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Jazz in the West Midlands, June 1st -  7th 2026.

Monday, June 01, 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 and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

 

 

Monday 1

 

Kenilworth Jazz: Vasilis Xenopoulos with the Aaron Moloney Trio
Kenilworth Rugby Club Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth CV8 2AJ

 


Jazz Pan Pan
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL



 


Tuesday 2


Macy Gray
Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

 


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

 

 


Wednesday 3


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

 


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

 


Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: New Orleans Hot Shots
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 4


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

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: The Nick Dewhurst Band ft Lydia Rae
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Alsager Jazz Club: Carole Williams & Suzanne Fonseca with the Robin Dewhurst Trio
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR

 


Fargo Jazz Jam ft Kim Cypher
Unit 5 Fargo Village Far Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5ED

 

 


Friday 5


Birmingham Jazz: Theo Travis Double Talk
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE

 


Kidderminster Jazz Club: Harry Diplock Trio
St. Ambrose Parish Centre, Leswell Street, Kidderminster DY10 1RP

 


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

 


Bryan Corbett with the Tim Amann Trio
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

 


The Grant Russell Quartet
The Wren, 75 High Street, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8AT

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: Chris Bowden and Edgar Macías (free event)
Insomnia Coffee Shop, Boley Park, Lichfield WS14 9XJ

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: Ray Butcher and Bill Hayes (free event)
The Quill & Scholar, 12-14 Tamworth St, Lichfield WS13 6JJ

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: Dino Baptiste & Tash Buxton
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: The Ben Holder Quartet
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Lisa Curley Band
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

 


TDE: Hans Koller Sextet featuring Rebecka Edlund and John O’Gallagher
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

 


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

 


Little Rumba
The Edge Arts Centre, William Brookes School, Farley Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire TF13 6NB

 

 


Saturday 6


Pete Roth Trio ft Bill Bruford
Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN

 


swing@temperance: Frankie Lee and the Casuals
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: The Gaz Hughes Trio
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: Tom Hill’s 70s Jazz Funk Machine
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: The John Evans Jazz Experience ft Suzanne Fonseca
Minster Hall, Cathedral Rise, Lichfield WS13 6AE

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: Antonio Forcione Trio
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


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

 

 


Sunday 7


Joe Webb Trio
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham,  B1 2EA

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: James Taylor Quartet
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: The James Oliver Band
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: Sunday Soul Sessions with the Tom Morgan Quartet ft Sir Louis
The Hub at St Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, WS13 6LG

 


Lichfield Jazz Weekender: Sophie Gilbert, Arran Shaghavi & RJ Gilbert
Minster Hall, Cathedral Rise, Lichfield WS13 6AE

 


Jazz @ The Tower: Garry Allcock Trio ft Judy Blu
Tower of Song, 107 Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3JX

 


Jazz-a-matazz: Sarah Spencer’s Transatlantic Band
The Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD

 


SAM Duo
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

 


The Jake Leg Jug Band
The Chestnut Tree, 17 Lansdowne Road, Worcester WR1 1SS

 

* Indicates known regular event but no line-up published by the promoter at time of writing.

 


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