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Monday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2011. 02/05/2011

A final day full of pleasant surprises at the 2011 Cheltenham Jazz Festival with performances from Denys Baptiste, Sam Crockatt, Portico Quartet and Hugh Laurie.

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Sunday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2011. 01/05/2011

More reviews of performances at the 2011 Cheltenham Jazz Festival featuring Kit Downes, John Taylor, Django Bates, Tord Gustavsen, Stian Westerhus, Overtone Quartet and Big Air.

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Saturday At Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2011. 30/04/2011

The 2011 Cheltenham Jazz Festival was arguably the most successful yet with Saturday's musical highlights including Andy Sheppard's Trio Libero and Django Bates and the TDE's.

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Jvtlandt

Tim Owen on the first four releases by the new Danish label Jvtlandt, where the emphasis is on improvised music by mainly Japanese musicians.

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Book Review; Playing The Band-The Musical Life of Jon Hiseman by Martyn Hanson

If you're a fan of any phase of Hiseman's career this book has much to offer and for its comprehensiveness alone is highly recommended.

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Book Review; The Penguin Jazz Guide by Brian Morton & Richard Cook

The latest edition of the celebrated Jazz Guide sees a significant change in format.

Page 64 of 71 pages

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