Jazz in the West Midlands, September 28th - October 4th 2026.
Monday, September 28, 2026
A roundup of jazz, funk and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings compiled 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 28
RBC Salsa Orchestra
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Jazz Pan Pan *
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL
Tuesday 29
Digbeth Jazz: Giulia Marro Quartet
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG
Birmingham Jazz @ 50: AMPHITRIO
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE
Jazz Night at The Talbot: Zoltan Sagi & Dave Deakin
The Talbot, Knightwick, Worcester WR6 5PH
Wednesday 30
Ashley Allen & Friends celebrate 50 years of Stevie Wonder’s Songs In The Key Of Life
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA
Upstairs at Cherry Reds: Jim Bashford - Monk’s Dream Team
Cherry Red’s, 88-92 John Bright Street, Birmingham B1 1BN
Pershore Jazz Club: Forest Hill Owls
Pershore Town Football Club, King Georges Way, Pershore WR10 1QU
The BHQ - And Your Bird Can Swing: The Beatles Re-imagined
Dunchurch Village Hall, Rugby Road, Rugby CV22 6PN
Bedford Street Jazz Jam *
Bedford Street Bar, 4 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa CV32 5DY
Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Storyville Jass Band (from Holland)
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ
Midweek Sessions Jam
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ
Henry Newman Jazz Experience
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP
Thursday 1 Oct
Jazz Canon: Horace Silver
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
The Love & Afrobeats Orchestra
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
Martin Taylor - Standards Tour
Huntingdon Hall, CrownGate, Worcester WR1 3LD
Jazz at The Courtyard
The Courtyard, 2 War Lane, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9RN
Alsager Jazz Club: Justin Holcroft with the Tim Amann Trio
The Thirteen Club, Cedar Avenue, Alsager ST7 2PH
Fargo Jazz Jam ft. Tani Fakile
Unit 5 Fargo Village Far Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5ED
Friday 2
Gary Crosby & Denys Baptiste present A Love Supreme
Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
Birmingham Jazz Black History Month: Xhosa Cole
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE
Kidderminster Jazz: Terence Collie Quartet
St. Ambrose Parish Centre, Leswell Street, Kidderminster DY10 1RP
Jazz Fridays with The Moloney Trio
Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
Jazz at The Merryfellow: Iain Ballamy & Yuri Golubev
The Merryfellow, 2 School Road, Cheltenham GL53 8AU
Legends of Motown
Swan Theatre, The Moors, Worcester WR1 3ED
The Groove Assembly
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
Funky Custard
Chas Manns, 70 The Green, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 8RU
Saturday 3
Birmingham Jazz Black History Month: Deirdre Cartwright’s Picnic
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE
The Groove Assembly
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
Sunday 4
Cafe Spotlight at Wolverhampton Arts Centre: V6 Organ Trio
Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN
Sunday Sessions @ The Blue Piano: Bryan Corbett’s Instrumental Groove Unit
The Blue Piano, 24-26 Harborne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3AA
Reelin’ In The Dan
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ
Jazz @ The Tower with the Garry Allcock Trio
Tower of Song, 107 Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3JX
Jazz-a-matazz: Paula Jackman’s Jazz Masters
The Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD
Brignorth Jazz: Julian Stringle Quartet
The Garden Bar, 6 Bridge Street, Bridgnorth WV15 6A
* Indicates known regular event but no lineup published by the promoter at time of writing.
Have a great week!
Dave Fuller
Instigator, Music Spoken Here
http://www.musicspokenhere.club