Jazzwise Gig Guide
May 2025
Thursday
1 Stacey Brothers Royal Scammers
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1-3 La Linea: Silvia Pérez Cruz, New Regency Orchestra, Muerdo and more
Various venues, London
1 David Preston Mu Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
1 Neil Cowley Trio
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Southampton
1 Emma Smith with Francesca Tandoi Trio
Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Avenue, London E20
1 New Regency Orchestra
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
1 The Bossa Definitiva Trio
SoundCellar, The Grasshopper, 139-141 Bournemouth Road, Poole
1-4 Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Kokoroko, Billy Cobham, Submotion Orchestra and more
Various venues, Cheltenham
1 Christ-Stéphane Boizi, plus Rowan Flack
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
1 Djangada
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
1 Omar Puente Charanga Sextet
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Friday
2 Moscow Drug Club
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
2 The Regeneration Big Band
Wakefield Jazz, Wakefield Sports Club, Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
2 Paul Dunmall Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
2 José Neto
Verdict Jazz Club, 159 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
2 Jazz in the Gardens: Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, London SW11
2 Gregory Porter
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London SW7
2 Everything Yes
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
2-5 Carlisle Cathedral Jazz Weekend: Dom Pipkin, Tommaso Starace Trio and more
The Abbey, Carlisle, Cumbria
2-3 Ivo Neame and Elchin Shirinov
SpArC Theatre, Brampton Road, Bishop’s Castle
2 David Preston
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
2 Georgia Mancio A Story Left Untold
The Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, Poole
2 Helena Debono and Charlie Bates Big Band
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
2 Dom Pipkin
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
2 Bruce Adams, Art Themen, Dave Newton, Adam King and Matt Fishwick
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
2 Keyon Harrold
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Saturday
3 Postmodern Jukebox
Glasshouse, St Mary's Square, Gateshead
3 The Jazz Defenders
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
3 Georgia Mancio A Story Left Untold
Cranleigh Arts Centre, 1 High Street, Cranleigh
3 New Regency Orchestra
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
3 James Brandon Lewis Trio
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
3 Whiplash in Concert
Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2
3 Edison Herbert Trio
Vault, East Row, Darlington
3 Andy Schofield and Jamie Safir
Hampstead Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
3 Sambroso All Stars
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
3 Mornington Lockett
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
3 Neil Cowley Trio
Saffron Hall, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden
3 Nils Petter Molvaer (evening) Songs and Stories with Gary Crosby (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
4 Ben Crosland Quartet
Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
4 Ben Martin presents Full Gas
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
4 Georgia Mancio A Story Left Untold
Ship Theatre, Wally High School, Hollybush Lane, Sevenoaks
4 Joanna Eden (evening) Greg Murphy Trio (lunchtime)
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
4 Zak Parlby Quartet and Sam Hughes Trio
Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Road, Leeds
4 Neil Cowley Trio
Howard Assembly Room, 32 New Briggate, Leeds
4 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion (evening) Alan Barnes and Mark Nightingale Sextet (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
5 Ineza and Alex Webb Trio
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
5 Michael Young Trio
Engine Room, High Street West, Sunderland
5 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
6-7 Georgia Mancio with Ian Shaw
Crystal Palace Jazz Club, Hopscotch Taprooms, 53 Westow Hill, London SE19
6 Jocelyn Gould feat Anthony Kerr
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
6 Gabriel Latchin Trio
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
6 Billy Marrows' Grande Familia
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
6 Jonathan Gee Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
6-8 Macy Gray
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
7 David Gordon Trio
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
7 O'Higgins and Smith
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
7 Gary Potter with Dave Cottle Trio
Swansea Jazz Club at Cu Mumbles, Swansea
7 Mark Guiliana
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
7 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
7 Huw Warren and. Yuri Goloubev
Fringe Jazz, The Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul's Road, Bristol
7 Tara Minton
Jazz at The Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
7 Ron Burnett
Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Road, Leeds
Thursday
8 Curtis Stigers
Glasshouse, St Mary's Square, Gateshead
8 Tatiana Eva-Marie
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
8 Jembaa Groove
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
8 Empirical
Music Spoken Here at The Marrs Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester
8 Voodoo Brass Band
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
8 Ni Maxine
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London SW7
8 Filomena Campus Trio with Steve Lodder and Charlie Pyne
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
8 Imogen Ryall
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
8 Sekoya
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
Friday
9 Misha Mullov-Abbado Group
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, Sheffield
9 The Boom Yeh
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
9-11 Birmingham Jazz Festival Jazz Women of the World: Nikki Iles, Choro Choro Choro, Christine Tobin and more
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
9 Derrick Harris Septet
Wakefield Jazz, Wakefield Sports Club, Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
9 Jason Moran
Milton Court Concert Hall, Silk Street, London EC2
9 Jazz in the Gardens: Artie Zaitz Quartet
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, London SW11
9 Empirical
mjazz, Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Wardwick, Derby
9 Astels
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
9 Beverley Skeete
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Rolando Luna Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Saturday
10 Chris Ingham Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
10 Jeffrey Hewer Trio
Vault, East Row, Darlington
10 Milne Glendinning Band
Prohibition Bar, Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
10 Rosie Frater-Taylor
SoundCellar, The Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, Swanage
10-11 YolanDa Brown
Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Avenue, London E20
10 Tatiana Eva-Marie (evening) Oli Morris (lunchtime)
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
10 Gregory Porter
Co-op Live, Etihad Campus, Manchester
10-11 The Necks
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
10 Tony Kofi Tentet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
10 Natalie Williams
Hampstead Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
10 David Newton
Yamaha Music School, Seaforth Street, Blyth
10 Jazz Jamaica
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
10 Pete Horsfall
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
10 Steve Smith and Vital Information
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
11 Tony O'Malley
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
11 Sekoya
Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
11 The Pocket Ellington Trio (evening) Dave Manington's Riff Raff (lunchtime)
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
11 Tom White
Southampton Modern Jazz Club, 74 London Road, Southampton
11 Phil Bancroft Standards Trio
Merchants House, West George Street, Glasgow
11 Bill Laurance Trio
Glasshouse, St Mary's Square, Gateshead
11 Paul Higgs
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
11 Jumaane Smith presents Come on Home
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
12 Gregory Porter
O2 Newcastle City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
12 Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
12 Paul Stacey
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
12 Nduduzo Makhathini Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
13 Tim Whitehead and the Personal Standards Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
13 The Necks
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
The Necks are a trio comprised of pianist Chris Abrahams, drummer Tony Buck and bassist Lloyd Swanton who have been playing together for over 30 years. Virtuosos of long-form improvisation they respond to the space and audience for each of their shows to create a truly unique live experience.
Three decades of working together mean the trio have a deep musical connection and they’re able to create their distinctive sound world of repeated motifs, slowly building to hypnotic effect, whilst also sounding new and exciting.
13 Dan Reinstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
13 Bill Laurance Trio
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
14 Samuel Sharp and Liz Hanks
Jazz at The Lescar, The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
14 Paul Dunmall Quartet
Fringe Jazz, The Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul's Road, Bristol
14 Elijah Fox
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
14 Sarah Jane Morris
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Colchester
14 Janette Mason
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
14 Brandon Allen and Quentin Collins Quartet
Swansea Jazz Club at Cu Mumbles, Swansea
14-16 Kurt Elling Superblue
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
15 Niklas Lukassen
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Alex Clarke with Wendy Kirkland Trio
mjazz, Olde House, Chesterfield
15 Rachael Callandine Quartet
SoundCellar, The Grasshopper, 139-141 Bournemouth Road, Poole
15 Riley Stone-Loneergan and George Crowley Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
15 Gregory Porter
Utilita Arena, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff
15 Peppe Servillo
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
15 Matt Ratcliffe Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
Friday
16 Ian Shaw Band
Ladbroke Hall, 79 Barlby Road, London W10
16 Jazz in the Gardens: Yolanda Charles
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, London SW11
16 Gaz Hughes Trio
Wakefield Jazz, Wakefield Sports Club, Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
16 Classico Latino with Fruko
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
16-25 Manchester Jazz Festival: Yazz Ahmed, Elliot Galvin, Alice Zawadzki and more
Various venues, Manchester
As festival season kicks off, Manchester’s longest running music festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with a stonking line up that includes trumpeter Yazz Ahmed, pianist Elliot Galvin and vocalist/violinist Alice Zawadzki as well as performances from the likes of Mammal Hands, Camilla George, Emma Rawicz and Gwilym Simcock and more. The festival closes with an extended weekend-long party at Band on the Wall, with an afternoon showcase of international debuts at Aviva Studios.
16 Giles Strong Quartet
Longframlington Memorial Hall, Rothbury Road, Longframlington
16 Irene Serra ISQ
Jazz Café POSK, 238 - 246 King Street, London W6
16 Lockrane and Woolf Jazz Cello Quartet
Hampstead Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
16 Julian Siegel Quartet
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
16 Sophie Speed with Dean Stockdale Trio
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
16 Lex Cameron
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
16 Ivo Neame Trio
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, Sheffield
Saturday
17 Matyas Gayer
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
17 Milne Glendinning Band
Vault, East Row, Darlington
17 Marcus Joseph
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
17 James Davison
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
17 daoud (second house) Miguel Zenon Quartet (first house)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
18 Down for the Count All Stars
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
18 Rob Luft with Dan Whieldon Trio
Huddersfield Jazz, Irish Centre, 86 Fitzwilliam Street, Huddersfield
18 Carlo Muscat
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
18 Natalie Williams Soul Family
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
19 Andrea Rinciari
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
19 Mike Mayfield
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
19 Lewis Watson Quartet
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
19 Ferg's Imaginary Big Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
20 Clark Tracey Jazz Champions
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
20 The Jazz Defenders
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
20 Joan Fort Trio and Vincent Herring
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking
20 Matyas Gayer
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
20 Soul Picnic feat Mim Grey, Jo Harman, Amba Tremain and Leonie Gale
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
21 Donovan Haffner
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
21 Guildhall Jazz Voices
Milton Court Concert Hall, Silk Street, London EC2
21 The Noonan Trio
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
21 Sam Crockatt and the Adam Stokes Trio
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
21-22 Claire Martin and the Callum Au Big Band
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
21 Dave Cottle Trio Jazz Jam
Swansea Jazz Club at Cu Mumbles, Swansea
21 John Settle
Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Road, Leeds
21-22 Courtney Pine House of Legends
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
22 Gaz Hughes Trio
Fougou Jazz at Livermead Cliff Hotel, Seafront, Torbay Road, Torquay
22-27 Leeds Jazz Festival: Jay Phelps, Camilla George, Sultan Stevenson and more
Various venues, Leeds
22 Karim Saber
Music Spoken Here at The Marrs Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester
22 Anrea Rinciari Trio
Hampstead Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, Hampstead
22 Nicole Mitchell with Neil Charles and Mark Sanders
The Hexagon Theatre at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
The amazing flautist Nicole Mitchell teams up with leading UK improv players for this special run of dates. Mitchell is a brilliant flautist, bandleader and educator. Her music celebrates African American culture by integrating jazz and improvised music with other genres, notably gospel, African percussion and blues, and draws on ideas of Afro-futurism. For this set of dates, she is joined by bassist Neil Charles and drummer/percussionist Mark Sanders. Other dates: The Cellars, Bristol (23 May), Derby Jazz, Derby (24 May), Jazz North East, Newcastle (25 May) and Cafe Oto, London (26 May).
22 Tony Lakatos
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Tom Ollendorf Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
Friday
23 Apitos
Wakefield Jazz, Wakefield Sports Club, Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
23 Dean Stockdale Quartet
Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham
23-24 Liane Carroll
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
23 Nicole Mitchell with Neil Charles and Mark Sanders
The Cellars, Bristol Beacon, Bristol
23 Gaz Hughes Trio
Traveller's Rest, West Auckland Road, Cockerton, Darlington
23-26 Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival: Nubiyan Twist, Curtis Stigers, Eric Bibb and more
Blackmore Gardens, Sidmouth, Devon
23 James Williams Show Band
Swansea Jazz Club at Cu Mumbles, Swansea
23 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
23 Levitation Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Saturday
24 Ian Shaw
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
24 Joseph Carville Trio
Vault, East Row, Darlington
24 Dave O'Higgins
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
24-25 Northumberland Jazz Festival: Dean Stockdale, Sara Oschlag, Norma Winstone and more
Various venues, Hexham
Building on success of last year’s inaugural festival, the Northumberland Jazz Festival returns for May 2025 and features musicians such as pianist Dean Stockdale and his Quartet, vocalists Sara Oschlag and Norma Winstone, pianist Nikki Iles and much more across the weekend.
24 Nicole Mitchell with Neil Charles and Mark Sanders
mjazz, Dubrek Studios, Derby
24 Threeway
Live @ Union Lane, Brampton, Cumbria
24 Emma Smith
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
24 Emily Braden
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
25 Nicole Mitchell, Neil Charles and Mark Sanders
Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
25 Azymuth
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1
25 Frank Cognoscenti with the Edgar Macias Quartet
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
25 Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, London SW11
25 The Terraplanes
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
25 Mo Pleasure (evening) Elaine Delmar and Barry Green (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
25 W3 Funk Sessions (evening) She Writes the Songs (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
26 Catriona Bourne Quartet
Yamaha Music School, Seaforth Street, Blyth
26 Becca Wilkins Reverie
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
26 Nicole Mitchell with Neil Charles and Mark Sanders
Cafe Oto, Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8
26 Phil de Greig
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
27 Simon Spillett Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, 2 Harvey Road, London E11
27 John Butcher, Chris Corsano and Florian Stoffner
Cafe Oto, Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8
27 Hannah Hutton
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
27 Alexia Gardner Quintet
Vault, East Row, Darlington
27 Nicole Zuraitis Quartet
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
28 Liz Excell Quartet
Swansea Jazz Club at Cu Mumbles, Swansea
28 Darius Brubeck Quartet
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
28 The Glenn Charles Trio
Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
28 Elio Hernandez Rojas
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
28 Barnes and Newton Duo
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, Colchester
28 Nimbus Sextet (second house) Nikki Yeoh Quartet (first house)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
29 Down to the Bone
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
29 Luminoso
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
29 Acrobat
SoundCellar, The Grasshopper, 139-141 Bournemouth Road, Poole
29 Sandra Mae Lux
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
29 Sarah Tandy (second house) Mark Kavuma and The Banger Factory present Magnum Opus (first house)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Friday
30 Giulia Marro Quartet
Birmingham Jazz, 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham
30 Ant Law and Brigitte Beraha
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
30 Jazz in the Gardens: Jean Toussaint, plus Emile Hinton Trio
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, London SW11
30-31 Gregg Karukas
PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London W1
30 hoshii (second house) Yaron Herman (first house)
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Saturday
31 First Meeting - Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
31 Gabriel Latchin Trio
Peggy's Skylight, 3 George Street, Nottingham
31 Abbie Finn Trio
Vault, East Row, Darlington
31 Massive Chops
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, London SW11