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Friday at Swansea International Jazz Festival, 12/06/2015.

Ian Mann on an excellent first day of the Festival with performances by the John Critchinson Quintet, Brian Breeze Band, Groucho Club, Laurence Cottle Quintet and The Jive Aces.

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Monday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 04/05/2015.

Ian Mann on the final day of the 2015 festival with performances by Hackney Colliery Band, Hattie Briggs, Melissa James and the Neil Cowley Trio.

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Sunday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 03/05/2015.

A day of musical surprises including performances from Surnatural Orchestra, In Bed With, John Scofield w. Pablo Held, Medeski Martin & Wood w. Jamie Cullum, Bassekou Kouyate and Julian Arguelles.

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Saturday at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 02/05/2015.

Ian Mann enjoys a rich variety of music with performances by Archie Shepp, Lee Konitz/Dave Douglas Quintet, Wilko Johnson, Joe Lovano, Impermanence Trio and Alexander Hawkins/Elaine Mitchener Duo.

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Way in to the Way Out: Arun Ghosh and Zoe Rahman, EFG London Jazz Festival, 15th, 16th November 2014

Part lecture, part musical performance, Ghosh and Rahman present an A to Z of their musical influences and personal jazz histories. Informative, educational and entertaining.

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Book Review; ?Different Every Time ? The Authorised Biography of Robert Wyatt? by Marcus O’ Dair.

The story of a remarkable life and an indomitable spirit that addresses its subject with sympathy and honesty allied to painstaking detail. It's also highly readable and good value for money.

Page 48 of 67 pages

Jazz Mann News

Shrewsbury Jazz Network announce programme for January, February and March 2026.

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Shrewsbury Jazz Network has announced its programme for the first three months of 2026. Events take place at The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury. Fully detailed schedule attached.

EFG London Jazz Festival wins “Festival Of The Year” at The LIVE Awards 2025.

Friday, December 12, 2025

EFG London Jazz Festival has been honoured with the prestigious Festival of the Year award at The LIVE Awards 2025, held on 10 December 2025 at Troxy in East London. Press release attached.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts, New York City, announces the Winter 2026 season of its free POP-UP CONCERTS, January, February, March 2026.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Miller Theatre’s hour-long, musician-curated Pop-Up Concerts—free, informal, and intimate—bring the audience right onto the stage. 2026 Winter programme attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Chris Gibbons Band at Southbound, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 - Sunday, December 14, 2025

Darius Brubeck Quartet ‘music of the Brubecks’ at Union Chapel, Islington, London.

Monday, December 15, 2025

Outside UP! at Leicester Jazz House, International Arts Centre, Garden Street, Leicester.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Amuse Manouche at The Lion’s Den, Midhurst.

Thursday, December 18, 2025

A Winter Solstice Evening with the Aidan Thorne / Will Barnes Duo at The Garden Room, Left Bank Village, Hereford.

Thursday, December 18, 2025