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Budvar Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2009: Saturday

The Saturday of this year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival started bright and sunny with no hint of the events that were later to cause major problems for the festival organisers

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Tim Owen looks at two freely improvised albums on Evan Parker’s psi label

psi have come up trumps with these recordings, by two of the most well-honed ?voices? on the London jazz circuit.

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The Big Session Festival June 2008

Now in it?s fourth year the Big Session Festival continues to go from strength. The quality of the music offered this year was characteristically high

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Oysterband Clun Green Man Festival The Memorial Hall, Clun, Shropshire, 3rd May 2008

Fresh from an eventful but successful tour of Canada the Oysters were in fine form for this gig in rural Shropshire

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February 09 London Vortex gigs

Tim Owen reports on two gigs at London's Vortex

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Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2008

A strong line up representing incredible value for money makes this one of the hidden treasures of the UK jazz calendar. This is a little gem of a festival with a very welcome beery bonus.

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Jazz Mann News

Africa Oyé 2026 - first names announced.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

The next Africa Oyé festival, celebrating African and Caribbean culture, will take place on 20th and 21st June 2026 in Sefton Park, Liverpool. Press release attached.

One Jazz to host 48-Hour Miles Davis Celebration.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

One Jazz Radio will present ‘Miles Runs The Weekend Down - 100 years of Miles Davis in 48 hours' over the weekend of 23 & 24 May 2026. Press release attached.

Kings Place, London - Programme for May 2026.

Friday, March 13, 2026

Kings Place has announced its programme for May 2026 including some performances that are likely to be of interest to jazz listeners. Press release attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

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

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

‘International Piano in the Elms Festival’, at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, Nine Elms, London.

Thursday, March 12, 2026 - Saturday, March 21, 2026

Mark Lockheart Shapeshifter Trio at Shrewsbury Jazz Network, The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Courtney Pine: House of Legends at The Tung Auditorium, Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Emma Rawicz Trio at St Michael and All Angels Church, Cwmdu, Crickhowell, Powys.NP8 1RW.

Saturday, March 14, 2026