Here is a list of gigs across the English Midlands for the next 31 days. I don’t claim it’s comprehensive at all – these are just the gigs I know about and/or think thejazzbreakfast readers might be interested in. (Want your gig added? See note at end.)
1 WEDNESDAY
2 THURSDAY
Lucas D & The Groove Ghetto
Silvershine Jazz Club, Bearwood Corks Club, Bearwood, Birmingham, 9pm, £5. More here.
3 FRIDAY
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
Lee Jones Quintet
Symphony Hall Cafe Bar, Birmingham, presented by Jazzlines, 5pm, Free. More here.
CBSO Friday Night Classics: The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook – with Claire Martin
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 7.30pm, £12.50-£44. More here.
4 SATURDAY
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
5 SUNDAY
Mornington Lockett
Leam Jazz Fest – Mornington Lockett, The Dan Quartet, Loco Mundo, Cellar 8 plus jam session
The Clubhouse, Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa CV32 6RG, presented by Leamington Jazz Club, 2-9pm, £?. More here.
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
Chris Young hosts a jam session
The Brown Lion, Hall Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, 7.30pm, free entry.
6 MONDAY
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
Calvin Travers Trio plus Cellar 8
Kenilworth Rugby Club, Kenilworth, presented by Kenilworth Jazz Club, 8pm, £6. More here.
7 TUESDAY
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
Trio HSK (Richard Harrold, Ant Law, Richard Kass) plus jam session hosted by Andrew Woodhead
The Spotted Dog, Warwick Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, 9pm, Donation. More here.
Mark Hanslip, Otto Willberg, Andrew Cheetham plus Tumblweed
The Lamp Tavern, Barford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, presented by Fizzle, 7.30pm, £5. More here.
8 WEDNESDAY
Holly Thomas Quartet
The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Part of The Old Joint Stock Jazz Fest, 7pm, free. More here.
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
9 THURSDAY
Chris Young Group
The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Part of The Old Joint Stock Jazz Fest, 7pm, free. More here.
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
The Blue Notes Jam Night
Silvershine Jazz Club, Bearwood Corks Club, Bearwood, Birmingham, 9pm, £4. More here.
10 FRIDAY
Three Step Manoeuvre
The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Part of The Old Joint Stock Jazz Fest, 7pm, free. More here.
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
Stella Roberts’ Frida
Symphony Hall Cafe Bar, Birmingham, presented by Jazzlines, 5pm, Free. More here.
11 SATURDAY
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
Art Themen and the Tom Hill Trio
The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, presented by Shrewsbury Jazz Network, 8pm, £14. More here.
12 SUNDAY
31st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
Various venues and various times, mostly free.. More here.
Chris Young hosts a jam session
The Brown Lion, Hall Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, 7.30pm, free entry.
13 MONDAY
14 TUESDAY
Nick Malcolm Quartet plus jam session hosted by Andrew Woodhead
The Spotted Dog, Warwick Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, 9pm, Donation. More here.
15 WEDNESDAY
Dan Bayliss Quartet
The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Part of The Old Joint Stock Jazz Fest, 7pm, free. More here.
16 THURSDAY
Toby Boalch Trio
The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Part of The Old Joint Stock Jazz Fest, 7pm, free. More here.
Shaine Dorsey Band
Silvershine Jazz Club, Bearwood Corks Club, Bearwood, Birmingham, 9pm, £5. More here.
17 FRIDAY
Henry Lowther (Photo © Garry Corbett)
JQJAZZ15 Legends Festival
Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, various venues and times, presented by Birmingham Jazz. More here.
Neon Villages
The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Part of The Old Joint Stock Jazz Fest, 7pm, free. More here.
Burton Real Ale and Jazz Festival
National Brewery Centre, Burton on Trent, various times. More here.
Sam Braysher Quartet
Symphony Hall Cafe Bar, Birmingham, presented by Jazzlines & Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham, 5pm, Free. More here.
18 SATURDAY
JQJAZZ15 Legends Festival
Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, various venues and times, presented by Birmingham Jazz. More here.
Burton Real Ale and Jazz Festival
National Brewery Centre, Burton on Trent, various times. More here.
Sax In The City with The Notebenders
Symphony Hall Cafe Bar, Birmingham, presented by Jazzlines, 1.30pm, Free. More here.
19 SUNDAY
JQJAZZ15 Legends Festival
Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, various venues and times, presented by Birmingham Jazz. More here.
Chris Young hosts a jam session
The Brown Lion, Hall Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, 7.30pm, free entry.
20 MONDAY
21 TUESDAY
Three Step Manoeuvre
The Jam House, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham, presented by Jazzlines, 8.30pm, Free. More here.
Alex Woods Quartet plus jam session hosted by Andrew Woodhead
The Spotted Dog, Warwick Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, 9pm, Donation. More here.
Wire Assembly plus Walt Shaw, Mark Sanders
The Lamp Tavern, Barford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, presented by Fizzle, 7.30pm, £5. More here.
The Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band
The Albany Club, Coventry, presented by Jazz Coventry, 8pm, £12. More here.
22 WEDNESDAY
23 THURSDAY
The Blue Notes + Special Guest
Silvershine Jazz Club, Bearwood Corks Club, Bearwood, Birmingham, 9pm, £4. More here.
24 FRIDAY
Sorana Santos
Sorana Santos
Symphony Hall Cafe Bar, Birmingham, presented by Jazzlines, 5pm, Free. More here.
Romarna Campbell Quartet
Bacchus Bar, Burlington Arcade, New Street, Birmingham, 8.15pm, Free.
Pilgrimage: Young Pilgrims plus Nomad Collective, Fistful Of Dynamite
Sun At The Station, Kings Heath, Birmingham, 8pm, £5. More here.
25 SATURDAY
26 SUNDAY
Chris Young hosts a jam session
The Brown Lion, Hall Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, 7.30pm, free entry.
27 MONDAY
28 TUESDAY
Simon King Trio plus jam session hosted by Andrew Woodhead
The Spotted Dog, Warwick Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, 9pm, Donation. More here.
29 WEDNESDAY
30 THURSDAY
31 FRIDAY
Rob Barron Trio
Symphony Hall Cafe Bar, Birmingham, presented by Jazzlines, 5pm, Free. More here.
- If your gig is not here please add it as a comment to this post and in due course I’ll try to include it in the main list. In the meantime, there it will be in the comments. Please try to stick to the same format as in the main post, and keep it to the English Midlands. I don’t want this to become too wordy with descriptions – those are for me to compose elsewhere in this site in the Live Preview category. Just stick to the facts!
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MIKE KEMP QUARTET WITH DENNY ILETT AND JOOLS ALDRIDGE AT THE CORNER POCKET JAZZ CLUB STANDARD TRIUMPH CLUB HERALD AVE COVENTRY CV5 6UB £5.00 8pm TUESDAY 14TH JULY 2015