- Magazine Gig Guide
Gig Guide
September 2017
Friday
1 Perpetual Motion Machine
Glyde House, Little Horton Lane, Bradford
1 Gizelle Smith
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
1 Julian Stringle Trio
Witney Jazz Club, Burwell Hall, Thorney Leys, Witney
1 Richard Hadfield
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
1-3 Conscia Jazz Festival: Snowpoet, Joe Stilgoe, Trish Clowes and more
Various venues, Bedford
1 Anthony Stringer
National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland
1-2 Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
1 Redtenbacher's Funkestra
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
1-3 Leeds Village Jazz Festival: Dave Kane, Dave O'Higgins and more
Various venues, Leeds
Saturday
2 Mia Webb and Roy Willis
New Ship Inn, 403 Sunderland Road, Cleadon
2 The Plimp Souls
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
2 Mark Crooks Quartet
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
2 Jeff Barnhart and John Hallam
St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington
Sunday
3 Jazz Lads
Saltburn Golf Club, Guisborough Road, Saltburn by the Sea
3 Neil Maya Quartet
The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
3 Tony Kofi Quartet
Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road, Croydon
3 Smokin' Spitfires
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
3 Anita Wardell (evening), Jo Harrop (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Monday
4 Martin Shaw and Sam Mayne
Red Lion, 92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
4-5 Will Vinson Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
4-9 Saluting Sgt Pepper with Django Bates and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
Tuesday
5 Cliff Cross
Trout, St John's Bridge, Lechlade
5 Billy Weir
Baker Street, 25-27 Wood Street, Swindon
5 Customs House Big Band
New Crown Hotel, Mowbray Road, South Shields
5 Alan Barnes and Bruce Adams Quintet
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
Wednesday
6 Paulo Losi Trio
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
6 Frank Griffith, Tina May and Swing Unlimited Big Band
Parley Sports and Social Club, 275 Christchurch Road, West Parley, Ferndown
6 Ahmed
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
6 Perpetual Motion Machine
The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
6 Vula Viel
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
6 Paul Farr Trio
Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester
6 Purdy
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Thursday
7 Brandon Allen
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
7 Frank Griffith, Tina May, Jez Brown, Rod Youngs and Gareth Williams
Dorchester Corn Exchange, High Street, Dorchester
7 Sam Braysher
Cafe Jazz, 21 St Mary Street, Cardiff
7 Zappatistas
Bonington Theatre, Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Arnold
7 Tom Millar
Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester
7 Ben Cox Band
Cinnamon Club, The Firs, Altrincham, Cheshire
Friday
8 Dean Stockdale and David Newton
Traveller's Rest, 2 West Auckland Road, Cockerton, Darlington
8-9 Louis Moholo-Moholo
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
8 Zoe Francis and Jim Mullen
Burford Jazz, Warwick New Hall, Church Green, Burford
8 Omar Puente
Village Hall, High Street, Goring-on-Thames
Virtuoso violinist Omar Puente leads his quartet through Afro-Cuban jazz charts. Puente’s passion pours from every note he plays – he’s captivating to watch, and that’s not to mention his supreme mastery of his instrument.
8 Sam Braysher
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
8 Tom Millar
Cafe Lento, 21A North Lane, Leeds
8 Imaani
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Saturday
9 Tees Valley Jazzmen
St George Hotel, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Darlington
9 Sam Braysher
Norden Farm, Altwood Road, Maidenhead
9 Tammy Weis
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
9 Virtuoso Jazz Trio
St George's URC, Bridge Street, Morpeth
9 Gilad Atzmon
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
9 Odette
The Collection, 1 Danes Terrace, Lincoln
Sunday
10 Sam Braysher and Michael Kanan
Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
10 Keith and Julie Tippett
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
10 Adam Glasser
The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk
10 Tom Millar
The Lighthouse, 50 The Strand, Walmer, Deal
10 Quentin Collins
Riverside Arts Centre, 59 Thames Street, Sunbury-on-Thames
10 Stuart Henderson Trio
Oxford Wine Café, 38 South Parade, Oxford
10 The Hot Club of Jupiter
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
10 Simon Spillett Quartet
Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road, Croydon
10 Helen Theophanous and Paul Jordanous
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
10 Karrin Allyson
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
10 Northern Monkey Brass Band
Stanhope Show, Unthank Park, Stanhope
10 Salena Jones (evening) 606 Gospel Group (lunchtime)
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
10 Bassa Bassa
Wakefield Jazz, Eastmoor Road, Wakefield
Monday
11 Will Butterworth Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
11 Quentin Collins and Tim Whitehead
Red Lion, 92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
11 Gareth Lockrane
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
Tuesday
12 Dave O'Higgins
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
12 Rob Terry Trio
Baker Street, 25-27 Wood Street, Swindon
12 Liam Stevens Trio
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
12 Trish Clowes My Iris
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
12 Sam Braysher
Anteros Arts Foundation, 11-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich
12 John Crawford
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Wednesday
13 All Fired Up
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
13 Twelves
The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
13 The Firebirds
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
13 Sam Braysher
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
13 Stuart McCallum
Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester
13 Makiko Hirabayashi Trio
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
Thursday
14 Natalie Williams
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
14 Makiko Hirabayashi Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
14 John Critchenson
Prince of Wales, High Street, Shrivenham
14 Gary Williams
Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1
14 Sean Noonan
Bonington Theatre, Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Arnold
14 Loire Funk Project
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
14 Ruth Lambert Trio
Vault, Hallgate, Hexham
14-16 Henry Butler's Jambalaya Band
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
14 Jay Rayner Quartet
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes
Friday
15 The Big Chris Barber Band
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes
15-16 Kutimangoes
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
15 Emma Fisk and James Birkett
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
15-17 Lancaster Jazz Festival: Dinosaur, Blind Monk Trio, Emily Francis and more
Various venues, Lancaster
15 Dave O'Higgins
Royal & Derngate, Guildhall Road, Northampton
15 Art Themen Quintet
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
15 Jamie Brownfield Quartet
Glyde House, Little Horton Lane, Bradford
15 Ruth Lambert Quartet
St Cuthbert's Centre, Church Hill, Crook
15 1 Up feat Dave Lewis
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
15 Clare Teal
Cinnamon Club, The Firs, Altrincham, Cheshire
Saturday
16 Gypsy Jazz Workshop Day
Barn at Easington, Thorpe Lea East Farm, Easington Colliery
16 Ute Lemper
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Southampton
16 Zoe Francis and Jim Mullen
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
16 Mads Mathias Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
16 Henry Lowther's Still Waters
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
16 Emily Bacon
Blakelaw Community Church, Cragston Way, Blakelaw, Newcastle upon Tyne
16 Clark Tracey
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
16 Wild Card
Oliver's Jazz Bar, 9 Nevada Street, Greenwich, London SE10
Sunday
17 Matt Wates Sextet
Screen 2, Hawthorne Theatre, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City
17 Will Butterworth Quartet
3rd Space The Great Orme Brewery, Builder Street, Llandudo
17 Snorre Kirk Quintet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
17 Kevin Grenfell's Jazz Giants and John Hallam
The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth
17 Tina May and Rob Terry Trio
Oxford Wine Café, 38 South Parade, Oxford
17 Basil Hodge and Ed Jones Quartet
Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road, Croydon
17 Alex Curtis Quartet
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
17 Joey Calderazzo Trio
Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester
New York pianist (who’s best known for his work with Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis) brings his trio to Manchester for an evening of impressive technique and stunning solos under his own name.
17 Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
17 Lindsay Hannon and Bradley Johnston
Black Bull, Bridge Street, Blaydon
17 Barb Jungr
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
17 Le Toot and the Kansas City Four
Inkwell Arts, 31 Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Monday
18-23 Incognito
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
18 Dave O'Higgins and Mark Nightingale
Red Lion, 92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
18 Gabriel Latchin Trio
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
18 Tom Millar
Sproggits, Wharf Chambers, Leeds
18 Gordon Haskell
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
19 Karen Sharp Quartet
The Harlington Centre, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet
19 Nick Gill
Trout, St John's Bridge, Lechlade
19 Tom Millar
The Basement, 13-17 Coney Street, York
19 Humphry Lyttelton Band
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
19 Mads Mathias Quartet
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
Wednesday
20 Tobie Carpenter Organ Trio
Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester
20 Catherine Sykes Quartet
Moreton Jazz Club, Redesdale Hall, High Street, Moreton in Marsh
20 Delta Six
Zelda's Jazz Room, Comrades Club, Newbury Street, Wantage
20 Will Butterworth Quartet
The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
20 Steve Brookstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
20 Mads Mathias Quartet
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes
Thursday
21 Mads Mathias Quartet
Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
21 Janette Mason's D'Ranged
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
21 Tricko plus Tom Challenger and Kit Downes
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
21 Tom Millar
Jazz at Future Inn, Bond Street South, Bristol
21 Courtney Pine
Sage Gateshead, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead
21 Emma Fisk and James Birkett
St Cuthbert's Church, Shadford
21 Andchuck
Cinnamon Club, The Firs, Altrincham, Cheshire
Friday
22 Jay Phelps Quartet
Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames
22 Tony Allen
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1
22 Stan Tracey's Hexad
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
22 Jo Harman
Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, London SW16
22 Will Butterworth Quartet
The Verdict, 159 Edward Street, Brighton
22 Tom Millar
Hot Number Café, Cambridge
22 Wayne Hernandez
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
22-24 Scarborough Jazz Festival: Alan Barnes, Mads Mathias, Get the Blessing and more
Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough
22 Zoe Gilby Quartet
Gala Theatre & Cinema, Millenium Place, Durham
22 Tobie Carpenter Organ Trio
Cinnamon Club, The Firs, Altrincham, Cheshire
22 Juliet Kelly
Stratford Circus Arts Centre, Theatre Squad, Stratford, London E15
22 Zoe Rahman
The Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling
Saturday
23 Nikki Iles and Stan Sulzmann
Hexham Abbey, Beaumont Street, Hexham
23 Arild Andersen plus Clive Bell and Mark Wastell
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8
23 Binker and Moses
Olby's Soul Cafe and Music Rooms, King Street, Margate
Compelling London-based sax and drums duo Binker and Moses line up at Margate Jazz Festival’s new ‘one-nighter’ format. They’ll be performing from their new album ‘Journey to the Mountain of Forever’.
23 Rob Luft
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
23 Will Butterworth Quartet
Zeffirellis, Compston Road, Ambleside
23 Katriona Taylor
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
23 Peter King and Mornington Lockett
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Sunday
24 Tom Millar Quartet
Screen 2, Hawthorne Theatre, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City
24 Natalie Williams Soul Family
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
24 Josh Kemp
The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk
24 The Matt Project
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
24 NYJO Nonet
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
24 Cliff Longhurst Big Band
Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road, Croydon
24 Liane Carroll and Friends
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
24 Geoff Eales and Ashley John Long
Black Mountain Jazz, The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny
24 Wild Card
Upstairs at Ronnie's, Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
Monday
25 Jazz in the Round: Liam Noble Trio
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8
25 Vasilis Xenopolous and Nigel Price
Red Lion, 92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
25 & 27 Mike Gibbs Big Band
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
25 Tommy Blaize Band
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Tuesday
26 Geoff Eales Trio
Treorchy Rugby Club, Lower Regent Street, Treorchy
26 Alan Barnes Quartet
Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road, Croydon
26 Tommy Smith Quartet
An Tobar, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory
26 Maine Street Jazzmen
Jesmond Royal British Legion Club, West Jesmond Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne
26 Dan Reinstein
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
26 Mike Gibbs Big Band
Watermill Jazz, Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking
Wednesday
27 Jeduk Jeon and Juwon Park
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, London W1
27 Entropi
The Lescar Hotel, Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield
27 Tommy Smith Quartet
Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock
27-30 Stacey Kent
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, London W1
27 Tom Millar Quartet
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
27 Geoff Eales Quartet
Swansea Jazzland, St James Club, St James Crescent, Swansea
Thursday
28 Tees Valley Jazzmen
No.1 Champagne Bar, Market Place, Bishop Auckland
28 Thomas Gould, Gwilym Simcock and Bernhard Schimpelsberger
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
28 Tom Millar
Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Davenham
28 Zena James Jazz Groove Trio
The Bull's Head, 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes
28 Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music: Bearpark
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
28 George Cooper
Prince of Wales, High Street, Shrivenham
28 Dave O'Higgins
Hidden Rooms, 7b Jesus Lane, Cambridge
28 Mike Gibbs Big Band
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham
28 Tommy Smith Quartet
Blue Lamp, Gallowgate, Aberdeen
28 Lekan Babalola's Sacred Funk
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
28 Will Butterworth Quartet
Sound Cellar, The Blue Boar, 29 Market Close, Poole
28 Jamie Brownfield Quartet
Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester
28 Tim Lapthorn Trio
Bonington Theatre, Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Arnold
28 Strictly Smokin' Big Band
Millstone, Haddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
28 Pocket Jazz Orchestra
Ship, Redmarhsall, Darlington
28 Sandor Molnar
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
Friday
29 Mike Westbrook The Uncommon Orchestra
The Albany, Douglas Way, London SE8
29 Mim Suleiman
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
29 Entropi
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1
29 Tommy Smith Quartet
Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, Paisley
29 John Herbert plus King Bees
Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Mark Williams Trio
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Amy Roberts and Richard Exall Quintet
Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster
29 Mike Gibbs Big Band
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Southampton
29 NFJIM: Koan 6 - Enlightenment
Globe, 11 Railyway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Ray Harris
Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Samara
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10
29 NFJIM: Zoe Rahman
Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Saturday
30 Mike Westbrook The Uncommon Orchestra
The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds
30 NFJIM: Troyka and Mette Rasmussen plus Julien Desprez, Schnellertollermeier and Acapulco
Black Swan, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Trailblazing three-piece Troyka headline the Saturday night of the new Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, alongside Paris-based Julien Desprez and Swiss power trio Schnellertollermeier. Expect genre-bending sounds where prog-power, experimental electronics and improv collide.
30 Take Five
Jazz Café, 25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 NFJIM: Paul Taylor
Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 Gino Sitson
The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16
30 Chris Ingham
Jazz at St Giles, St Giles Church, Oxford
