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Jazz in the West Midlands - November 24th - 30th 2025.

Monday, November 24, 2025

A roundup of jazz, funk, blues and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings compiled by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Hee, Worcester.

The Week Ahead

A roundup of jazz, funk, blues and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

 

Monday 24
Jazz Pan Pan *
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL






Tuesday 25


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




Jazz Malfunction
The Red Lion, Market Square, Evesham WR11 4RW

 



Wednesday 26


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




Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: The Hot Tamales
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ

 


Pershore Jazz: Matt Holborn Quartet
Pershore Town Football Club, King Georges Way, Pershore WR10 1QU

 


Beoley Jazz Club: Vee-Jay King and his Dukes
Beoley Village Hall, Beoley Lane, Beoley B98 9AN

 

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




Blues @ Temperance: Martin Harley
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF






Thursday 27

 

RBC Jazz Senior Students Platforms (lunchtime)
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR




Music Spoken Here presents Allexa Nava
The Marr’s Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester WR1 1TA




Jazz at Wolverhampton Arts Centre: Orphy Robinson
Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN



Alex Clarke / Phil Lucas
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR




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




Blues @ Temperance: James Oliver Band ft. Horace Panter
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF




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

 




Friday 28

 

Birmingham Jazz: Barry Green Quartet
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE




Elle-J Walters Band
The Blue Piano, 24-26 Harborne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3AA




Blues @ Temperance: Jon Amor Trio
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF




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

 




Saturday 29

 

B:Music: National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA




B:Music: Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA




Blues @ Temperance: The Achievers
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF




Solid Soul
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 30

 

Music Spoken Here Sunday Service with Czafari.
The Marr’s Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester WR1 1TA




B:Music: Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA




Cafe Spotlight: Josh Bailey Trio
Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN




Fizzle + TDE Presents: Garford | Bisset | Sanders + Frost Fadnes | Dias
Centrala, Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham B5 5RT




Coventry Jazzamatazz: Hot Tamales
Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD




Sunday Blues @ Temperance: Jonathan “Big Wolf” Earp Trio
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF




SAM Band ft Sandy on vocals
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

 






* 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