Jazz in the West Midlands - December 15th - 21st 2025.
Monday, December 15, 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.
The Week Ahead
A roundup of jazz, funk, blues and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.
Monday 15
Free Lunchtime Jazz
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
The Rat Pack at Christmas
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA
Tuesday 16
Red Lemons
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
The Diddy Sweg Big Band presents A Diddy Sweg Christmas Carol
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ
Wednesday 17
Bedford Street Christmas Special with The Groovellas
Bedford Street Bar, 4 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa CV32 5DY
Upstairs at Cherry Reds: TIDE
Cherry Red’s, 88-92 John Bright Street, Birmingham B1 1BN
Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Christmas Party with Sheila Fawkes Café Orchestra
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ
Steamin’ Jazz Club: Katya Gorrie Quartet
The Steam & Whistle, 247 Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham GL51 8NW
Fugue and Groove
The Blue Piano, 24-26 Harborne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3AA
The Yolanda Penn Trio
Queens Arms, 150 Newhall Street, Birmingham B3 1RY
Red Lemons
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
Henry Newman Jazz Experience
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP
Thursday 18
Mark Lockheart & John Parricelli
Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN
Smokin Ade Wakelin Band
The Station, 7 High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7BB
Liam Byrne / Bryan Corbett
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR
Detroit Soul Collective
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
The Sharmanaires Big Band ft Garry Rutter
Knowle Royal British Legion, 1611 Warwick Rd, Knowle, Solihull B93 9LU
Friday 19
Christmas All Stars Jazz In The Box with Nigel Price, Vasilis Xenopoulos, Freddie Gavita & Dave Sear
Unit 5 Fargo Village Far Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5ED
B:Music Free Jazz Fridays: The Notebenders
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA
King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
Huntingdon Hall, CrownGate, Worcester WR1 3LD
Lichfield Jazz Big Band Christmas Special
St Anne’s Church, Church Street, Burntwood WS7 3QR
Art Themen with the Tim Amann Trio
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP
Blues @ Temperance: Mississippi McDonald Christmas Show
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF
Detroit Soul Collective
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
Jazz Solstice with Aidan Thorne & Will Barnes
St Swithun’s Church, Church Street, Worcester, WR1 2RH
Saturday 20
Blues @ Temperance: Giles Robson Christmas Special
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF
Detroit Soul Collective
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
Blues Club: Bedrock Bullets
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ
Downstairs at The Grand *
The Grand Hotel, 1 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2FE
Sunday 21
Jazz at Copper Beech: House Band + Guest
Copper Beech Brewery & Taproom, 6-8 Britannia Road, Worcester WR1 3BQ
Coventry Jazzamatazz: Kevin Grenfell’s Jazz Giants
Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD
Fat Chops Big Band ft Jeff Hooper
Fentham Hall, Marsh Lane, Hampton-in-Arden B92 0AH
Steve King Big Band Christmas Spectacular
Benjamins, 4 Birmingham Street, Halesowen B63 3HN
Bill Hayes Jazz Experience
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP
Blues @ Temperance: Chantel McGregor - stripped back Xmas special
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF
* Indicates known regular event but no lineup published by the promoter at time of writing. Click the link for latest details.
Have a great week!
Dave Fuller
Instigator, Music Spoken Here
http://www.musicspkenhere.club