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Saturday at Brecon Jazz Festival - 8th August 2009

A day of music that educated and entertained in equal measure, crowned by a flawless performance from Alec Dankworth's ?Spanish Accents? quintet (Picture of Dennis Rollins courtesy of Tim Dickeson)

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Happy Birthday Blue Note

Ian Mann celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the foundation of the iconic label with a look at three recent re-issues

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Sunday at Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2009

Sunday at the 2009 Lichfield Real Ale Jazz and Blues Festival followed on from where the Saturday had left off. Once again there was fine music in a variety of jazz styles

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Saturday at Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival 2009

The Lichfield RAJB organised by Lichfield Arts just goes from strength to strength. The music on offer this year was of a consistently high standard

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Ian Mann looks at two similarly themed albums by Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren

Lundgren (born 1966) came to jazz at the age of twenty having previously studied as a classical musician. Indeed at one time he seemed destined to be a professional classical performer

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The Guardian Hay Festival, Hay-On-Wye 2009

Ian Mann looks at contrasting jazz events at the 2009 Guardian Hay Festival

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Jazz Mann News

Derby Jazz - Programme for August to December 2025.

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Derby Jazz has announced its programme for August to December 2025. Events take place at various venues around the city.

Jazz in the West Midlands - July 7th - 13th 2025.

Monday, July 07, 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.

Ludovico Einaudi Announces Solo Piano Tour for April and May 2026.

Friday, July 04, 2025

Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi is unveiling Solo Piano, a special series of intimate solo evenings in his favourite concert halls.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Jazz Connections: Everyday Lives - Exhibition featuring the work of jazz scholar Dr Pedro Cravinho & photographer Brian Homer at Library of Birmingham Foyer, Centenary Square, Birmingham.

Friday, June 06, 2025 - Thursday, August 28, 2025

Serious Summer Jazz Series at The Barbican Centre and Cadogan Hall, London.

Monday, June 16, 2025 - Saturday, July 26, 2025

Cheltenham Music Festival 2025, various venues, Cheltenham, Glos.

Friday, July 04, 2025 - Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Jazz A Juan, various venues,  Juan-les-Pins, France.

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - Sunday, July 20, 2025

Germana Stella La Sorsa & Tom Ollendorff Duo at The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, London.

Thursday, July 10, 2025