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Brecon Jazz Festival 2023, Main Weekend, Saturday 12th August 2023.

Ian Mann on the second full day of the main Festival weekend & performances by the All Stars of Brecon Jazz, Deborah Glenister, Annette Walker / Gary Crosby and the Gary Brunton / Emma Rawicz Quartet.

Brecon Jazz Festival 2023, Main Weekend, Friday 11th August 2023.

Ian Mann enjoys the first full day of the Festival and performances from Janet Evra, Edison Herbert, LaVon Hardison and many more.

Brecon Jazz Festival, ‘Jazz at the Marquee’, Family Jazz & Dance Day, Brecon County Showground, Brecon, 06/08/2023.

Ian Mann enjoys a hugely successful start to the 2023 Brecon Jazz Festival and three very different musical performances by the Rachel Hayward Swing Quartet, Fiesta Resistance and Funkyard

62nd Jazz a Juan, Juan-les-Pins, France - Part 2, 14th, 15th, 16th July 2023.

Guest contributor Colin May reports on the 62nd Jazz A Juan Jazz Festival. Performers include Brad Mehldau, Branford Marsalis, Sophie Alour, Stochelo Rosenberg, Guy Mintus, and Sixun

62nd Jazz a Juan, Juan-les-Pins, France - Part One, 11th, 12th, 13th July 2023.

Guest contributor Colin May reports on the 62nd Jazz A Juan Jazz Festival. Performers include Jacob Collier, Lizz Wright, and Matthis Pascaud & Hugh Coltman paying homage to Dr. John.

Jammin’ Summer Sessions, Juan Les Pins and Antibes, France, July 2023.

Guest contributor Colin May enjoys the music of seven different acts at the Jammin' Summer Sessions, the series of free concerts that form part of the annual Jazz à Juan Festival.

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Jazz Mann News

London Gypsy Jazz Festival 2026 - line-up announced.

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Set in the intimate, Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, the London Gypsy Jazz Festival 2026 brings together leading artists from Europe for four nights of music. Thursday 16th – Sunday 19th April 2026.

606 Jazz Club, Chelsea, London - Programme for April 2026 plus preview for May 2026.

Friday, March 27, 2026

Laura Thorne of the 606 Club has forwarded details of the Club's programme for April 2026, plus a short look at some the events due to take place in May. Fully detailed schedule attached.

EFG London Jazz Festival announces first names for 2026.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

EFG London Jazz Festival returns from 13–22 November 2026. Artists already announced include Samara Joy, Morcheeba, Fatoumata Diawara and Ben Folds. 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

Emma Rawicz residency at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London.

Thursday, March 26, 2026 - Sunday, March 29, 2026

Dumfries Jazz Weekend at The Cairndale Hotel & Spa, Dumfries, Scotland.

Friday, March 27, 2026 - Sunday, March 29, 2026

Congo Square Rhythms Festival, Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Saturday, March 28, 2026 - Sunday, March 29, 2026

Doc Bowling and his Blues Professors at the Temple of Art and Music,  Elephant & Castle, London.

Saturday, March 28, 2026