- Magazine Gig Guide
Gig Guide
April 2018
Sunday
1 Acantha Lang
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1 Natalie Williams Soul Family (evening) Gary Williams (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
1 The International Delta Six
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
1 Ed Jones Quartet
Hen and Chicken, 210 North Street, Southville, Bristol
1 Kodian Trio
Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne
1 Jazz Lads
Saltburn Golf Club, Guisborough Road, Saltburn by the Sea
1 Bruno Heinen
St Laurence Chapel, 21 St Lawrence Lane, Newton Abbot
1 Smokin' Spitfires
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
1 Ron Burnett
Inkwell, 31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds
1 Chris Rand
The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk
Monday
2-5 Michel Legrand with Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
2 Jeff Williams
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Tuesday
3 Kristian Borring
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
3 Ginger Baker plus Pyjaen
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
3 Derek Nash
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
3 Ed Jones Quartet
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
Wednesday
4 The Polo Sticks
The Spice of Life, 6 Moor Street, London W1
4 Eyolf Dale
King's Place, 90 York Way, London N1
4 Sun Ra Arkestra
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham
4 Federico Albanese
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
4 The Cloggz
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
4 Bruno Heinen
Flute and Tankard, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff
Thursday
5 Jeremy McMurray and the Pocket Jazz Orchestra
ARC, Dovecote Street, Stockton on Tees
5 Camilla George Quartet
Bonington Theatre, Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Arnold, Nottingham
5-6 Gregory Porter
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
5 Alan Barnes and David Newton
Boldron Village Hall, Barnard Castle
5 Jeremy Stacey
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
5 Wild Card feat Graeme Flowers and Annabel Williams
Opera, 3 Pepper Street, Chester
Friday
6-7 Omar Hakim and Rachel Z Oz Experience
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
6 Stephanie Mair Quartet
Zedels, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
6 James Birkett and Bradley Johnston
Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
6 Treppenwitz
JATP Jazz, Glyde House, Bradford
6 Stanley Jordan and Christian Galvez
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
6 Lizz Wright
Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London N1
Lizz Wright may have moved to more soul-folk territory on her latest album Grace, but in live performance her deep jazz roots and gospel upbringing can create some of the more heart wrenchingly emotional singing you’re ever likely to hear. This showing at this hallowed London hall is almost certainly going to be an unmissable and ecstatically uplifting occasion.
6 Yazz Ahmed plus Leifur James
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
6 Gateshead International Jazz Festival: Portico Quartet, Chris Barber Big Band, Sun Ra Arkestra and more
Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
6 Camilla George Quartet
Central Bay Foyer, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1
6 YolanDa Brown
Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick
6 Alan Barnes and David Newton
Newbiggin & District Association, Newbiggin, Teesdale
6 Jeff Williams
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
6 Dave Lewis 1 Up
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Saturday
7 Savannah Jazz Band
St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
7 GIJF: Norma Winstone, Ruby Turner, Chris Sharkey and more
Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
7 Dick Oatts
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
7 Colin Steele Quintet
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
7 Wayne Hernandez
Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, Stanthorpe Road, Streatham, London SW16
7 Mia Webb and Roy Willis
New Ship Inn, 403 Sunderland Road, Cleadon
7 Janette Mason
Jazz Cafe POSK, 238 - 246 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6
7 Gilad Atzmon
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
8 The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
8 Ray Dales
Quakerhouse, Mechanic's Yard, Darlington
8 Daniel
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
8 Kristian Borring
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester
8 Nordanians
Zeffirellis, Compston Road, Ambleside
8 GIJF: Arve Henriksen, Georgie Fame with Guy Barker Big Band and more
Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
8 Taylor Haskins plus Gnosis (evening) Joanna Eden (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
8 Mary Pearce (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
8 Jon Shenoy
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
Monday
9 Freedom
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
9 Maniere Des Bohemiens
Beeston Library, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham
9 James Ulmer Odyssey Trio
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
9 Dorie Jackson plus Luke Brighty
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
10-11 Marcus Stringle Twi-Life
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
10 Janette Mason
Matt & Phred's Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester
10 Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Islington Assembly Hall, Upper Street, London N1
10 Maniere Des Bohemiens
Worksop Library, Memorial Avenue, Nottinghamshire
10 Liane Carroll and Brian Kellock
Nairn Community and Arts Centre, King Street, Nairn
10 BBC Big Band
Darlington Hippodrome, Parkgate, Darlington
10 Laurence Hobgood Trio
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
10 Meg Morley plus Jazz from the Royal Academy of Music
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
10 Rob Luft
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
Wednesday
11 The Matthew Read Trio
SpeakeasyTorquay, Torbay, Devon
11 Tori Freestone and Alcyona Mick
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
Powerfully melodic saxophonist Tori Freestone joins imaginative pianist Alcyona Mick to perform material from their new duo record Criss Cross. The pair fuse their individual and distinctive styles to impressive effect – a great combination of compelling improv and strong melodies.
11 Maniere Des Bohemiens
Southwell Library, The Bramley Centre, King Street, Southwall
11 Janette Mason
Old Cinema Launderette, 38 Sunderland Road, Durham
11-12 Sheila Jordan
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
11 Martin Shaw and Mark Nightingale Quintet
The Pavillion, Guildford Rugby Club, Guildford Road, Godalming
11 Tony Kofi
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Thursday
12 Julian Siegel Quartet
Cambridge Modern Jazz, Hidden Rooms, 7b Jesus Lane, Cambridge
12 Keyon Harrold plus Camilla George Quartet
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
12 Maniere Des Bohemiens
West Bridgford Library, Bridgford Road, Nottingham
12 Janette Mason
The Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers Street, Edinburgh
12 Minnie Fraser
Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
12 Jeff Williams
Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham
12-13 Cameron Graves
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
12 Christian Garrick
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
13 Ed Jones Quartet
The Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham
13 Kristian Borring
Wakefield Jazz, Wakefield Sports Club, College Grove, Eastmoor Road
13 Gavin Barras' The Family Tree
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
13 Thomas Gould, Kristjan Randalu and Stephan Braun
King's Place, 90 York Way, London N1
13 Clare Teal Trio
Gala Theatre and Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
13 Keyon Harrold
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
13 Jazz Jamaica
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
13 Janette Mason
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, Lochgelly
13 Embodied Hope Quartet
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road,Sheffield
Saturday
14 Aubrey Logan
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
14 Janette Mason
The Blue Arrow, 323 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
14 New Focus Quartet
St James Scottish Episcopal Church, 11A St John's Place, Edinburgh
14 Julian Siegel Quartet
The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury
14 Ed Jones
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
15 Bruno Heinen
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
15 Laurence Cottle Big Band (evening) The Jive Aces (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
15 Julian Siegel Quartet
Hen and Chicken, 210 North Street, Southville, Bristol
15 The Savannah Jazz Band
Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
15 The Don Paterson Situation
Merchants House, West George Street, Glasgow
15 Wayne Rex and Dave Jackson
Hundred Years Gallery, 13 Pearson Street, London E2
15 Giles Strong Quartet
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
15 Earl Okin
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Alain Brenzikofer's Tonejuice Sextet
Inkwell, 31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds
15 Atila
The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk
Monday
16 Calum Gourlay's Big Band
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
16-17 Jakob Bro, Thomas Morgan and Joey Baron
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
16-17 Pat Martino Trio
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
Tuesday
17 Gala Big Band
Gala Theatre and Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
17 Alyn Cosker Group
An Tobar, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, Isle of Mull
17 Bryan Corbett
The Jam House, 5 St Paul's Square, Birmingham
17 Julian Marc Stringle
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
17 Bruno Heinen
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
Wednesday
18 Where Pathways Meet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
18-19 Avishai Cohen Quartet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
18 Paul Moran
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Thursday
19 Sons of Kemet
Total Refreshment Centre, 2 Foulden Road, London N16
19 Nick Smart
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
19 Hugh Ockendon Trio
Eltham Warren Golf Club, Bexley Road, Eltham, London SE9
19 Alyn Cosker Group
Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen
19 Dominic J Marshall Trio
Bonington Theatre, Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Arnold, Nottingham
19 John East
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
19 Tom Ridout
Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds
Friday
20 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road,Sheffield
Revered British saxophonist Speake launches his luminous new album, Intention (Ubuntu Music), on the first of 10 dates this month with a band featuring former Bad Plus pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Fred Thomas and drummer James Maddren. Speake’s originals explore a wide range of influences, from John Scofield and Eddie Harris style-grooves, modern takes on Charlie Parker and highly personal themes inspired by Wayne W Dyer’s book The Power of Intention.
20 Zoe Rahman
Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames
20 Jim Bashford's Construction
Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham
20 The Plimp Souls
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
20-21 Dr Lonnie Smith Trio
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
20 Mick Shoulder Quintet
Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
20-21 Ray Gelato and the Giants
Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, Stanthorpe Road, Streatham, London SW16
20 Bootleg Eric Band
Wakefield Jazz, Wakefield Sports Club, College Grove, Eastmoor Road
20 Remi Harris Trio
Pizza Express, Brindley Place, Broad Street, Birmingham
20 Submotion Orchestra
Boiler Shop, South Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
20 Alyn Cosker Group
Beacon Custom House Quay, Greenock
20 Emma Fisk and James Birkett
Gala Theatre and Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
20 Alice Grace Quartet
Ushaw College, Durham
20 Evan Parker
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
20 Frank Griffith with Ted Newton
St Francis Church, Overslade Close, Northants
20 Wayne Hernandez
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
20 Psappha with Mike Walker
The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester
20 Juliet Kelly
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
20-22 The Drawtones
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
20 Kristian Borring
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
Saturday
21 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
21 Nick Pride and The Pimptones
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
21 Alyn Cosker Group
Eyemouth Hippodrome, Harbour Road, Eyemouth
21 Benn Clatworthy
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
22 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion (evening) Tammy Weis (lunchtime)
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
22 Kevin Eland
Quakerhouse, Mechanic's Yard, Darlington
22 Teduloca
Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
22 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester
22 Zoe Francis with Jim Mullen
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW
Monday
23 Mathias Eick Quintet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
23 Cygnus Flare
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
23 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
The Everyman Studio Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham
23 Ariwo plus Soundspecies
Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, London EC2
Tuesday
24 Art Themen
The Electric Theatre, Onslow Street, Guildford
24-25 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
24-25 The Count Basie Orchestra
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
24 Maine Street Jazzmen
Jesmond Royal British Legion Club, West Jesmond Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne
24 Dan Reinstein plus Dill Katz
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
24 Alex Hitchcock Quintet
St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives
Thursday
26 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol
26 Vein Trio
Cambridge Modern Jazz, Hidden Rooms, 7b Jesus Lane, Cambridge
26 Julian Siegel Quartet
Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham
26-27 Charnett Moffett Quartet
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
26 Tees Valley Jazzmen
No.1 Market Place, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
26-28 Eddie Henderson Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
26-28 Alexander Hawkins
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
26 Taupe
York Tavern, 1 Leicester Street, Norwich
26 Strictly Smokin' Big Band
The Millstone, Haddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
26 Jeff Williams
The Cellar Club, High Street, Hemel Hempstead
26 Gabor Juhasz
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
27 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
Progress Theatre, The Mount, Reading
27 Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham
A recent winner of Modern Drummer Magazine’s Best Jazz Drummer for 2017, this is the first of two chances (see 28 April below) to catch the astonishing Guiliana – here playing hook-laden originals from his latest album, Jeresey, with his all-acoustic band.
27 Alina Bzhezhinska Quartet
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
27 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
27 Perpetual Motion Machine
Wakefield Jazz, Wakefield Sports Club, College Grove, Eastmoor Road
27 Vein Trio
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road,Sheffield
27 Snake Davis and Jess Gillam
NCEM, St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York
Saturday
28 Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton
28 Nubya Garcia
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
28 Brandon Allen
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
29 Martin Speake/Ethan Iverson Quartet
The Cinnamon Club, The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham
29-30 Ambrose Akinmusire
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
Trumpet star Ambrose Akinmusire returns to the UK to perform alongside pianist Sam Harris, bassist Harish Raghava and drummer Justin Brown. Having recently released his double album A Rift in Decorum: Live in the Village Vanguard, Akinmusire will be bringing his ever-evolving but always sublime tone and technique to the Soho club.
29 Remi Harris Trio (evening) Gareth Lockrane Big Band (lunchtime)
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
29 Dana Gillespie (evening) Dawson Miller Memorial Concert (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
29 Harry Greene
The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk
Monday
30 John Donaldson
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
30 Ray Blue Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
