http://www.thejazzmann.com Jazz news, Jazz reviews and live Jazz gigs, events and reviews from Ian Mann the Jazz Man en ian.mann@onetel.com Copyright 2026 2026-10-06T14:03:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/juni-habel-duo-nick-jonah-davis-sy-gigs-the-darwin-room-shrewsbury-library-shrewsbury-04-10-2026 Ian Mann enjoys the music of the Scandinavian folk duo led by singer, guitarist & songwriter Juni Habel plus the solo electric guitar explorations of Derbyshire's Nick Jonah Davis. Folk, Live, 2026-10-06T14:03:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/17th-european-young-artists-award-burghausen-2027-invitation-for-the-submission-of-entries On the occasion of the Burghausen International Jazz Festival from March 3rd to 7th, 2027, the town‘s jazz association invites the sub­mission of entries to the 17th European Young Artists Jazz Award 2026-10-05T12:49:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/christian-mcbride-ben-folds-and-yuja-wang-announced-as-headliners-for-2027-gilmore-international-piano-festival-april-27-may-9-2027 The Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan, North America’s largest piano festival, has announced its headlining line-up for the upcoming 2027 Festival. 2026-10-05T09:34:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/jazz-in-the-west-midlands-october-5th-11th-2026 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. 2026-10-05T09:21:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/upstairs-at-ronnie-scotts-programme-for-october-and-november-2026 Ronnie Scott's has announced its programme for its Upstairs venue for October and November 2026. 2026-10-04T11:08:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/terence-collie-quartet-kidderminster-jazz-club-st-ambroses-parish-centre-kidderminster-worcs-02-10-2026 Ian Mann enjoys quartet performances the high quality original compositions and inventive arrangements of jazz standards of pianist Terence Collie and takes a look at his latest album "DNA". Jazz, Live, 2026-10-04T10:59:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/brick-lane-jazz-festival-london-announces-first-wave-of-artists-for-2027 Brick Lane Jazz Festival has announced the first wave of artists for its sixth edition, taking place from 22nd – 25th April 2027. Press release attached. 2026-10-03T21:55:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/guildford-jazz-programme-for-november-2026 Mick Thomas has forwarded details of forthcoming events at Guildford Jazz. Performers include Rob Fowler, Greg Abate, Andy Sheppard, Christian Garrick. 2026-10-03T21:17:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/announcing-the-music-hub-award-nominees-for-the-parliamentary-jazz-awards-2026 The Musicians’ Union are sponsoring the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2026 and in particular a new award to celebrate the work of Music Hubs and Schools Music Services. Press release attached. 2026-10-03T21:03:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/birmingham-jazz-celebrates-50-years-with-premiere-of-suite-featuring-the-work-five-different-birmingham-composers 50 years of Birmingham Jazz will be celebrated on Thursday 8 October 2026 in a special evening at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Press release attached. 2026-10-02T14:57:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/black-history-month-at-toulouse-lautrec-jazz-club-kennington-london The Toulouse Lautrec venue will celebrate Black History Month with a series of specially curated performances throughout October 2026. Schedule attached. 2026-10-02T14:41:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/the-green-note-camden-town-london-newsletter-02-10-2026 The Green Note has forwarded its latest newsletter with details of forthcoming musical events. 2026-10-02T14:23:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/features/article/sunday-at-wall2wall-jazz-festival-various-venues-abergavenny-27-09-2026 2026-10-02T10:05:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/features/article/saturday-at-wall2wall-jazz-festival-melville-centre-abergavenny-26-09-2026 2026-09-30T20:03:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/nick-dewhurst-upcoming-jazz-events-october-to-december-2026 Lichfield based trumpeter / guitarist Nick Dewhurst has forwarded details of his forthcoming live appearances. Schedule attached. 2026-09-29T21:15:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/606-jazz-club-chelsea-london-programme-for-october-2026 Laura Thorne of the 606 Club has forwarded details of the venue's programme for October 2026, including a special series of events celebrating the Club's 50th anniversary. 2026-09-29T20:28:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/birmingham-jazz-to-celebrate-black-history-month Birmingham Jazz is running a series of events throughout October 2026 across various venues to celebrate Black History Month. Further information attached. 2026-09-28T13:07:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/roger-beaujolais-spin-quartet-melville-centre-abergavenny-25-09-2026-part-of-wall2wall-jazz-festival Tonight was only the second gig for this group but it’s a line up that has the potential to be more than just a temporary alliance as Wall2Wall 2026 got off to an absolutely terrific start. Jazz, Live, 2026-09-28T12:51:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/new-jazz-night-in-worcestershire This week sees the start of a new fortnightly session at The Talbot in Knightwick, just off the A44 between Worcester and Bromyard. 2026-09-28T10:27:00+00:00 https://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/neil-angilley-trio-music-spoken-here-the-marrs-bar-worcester-24-09-2026 This was an exceptional performance from the trio, combining superb instrumental technique with a joyous energy and an impressive command of a variety of musical idioms. Jazz, Live, 2026-09-25T23:44:00+00:00