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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.

BOOK REVIEW:  “The Summer We Crossed Europe In The Rain”  Lyrics for Stacey Kent by Kazuo Ishigoro, illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli.

Charming collection of song lyrics written by the distinguished author Kazuo Ishiguro for the jazz singer Stacey Kent. The book also features the distinctive artwork of illustrator Bianca Bagnarelli.

Twenty five years of jazz at The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford.

As Oxford's premier jazz venue The Spin celebrates its 25th anniversary co -founder Pete Oxley talks to Colin May (via email) about the ups and downs of the clubs history.

Brick Lane Jazz Festival, London, 26-28 April 2024.

Guest contributor Colin May dips into three days of live music performances at London's Brick Lane Jazz Festival.

Monday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 06/05/2024.

Ian Mann enjoys the final day of the 2024 Cheltenham Jazz Festival and performances by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Clare Teal Seven, UB40, corto.alto and Gregory Porter.

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Jazz Mann News

NYJO and Sam Eastmond Take John Zorn’s Masada on Tour.

Thursday, February 05, 2026

NYJO reunites with composer, arranger, and conductor Sam Eastmond to take a powerful new iteration of John Zorn’s Masada on a short UK tour in March 2026. Press release attached.

Leading Persian and Middle Eastern Artists To Perform Across The UK In 2026.

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Artstage - the world’s premier promoter of non-mainstream Persian and Middle Eastern music – presents a series of live performances from some of the region’s most celebrated artists. Press release att

Ten Free Jazz Concerts in Newark, New Jersey, USA this Spring.

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present a series of free live jazz events at various venues around Newark during February, March, April, May and June 2026. 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

MILES at Southwark Playhouse, Borough, London.

Wednesday, February 04, 2026 - Saturday, March 07, 2026

BMJ Collective with guest John Crawford at Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre for the Arts, Abergavenny.

Sunday, February 08, 2026

Julian Argüelles Late Birthday Gig at 606 Jazz Club, Chelsea, London.

Monday, February 09, 2026

Glen Manby / Lizzie Beesley Quartet at Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse Art Centre, Brecon.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026