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Fifth Stourbridge Festival of Improvised Music, Claptrap The Venue, Stourbridge, West Midlands, 02/11/2025.

Highly enjoyable. The format of the Festival with its focus on multiple small ensembles ensures that there is plenty of variety with no single line-up or improvisation allowed to outstay its welcome.

Tatar Jazz: Rimma Shaikhelova And Her Journey Of Music And Linguistics Intertwined.

Guest contributor Taliya Hafiz talks to Tatar jazz vocalist Rimma Shaikhelova about the Tatar Jazz Project, which translates jazz standards into the Tatar language.

Sunday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, various venues, Abergavenny, 28/09/2025.

Some of the events on the free Community Sunday Afternoon programme, plus a brilliant sold out concert performance by pianist / vocalist Ian Shaw that explored the music of Joni Mitchell & David Bowie

Friday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 26/09/2025.

Ian Mann enjoys musical performances by the Misha Mullov-Abbado Sextet and the Debs Hancock / Newman Tai Duo plus the striking visual imagery of the "Her Frame, Her Sound" photographic exhibition.

Sunday at Brecon Jazz Festival, 10/08/2025.

Ian Mann enjoys the final day of the Festival and performances by Julian Martin/ Ben Thomas, Soweto Kinch. Emily Masser / Alex Clarke, Dreamscapes, Ashley John Long's Rare Earth Project, Jazz Sabbath.

Saturday at Brecon Jazz Festival, 09/08/2025.

Ian Mann enjoys the second day of Brecon Jazz Festival 2025 and performances by Ursula Harrison and Sylvie Noble, Sultan Stevenson, Double Double, Ben Shankland, Remi Harris, Geoff Eales, Ruby Turner.

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Jazz at Buxton International Festival 2026 - full jazz programme announced.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Buxton International Festival will present 19 jazz concerts featuring 21 bands from 9th to 25th July 2026. Press release attached.

One Jazz Radio - Newsletter, May 2026.

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Global jazz station One Jazz Radio has forwarded its inaugural newsletter giving details of forthcoming broadcasts and One Jazz Radio supported live events.

Matt Ridley - May newsletter.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bassist & composer Matt Ridley has forwarded his latest newsletter with details of forthcoming live gigs and a new live album recording.

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Robin Nolan Trio & guest Xenia Porteous, A Jazz Tribute to George Harrison at Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Stevie Wonder’s 76th Birthday Party feat. The Wonder Band at Koko, London.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Roberto Fonseca at The Barbican, London.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Mark Lockheart’s Shapeshifter Trio At Music Spoken Here, The Marr’s Bar, Worcester.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Branco Stoysin: Recital for Nikola Tesla at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, Bucks.

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