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Brecon Jazz Festival 2024, Main Weekend, Sunday 11th August 2024.

Concert performances featuring the Rachel Starritt / Glen Manby Quartet w. guest Steve Kirby, Siglo Section Band, Eliane Correa's Cuban Quintet, Rosie Frater-Taylor Quintet and The Fabulous Red Diesel

Brecon Jazz Festival 2024, Main Weekend, Saturday 10th August 2024.

Concert performances featuring the Tatiana Eva-Marie Quartet, Jen Wilson's Dylan Thomas Jazz Suite Sextet & the Geoff Eales Trio, plus other more informal appearances from Wonderbrass a.o.

Brecon Jazz Festival 2024, Main Weekend, Friday 9th August 2024.

Ian Mann enjoys the first full day of the Festival and performances from Zach Breskal, Steven Kirby, Kat Rees, N'famady Kouyate, Ursula Harrison, Dionne Bennett and The Mingus Project.

Brecon Jazz Festival, Family & Jazz Day, Gardens and Marquee, Castle Hotel, Brecon, 04/08/2024.

An enjoyable and entertaining day of music making featuring three very different bands, all operating underneath the broad stylistic umbrella that we call jazz.

63RD JAZZ À JUAN,  Juan-les-Pins, France, 8th -18th July 2024.

Guest contributor Colin May enjoys performances by Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman, Belmondo Dead Jazz, Erik Truffaz, Saki Ozawa, Li Xiaochuan, Poetic Ways and more.

‘Jazz Friends’ at Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon, 09/07/2024.

Ian Mann enjoys an informal evening of jazz featuring a host of 'Jazz Friends', with the emphasis very much on friendship, community and the joy of playing jazz.

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Jazz Mann News

Birmingham Jazz Black History Month, live performances October and November 2025.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Dave Fuller of Music spoken Here, Worcester has supplied the following information;


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Jazz in The West Midlands, October 20th - 26th 2025.

Monday, October 20, 2025

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.

Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival wins trophy for best event in 2025.

Monday, October 20, 2025

BJ&BF has been named ‘Festival or Event of the Year’ in the annual Birmingham Awards after delivering 178 live performances across 101 venues this summer, in what was its 41st consecutive year.

Jazz Gigs & Events

K-Music Festival 2025, various venues, London.

Wednesday, October 01, 2025 - Thursday, November 20, 2025

Indika Festival presented by Milap, various venues, Liverpool City Region.

Friday, October 17, 2025 - Friday, October 31, 2025

Shahzad Ismaily (Solo) at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Jon Lloyd Quartet at Pizza Express Live, The Pheasantry, London.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Orchestra Mambo International -A Celebration of Celia Cruz at Cadogan Hall, London.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025