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Michael Wollny “Wunderkammer XXL” and “Weltentraum”.

Ian Mann on the two latest recordings by the most important European jazz pianist since Esbjorn Svensson.

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An evening at Cheltenham Music Festival, Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 04/07/2014.

Ian Mann on Film & Talk ; Moog / The Smith Quartet with Joby Burgess play Steve Reich - "Different Trains", Graham Fitkin - "Distil" and Steve Martland - "Starry Night".

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Monday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 05/05/2014.

Ian Mann on the final day of the 2014 festival with very different performances by London Afrobeat Collective, Jo Silver, The Indigo Kings, Curtis Stigers, Kairos 4tet and Get The Blessing.

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Sunday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 04/05/2014.

Ian Mann enjoys a second day of diverse music with performances by the Trondheim Jazz Exchange, Ambrose Akinmusire, Iain Ballamy, Dan Nicholls and Thomas Stronen.

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Saturday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 03/05/2014.

Ian Mann on a memorable day of wonderfully diverse music at the 2014 Cheltenham Jazz Festival including performances by Paul Dunmall, Loose Tubes and Denys Baptiste.

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Alex Ward;  Predicate “Nails” and Forebrace “Bad Folds”.

Ian Mann on two albums featuring the exceptional talents of Alex Ward who leads the band Predicate on guitar and the contemporaneous Forebrace on clarinet.

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Jazz Mann News

Jazz in the West Midlands - August 4th - 10th 2025.

Monday, August 04, 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.

Music Spoken Here, Worcester announces programme for Autumn 2025

Sunday, August 03, 2025

Music Spoken Here has announced its programme for September to December 2025. Events take place fortnightly at The Marr's Bar, Worcester.

Brigitte Beraha’s Lucid Dreamers - new album and UK live dates, September 2025.

Saturday, August 02, 2025

Vocalist & songwriter Brigitte Beraha and her band Lucid Dreamers will release their new album "Teasing Reflections" on 12th September 2025, followed by a short series of UK live dates.

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

Emma Smith at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Soho, London.

Wednesday, August 06, 2025 - Thursday, August 07, 2025

Jazz Jam Ft. Bryan Corbett at FarGo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry.

Thursday, August 07, 2025

Brecon Jazz Festival 2025, various venues, Brecon, Powys.

Friday, August 08, 2025 - Sunday, August 10, 2025

Christ-Stéphane Boizi 6tet at Clun Valley Jazz, SpArC Theatre Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire.

Saturday, August 09, 2025