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Monday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 05/05/2014.

Ian Mann on the final day of the 2014 festival with very different performances by London Afrobeat Collective, Jo Silver, The Indigo Kings, Curtis Stigers, Kairos 4tet and Get The Blessing.

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Sunday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 04/05/2014.

Ian Mann enjoys a second day of diverse music with performances by the Trondheim Jazz Exchange, Ambrose Akinmusire, Iain Ballamy, Dan Nicholls and Thomas Stronen.

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Saturday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 03/05/2014.

Ian Mann on a memorable day of wonderfully diverse music at the 2014 Cheltenham Jazz Festival including performances by Paul Dunmall, Loose Tubes and Denys Baptiste.

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Alex Ward;  Predicate “Nails” and Forebrace “Bad Folds”.

Ian Mann on two albums featuring the exceptional talents of Alex Ward who leads the band Predicate on guitar and the contemporaneous Forebrace on clarinet.

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Geoff Eales ; “Free Flow” and “The Dancing Flute”.

Ian Mann on two very different albums from the versatile pianist and composer Geoff Eales.

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2013, Part Three.

Ian Mann on the final two days of the 2013 EFG London Jazz Festival including performances by Troykestra, John Hollenbeck, Claudia Quintet, Dan Messore, Archie Shepp, Pigfoot and Tim Whitehead.

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Jazz Mann News

Jazz in the West Midlands - February 2nd - 8th 2026.

Monday, February 02, 2026

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.

Guildford Jazz - Programme for March 2026.

Sunday, February 01, 2026

Mick Thomas has forwarded details of forthcoming events at Guildford Jazz. Performers include Alex Garnett Trio, Alan Barnes Octet, Jazz Samba feat. Mark Crooks, Alex Clarke Quintet.

Taupe - new album and UK & European tour March and April 2026.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Glasgow based trio Taupe will release their third album "waxing / waning" on 6th March 2026 followed by a series of UK & European live dates during March and April. Press release attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Steve Waterman Trio at Guildford Jazz,The Guildford Institute, Guildford, Surrey.

Monday, February 02, 2026

Aidan Thorne / James Chadwick Duo at Music at Bill’s Kitchen, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, Shropshire.

Monday, February 02, 2026

Swing From Paris at Kenilworth Jazz Club, Kenilworth Rugby Club, Kenilworth.

Monday, February 02, 2026

Guido Spannocchi Quartet at East Side Jazz Club, Leytonstone Social Club, Leytonstone, London.

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

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

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