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EFG London Jazz Festival, Day Five, 18/11/2014.

Ian Mann enjoys the rock flavoured jazz of the Andre Canniere Quintet and the different global styles of Paul Booth's Patchwork Project and Arifa.

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EFG London Jazz Festival, Day Four, 17/11/2014.

Ian Mann on The Bad Plus supported by Bitch ' n' Monk at The Village Underground.

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EFG London Jazz Festival, Day Three, 16/11/2014.

Ian Mann on new music featuring Shakespeare Songs (Andy Sheppard, Guillaume de Chassy and Chrisophe Marguet ), Locus and the Sam Leak Big Band.

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EFG London Jazz Festival, Day Two, 15/11/2014.

Ian Mann on jazz as an international language and the sound of surprise with performances by Dedication Orchestra, Dee Dee Bridgewater, The Blue Notes, Jef Neve and Rusconi.

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EFG London Jazz Festival, Day One, 14/11/2014.

Ian Mann enjoys the first day of the festival and performances by the Peter Edwards Trio, Brass Mask and Snack Family.

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Sunday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, Abergavenny, 31/08/2014.

Ian Mann on the second day at Wall2Wall including performances by Kevin Figes, Bannau Trio, Moonlight Saving Time, Tony O'Malley and Moscow Drug Club.

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Jazz Mann News

Renowned jazz and folk acts headline at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, November and December 2026.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

The Howard Assembly Room is set to host leading jazz and folk musicians in the run up to Christmas, including bands led by bassist Jasper Høiby and drummer Ari Hoenig, Press release attached.

Big Bear Music wins Arts & Culture Award at 2026 Birmingham Awards.

Monday, November 09, 2026

The music company run by Black Sabbath’s original manager Jim Simpson has won the Arts & Culture Award at the Birmingham Awards 2026. Press release attached.

The Spitz: much-loved East London music venue to be commemorated with blue plaque marking 30 years of music and community.

Monday, November 09, 2026

Spitz musicians to perform live at Old Spitalfields Market on Tuesday November 17th 2026 as the venue’s legacy is celebrated during the London Jazz Festival

Jazz Gigs & Events

‘TonRaum’ - An Exhibition & Collaborative Project between Composer/Sound Designer Barry Edwards & Ceramicist Claudia Lis at Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin, Denbighshire.

Saturday, September 26, 2026 - Sunday, January 10, 2027

NUEJAZZ Festival,various venues, Nuremberg, Germany.

Friday, October 23, 2026 - Wednesday, November 11, 2026

TD James Moody Jazz Festival 2026 at New Jersey Performing Arts Centre (NJPAC), Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Friday, November 06, 2026 - Sunday, November 22, 2026

ONe_Orchestra New at The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, London.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Or Bareket New York Quartet at Swansea Jazz Club, Arts Wing, Grand Theatre, Swansea.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026