Jazz in the West Midlands - April 6th - 12th 2026.

Monday, April 06, 2026

A roundup of gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings provided by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Here, Worcester.

The Week Ahead

A roundup of jazz, funk, blues and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

Monday 6

Jazz Pan Pan *
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL

blues @ temperance: Felix Rabin Band
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF



Tuesday 7
Digbeth Jazz: Donovan Haffner Quintet
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG

Wednesday 8

Bedford Street Jazz Jam
Bedford Street Bar, 4 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa CV32 5DY

Stratford Jazz: Stratford Girls Jazz Band + Alex Clarke Quartet
Rother Street Arts House, 14 Rother St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU

blues club @ temperance | The Swaps // Greg Brice // Trevor Babajack Steger
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF

Henry Newman Jazz Experience
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP



Thursday 9

Music Spoken Here presents Philip Clouts Quartet
The Marr’s Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester WR1 1TA

Dom Franks Strayhorn
Corn Exchange, 8 High St Ross-On-Wye HR9 5HL

John Hallam / Paul Hartley
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR

Jazz Stew
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

JQ Jazz House: New Orleans Brass Band
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Friday 10

B:Music Free Jazz Fridays: Ankora
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham,  B1 2EA

Jazz at The Bonded Warehouse: Ralf Decambre Quartet
The Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge DY8 4LU

Soft Machine
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham B4 7XR

Detroit Soul Collective
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Mercy Mercy Mercy
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

Charlotte Foster with Bill Hayes Trio
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

Saturday 11

Shrewsbury Jazz: Let Spin
The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE

Howlin’ Mat
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

Detroit Soul Collective
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Blues Club with Abi K
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Sunday 12

Jazz Funk Roadshow with the Nick Dewhurst Band
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

Chris Gibbons Band
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

Bill Hayes Jazz Experience ft Dave Chance on vocals
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

* Indicates known regular event but no line-up published by the promoter at time of writing.

Have a great week!
Dave Fuller
Instigator, Music Spoken Here
http://www.musicspokenhere.club