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Jazz in the West Midlands - July 7th - 13th 2025.

Monday, July 07, 2025

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 and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

 

Monday 7


Stevie Wonder
Utilita Arena, King Edward’s Road, Birmingham B1 2AA




Simon Spillett with the Alex Steele Trio
Kenilworth Rugby Club Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth CV8 2AJ






Tuesday 8
Digbeth Jazz: Laura Jurd
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG





Wednesday 9


West Coast Sound
Bottles Wine Bar, 22-24 New Street, Worcester WR1 2DP




Julie Dexter & Band
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU




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






Thursday 10


Hannah Brine
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR




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






Friday 11

 

Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival
Moseley Park, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8DD




B:Music: Tomorrows Warriors Junior Band x MfY Takeover
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA




Take Me To The River ft Carla Thomas
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ




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




Smokin’ Ade Wakelin Band & The Barflys
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ






Saturday 12


Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival
Moseley Park, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8DD




CV Jazz: Maddy Coombs Quartet
SpArC Theatre, Brampton Rd, Bishop’s Castle, Bishops Castle SY9 5AY




Jazz at The Ruin (lineup TBC)
The Ruin, 92 Floodgate Street, Deritend, Birmingham B5 5SR




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






Sunday 13

 

Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival
Moseley Park, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8DD




Sarah Spencer’s Sax ’n’ Bone
Broomfields Hall, Union Road, Solihull B91 3DH



Dino Baptiste: An Evening of Blues & Boogie Woogie
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Upper Clifton Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 6DA



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

 

Have a great week!
Dave Fuller
Instigator, Music Spoken Here
http://www.musicspokenhere.club