Jazzwise Gig Guide
January 2020
Wednesday
1 Fatback Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
1-7 Scott Hamilton Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
2-4 Sarah Jane Morris
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
2 Liane Carroll
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
3 Dave Drake Trio
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
3 Ian Shaw with Barry Green
Fleece Jazz, Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Suffolk
Saturday
4 Greg Davis Quintet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
Sunday
5 Glenn Miller Orchestra UK
Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead
5 Frank Griffith Quartet
Railway Pub, 74 Wellington Road, Stockport
5 Noel McCalla and Derek Nash (evening) Greg Davies with Denia Ridley (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Monday
6-7 Gilad Atzmon
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
6 Derek Nash and Dominic Ashworth
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
Tuesday
7 Kansas Smitty's House Band
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
7 Zoe Rahman
East Side Jazz Club, Upstairs @ Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen's Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone
Wednesday
8 Young Pilgrims
The Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
8-9 National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
8 Filippo Dall'Asta Quartet
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
8 Alyn Shipton
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
9 John East
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Alan Price Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
9 Dave Lewis 1Up
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Friday
10 Tony O'Malley
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
10-11 Nicola Conte and Spiritual Galaxy
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
10 Monkathon III
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
10 Groove Warriors
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
10 Sarah Gillespie Quintet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Saturday
11 Paz
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
11 Adrian Cox (evening) Marco Marconi Trio (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
12 Emily Brown Quintet
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
12 Helen Theophanous Trio
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
12 Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
12 Claire Martin and Joe Stilgoe
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
12 Thomas Bartlett
The Blue Posts, 28 Rupert Street, London W1
12 Scott Hamilton Quartet
Herts Jazz, The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans
Monday
13 Chris Clark's Little Big Swing Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
13Alan Barnes and David Newton
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
13 Fergus McCreadie Trio
The Whiskey Jar, Tarrif Street, Manchester
13 Anita Wardell and Irene Serra
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
14 Tony Kofi
East Side Jazz Club, Upstairs @ Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen's Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone
14 Elephant 9
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
14 David Newton's Big Screen Trio
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
14 Dan Reinstein, plus Dill Katz
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
14-15 Jorge Rossey Vibes Quintet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
15 Liran Donin's 1000 Boats
The Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
15-18 Jeremy Stacey's Big Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
15 Trish Clowes
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Wild Card
Jazz in the Crypt, St Martins in the Field, London WC2
Thursday
16 John Regen
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
16 Matt Anderson Quartet
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
16 Lily Dior
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
16 Sirkis and Bialas International Quartet
Cambridge Modern Jazz, CUC Wine Bar, 1 Granta Place, Cambridge
Friday
17 Simmo's Pride
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
17 Matt Anderson Quartet
The Bebop Club, The Bear, Bristol
17 Art Themen Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
Saturday
18 Adrian Cox
Watchtower Gallery, West End, Berwick upon Tweed
18 Joss Peach Trio
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
18 Graham Harvey with Dave O'Higgins
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
18 Katriona Taylor Quintet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
18 Jake Werth Trio (evening) Jessop Jessop Jessop (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
19 Joanna Eden
Pizza Express Live, 99 High Holborn, London WC1
19 Geoff Varrell's Retro Chet Trio and The Raccateers Jazz Quintet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
19 Nottingham Jazz Orchestra
The Federation Club, Claremont Road, Nottingham
19 Georgia Cecile, plus Tom Bancroft, plus Joe Williamson, plus Fergus McCreadie Trio
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough
19 Never the Bride
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
19 Teena Lyle
Inkwell Arts, 31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds
19 Ian Shaw and Claire Martin
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
20 Paul Dunlea's Four Corners
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
20-21 Mary Stallings
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
20 Jon Weber
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
20 Steve Waterman and Karen Sharp
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
20 Ian Shaw and Liane Carroll
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
21 RMQ
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
21 Xhosa Cole
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
21 Annie Whitehead
East Side Jazz Club, Upstairs @ Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen's Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone
21 Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
21 Ian Shaw and Guy Barker
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
22 Afuriko
The Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
22 Tom Bancroft
Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
22 Alice Zawadzki
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Ian Shaw and Pee Wee Ellis
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
23 Gabor Subicz
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
23 Tom Bancroft
The Barn, Burn O Bennie, Banchory
23 Caravan Palace
O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, Glasgow
23 Ian Shaw with Iain Ballamy and Jamie Safir
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Friday
24 Ian Shaw and Steve Taylor Trio, plus Ian Shaw with Georgia Mancio and Bumi Thomas
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
24 Tom Bancroft
Pathead and District Community Association/Sports and Social Club, 11 Main Street, Pathead
24 Caravan Palace
O2 Academy Leeds, 55 Cookridge Street, Leeds
24 Paul Dunlea's Four Corners
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
24 Dean Masser Quartet (afternoon)
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
24-25 Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
24 Dean Masser Quartet (evening)
Traveller's Rest, West Auckland Road, Darlington
24 Beverley Skeete
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
24 Jean Toussaint Quartet
Crucible Studio, Tudor Square, Sheffield
24 Kevin Hassett
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
Saturday
25 Caravan Palace
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 2 Wheeler Street, Cambridge
25 Rosina Hepburn Quartet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
25 Catherine Lima
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
25 Ian Shaw Trio (evening) Ian Shaw with Polly Gibbons (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
25 Quercus
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff
Sunday
26 Jeanie Barton
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
26 Wandsworth Jazz Orchestra (lunchtime)
Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, London SW16
26 NYJO Nonet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
26 Fanny Kelly
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
26 Tom Bancroft
Herts Jazz, The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans
26 Gary Boyle Quartet
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
26 Back to Basics
Quakerhouse, Mechanic's Yard, Darlington
26 Chiara Pancaldi (evening) Ian Shaw and Elaine Delmar (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Monday
27 Wendy Kirkland Quartet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
27 Dave O'Higgins and Richard Rozze
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
27-29 Ruby Turner
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
27 Amy Baker
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
27 Caravan Palace
O2 Academy, Forgmore Street, Bristol
Tuesday
28 Xhosa Cole Quartet
East Side Jazz Club, Upstairs @ Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen's Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone
28 Sara Colman Band
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
28 Sara Dowling
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
28 Protect the Beat
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
28 Kokoroko
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, London NW1
28 Caravan Palace
De Lar Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea
Wednesday
29 Lauren Kinsella Trio
The Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
29 Natalie Williams
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
29 Tom Bancroft
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
30 Shez Raja
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
30 Tees Valley Jazzmen
Merry Monk, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
30 Kokoroko
Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth Street, Manchester
Having stormed onto the scene in 2019, Kokoroko were rightly tipped as ones to watch. The London-based eight piece exude strength through their Afrobeat-inspired, neo-jazz sound. Led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, they’re well worth checking out.
30 Tom Bancroft
Eastside Jazz Club, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham
30 Caravan Palace
O2 Academy, 211 Stockwell Road, Brixton, London SW9
30 Clovis Nicolas and Steve Fishwick Quartet
Cambridge Modern Jazz, CUC Wine Bar, 1 Granta Place, Cambridge
Friday
31 Fergus McCreadie Trio
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, Sheffield
31 Caravan Palace
O2 Academy Birmingham, 16-18 Horse Fair, Birmingham
31 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
31 Nye Banfield
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
31 Aubrey Logan
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
December 2019
Sunday
1 Kim Marcari
Inkwell Arts, 31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds
1 Cosimo Mattasa Project
The Blue Posts, 28 Rupert Street, London W1
1 Frank Griffith with Swingtime and Andy Prior
Village on the Green, Woods Road, Wigan
1 Joe Stilgoe Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
1 Steve Waterman, Terry Quinney and Neil Burns Trio
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
1 Deep Tide Quartet
Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne
1 Side by Side (evening) Viviana Zarbo (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1 Harry Shearer and Judith Owen
Hyatt Regency, 30 Portman Square, London W1
1 Guildhall Jazz Singers
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
1 Art Themen and Tom Ridout Quintet
Herts Jazz, The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans
Monday
2-4 Motown and more
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
2 James Davidson and Christian Brewer
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
2 Sam Newbould Quintet
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Tuesday
3 Dan Reinstein, plus Dill Katz
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
3 Customs House Big Band
All Saints Church, Sunderland Road, Cleadon
3 Theo Travis
East Side Jazz Club, Upstairs @ Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen's Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone
3 Duncan Hopkins and Elysian
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
4 Kongo Dia Ntotila
Pizza Express Live, 99 High Holborn, London WC1
4-5 Jools Holland's R&B Orchestra
Newcastle City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
4 Incognito
Indigo at O2, 205 Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10
4 Alex Webb Trio with Vimala Rowe
Soho Sounds Jazz, Boulevard Theatre, 6 Walker's Court, London W1
4 Xhosa Cole Quartet
The Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
4 Antonio Forcione
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
4 ISQ
Fougou Jazz, Churston Golf Club, Dartmouth, Brixham, Devon
Thursday
5 Karen Sharp Quartet (evening) Fergus Quill Sextet (lunchtime)
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
5-8 Curtis Stigers
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
5 Mulligans Quintet
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
5 Chris Allard
The Spin, Upstairs at The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford
5 John Crawford
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
5-6 Antonio Forcione Quintet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
5 Dave Storey Trio
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
5 Stevie Williams Band
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
Friday
6 Biophosmos with Ant Law
The Bebop Club, The Bear, Bristol
6 Graham Harvey with Dave O'Higgins
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
6 Fergus McCreadie Trio
Eyemouth Hippodrome, Harbour Road, Eyemouth
6 Kyriaki Pantelidou and Bradley Johnston
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
6 Rachael Calladine
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
6 Fabled
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, Sheffield
Saturday
7 Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
7 Ben Gilbert Trio
Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
7 Jo Harrop
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
7 Kit Downes, Tom Challenger, Lucy Railton and Phelan Burgoyne
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
7 Zbigniew Namyslowksi Quintet
Jazz Café POSK, 238-246 King Street, London W6
7 Dixie Mix
St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
7 Zoe Francis and Jim Mullen
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
7 Dave O'Higgins and Rob Luft
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
7 A Celebration of Fela Kuti's Music (evening) James Hudson and Nick Fitch Quartet (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Sunday
8 Ian Shaw and Claire Martin
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London SE1
8 Maria Chiara Argiro (evening) London Jazz Orchestra (lunchtime)
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
8 Magpie
Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne
8 Jason Isaacs
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
8 Mary Pearce (evening) 606 Gospel Group (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
8 Sambinha
The Blue Posts, 28 Rupert Street, London W1
8 Tina May
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
8 Clark Tracey Quintet
Herts Jazz, The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans
Monday
9 Warriors
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
9-11 Motown and more
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
9 Chris Clark's Little Big Swing Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
9 Art Themen and John Donaldson
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
9 Dino Baptiste
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Atlantic Soul Orchestra (evening) Earl Okin (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Tuesday
10 Orphy Robinson and Mark Mondesir
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
10 Tyne Valley Big Band
Fox Inn, West End Terrace, Hexham
10 Dave O'Higgins and Rob Luft
Norwich Jazz Club, Bedfords Bar, 1 Old Post Office Road, Norwich
10 Quentin Collins
East Side Jazz Club, Upstairs @ Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen's Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone
10 Art Themen
Guildford Jazz, The Electric Theatre, Onslow Street, Guildford
10 Sans Soucis, plus Kasia Konstance (evening) Earl Okin (lunch)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Wednesday
11 Matt Anderson Quartet
The Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
11 Ben Holder Quartet
Reedesdale Hall, High Street, Moreton in Marsh
11 Alex Webb Trio with Cherise Adams-Burnett
Soho Sounds Jazz, Boulevard Theatre, 6 Walker's Court, London W1
11 Alex Curtis (evening) Earl Okin (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
12-14 Claire Martin and Liane Carroll
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
12 Dave Lewis 1Up
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
12 Gilad Atzmon
The Spin, Upstairs at The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford
12 Alan Barnes with Nottingham Jazz Orchestra
St Giles Church, Church Drive, West Bridgford, Nottingham
12 Dave Newton Quartet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
12-15 Fred Wesley and the New JBs
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
12 Gala Big Band
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
12 Alan Price Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
12 Blow the Fuse
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
12 Sara Dowling Quartet
Cambridge Modern Jazz, CUC Wine Bar, 1 Granta Place, Cambridge
Friday
13 Calum Gourlay Big Band
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
13 Chris Barber Band
Village Hall, High Street, Goring on Thames
13 Alan Barnes Quartet
Warwick New Hall, Church Green, Burford
13 Steve Buckley Band
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
13 Dean Stockdale Trio
Merry Monk, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
13 King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys (evening) Earl Okin (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Saturday
14 Joy Ellis
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
14-15 Strictly Smokin' Big Band
Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
14 Tommaso Starace
Jazz@St Giles, 10 Woodstock Road, Oxford
14 Darius Brubeck
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
14 Matt Anderson Quartet
Heart, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds
14 The London Vocal Project
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
14 Wild Card
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Sunday
15 Danny Moss Quartet
Herts Jazz, The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans
15 Mopomoso
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
15 Alice Grace Quartet
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
15 Shireen Francis (lunchtime)
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
15 Two Counties Jazz Band
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
15 Ruth Lambert Quartet
Park Inn, Park Road, Hartlepool
15 Paul Edis
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough
15 Back to Basics
Quakerhouse, Mechanic's Yard, Darlington
15 Nottingham Jazz Orchestra Christmas Big Band Party
The Federation Club, Claremont Road, Nottingham
15 Wayne Hernandez
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Marta Gornitzkha
The Blue Posts, 28 Rupert Street, London W1
15 Salena Jones Quintet (lunchtime)
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
15 Acoustic Alchemy (evening) Gabriel Latchin (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
15 Mike Westbrook and the Uncommon Orchestra
Fougou Jazz, Grand Hotel, Sea Front, Torbay Road, Torquay, Devon
Monday
16 Nye Banfield
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
16-21 Ray Gelato and the Giants
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
16 Matt Anderson Quartet
NQ Jazz, The Whiskey Jar, Tariff Street, Manchester
16 Chris Biscoe and Steve Fishwick
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
16 Dan Torres
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
16-20 Acoustic Alchemy (evening) Alexander Stewart (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
16 Sassoon and friends
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
Tuesday
17-18 Hamish Stuart
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
17 John Etheridge
East Side Jazz Club, Upstairs @ Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen's Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone
17 Dave O'Higgins and Rob Luft
Jazz Hastings, East Hastings Sea Angling Association, The Stade, Hastings
17 Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
17 Matt Anderson Quartet
Parr Jazz, The Jacaranda, Slater Street, Liverpool
17 Will Vinson and Tom Cawley Quartet
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Wednesday
18 Jon Taylor
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
18 Ian Shaw
Guildford Jazz, St John's Church, St John's Street, Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey
18 Alex Clarke Quartet
Vaulted Cellar Kings Head, 24 Market Square, Cirencester
18 Zoe Gilby, plus Wilkins and Harris
The Lescar, 303 Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
18 Alex Webb Trio with Sandra-Mae
Soho Sounds Jazz, Boulevard Theatre, 6 Walker's Court, London W1
18 Tommy Ricketts
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
18 Beverley Beirne
Fougou Jazz, Churston Golf Club, Dartmouth, Brixham, Devon
Thursday
19 All Fired Up
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
19 ARQ
Cellar Bar, The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
19 Tommy Smith with Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra
Queen's Hall, Clerk Street, Edinburgh
19 King Bee
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
19 Evan Parker
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
19 Tom Sharp's Big Band
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
19 Ian Shaw
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
Friday
20 Eddie Parker
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
20 Paul Edis
Ushaw College, Ushaw
20 Myele Manzanza
Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, Southbank Centre, London SE1
20 Jazz Jamaica
Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, London SW16
20 Joe Hill
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
20 Ruth Lambert Quartet
Traveller's Rest, West Auckland Road, Darlington
20 Art Themen
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
20 The Coalminers
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
20 Ian Shaw and Liane Carroll
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
Saturday
21 Paul Edis
Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead
21 Les Paul Big Band
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
21 Mo Pleasure
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
21 Rick Simpson
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Sunday
22 Salena Jones Quintet (lunchtime)
The Pheasantry, Kings Road, London SW3
22 Strictly Smokin' Big Band
Hoochie Coochie, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
22 Alison Jiear
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
22 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
22 Bradley Johnston Trio
Tyneside Cinema, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
22 Polly Gibbons
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22 Acoustic Alchemy (evening) Louise Golbey (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
22 Stan Tracey
Herts Jazz, The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans
Monday
23 Hand to Mouth
Tyneside Cinema, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
23 Ray Gelato and the Giants
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
23 Quentin Collins and Tim Whitehead
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
23 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
23 Acoustic Alchemy
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Thursday
26-27 Liane Carroll's Cold Turkey
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
The brilliant Liane Carroll returns to Ronnie Scott’s for her annual post-Christmas gigs which have become a firm favourite on the festive-jazz calendar. Expect top-notch performances with knock-your-socks off vocals mixed with Liane’s inimitable charisma.
Friday
27 Bamboozle
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
27 Soul Sugar'd
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
27 Gilad Atzmon
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
27-30 G-Funk
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
Saturday
28-29 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
28 Ray Carless
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Sunday
29-30 Gary Williams
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, Picadilly, London W1
29 Riley Stone Lonergan Quartet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
Monday
30-31 The Fatback Band
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
30 Sam Newbould Quintet
Ruby's, 76 Stoke Newington Road, London N16
30 Henry Lowther and Pete Hurt
Milford Arms, London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
Tuesday
31 Ian Shaw's New Year's Eve Bash
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
31 Bradley Johnston Trio
Tyneside Cinema, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
31 Groove Warriors
Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
31 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
31 Leo Green NYE Party
Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1
31 Dominic Halpin and the Honey Bs
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham