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Tom Ward - “Madwort’s Menagerie” and Tom Ward / Adam Fairhall Duo “Susurrus”.

Ian Mann enjoys the first two releases on multi-reed player, composer and improviser Tom Ward's Madwort micro-label.

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Sunday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 05/05/2019.

Ian Mann on performances by Vula Viel, Yazz Ahmed, David Sanborn, Hanna Paulsberg, Madeleine Peyroux and two exceptional 'Trios With A Twist', one from Cuba, the other from France.

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Saturday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 04/05/2019.

Ian Mann on performances by Paris / Birmingham Jazz Exchange, Alfa Mist, John Surman's Brass Project, Dan Weiss & Starebaby, Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya, Vels Trio, Joshua Redman and Michael Formanek.

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Friday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 03/05/2019.

Ian Mann enjoys an evening of performances by Leah, the Sunlight Trio of Soweto Kinch, Andreas Schaerer & Kalle Kalima and the Nubya Garcia band.

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Surge In Spring III, Midlands Arts Centre (mac), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 27/04/2019.

Ian Mann enjoys the third edition of the genre defying Surge In Spring Festival, coordinated by Birmingham based musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, poet and educator Sid Peacock

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Film Review;  “Blue Note Records ; Beyond The Notes” directed by Sophie Huber.

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of Blue Note Records in 1939 this is absolutely essential viewing for anybody with even the slightest interest in jazz.

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Jazz Mann News

Islay Jazz Festival announces 2025 dates and new partnership with leading distillery, Caol Ila.

Thursday, July 03, 2025

Jazz Scotland has announced that Caol Ila, which translates in Gaelic to ‘The Sound of Islay’, will be headline sponsor of the 2025 Islay Jazz Festival, one of Scotland’s biggest celebrations of jazz

Nick Dewhurst - forthcoming live appearances.

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Lichfield based trumpeter / guitarist Nick Dewhurst has forwarded details of some of his forthcoming live appearances.

Jazz at Progress - Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire - Programme for Autumn 2025.

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Jazz at Progress has announced its programme for October to December 2025. Events take place at the Progress Theatre, Reading. Fully detailed schedule attached.

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

Serious Summer Jazz Series at The Barbican Centre and Cadogan Hall, London.

Monday, June 16, 2025 - Saturday, July 26, 2025

Julian Martin Trio at Penarth Pier Pavilion, Penarth.

Thursday, July 03, 2025

Wendy Kirkland Quartet ,‘The Grand Tour’ at Kidderminster Jazz Club, St. Ambrose Parish Centre, Kidderminster, Worcs.

Friday, July 04, 2025

Gast Waltzing Conducts The Czech National Symphony Orchestra on the Kinnekswiss, Luxembourg.

Friday, July 04, 2025