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EFG London Jazz Festival 2015, Monday, 16/11/2015.

Ian Mann on performances by Sam Coombes Trio, Elliot Galvin Trio, Dice Factory, and Amok Amor featuring Peter Evans.

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2015, first Sunday, 15/11/2015.

Ian Mann on the third day of the Festival including performances by Mimika Orchestra, Helen Sung Quartet and the Marcin Wasilewski Trio with guest saxophonist Joakim Milder.

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2015, first Saturday, 14/11/2015.

Ian Mann on a varied day of music embracing several different styles of jazz and beyond including performances by Dans Les Arbres, Alan Benzie Trio, Daniel Herskedal, and Terrell Stafford/Bruce Barth.

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Ray Warleigh (1938-2015).

Ian Mann remembers the alto saxophonist and flautist Ray Warleigh who died on 21st September 2015.

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Sunday at wall2wall Jazz Festival, Abergavenny, 06/09/2015.

Ian Mann on the final day of a hugely enjoyable festival which included performances from Remi Harris Trio, Jamie Brownfield Quartet, Sarah Gillespie Trio and Zoe Schwarz's Blue Commotion.

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Friday and Saturday at wall2wall Jazz Festival, Abergavenny, 4th and 5th September 2015.

Ian Mann on the first two days of the best wall2wall Festival thus far. Performers include The Ben Cipolla Band, Radio Banska, Emily Saunders Band, Ben Treacher Quartet and Moscow Drug Club.

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Jazz Mann News

2026 Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival International Partner Announcement.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is to present SPARK: Jazz from the Netherlands, the festival’s international showcase celebrating the creativity, innovation & global influence of Dutch jazz.

manchester jazz festival is back with the UK’s largest piano trail for mjf2026.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

manchester jazz festival and Forsyth Music Shop have joined forces once again for the mjf2026 piano trail competition to find Manchester’s hidden talents across a trail of 18 street pianos .

Ballydehob Jazz Festival, West Cork, Ireland to Celebrate 20th Edition, 30 April – 4 May 2026.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

This May Bank Holiday weekend, the village of Ballydehob will fill with music, street performances, dance, circus, puppetry and creativity, welcoming visitors from across Ireland and beyond.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Exhibition ; The Jazz Photography of William Ellis at The Capstone Theatre Foyer, Liverpool.

Tuesday, February 03, 2026 - Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Burghausen International Jazz Week, Burghausen, Germany.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - Sunday, March 22, 2026

Ben Creighton Griffiths Trio, afternoon event at The Globe at Hay, Hay-on-Wye.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

OK Aurora at The Royal Albert, New Cross, London.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

The Hans Koller ‘Monk’ Quartet at Cheltenham Jazz Club, The Victory Club Ballroom, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, Glos.

Monday, March 23, 2026