Jazz in the West Midlands - February 16th - 22nd 2026.

Monday, February 16, 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, blues and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

Monday 16
Jazz Pan Pan *
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL



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



Wednesday 18

Lichfield Jazz: Andy Shillingford
Cathedral Hotel, 62 Beacon Street, Lichfield WS13 7AR

Steamin Jazz Club: Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper Quartet
The Steam & Whistle, 247 Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham GL51 8NW

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

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

Yolanda Penn Trio
Queens Arms, 150 Newhall Street, Birmingham B3 1RY

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



Thursday 19

Jazz at Wolverhampton Arts Centre: Julian Joseph
Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN

Detroitwich Funk Machine
Tower of Song, 107 Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3JX

The Wonder of Stevie
The Core Theatre, Touchwood, Homer Road, Solihull B91 3RG

Chris Cobbson’s Jazz Afrika Quintet
Smokey Joe’s, 16 Bennington St, Cheltenham GL50 4ED

Smokin Ade Wakelin Band
The Station, 7 High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7BB

Jamie Brownfield, Robin Dewhurst, Peter Robinson
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR

Friday 20

Birmingham Jazz: Joe Steels
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE

Jazz Fridays with the Aaron Moloney Trio
Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

Urban Intro
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Saturday 21

FREE blues @ temperance: The Violet Hours
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF

Blues Club with Snatch It Back
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

The Northern Soultrain
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Urban Intro
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

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

Sunday 22

Fat Chops Big Band ft Ian McKenzie
Yardley Wood Social Club, 118 School Road, Birmingham, B14 4JR

FIZZLE & TDE Presents: Edwards | Vicente | Trilla | Chris Cundy
Centrala, Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham B5 5RT

Acoustic Triangle
Maidment Auditorium, Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury SY3 7BA

Finding Ways ft Sebastian Rochford
The Tin @ The Coal Vaults, Coventry Canal Basin, St Nicholas Street, Coventry CV1 4LY

Halesowen Jazz Club *
Halesowen Cricket Club, Dog Kennel Lane, Halesowen B63 3EG

Sunday funk @ temperance: Stevie Watts and the Whirlybirds ft Shanade
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF

John Evans Jazz Experience
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

* 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.musicspokenhere.club