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In Memoriam - Dani Harris (1988 – 2026), Ralph Towner (1940 – 2026), Richie Beirach (1947 – 2026).

"Jazz is a community. We all feel sadness when a member of that community passes, never mind how well or how remotely we knew them". Ian Mann reflects on three jazz lives that ended in January 2026.

6th Annual Bath Jazz Weekend, Widcombe Social Club, Bath, Sunday 11th January 2026.

Ian Mann enjoys the final day of the Weekend and performances by the Rebecca Nash / Alex Merritt Duo, Elliot Galvin's 'The Ruin'' and the Emily Tran Quintet.

6th Annual Bath Jazz Weekend, Widcombe Social Club, Bath, Saturday 10th January 2026.

Ian Mann enjoys performances by the Olie Brice Quartet, Alison Rayner Quintet, Robert Mitchell solo, the Louis Sclavis/ Bruno Ducret Duo and Nick Malcolm's Out Front quintet.

6th Annual Bath Jazz Weekend, Widcombe Social Club, Bath, Friday 9th January 2026.

Ian Mann on the film "All Night Long" plus two very different musical performances by the Jon Lloyd Quartet and Raph Clarkson's Equal Spirits.

BMJazz Katz, “Christmas in Sight”, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 07/12/2025.

A Yuletide celebration championing the work of Back Mountain Jazz's youth jazz ensemble the BMJazz Katz and their tutors, the BMJ Collective.

EFG London Jazz Festival 2025 - Day Ten, Sunday 23/11/2025.

Ian Mann on the final day of the Festival and performances by the Royal Academy Jazz Orchestra, Billy Marrows / Max Kahn Duo, Terje Isungset's Ice Quartet and Seb Rochford's Finding Ways.

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Jazz in the West Midlands - March 16th - 22nd 2026.

Monday, March 16, 2026

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

Line-up for 54th Annual Stanford Jazz Festival, June 21-July 31 2026.

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Tthe 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival will take place Sunday, June 21 to Friday, July 31, 2026, across multiple venues on the Stanford University campus. Press release attached.

Africa Oyé 2026 - first names announced.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

The next Africa Oyé festival, celebrating African and Caribbean culture, will take place on 20th and 21st June 2026 in Sefton Park, Liverpool. Press release attached.

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