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Jazz in the West Midlands - February 2nd - 8th 2026.

Monday, February 02, 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 2


Seckou Keita
Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

 


Kenilworth Jazz: Swing From Paris
Kenilworth Rugby Club Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth CV8 2AJ

 


Big Band Mondays: A Tribute to Gordon Goodwin
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

 




Tuesday 3
Digbeth Jazz: Diddy Sweg
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG

 




Wednesday 4


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

 


Jazz at Fletchers: Joe Masterson invites Smokin’ Ade Wakelin
Fletcher’s Bar & Eatery, 7 York Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham B14 7SA

 


Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Dave Browning’s Jazz Cats
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ

 


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

 


Matt Storm
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

 


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



 


Thursday 5


Free Lunchtime Jazz with RBC students David Roberts, Ben Lawrence & Jude Edson
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

 


Jazz Vocal Night
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

 


Tim Williams, Dean Stockdale, Gavin Barras, Gaz Hughes
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR

 


Fargo Jazz Jam with Simon Spillett
Unit 5 Fargo Village Far Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5ED

 

 


Friday 6


Smokin’ Ade Wakelin Band - Blues & Grooves
Kings Norton Ex-Service Mens Club, 1853 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 3DJ

 


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

 


Kidderminster Jazz Club: Inscape
St. Ambrose Parish Centre, Leswell Street, Kidderminster DY10 1RP

 


Ross Hicks Trio
The Suffolk Arms, 40 Suffolk Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 2AQ

 


blues @ temperance: Greg Coulson Band
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF

 


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

 


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

 

 


Saturday 7


Shrewsbury Jazz: Alicia Gardener-Trejo Quartet
The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE

 


Will Barnes Quartet
Isbourne Arts, High St, Winchcombe, Cheltenham GL54 5LJ

 


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

 


MAC’s Vintage Jazz Jam
KILN @ Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

 


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

 


Swing from Paris
Bromsgrove Arts @ Fairfield Village Hall, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove B61 9LZ

 

 


Sunday 8


Sunday Afternoon Jazz Lounge with Stevie Watts
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

 


SwingShift10 + Bryan Corbett
Jaguar Social Club, Fenton Road,  Coventry CV5 9PS

 


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

 


Stafford Jazz Society: Jake Leg Jug Band
White Eagle Polish Club, Riverway, Stafford ST16 3TH

 


Halesowen Jazz Club: Jake Leg Jug Band
Halesowen Cricket Club, Dog Kennel Lane, Halesowen B63 3EG

 

 


* 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