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Brecon Jazz Club presents ‘Jazz & More’ with Music Network Tân Cerdd, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon, 10/06/2025.

Ian Mann enjoys this collaboration between Brecon Jazz Club and a collective of singers and musicians associated with the Cardiff based Tân Cerdd Community Interest Company.

The Marr’s Bar, Worcester celebrates 25th Anniversary.

Worcester music venue The Marr's Bar, the home to the Music Spoken Here series of events, celebrates its 25th birthday in June 2025. Ian Mann and guest contributor Dave Fuller pay tribute.

Jazz Mann News

Other Voices Cardigan Reveals First Artists for 2025.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

The first wave of artists has been announced for the 2025 Other Voives which will take place in Cardigan from 30th October – 1st November 2025. Press release attached.

Jazzmeia Horn - European Tour Dates, July 2025.

Monday, June 09, 2025

Vocalist and composer Jazzmeia Horn will embark on a tour of Europe, in support of her widely-celebrated new album Messages. The schedule includes Soul Mama in London. Press release attached.

Jazz in the West Midlands - June 10th - 15th 2025.

Monday, June 09, 2025

A roundup of jazz, funk & soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings supplied by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Here, Worcester.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Jazz Connections: Everyday Lives - Exhibition featuring the work of jazz scholar Dr Pedro Cravinho & photographer Brian Homer at Library of Birmingham Foyer, Centenary Square, Birmingham.

Friday, June 06, 2025 - Thursday, August 28, 2025

Dreamscapes at Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Samba Drumming Workshop at Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Amser Jazztime Festival at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD), Cardiff.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Sunday, June 15, 2025

Nick Dewhurst Quartet at Corn Exchange Jazz Club, The Corn Exchange, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Thursday, June 12, 2025