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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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EFG London Jazz Festival 2013, Part Two.

The second instalment of Ian Mann's 2013 EFG London Jazz Festival experience including performances by Jeff Williams, Moss Project, Nicolas Meier, Damon Brown, Laura Jurd and Peter Johnstone.

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2013, Part One.

Ian Mann enjoys a rich variety of music at the 2013 London Jazz Festival including performances by Arild Andersen, ACS, Samuel Blaser, Guillaume Perret, Luc Ex, Christian McBride and Jaimeo Brown.

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Jazz Mann News

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 in the West Midlands,  November 9th - 15th 2026.

Monday, November 09, 2026

A roundup of jazz, funk and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings provided by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Here, Worcester.

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