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Jazz in the West Midlands, January 13th - 18th 2026.

Monday, January 12, 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.

 

 




Tuesday 13


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

 


Corner Pocket Jazz & Blues Club: Walter Smitty and the Unviables
The Westwood Club, Westwood Heath Road, Coventry CV4 8GP

 




Wednesday 14


Stratford Jazz: Detroitwich Funk Machine
Rother Street Arts House, 14 Rother St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU

 


Bedford Street Jazz Jam with Ray Butcher
Bedford Street Bar, 4 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa CV32 5DY

 


Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Tad Newton’s Jazz Friends
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ

 


Blues Club: The Swaps // Stevie Watts // Rachel Croft
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF

 


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



 


Thursday 15


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

 


Mike Hughes, Alan Jeffs, Peter Robinson, Roger Keay
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR

 


The Jazz Room: The Heart of New Orleans
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU






Friday 16


Birmingham Jazz: Frank Harrison Trio
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE

 


B:Music Free Jazz Fridays: Home/Lands
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham,  B1 2EA

 


B:Music: The Magic of Motown
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham,  B1 2EA

 


Tru Groove
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU



 


Saturday 17


Blues Club with Al-Bert
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

 


Germa Adan and Xhosa Cole
Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Market Square, Ludlow SY8 1AS

 


Tru Groove
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

 


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

 

 


Sunday 18


Jazzamatazz: Kevin Grenfell’s Jazz Giants
The Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD

 


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

 


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

 


The Jazz Room: Tribute to Soul
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

 

 

 


* 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