Jazz in the West Midlands - October 27th - November 2nd 2025.

Monday, October 27, 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, blues and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

Monday 27

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



Jazz at The Bull *
The Bull, 1 Price Street, Birmingham B4 6JU



Cheltenham Jazz Club: Emily Masser Quartet
The Irving Studio, Everyman Theatre, 10 Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ





Tuesday 28

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



Digbeth Jazz: Webb / Sach / Ciniglio / Harper
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG



Evesham Jazz Night *
The Red Lion, Market Square, Evesham WR11 4RW



Stratford Jazz: Alan Barnes Quartet
Boston Tea Party, Henley St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6QW





Wednesday 29

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



Pershore Jazz Club: TJ Johnson Band
Pershore Town Football Club, King Georges Way, Pershore WR10 1QU



Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Jubilee Jazz Band
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 30

Emma-Jean Thackray
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ



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



Jazz at Copper Beech: The Flat Nines
Copper Beech, Britannia Road, Worcester



Birmingham Jazz Black History Month: Mark Cherrie
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE



Mike Smith / Tom Kincaid / Peter Rob9inson / Roger Keay
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR



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





Friday 31

Birmingham Jazz Black History Month: Friends // Byron Wallen
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE



The Unique Experience + Friends: The Final Show
Hockley Social Club, 60 Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3LU



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





Saturday 1 Nov

Sax in the City with The Notebenders
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA



Birmingham Jazz Black History Month: Arran Shanghavi // Xhosa Cole
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE



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



Blues Club: Back on The Road (afternoon)
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ



Downstairs at The Grand *
The Grand Hotel, 1 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2FE





Sunday 2

Sananda Maitreya (aka Terence Trent D’Arby)
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ



Gilles Peterson & Jamz Supernova + MC Rob Galliano
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ



Garry Allcock Trio ft Antonio Socci
Tower of Song, 107 Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3JX



The Fifth Stourbridge Festival of Improvised Music
Claptrap The Venue, 108a High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1EE



Coventry Jazzamatazz: Fret and Fiddle
Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD



Sunday Soul Sessions at Phoenix Bar (click link for lineup)
Phoenix Live Music Restaurant and Bar, 2, Masshouse, Unit 4 Masshouse Ln, Birmingham B5 5JE





* 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