Akintan
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1
25 Tammy Weis and Friends
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
25 Shirley Smart Trio
Fougou Jazz, Torbay at Churston Golf Club, Brixham
25 Dave Jones Quartet
Swansea Jazzland, The Garage Music Venue, Swansea
Thursday
26 Tony Kofi
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
26 Chris Biscoe and Alison Neale Quartet
The Musician, Clyde Street, Leicester
26 Partisans
Bonington Theatre, Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Arnold
26 Steve Melling Trio
Cambridge Modern Jazz, CUC Wine Bar, 1 Granta Place, Cambridge
26 Zoot Money
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
26 The Casimir Collection
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
26 BYOB (Late Show) Brass Funkeys (Early Show)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
26 Derek Nash’s Picante
Bagster House Club, Bishop Duppas Park, Shepperton
Friday
27-29 Herts Jazz Festival: Laura Jurd, Alan Barnes, Gareth Williams and more
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
The ninth Herts Jazz Festival features performances from the brilliant trumpeter Laura Jurd, jazz favourite Alan Barnes as well as Quentin Collins, Art Themen, Leon Greening and more. The Friday evening programme features a jazz film festival showing a Buster Keaton classic and Spike Wells’ A Love Supreme.
27 Michael Janisch Band
King's Place, 90 York Way, London N1
27 Rosie Frater-Taylor
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
27 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
27 Soul Sugar'd
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
27-29 Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend: Randolph Matthews, Emma Johnson, Dave Newton and more
Moon on the Water, North Promenade, Cleethorpes
27 The LBJBs (Late Show) Full Tilt (Early Show)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
27 Barb Jungr
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
Saturday
28 Soul Grenades (Late Show) Eli Cripps (Early Show) Blakey's Boys (Lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
28 Katriona Taylor Quintet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
28 Alina Bzhezhinska's Hipharp Collective
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
28 Chris Ingham Quartet
Jazz @St Giles, 10 Woodstock Road, Oxford
28 Julian Marc Stringle
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
28 Sarah Gillespie
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
28 ISQ
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Sunday
29 Tom Barford
e17, Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow
29 NYJO Nonet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
29 Kurt Rosenwinkel Bandit 65
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
29 Neil Doherty's Horns Up Front
Southampton Modern Jazz Club, Ocean Village, 5 Canute Road, Southampton
29 Schipmann-Ludwig
Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Dana Gillespie and the London Blues Band
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
29 Eastgate Acoustic Basie Big Band
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
Monday
30 ISQ
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
30 LAMF: Spectrum
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
30 Dan Torres
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
30 Loire Funk Allstars
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
30 Quentin Collins
Trinity Laban Conservatoire, King Charles Court, London SE10
30 The RCM Big Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
August 2019 Gig Guide
Thursday
1-2 Charles Lloyd Quintet
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
An extremely rare chance to bask in the spiritual jazz glow up-close and personal of one of modern jazz’s living legends – Lloyd’s been on top form of late, scooping Jazzwise’s Album of the Year in 2018 for his stirring, Americana-tinged set, Vanished Gardens. He appears here with a top-notch Quintet of dazzling guitar star Julian Lage and blues guitar maestro Marvin Sewell, plus a top-drawer rhythm section of bassist Rueben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland for an unmissable two nights.
1 Andrew McCormack's Graviton
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1 Kara plus Paltin plus Floah plus Magari
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
1 Salamander
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
1-3 Liane Carroll
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Friday
2 Groove Warriors
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
2 Rachel Calladine
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
2 James Birkett and Bradley Johnston (lunchtime)
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
2 James Birkett and Bradley Johnston (evening)
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millennium Place, Durham
2 Dave Drake Trio
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Saturday
3 La Clave Fest
Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters, London N4
3-4 Ronnie Scott's International Piano Trio Festival: Kenny Barron Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
The sixth annual International Piano Trio from London’s Ronnie Scott’s features performances from Kenny Barron, Gwilym Simcock, Jason Rebello and more. Now an established part of the jazz calendar, the festival celebrates all things in the piano trio tradition.
3 Giacamo Smith
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
3 Harry Bolt Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
3 Mia Webb and Roy Willis
New Ship Inn, 403 Sunderland Road, Cleadon
3 Zoe Francis
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
Sunday
4 RSIPTF: James Pearson
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
4 Gary Reader's Moja
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
4 Ivy Chanel
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
4 Alvin Roy Quartet
Rose & Crown, 14 North Parade, Oxford
4 Mike Piggott
Pangbourne Jazz Club, PWMC Rosewood Hall, 1 Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne
4 Smokin' Spitfires
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
4 AgapéSoul
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
5-6 Ann Hampton Callaway
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
5 Tees Valley Jazzmen
Derry, Darlington Road, Long Newton, Stockton on Tees
5 Dan Torres
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
5 Valid Tractor plus Electro-phonic Art Trio
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
5 Kokoroko
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvadere Road, London SE1
Inspired by the likes of Fela Kuti, Ebo Taylor and Tony Allen, Kokoroko bring rousing Afrobeat and powerful horn lines to London’s thriving jazz scene. Led by the superb trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey, expect soul stirring music of the highest quality.
5 RSIPTF: Gwilym Simcock Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
5 Steve Waterman and Karen Sharpe
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
5 Etuk Ubong plus The Etuk's Philosophy
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
6 RSIPTF: Jason Rebello Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
6 Will Bartlett and Kate Mullins
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
6 Nicola Farnon Trio
Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon
6 Dan Reinstein plus Dill Katz
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
6 Debra Milne and Steve Glendinning
Prohibition Bar, Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
6 Leo Richardson
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
7 Huw V Williams Trio
The Lescar, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
7 New Orleans Jazz Bandits
Amersham Jazz Club, Football Club, Beaconsfield
7 Alfa Mist
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvadere Road, London SE1
7 RSIPTF: Nikki Yeoh's Cafe Oran
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
7-8 Ann Hampton Callaway
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
7 Bruce Adams with Dave Cottle Trio
Swansea Jazzland, The Garage Music Venue, Swansea
Thursday
8-9 An Evening with Goldie
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
8 Nicola Farnon and Dave Newton Trio
Prince of Wales, 16 High Street, Shrivenham
8 Fergus McCreadie Trio
Simpson & Marwick Spiegeltent, The Harbour, North Berwick
8 Alan Price
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
8 Allan Harris
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
Friday
9 The Puppini Sisters
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
9 Imaani
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Dulcie May Moreno Quintet
Vault, Hallgate, Hexham
9 Ollie Western Quartet
Witney Jazz, Burwell Hall, Thorney Leys, Witney
9 Deli Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
9 Shireen Francis and Sarah Moule
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
9 Hexagonal
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Saturday
10 The Drawtones (evening) Seven Steps Big Band (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
10 Terry Reid Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
10 Milne and Glendinning
Zeffirelli's, Compston Road, Ambleside
10 Brad Shepik Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
10 Lily Dior
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
10 Katriona Taylor
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
10 Bakk Lamp Fall
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Sunday
11-13 The Count Basie Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
11 Gwyneth Herbert with Rob Luft
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
11 Ministry of Meltdown
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvadere Road, London SE1
11 Chantel McGregor (evening) Sarah Bolter and Sax in the City (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
12 Chris Clark's Little Big Swing Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
12-23 Ron Davis' SymphRONica
theSpace, @Niddry Street, Edinburgh
12 Dino Baptiste
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
12 Alan Barnes and David Newton
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
12 Nim Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
13 Gareth Williams
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
13 Matt Carter Septet
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
13 Chris Cobbson's African Jazz Project
Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon
13 Alan Barnes plus Eleven
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
13 The Harry Bolt Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
14 Riley Stone-Lonergan Trio
The Lescar, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
14 Washington Whirligig Band
Amersham Jazz Club, Football Club, Beaconsfield
14 Ben Holder
Moreton Jazz, Reedsdale Hall, High Street, Moreton in Marsh
14 Philip Catherine and Paulo Morello Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
14 Sahra Gure plus Renato Paris
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
14 Oli Nez Quartet
Swansea Jazzland, The Garage Music Venue, Swansea
Thursday
15 Judi Jackson
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
15-18 We Out Here Festival: The Comet is Coming, Nubya Garcia, Matthew Herbert and more
Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire
Giles Peterson’s inaugural We Out Here Festival looks to be a great pick for this summer. The line-up features bands across jazz, soul, hip hop and electronica, combining to celebrate the spaces where UK jazz and club culture meet. Highlights include stonking outfit The Comet is Coming, charismatic saxophonist Nubya Garcia, Sons of Kemet, Zara McFarlane, Theon Cross and US sax great Gary Bartz among many more.
15 Dean Stockdale Trio
St James' & St Basil's Church, Fenham Hall Drive, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne
15 Jeremy McMurray and the Pocket Orchestra
Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton on Tees
Friday
16 Art Themen Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
16 John Butcher, Mark Sanders and John Edwards
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
16 Dave Lewis 1 Up
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
16 Fleur Stevenson Quartet
Burford Jazz, Warwick New Hall, Church Green, Burford
16 Citrus Sun
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
16 Claire Martin and Nikki Iles Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
16 Rick Simpson Trio
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Saturday
17 The Boom Yeh (evening) Matshidiso (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
17 Alex Garnett
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
17 Simon Spillett Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
17-18 Brian Molley Quintet
The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, Edinburgh
17 Newcastle Jazz Festival: Alan Law Trio, Emma Fisk, Zoe Gilby and more
Tyne Bank Brewery, Walker Road, Newcastle
17 Outside Broadcast
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Sunday
18 Bradley Johnston Trio plus Giles Strong Trio
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
18 Alice Grace and Ben Helm
Bonbar, Fenkle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
18 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion (evening) Kevin Fitzsimmons Sextet (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
18 The Dylema Collective's Jazz Songbook
Pizza Express Live, 99 High Holborn, London WC1
18 Clark Tracey Quintet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
19-24 The James Taylor Quartet
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
19 Kim Eaton
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
19 Robbie Robson and Josephine Davies
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
19 Phil Meadows Beware the Bear
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
20 Paul Carmichael
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
20 Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
20 Denny Ilet Organ Trio
Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon
20 Dave Holdsworth New Brew
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
20 Gwilym Simcock Trio
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
20 Neil Angilley Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
21 Adrian Cox Profoundly Blue
Amersham Jazz Club, Football Club, Beaconsfield
21 Catherine Sykes
Cirencester Jazz, Vaulted Cellar Kings Head, 24 Market Square, Cirencester
21 Nicolas Bearde
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
21 Elegies
The Lescar, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
22 Chantelle Duncan and The Funk Republic
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
22 Tim Whitehead
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Rory McInroy Trio
Prince of Wales, 16 High Street, Shrivenham
22 SouLutions
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
22 Waldo's Gift (late) Rory Ingham (early)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Friday
23-26 Scott Hamilton Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
23 North Sea Hijack
Zeffirelli's, Compston Road, Ambleside
23 Tony O'Malley
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
23-25 Ushaw Jazz Festival: Buck Clayton Legacy Band, Zoe Gilby, Tony Kofi and more
Ushaw College, Ushaw
23 Riviera Quartet
Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
23 Arun Luthra's Konnakol Jazz Project
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Saturday
24 Portraits
Bobik's, Jesmond Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
24-26 Rye International Jazz and Blues Festival: Beverley Knight, James Taylor Quartet, Jon Cleary and more
Various venues, Rye
24 Birkett and Johnston Guitar Duo
Zeffirelli's, Compston Road, Ambleside
24 Arnie Somogyi's Jump Monk
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
24 Brandon Allen and Tim Lapthorn
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
24 Kim Cypher
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
24 Sam Knight Quintet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Sunday
25 Mike Westbrook Uncommon Orchestra
Torquay Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquy
25 Okay Temiz
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
25 The Comet is Coming
The Georgian Theatre, Green Dragon Yard, Stockton-on-Tees
Spacey electronica from this powerhouse band featuring the masterful sax work of Brit-jazz star Shabaka Hutchings. Cosmic synths, grimy beats and stonking sax riffs combine for an out-of-this-world experience, confirming Hutchings’ rightful place at the forefront of progressive jazz.
25 Noel McCalla and Derek Nash
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
25 Natalie Williams’ Soul Family (evening) Robyn Bennett (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
25 Wild Card feat Binker Golding and Graeme Flowers
Upstairs at Ronnies, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
26 Paul Booth and Richard Rozze
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
26-28 Roy Ayers
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
26-31 Jon Cleary
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
26-27 Tango-Jazz Quartet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Tuesday
27 Raul D'Oliveria's Quinto
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
27-30 Bude Jazz
Various venues, Bude, Cornwall
27 Geoff Mason and Steve Rubie
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
27 Alan Barnes and Tom Berge Trio
Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon
27 Benjamin Himpel Tribute to Lester Young
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
27 Sax Appeal
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
27 Paul Booth Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
28 Rafe's Dilemma
The Lescar, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
28 Dixieland Swing Kings
Amersham Jazz Club, Football Club, Beaconsfield
28 The Red Stripe Band
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
28 Guardalavaca
Swansea Jazzland, The Garage Music Venue, Swansea
Thursday
29 Tees Valley Jazzmen
Merry Monk, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
29-30 Louis Moholo-Moholo's Five Blokes
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
29 Duke Ellington's Sacred Music Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, SW7
29 Martyn Spencer Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
29 The Down for the Count Motown Collective
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
29 Rafe's Dilemma plus Phil Green's Biggish Band
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
Friday
30 Andreas Vardy Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
30 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
30 Hand to Mouth
Tyneside Cinema, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 The James Taylor Quartet plus SWJ Group
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
30 Martin Speake's Charukesi
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
30 Tommy Smith Quartet
Zeffirelli's, Compston Road, Ambleside
30 Soul Sugar'd
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
30 Brothers Testament
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Saturday
31 Ubunye
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
31 The Fabulous Red Diesel
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
31 The Sound of Philadelphia Revue (evening) Altamar Latin Quartet (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
31 Karen Lane
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
31 Gilad Atzmon
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
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