Shrewsbury Jazz Network announce programme for April, May and June 2026.

Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Shrewsbury Jazz Network has announced its programme for spring and early summer 2026. Events take place at The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury. Fully detailed schedule attached.

PROGRAMME – April to June 2026
* Saturdays at 7pm. Performance area opens 6:30pm.

Let Spin April 11 £25/£12 U22
Let Spin are an egalitarian four-piece whose members Chris Williams (saxophones & flute), Ruth Goller (bass & vocals), Moss Freed (guitar), & Finlay Panter (drums) are active contributors to the fertile London, UK and European jazz scenes. The result is an explosive mixture of stylistic influences. Their collaborative way of working, with a focus on improvisation, leads to incendiary live performances as experienced at the Hive in 2023. Their next performance will be based on material from their fifth album ‘I am Alien’ which sees an expansion of their sound worlds and explorations with the additions of Ruth Goller’s vocals and Chris Williams’s baritone saxophone and flute. This has taken the band’s interplay and fusing of composition and improvisation to a whole new level, with spectacular results. Be ready!
‘Electrifying live band whose grooves could wake the dead ....’ The Guardian

Alex Hitchcock Quartet
May 9 £25/£12 U22
Following sold-out album launches in New York and London, Saxophonist and composer Alex Hitchcock brings a cutting-edge quartet with Joe Downard (bass), Will Barry (piano) & Luke McCarthy (drums). This exciting band will be performing music from the acclaimed new release. ‘Letters from Afar’, a sonic correspondence across
emotional, geographic, and artistic distances. This is music for curious, open-minded listeners drawn to art at the edge of beauty and disruption.
‘Leading the charge in terms of new jazz music being created in the UK..’ BBC Jazz World

Gaz Hughes Trio
June 13 £25/£12 U22
Drummer Gaz Hughes returns to SJN at the Hive with his exciting trio partners Gavin Barras (double bass) & Andrzej Baranek (piano). Rooted in the timeless tradition of the piano trio, they breathe fresh life into standards and mix in a few of their own original compositions for good measure. The result showcases seamless interaction, bold creativity, and an infectious joy. Classic Sound with a Modern Twist.
‘A high level of swing and musicality…Jazz Journal

The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE

https://events.hiveonline.org.uk/

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