If you are going to try a few gigs in the English West Midlands this month, these are the ones I’d choose from first: Friday 2 Pilgrimage: Young Pilgrims, Rotunda Of Wonder, Gorillabot Jazzlines, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham 8.30pm, £10 A… Read More ›
Diary
My top five Midland gigs – November 2016
If you are going to try a few gigs in the English Midlands this month, these are the ones I’d choose from first: Saturday 12 Andrew Bain Embodied Hope Quartet Jazzlines, CBSO Centre, Birmingham 8pm, £12.50 The drummer’s Transatlantic all-star band playing Bain’s… Read More ›
Those autumn gigs of red and gold – Birmingham’s best are here
The September/October edition of Jazz In Birmingham, the handy fold-out guide to what’s going on jazzwise all over the city, is now out. It includes gigs at venues large (Symphony Hall) and small (The Lamp Tavern), and with a wide range… Read More ›
Find out what’s happening jazzwise in Birmingham
The latest copy of Jazz In Birmingham, the bi-monthly what’s on leaflet produced by a group of the city’s jazz promoters, is now available. It covers July and August and gives you full details of all the important jazz happenings…. Read More ›
My top ten Midland gigs – July 2016
If you are going to try a few gigs in Birmingham this month, these are the ones I’d choose from: Friday 8 Sean Gibbs’ Fervour Birmingham Jazz, The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, 7.45pm, £6 New jazz quintet with rock/blues leanings led… Read More ›
My top ten Midland gigs – June 2016
If you are going to try a few gigs in Birmingham this month, these are the ones I’d choose from: Wednesday 8 In Love With TDE Promotions/Fizzle, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 8pm, £10 French drummer Sylvain Darrifourcq has string-playing brothers to share… Read More ›
My top 10 Midland gigs – May 2016
Here are the 10 gigs I consider to be the most attractive/exciting/worth-a-listen this month. Thursday 5 World Service Project Jazzlines, The Hare And Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham, 8.30pm, £10 Punchy Brit-jazz with a punk spirit from Dave Morecroft and crew…. Read More ›
May/June 2016
The monthly diary listings which have appeared here have been superseded by a new initiative called Jazz In Birmingham, a bi-monthly listings pamphlet produced by a group of Birmingham jazz promoters to which I am contributing. Look out for the pamphlets… Read More ›
March/April 2016
The monthly diary listings which have appeared here have been superseded by a new initiative called Jazz In Birmingham, a bi-monthly listings pamphlet produced by a group of Birmingham jazz promoters to which I am contributing. Look out for the… Read More ›
February 2016
Here is a list of gigs across the English Midlands for the next 29 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… Read More ›
January 2016
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?… Read More ›
December 2015
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?… Read More ›
November 2015
Here is a list of gigs across the English Midlands for the next 3o 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?… Read More ›
October 2015
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?… Read More ›
September 2015
Here is a list of gigs across the English Midlands for the next 30 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?… Read More ›
August 2015
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?… Read More ›
July 2015
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?… Read More ›