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