Shirley Smart - Autumn Newsletter 2026.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Cellist, composer and improviser Shirley Smart has forwarded her latest newsletter, including details of forthcoming live performances with a variety of different line-ups.
Shirley Smart writes;
Autumn News!
Dear friends,
I hope you are all well and have had a lovely (if hot!) summer.
I have a few exciting things to share - a couple of new albums in production, autumn gigs, including a live album recording at Scarborough Jazz Festival, and new management.
I’m also about to submit my PhD thesis at City St. George’s, University of London, and it will be nice - if a bit weird! - to see what life looks like again without it looming in the background!
I hope to see you around soon!
Shirl
Autumn Gigs
25 Sept - Shirley Smart Sextet
Scarborough Jazz Festival
Tickets
https://www.scarboroughspa.co.uk/whats-on/scarborough-jazz-festival-2026
9 Oct - Quanta
South Hill Park Conservatoire, Bracknell
Tickets
https://www.conservatoire-international-concert-series.org/concerts/9-october-quanta/
16 Oct - Shirley Smart Sextet
Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, London
Tickets
https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/shirley-smart-sextet-5/
6 Nov - Quanta
Music That Lives, Penge, London
Tickets
https://www.musicthatlives.co.uk/concerts-salon-evenings/shirley-smart-trio-quanta-6-november-2026
13 Nov - Quanta
St Johns College, Cambridge University
Tickets
https://www.musicthatlives.co.uk/concerts-salon-evenings/shirley-smart-trio-quanta-6-november-2026
18 Nov - Shirley Smart Trio
London Jazz Festival, Bloomsbury Club, London
Info and Tickets
https://www.shirleysmart.com/gig-diary
30 Nov - Shirley Smart Trio
North Devon Jazz Club, The Beaver Inn, Appledore
Tickets
https://www.jazznorthdevon.com/whats-on-summary.html