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Features

Saturday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 04/05/2024.

Ian Mann enjoys shows by the Birmingham / Siena / Hamburg Jazz Exchange, Brad Mehldau, David Ola's Lucumi Project, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lakecia Benjamin, but is left disappointed by Nadine Shah.

Friday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 03/05/2024.

Ian Mann enjoys two very different performances by pianist / composers at the Parabola Art Centre from the Sultan Stevenson Trio and Nikki Yeoh with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO).

Colin May interviews Fergus McCreadie.

Award winning Scottish pianist and composer Fergus McCreadie generously took time out from his busy schedule for a zoom call with guest contributor Colin May.

Poetry & Jazz Improvisation, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 24/03/2024.

"Evocative and thought provoking". Ian Mann reports on a night of words and sounds from poets Ric Hool, Lyndon Davies & Graham Hartill and instrumentalists Ben Thomas, Ross Hicks & Ian Williams.

BMJazz Katz - “Work, Play, Inspire!”

Ian Mann enjoys a performance by Black Mountain Jazz Club's youth ensemble BMJazz Katz and their tutors at the Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 10/03/2024.

Ian Storror and Jazzata reach the 40th Anniversary of promoting music in Bristol.

Starting in 1983 at The Albert Inn, the pub that he had run since 1979 in Bedminster, Bristol, Ian Storror has continued to promote weekly jazz & folk events at various Bristol venues.

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Jazz Mann News

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

Monday, October 20, 2025

Birmingham Jazz are celebrating Black History Month with a series of ten performances at the 1000 Trades venue over two weekends that reflect the theme of “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”. 

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