Jazz in the West Midlands, January 5th -11th 2026.

Monday, January 05, 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 5th
Salt Peanuts
Bill’s Kitchen, 1 Mill St, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow SY8 1AZ



Wednesday 7

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

Candlelight Jazz Club: Alex Clarke with the Joe Masterson Trio
Fletcher’s Bar & Eatery, 7 York Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham B14 7SA

Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Matt Palmer’s Gatsby Go Getters
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 8
Music Spoken Here presents Davide Giovannini’s Minas Project
The Marr’s Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester WR1 1TA





Friday 9

Birmingham Jazz: Mick Foster Quartet
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE

Jazz at Corn Exchange: Will Barnes Quartet
Corn Exchange, 8 High St Ross-On-Wye HR9 5HL


Jazz at the Bonded Warehouse: Dom Pipkin & The Ikos
The Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge DY8 4LU

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

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





Saturday 10

Blues Club with Cat Davis Trio
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Hafan Jazz: Coltrane Dedication Quintet
Hafan Yr Afon, Back Lane, Newtown SY16 2NH

Shrewsbury Jazz: Bryan Corbett’s Instrumental Groove Unit
The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE

The Groove Assembly
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 11
Solihull Jazz Club *
Broomfields Hall, Union Road, Solihull B91 3DH

* 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