Jazz in the West Midlands, February 23rd - March 1st 2026.

Monday, February 23, 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 23 Feb

Cheltenham Jazz Club: Alex Hitchcock Quartet
Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1HQ

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



Tuesday 24 Feb

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

Jazz @ The Red Lion
The Red Lion, Market Square, Evesham WR11 4RW



Wednesday 25 Feb

Upstairs at Cherry Reds: Gideon Tazelaar
Cherry Red’s, 88-92 John Bright Street, Birmingham B1 1BN

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

BIGHEADMODE
The Dome, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT

Pershore Jazz Club: Adrian Cox Trio
Pershore Town Football Club, King Georges Way, Pershore WR10 1QU

Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Geoff Sansome’s Sauce City Jazz Band
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 26

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

Free Lunchtime Jazz with RBC Musicians
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

RBC Salsa Orchestra
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

Del Camino
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Al Nicholls, Tom Kincaid, Peter Robinson
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR

Friday 27 Feb

Birmingham Jazz: Alex Clarke
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE

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

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

TDE: Seb Rochford Finding Ways
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH

Elle-J Walters Band
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

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

Tim Amann Xtet
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

Martin Taylor
The Morgan Experience Centre, Spring Lane, Great Malvern WR14 2LS

Saturday 28

The Earth, Wind and Fire Experience by Al McKay
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham,  B1 2EA

Benjamin Shankland
St Hilda’s Parish Church, Abbey Road Smethwick B67 5NQ

Elle-J Walters Band
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Blues Club with Trevor Babajack Steger
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Sunday 1 Mar

Jazz at The Tower: Garry Allcock Trio with Sarah Tweed
Tower of Song, 107 Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3JX

Uncle Ray - A Tribute to the Music of Ray Charles & Stevie Wonder
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

Sunday Afternoon Lounge with Chris Gibbons
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

Jazzamatazz: Roaring Twenties
The Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD

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

Sunday Soul Sessions: BoiDerra + Isaac Paris + Alycia404 + Soul Scrollz + Special Guests
Phoenix Live Music Restaurant & Bar, Unit 4, Masshouse Ln, Harborne, Birmingham B5 5JE

* 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