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Brecon Jazz Festival 2024, Main Weekend, Saturday 10th August 2024.

Concert performances featuring the Tatiana Eva-Marie Quartet, Jen Wilson's Dylan Thomas Jazz Suite Sextet & the Geoff Eales Trio, plus other more informal appearances from Wonderbrass a.o.

Brecon Jazz Festival 2024, Main Weekend, Friday 9th August 2024.

Ian Mann enjoys the first full day of the Festival and performances from Zach Breskal, Steven Kirby, Kat Rees, N'famady Kouyate, Ursula Harrison, Dionne Bennett and The Mingus Project.

Brecon Jazz Festival, Family & Jazz Day, Gardens and Marquee, Castle Hotel, Brecon, 04/08/2024.

An enjoyable and entertaining day of music making featuring three very different bands, all operating underneath the broad stylistic umbrella that we call jazz.

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.

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Jazz Mann News

Jazz FM, One Jazz and Tomorrow’s Warriors announce second series of ‘I AM WARRIOR’.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Over six episodes, I AM WARRIOR introduces three artists; pianist & composer Emily Tran, singer-songwriter Kianja and trombonist-composer Christ-Stéphane Boizi. The series begins on 31st January 2026.

SMOKE Jazz Club, New York City, Programme for March 2026.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

SMOKE Jazz Club has announced its schedule for March 2026. Performers include Charles McPherson, Steve Davis, Kenny Washington, Fred Hersch, Eric Alexander, Cyrus Chestnut, George Cables.

The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool - Spring and Summer Programme 2026.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Tung Auditorium is the University of Liverpool’s state-of-the-art concert hall, designed for both teaching and live performance. A schedule of forthcoming shows, including some jazz events, att.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Ian Shaw’s Piano Bar with Vanessa Haynes, Polly Gibbons, Esther Bennett, Andy Williamson at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Alex Bonney / Will Glaser / Cath Roberts / Tom Challenger at Hundred Years Gallery, London E2.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio at Guildford Jazz, The Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Julian Argüelles & RWCMD Jazz Orchestra at Dora Stoutzker Hall RWCMD, Cardiff.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Naissance at The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire.

Friday, January 30, 2026