The Capstone – Various venues and listings. Please click here for more information.
Liverpool Jazz – Various venues and listings. Please click here for more information.
John Pope Quintet – JATP Jazz
North-East bassist, John Pope leads a real Northern All-Star band playing groove-driven, celebratory music inspired by 60s avant-jazz, hard bop with a modern sensibility grounded in the adventurous sounds of today’s European jazz scene.
Ticket price from £7 or £5 for members and Students.
Doors 7:45 pm, gigs start 8:30 pm
Echo 42 Big Band – Jazz in the Spa
Please check website for updates.
(Doors – 7:00.pm. Music 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm)
Unlicensed Venue. Bring your own bottle or whatever!
(Prices vary between £8 and £10)
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John Pope Quintet – Jazz Northeast
One of the many pleasures of jazz promotion is to see young musicians grow in confidence and creativity, and to present them in concerts that reflect that growth.
Admission £8.00 (£6.00 concessions)
(Doors 7:30 pm / Music Starts 8:00 pm)
Swing Commanders – Boston Spa Festival Weekend – Jazz in the Spa
Please check website for updates.
(Doors – 7:00.pm. Music 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm)
Unlicensed Venue. Bring your own bottle or whatever!
(Prices vary between £8 and £10)
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Jazz Festival fringe – Jazz Cafe with B.D.Lenz trio – JazzLeeds
A welcome return from Jazz Leeds favourite, US guitarist B D Lenz. Mix together the styles of Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and you have B.D’s recepie .This New York native has played guitar since his early teens, is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, and has studied with such masters as Mike Stern, Vic Juris, and Charlie Banacos along the way. With B.D Lenz guitar, James Rosocha- bass, Joe Falcey – drums
The B.D Lenz trio will play the first set starting at 1.30pm. The second set will be a jazz cafe and jam session featuring the JazzLeeds Voices choir conducted by Nicki Allen and the JazzLeeds Workshop small group
Tickets £10 (concessions £8 or £5). Buy online here
Zoe Rahman & Laura MacDonald – Jazz Northeast
Masala Festival
For her last couple of concerts for Jazz North East pianist Zoe Rahman has given solo performances, holding the audience spellbound on both occasions.
Admission £12.00 (£10.00 concessions)
(Doors 8:00 pm / Music Starts 8:30 pm)
This concert is presented by Jazz North East in association with GemArts Masala Festival.
Jazz Festival fringe – Nico Widdowson Trio – JazzLeeds
Nico is a pianist inspired by Oscar Peterson and Benny Green; his trio has Tom Rhodes bass Richard Moulton drums. Free admission with payf collection.
Cost: Payf
Ron Bottomley “Big Birthday, Big Band” – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz festival opening night gala: Ron Bottomley “Big Birthday, Big Band”
For the opening night of the jazz festival this year, multi award winner, drummer, arranger and big band leader Ronnie Bottomley celebrates his 90th birthday leading 18 of the north’s finest jazz musicians in his Big Band. It is (he says!) his last outing as a big band leader so it will be a very special occasion.
Doors 7:30 pm. Music 8-11 pm
Tickets £20 (concessions £10). Buy online here
Andy Sheppard with Espen Eriksen Trio – JazzLeeds
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Andy Sheppard with Espen Eriksen Trio
With a career spanning over four decades, working together with the likes of George Russell and Gil Evans, Andy Sheppard is truly one of Europe’s leading saxophonists. He’s also one of the few players in the world that can juggle a European lyrical sensibility with hardcore American post-‐bop jazz chops – and also knows how to portion it out.
Doors 7:00 pm. Music 7:30 – 9 pm
Tickets £25 (concessions £12.50). Buy online here
Windrush Jazz Celebration – the Music of Dizzy Reece – JazzLeeds
With support from Dudley Nesbit and Pan Jumby
Leeds Jazz festival event: Windrush Jazz Celebration – the Music of Dizzy Reece
Curated by internationally acclaimed UK Jazz Pianist, composer and Berklee College Alumnus, Trevor Watkis, Jazz Leeds Festival are pleased to present this special musical retrospective of legendary Jazz trumpeter, Dizzy Reece.
Doors 8:00 pm. Music 8:30 pm
Tickets £20 (concessions £10). Buy online here
