Jazzwise Gig Guide
October 2022
Rosie Hanley previews the must-see gigs and concerts. Send future listings to roseanne.hanley@gmail.com
Saturday
1 Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music: Black Top, Nicole Mitchell, Daniel Levin and more
Various venues, Newcastle
1 Matt Anderson Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
1 Ineza with Alex Webb Trio
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
1 Dave Koz
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
1 Sara Dowling
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
1 Laura Jurd
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
1 Bill Charlap Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
1 Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
1 Dale Storr
St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
1 Ed Jones
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
2 Ian Shaw
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
2 NFJIM: Bex Burch and Leafcutter John, Zoe Gilby Trio, Farida Amadou and more
Various venues, Newcastle
2 Paul Towndrow International Group
Merchants House, West George Street, Glasgow
2 Five Points Gang and Emma Wilson
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
2 Marco Marconi and Lauren Bush
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
2 Nicole Mitchell and Alexander Hawkins
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
2 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
2 Fergus Quill Imaginary Big Band
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
2 Smokin' Spitfires
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
2 The Fraser Weekes Quartet
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
Monday
3 The Charlie Bates Big Band
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
3-4 James Taylor Quartet
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
Powerful funky acid jazz from the renowned James Taylor Quartet as they take up a two-day residency in the North London club. Expect jazz funk with driving rhythmic sounds and off-the-charts improv.
3 Helen Sung Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
4 Shaney Forbes Quintet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
4 Hetty and the Jazzato Band
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
4 Helen Sung Trio
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
4 Keyon Harrold
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
4 Big Kettle Jazz
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, Gabriel Street, St Ives, Cornwall
Wednesday
5 Hot Club du Nord
St Wilfred's Church, Kirkharle Courtyard, Kirkharle
5 Laura Jurd
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
5 Shijin
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
5 Martin Taylor and Ulf Wakenius
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
5 Boing feat. Leafcutter John
Jazz at the Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
5 Aspyrian
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
5 Nicki Allen
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
5 Rat Pack - Swingin' at the Sands
Hippodrome, Parkgate, Darlington
5 Roland Perrins AfroJula
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Thursday
6 Brass Funkeys, plus Baghdaddies
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
6-9 Marsden Jazz Festival: Gary Crosby Trio, Aaron Ghosh, Ruby Wood and more
Various venues, Marsden
6 Tom Remon and David Lyttle
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
6 Snarky Puppy
O2 Apollo, Stockport Road, Manchester
6 Jeremy Pelt Quintet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
6 Snowpoet
St George's Bristol, Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol
6 Matt Ridley
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
6 DC Trio
Jazz Re:Freshed, 91 Living Room, Brick Lane, London E1
6 Ida Nielsen and the Funkbots
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
6 Rachel Musson, Olie Brice and Mark Sanders
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
6 Jean Toussaint
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
6 Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular
Tyne Theatre, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
6 Tim Garland
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
7 Anth Purdy
Waterford Arms, Collywell Bay Road, Seaton Sluice
7-8 Port Erin Jazz Festival: Alan Barnes, Dave Newton and more
Various venues, Port Erin
7 Robert Mitchell’s True Think
Wakefield Jazz, Sports Club, 8 Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
7 Noemi Nuti
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
Brilliant vocalist Noemi Nuti performs tunes from her recent album ‘Venus Eye’ alongside pianist Chris Eldred, drummer Ben Brown and bassist Jason Reyes.
7 Natalie Duncan Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
7 Tommy Smith
Crossmichael Church, Main Street, Crossmichael, Castle Douglas
7-8 Billy Hart Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
7-8 Light of the World
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
7 The Roberto Pla Latin Ensemble
Pizza Express LIVE, 99 High Holborn, London WC1
7 Shijin
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
7 Tim Knowles Quartet
JATP Jazz, Bradford Latvian Club, Bradford
7 Andrew McCormack Trio
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, B:Music, Birmingham
7 Julian Siegel Quartet
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
7 Mark Porter
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
7 Dean Stockdale
Saltburn Community Hall, Albion Terrace, Saltburn-by-sea
7 Lex Cameron
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Saturday
8 Paul Skerritt with Danny Miller Big Band
Westovian Theatre, Pier Parade, South Shields
8 Clare Teal and Jason Rebello
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kings Road, London SW3
8 Tim Whitehead Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
8 Roger Beaujolais Quartet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
8 Vijay Iyer
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
8 Mark Lockheart's Dreamers
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
8 Hugh Pascall Quartet
Shrewsbury Jazz, The Hive, 5 Belmont Street, Shrewsbury
Sunday
9 Chip Wickham
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
9 Blue Jazz Quartet
Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
9 Gabrielle Ducomble
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kings Road, London SW3
9 Big Band Metheny
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
9 Esther Bennett Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
9 Ana Gracey (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
9 Laura Jurd
Justham Family Room and Jane How Room, B:Music, Birmingham
9 Tees Vally Jazzmen
Hammer & Pincers, Preston Lane, Preston-le-Skerne, Newton Aycliffe
9 606 Gospel Group
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Monday
10 Martin Taylor and Ulf Wakenius
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
10 Sloth Racket
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
10 Espen Eriksen Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
10 Central Bar Quintet
Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead
Tuesday
11 Dean Stockdale Trio
Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
11 5 Way Split
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
11 Ravi Coltrane
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2
Joined by pianist Gadi Levahi, bassist Dezron Douglas and drumme Elé Howell, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane explores the music of his parents John and Alice Coltrane. Not to be missed.
11 Juanita Euka
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
11 Gretchen Parlato
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
11 Buster Birch
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
11 Big Kettle Jazz
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, Gabriel Street, St Ives, Cornwall
11 Dan Reinstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Wednesday
12 Daniel Karlsson Trio
Fogou Jazz, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter
12 Bob Reynolds
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
12 Luzmira Zerpa
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
12 Dugong
Jazz at the Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
12 John East
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Thursday
13 Art Themen
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
13 Laurence Cottle Quartet
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
13 Bob Reynolds
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
13 Colectiva
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
13 Hugh Pascall Quintet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
13 Hannah Horton Quartet
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
13 Alex Cosmo Blake
Jazz Re:Freshed, 91 Living Room, Brick Lane, London E1
13 Steve Waterman Quintet
Guildford Jazz, Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, Guildford
13 Robert Mitchell’s True Think
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
13 Antonio Forcione
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
14 Pete Tanton Quartet
Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
14 Takuya Kuroda
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
14 Eliane Correa
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
14 DKT
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
14 Dugong
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
14 Art Themen
Wakefield Jazz, Sports Club, 8 Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
14 Chip Wickham
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
14 Simon Spillett Quartet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
14 Irene Serra Trio
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
14 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
14 Francesca Confortini
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Saturday
15 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis (lunchtime)
St Cuthbert's Centre, Church Hill, Crook
15 Chip Wickham
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
15 Chris Rand
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
15 Joy Ellis
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
15 Matt3rs
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
15 Chelsea Carmichael
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
15 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis (evening)
Traveller's Rest, West Auckland Road, Cockerton, Darlington
15 Tony Kofi
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
16 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
16 Jamie Taylor and John Stowell
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
16 Dana Gillespie
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
16 Tommy Blaize Trio
Pizza Express LIVE, 99 High Holborn, London WC1
16 Sarah Gillespie
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
16 City Steam Jazz Band
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
Monday
17 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
17-18 Kathy Kosins and Paul Edis
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
17 Sue Ferris and Steve Summers Quartet
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
17 Dave Bristow
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
18 Billy Pod Quartet
Fogou Jazz, Preston Conservative Club, 299 Torquay Road Paignton
18 Joe Locke
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
18 Becca Stevens
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
18 Gary Wilcox
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
18 Big Kettle Jazz
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, Gabriel Street, St Ives, Cornwall
18 Larry Goldings Solo Piano
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Wednesday
19 Assembly Trio
Jazz at the Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
19-20 Joe Locke Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
19 Valmuz
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
19 Kathy Kosins and Paul Edis
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kings Road, London SW3
19 Alex Bone
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
19 Howard Alden
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Thursday
20 Mondo Trumpet
Newcastle Arts Centre, Westgate Road, Newcastle
20 Tyne Valley Big Band
Star & Shadow Cinema, Warwick Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
20 Alex Bonney Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
20 Joshua Jaswon Octet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
20 VS Funk Soul Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
20 Andrew McCormack Trio
Cambridge Modern Jazz, The Gonville Hotel, Gonville Place, Cambridge
20 Andy Davies
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
20 Aaron Liddard
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
20 Neil Angilley
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
21 Kathy Kosins and Paul Edis
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
21 Pete Tanton Quartet
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
21 Camilla George
Guildford Jazz, Boileroom, 13 Stoke Fields, Guildford
21-22 Theo Croker
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Bringing music from his seventh studio album ‘Love Quantum’, innovative trumpeter and composer Theo Croker returns to Soho. One of the shows will be livestreamed – well worth tuning in if you get there in person.
21 Dominic Ingham Quintet
B:Music, Birmingham
21 Alan Barnes Quartet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
21 Mammal Hands
KOKO, 1a Camden High Street, London NW1
21-23 Leyburn Jazz Festival: Nicki Allan, Matt Anderson and more
Various venues, Leyburn
21 The Antidote
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
21 Josephine Davies Enso Ensemble
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
21 John Settle
Wakefield Jazz, Sports Club, 8 Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
21 George Anderson
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Saturday
22 Oli Howe Trio
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
22 Christoph Iringer Trio
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
22 Cut Capers
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunday
23 Natalie Williams Soul Family
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
23 Mark Guiliana
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
23 Dave O'Higgins
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
23 Noel McCalla (evening) Greg Davis (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Monday
24 Tom Smith Big Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
24 Yellowjackets
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
24 Peter Bernstein Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
24 Misha Mullov Abbado
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
25 Ed Jones Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
25 Pete Oxley and Nic Meier
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
25 Judith Hill
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
25 Iain Ballamy
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Wednesday
26 Matt Carmichael
Municpal Hall, Kirkstyle, Biggar
26-27 Ghost-Note
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
26 Anthropology Band
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
26 Jo Harrop
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
26 Tony Kofi and NYJO
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
26 Awen Ensemble
Jazz at the Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
27 Christine Tobin Trio
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
27 Julian Costello
Guildford Jazz, Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, Guildford
27 R D E Trio
Jazz Re:Freshed, 91 Living Room, Brick Lane, London E1
27 Tristan
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
27 Rose Room
Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Grenock
27 Pat Clahar
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
28 Crooners
Tyne Theatre, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
28 Christine Tobin
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
28 Matt Riley Quintet
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
28 Brooklyn Funk Essentials
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
28 Brian Molley and Tom Gibbs
St Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Linlithgow
28 Hannah Horton Quartet
Wakefield Jazz, Sports Club, 8 Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
28 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Saturday
29 Ubunye
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Renaissance
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
29 Partikel
Bear Club, Mill Yard, 24A Guildford Street, Luton
29 Ari Hoenig Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
29 Clare Teal (evening) Brigitte Beraha (afternoon)
St George's Bristol, Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol
29 Tristan
Hampstead Jazz Club, The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
29 Jackson Mathod
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
29 Alex Garnett
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
30 Big Chris Barber Band
Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay
30 W3 Funk Sessions
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
30 Kate Peters Quintet
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
30 Polly Gibbons
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Monday
31 Peter Bernstein with Jim Mullen
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
31 Ari Hoenig Trio
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
31 Ronnie Scott's Club Quintet present Blues for Dracula
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
31 Hermeto Pascoal
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
September 2022
Thursday
1 Alina Bzhezhinska and HipHarp Collective
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1 Snake Davis
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Hall, Middlesbrough
1 Kim Cypher Quartet
Moreton Jazz, St David’s Centre, Church Street, Moreton-in-Marsh
1 Arun Ghosh
Hull Minster, S Church Street, Hull
Composer and clarinettist Arun Ghosh presents his latest project, The Canticle of the Sun – an electro-acoustic jazz setting of St Francis of Assisi’s prayer which was originally written in the 13th Century.
1 Butcher’s Brew
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
1 Goldie presents Subjective Live
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
1 Glenn Miller Big Band Spectacular
Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham
1 Chapel Allerton Arts Festival: Two Rivers Swing Band
Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart, 194 Harrogate Road, Leeds
Headed up by the hard-working Steve Crocker, Seven Arts marks its 15th anniversary with a four-day celebration in the form of the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival featuring dance, silent movies and open-air jazz all day Sunday.
1 Ian Shaw
Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Friday
2 Fergus McCreadie Trio
Deeside Community Theatre, Bridgeview Road, Aboyne
2 Liane Carroll Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
2 London Django Collective
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
2 Barb Jungr
Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
2 Ben Holder
Witney Jazz, Witney Corn Exchange, Market Square, Witney
2 Nubiyan Twist
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
2 Zoe Gilby Trio
Saltburn Community Hall, Albion Terrace, Saltburn-by-Sea
2 Alice Grace Trio
Vault, Hallgate, Hexham
2 CAAF: Adam Fairhall Silent Movie
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
2 Joe Webb
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
2 Jack Mac Funk Quintet
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Saturday
3 CAAF: Marco Woolf Sextet
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
3 James Birkett and Emma Fisk
St Andrew’s Church, Market Place, Hill Street, Corbridge
3 John Etheridge and Vimala Rowe Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
3 Derek Nash Organ Trio
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
3 Dennis Rollins’ Funky Funk
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street,London W1
3 River City Hot Six
St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
3 Julian Stringle feat Jacqui Hicks
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
4 Annika Skoogh
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
4 Smokin’ Spitfires
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
4 John Etheridge (evening) Joy Ellis Trio (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
4 Alan Barnes
Pangbourne Jazz Club, PWMC Rosewood Hall, 1 Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne
4 Tenderlonious
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
4 CAAF: Temple Feliz, New York Brass Band, Louis Louis Louis and more
Open air stage, Regent Street, Leeds
4 Tony O’Malley
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
4 Joy Ellis Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
Monday
5 Dino Baptiste
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
5-6 John Williams and John Etheridge
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
5-10 Georgie Fame with the Guy Barker Big Band
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
5 Juliet Kelly
Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
Tuesday
6 Ian Shaw
East Grinstead Jazz Club, Chequer Mead Theatre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead
6 Ant Law Quintet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
7 Hi Res Heart
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
7-11 Lancaster Jazz Festival
Various venues, Lancaster
7 Purple Is The Color, plus the Nikol Bokova Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
7 Sean Payne Quintet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Thursday
8 Luna Cohen
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
8 Omar Puente
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kings Road, London SW3
8 Arun Ghosh
Oxford Contemporary Music, St Barnabas Church, Oxford
8 Tony Kofi
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
8 Ryan Quigley Quintet
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
8 Alan Wormald with Dave Cottle Trio
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Friday
9 Lewis Watson Quartet
Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
9 Deelee Dubé
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
9 Henry Lowther’s Still Waters
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
9 The Boom Yeh
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
9-10 Omar
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, London NW1
9 Wendy Kirkland and Roger Beaujolais Band
Burford Jazz, Warwick New Hall, Church Green, Burford
9 Dave Lewis
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat Josh Arcoleo
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16 The first night of three this month from the internationally acclaimed UK bassist – now back on these shores after many years in New York. This exciting series of gigs sees Le Fleming unleash tracks from his updated and refreshing take on 1970s fusion as heard on his most recent album 'Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar', with each line-up featuring a different featured soloist – kicking off tonight with brilliant saxophonist Josh Arcoleo with further names including James Copus, Nathaniel Facey and Alexandra Ridout. Expect fireworks.
Saturday
10 Henry Lowther’s Still Waters
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
10 Curtom Six (evening) Rachel Sutton (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
Sunday
11 Imaani
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
11 Natalie Williams Soul Family
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
11 Gary Fletcher (evening) Yasmine and Peter Giles (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
11 Ruth Lambert Quartet
Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
11 Jazz Cruise at Calstock
Commercial Wharf, Plymouth
Monday
12 Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
12 Michael John Ross Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
12 ZambaLando
Highworth Jazz, The Wine Bar, 12 High Street, Highworth
12 Central Bar Quintet
Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead
12 Tommy Blaize Band
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
13 Antonio Forcione and Dado Pasqualini
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
13 Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah (FKA Christian Scott)
KOKO, 1A Camden High Street, London NW1
13 Stu Collingwood Organ Trio
Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
13 Olie Brice
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
13 Joe Stilgoe
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
13 Dave Sear
The Spotted Dog, Digbeth, Birmingham
13 Dan Reinstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
13 Henry Lowther’s Still Waters
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
14 Chico Freeman and Antonio Farao Quartet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
14 Sophie Stockham and Strings
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol
14 Brigitte Beraha’s Lucid Dreamers
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
14 Sounds of Denmark Festival: Svaneborg Kardyb plus RKDIA
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
14 Marco Woolf
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
15 Alati
Ashburton Arts Centre, 15 West Street, Ashburton, Devon
15 Hot Club du Nord
Arts Centre, Westgate Road, Newcastle
15 In Celebration of Spike Heatley
Electric Palace, King’s Quay Street, Harwich
15 Tristan Maillot Quartet
Guildford Jazz, Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, Guildford
15 Quartet Con Alma
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
15 Snowboy and the Latin Section
Pizza Express Live, 99 High Holborn, London WC1
15 SODF: Svaneborg Kardyb
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
15 Tony Tixier Trio
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
15 Jason Rebello
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Ellie Jones Quintet with Danny Moss
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Friday
16 Alati
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
16 SODF: Bévort 3, plus Rkdia
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1 16 Munch Manship Quartet
Traveller’s Rest, West Auckland Road, Cockerton, Darlington
16-17 Trilok Gurtu
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
16 Jeff Barnhart
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
16 Ian Shaw
Piano Smithfield, 14 Long Lane, London EC1
16 Finntet
St Cuthbert’s Centre, Church Hill, Crook
16 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat James Copus
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Saturday
17 Brigitte Beraha Lucid Dreamers
Shrewsbury Jazz, The Hive Music and Media Centre, Belmont, Shrewsbury
17 Hugh Pascall Quartet
Derby Jazz, Dubrek, 67 Bridge Street, Derby
17 James Taylor Quartet
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
17 Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood
Oxford Playhouse, 11-12 Beaumont Street, Oxford
17-18 Don Braden and Joris Teepe Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
17 Jeff Barnhart
St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
17 Deschanel Gordon
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
18 David Gray’s Flextet
St James’ & St Basil’s Church, Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne
18 The London Vocal Project (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
18 Nishla Smith
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
18 Tom Smith and Tom Syson
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1 18 Tribute to Mike Frohlich
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
18 South West City Swing
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
18 Jonathan Gee
Hargrave Music Festival, Northants
Monday
19 Nim Sadot Felix
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
19 Brigitte Beraha’s Lucid Dreamers
NQ Jazz, Manchester
19 Lewis Watson Quartet
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
Tuesday
20 Kirk Lightsey Quartet
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
20 Hannah Horton
Fleet Jazz Club, The Harlington, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet
20 Chris Young Trio
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
20 Robson and Levy Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
20 Gaetano Partipilo and Jonathan Gee Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
20 Jonathan Gee
Eastside Jazz Club, Leytonstone
Wednesday
21 Alati
Anteros Arts Foundation, 7-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich
21 Madeleine Peyroux
Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
21 Phil Robson and Jed Levy Quartet
Birmingham Jazz, The Cathedral Hotel, 62 Beacon Street, Lichfield
21 Ben Holder
Jazz Cave, 24 Market Place, Cirencester
21-25 Scott Hamilton Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
21 Giacomo Smith’s Hot Five
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
21-22 Ann Hampton Callaway
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kins Road, London SW3
21 Hand to Mouth
St Wilfred’s Church, Kirkhale Courtyard, Kirkhale
21 Tamir Hendelman
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
21 Unfurl
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
22 Cleveland Watkiss
Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge
22 Joy Ellis Trio
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
22 Darius Brubeck Quartet
Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
22 Madeleine Peyroux
The Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh
22 Kirk Lightsey Quartet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
22 Orsi Urban
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Latin Fiesta
Swansea Jazz Club, The Garage Music Venue, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea
Friday
23 Harry Keeble Quartet
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millennium Place, Durham
23 Stuart Henderson
Woodstock Jazz, St Hugh’s Centre, Hensington Road, Woodstock
23 Alina Bzhezhinska
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
23 Tony Kofi and NYJO
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
23 Sambroso All Stars
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
23 Hot Club du Nord
Hexham Abbey, Beaumont Street, Hexham
23-24 Pee Wee Ellis ‘A Life in Music’ – with Huey Morgan, Ian Shaw, Clare Teal, Jason Rebello, Denny Ilett, Josh Arcoleo and Dennis Rollins
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
An all-star tribute to the late great sax icon – with a core band of his close associates including Gareth Williams, Laurence Cottle, Tony Remy, Mark Mondesir plus horns from Gary Winters and James Morton.
23 Robocobra Quartet, plus Faithful Johannes
Cobalt Studios, Boyd Street, Newcastle
23 Coalminers
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
23 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat Nathaniel Facey
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Saturday
24 Pixie and The Gypsies (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
24 Inner Space
Derby Jazz, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Wardwick
24 Lunar Octet
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
24 Brandon Allen and The Hugh Turner Quartet
Crowmarsh Jazz, Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
24 Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music: Archipelago, SA Malley and Taupe
Bobik’s, Punch Bowl Hotel, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
24 Ian Shaw
The Bear Club, Mill Yard, 24A Guildford Street, Luton
Sunday
25 Alati
St Paul’s Church, Marylebone, London NW1
25 NFOJIM: Skylla, plus Pete Wareham, Ruth Goller and Will Glasser
Bobik’s, Punch Bowl Hotel, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
25 Alina Bzhezhinska and HipHarp Collective
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
25 Penguin Cafe
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
25-26 Ann Hampton Callaway
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
25 W3 Funk Session
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
25 Sarah Jane Morris
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
25 Juliet Kelly
The Hunter Club, 6 St Andrew’s Street South, Bury St Edmunds
Monday
26 Madeleine Peyroux
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester
26 Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
Tuesday
27 Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Cambridge Modern Jazz, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
27 Laura Jurd
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
27 Madeleine Peyroux
B:Music, Town Hall, Birmingham
27 Dave Koz
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
27 Barry Green Trio
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
27 Leo Richardson Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
Wednesday
28 Laura Jurd
Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
28 Ronnie Scott’s Club Quintet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
28 Nigel Price
FleeceJazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Keeper’s Lane, Colchester
28 Montuno
Jazz at The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield
Thursday
29 Knats
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 YolanDa Brown
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
29 Madeleine Peyroux
The London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London W1
29 Dave Newton and Euan Stevenson
Guildford Jazz, University of Guildford, Guildford
29 Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol
Button accordionist Stian Carstensen joins sax master Ballamy to play standards, originals and children’s songs.
29 NFOJIM: Czajka and Puchaz, plus Mark Solborg and Anthropology
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Laura Jurd
Yellow Arch Studios, 30-36 Burton Road, Sheffield
29 Brighton Jazz Fest: Tony Kofi & NYJO
Horatio's Bar, Palace Pier, Brighton
Friday
30 Orlando Le Fleming and Romantic Funk feat Alexandra Ridout
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
30 Fergus McCreadie Trio
Burgh Hall, Argyll Street, Dunoon
30 Cleveland Watkiss
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
30 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
30 NFOJIM: Orphy Robinson, Binker Golding and more
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 Alter Ego
Prohibition Bar, Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 Zeeteah Massiah
The Pheasantry, 152/154 Kings Road, London SW3
30 Djanco
Peggy’s Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
30 Kate Williams plus trio
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Fredrick Street, Birmingham
Pianist and composer Kate Williams is a distinctive voice on the UK jazz scene with virtuosic technique.
30 Brighton Jazz Fest: PYJEAN
Horatio's Bar, Palace Pier, Brighton