Jazz in the West Midlands, February 19th - 25th 2026.

Monday, January 19, 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 19

Cheltenham Jazz Club: Sam Braysher Quartet
The Victory Club Ballroom, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY

RBC Jazz Composers’ Nonet
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR



Tuesday 20

Digbeth Jazz: Alex Merritt Band
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG



Wednesday 21

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

Lichfield Jazz: Chris Bowden
Cathedral Hotel, 62 Beacon Street, Lichfield WS13 7AR

Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Dave Wood’s New Orleans Bump
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ

Steamin’ Jazz Club: Tom Ollendorff
The Steam & Whistle, 247 Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham GL51 8NW

The 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 22

Music Spoken Here presents Detroitwich Funk Machine
The Marr’s Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester WR1 1TA

Ray Butcher
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR

Free Lunchtime Jazz with RBC Musicians Han Shijie, Fletcher Hoad and George Farrel
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

The Vintage Explosion
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU





Friday 23

Birmingham Jazz: Pete Hurt
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE

Fizzle + TDE: Xhosa Cole’s Free Monk residency - night 1
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

Apollo Gold
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Tim Amann Trio with Lydia Rae
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP



Saturday 24

Blues Club with Vee Jay King & His Dukes
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Fizzle + TDE: Xhosa Cole’s Free Monk residency - night 2
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

The Drifters
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham,  B1 2EA

Apollo Gold
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

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

Downstairs at The Grand *
The Grand Hotel, 1 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2FE

Sunday 25

Will Barnes Quartet
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

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

Fizzle + TDE: Anemone Quartet + Fliss Evans ft. Mystery Guests
Centrala, Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham B5 5RT

* Indicates known regular event but no line-up 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