Jazz in the West Midlands,  August 17th - 23rd 2026.

Monday, August 17, 2026

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.

The Week Ahead

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

Monday 17
Jazz Pan Pan *
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL

Tuesday 18
Digbeth Jazz: A Hologram Maze
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG

Wednesday 19

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

Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Washington Whirligiggs
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ

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

Thursday 20

Alsager Jazz Club: Julian Gregory & Matthew Compton with the Paul Hartley Trio
The Thirteen Club, Cedar Avenue, Alsager ST7 2PH

Swing From Paris
Bishampton Villages Hall, Broad Ln, Bishampton, Pershore WR10 2LY

Friday 21

NBHD Open Jam: Zeñel & Guests
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG

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

Chris Corcoran Trio ft Aussie Jake
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

Saturday 22

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

BluMONDE
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

Sunday 23

Sunday Sessions @ The Blue Piano: Groove Cartel
The Blue Piano, 24-26 Harborne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3AA

Soul Sessions Brum Music on the Lawn: Thomas Atlas, Kiani & Eddy Luna
Uplands Allotment, 326 Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 8EX

* 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