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“Where are all the Americans?” asks Tony Dudley-Evans – read more

Grammy-winning pianist Geoffrey Keezer joins the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra in The Art of Arranging at the Queen’s Hall (Edinburgh) this Sunday – read more

Stanley Clarke has been thinking about jazz education – read more

NPR marked the Sam Rivers centenary – read more

Congratulations to Toni Grehan & Katy Minter (above – and to predecessors/ founders Mary Wakelam Sloan and Richard Foote) on receiving the EJN Award for Music & Community

THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD

1) Live gigs

Wednesday 27 September – A 2nd season of Jazz Vespers at the American International Church, 79 Tottenham Court Road W1T 4TD, featuring pianist Alcyona Mick (above) with the Liam Dunachie Organ Trio. Doors 6pm – free

Wednesday 27 September – Jazz pianist/composer Tom Cawley (Acoustic Ladyland, Curios, Charlie Watts, U2) & his band are at the 606

Wednesday 27 September – Jay Phelps is at Oliver’s Bar in Greenwich

Wednesday 27 September – Larry Stabbins / Pat Thomas / Mark Sanders are at the Vortex

Wednesday 27 September – Carshalton Jazz Open Jazz Night with the Roger Hind Trio. Racehorse Pub, 17 West Street Carshalton SM5 2PT

Wednesday 27 September at Milton Court – Guildhall Jazz Orchestra, with special guest vocalist Tommy Blaize, presents the UK premiere performance of George Russell’s seminal New York, N.Y. suite.

Wednesday 27 September – The Nighthawks George Trebar (bass), Roy Hilton (keys), Matt Wates (sax), Joe Edwards (drums) are at Eastbourne – Splash Point Jazz Club, at the Fishermen’s Club BN22 7AA

Thursday 28 September 12-2pm – Chris Coull (trumpet), Andi Panayi (sax), Jason Henson (guitar), Dan Shepard (bass) are at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Thursday 28 September – Francesco Garcia de Paredes are at Karamel – 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ

Thursday 28 September – Samba Azul with horns are at the Vortex

Thursday 28 September – Cafe Oto have a 50 year celebration of Ogun & Cadillac Records

Thursday 28 September – Art Themen is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club

Thursday 28 September – Hungarian jazz singer Eva Bolba & her quartet ft. Tim Lapthorn-piano are at the 606

Thursday 28 September – Gary Crosby Sextet’s Mingus Moves is at Cambridge Modern Jazz at the Gonville Hotel

Thursday 28 September – Trevor Whiting is at the Blue Vanguard , Topsham

Thursday 28 September – Lulu Pierre and The Alex Webb Trio at Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel in Piccadilly

Thursday 28 September – Chris Dean with the John Pearce Trio are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Club Langley, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR

Thursday 28 September – Bourbon & Blues swing jazz, Motown & blues mix featuring Italian guitar maestro Giulio Romano & top Canadian vocalist Dom Durner over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV

Thursday 28 September – Kirk Lightsey at the University of Surrey

Thursday 28 September – Ian Smith on trumpet is at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

Friday 29 September – Ian Shaw at Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel in Piccadilly

Friday 29 September – Nina Kristofferson Sings Billie Holidayat The Pheasantry, 152 Kings Road, Sloane Square

Friday 29 September – Gareth Lockrane Group are at Ladbroke Hall, 77-81 Barlby Road, London W10 6AZ

Friday 29 September – Dave Manington’s Riff Raff are at the Vortex

Friday 29 September – Mick Sexton Tribute gig is at Riverhouse Barn, Walton ft among others Pete Hurt, Tim Whitehead, Tony Woods

Friday 29 September – Philip Clouts Quartet at Chichester Jazz Club, The Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant Chichester, PO19 1SY.

Friday 29 September – Latin/jazz quintet Samara ft. Carolina Lelis-vocals, Steve Rubie-sax/flute are at the 606

Saturday 30 September – Elaine Delmar ( voted vocalist of the year in the Parliamentary Jazz Wards 2023 with John Pearce, Simon Thorpe, Bobby Worth are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club at The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend, Essex SS2 6EX2

Saturday 30 September – The Katriona Taylor Quintet celebrate 60 years of Bossa Nova: From Astrud Gilberto to Eliane Elias, Tom Jobim, Ivan Lins and Sergio Mendes

Saturday 30 September – Shephali Frost Ensemble inc Martin Hathaway and Jonathan Mayer are at the Old Church in Stoke Newington N16 9ES

Saturday 30 September – BBC ‘Young Jazz Musician of the Year’ pianist Deschanel Gordon & his quartet are at the 606

Saturday 30 September – Julian Siegel is at the Vortex

Saturday 30 September – Sarah L King duo with James Buckham piano at Toulouse Lautrec Piano Room, Kennington, London

OCTOBER

Sunday 1 October lunchtime – Adrian Reid Quartet featuring Tony Kofi is at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 1 October – Riverside Arts Jazz with Steve Fishwick on trumpet, Terence Collie on piano, Dominic Howles on bass and Matt Fishwick on drums. Riverside Arts Centre, Sunbury

Sunday 1 October 2pm – Equinox Quartet are at MAP studio in Kentish Town

Sunday 1 October – Simon Spillet Quartet are at The City Wall, Rochester High Street, ME1 1JT (Lunchtime gigs from 1 PM)

Monday 2 October – Brigitte Beraha is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Monday 2 October – Tristan Mailliot’s ” Remembering Chick Corea” project featuring Tom Ridout (saxs) is the House band for the weekly Monday night Jam Session (hosted by Tom Ridout) at sYp, 19 Bevis Marks, London EC3A 7JA

Monday 2 October – James Owston Trio are at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Tuesday 3 October – Alex Clarke Quartet (above) are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 3 October – Ted Beament, Robert Fowler, Jerome Davies, Rod Brown are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Bardswell Social Club, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TJ

Tuesday 3 October – Whirlpool Series starts at the Vortex

Tuesday 3 October – Jazz pianist Barry Green & his Trio ft. Dave Green, bass & Iain Ballamy, sax are at the 606

Tuesday 3 October – Terry Smith / Dave Quincy Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Wednesday 4 October – Joseph Leighton Trio are at the Vortex

Wednesday 4 October – Hammond organist/pianist (& MD for Van Morrison) Paul Moran ft. special guests, percussionist Snowboy & vocalist Jo Harrop are at the 606

Thursday 5 October – Mixing jazz, electronica, Afrobeat & more-Phil Meadows Group at the 606

Thursday 5 October 12-2pm – Terence Collie , Graham Flowers and Mark Rose are at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Thursday 5 October – Geoff Mason, trombone is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club EN2 8AS

Thursday 5 October – The Jazz Mondays: 13 piece ‘Little Big Band’ with an eclectic repertoire – From Dizzy Gillespie to Amy Winehouse & more over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV

Thursday 5 October – Art Themen is at Ronnie Scotts

Thursday 5 October – Dave Manington’s Riff Raff are at the SoundCellar in Poole

Thursday 5 October – Nigel Price and Jim Mullen with Georgia Mancio is at Hugh and Marion’s (Eltham Jazz Club), Eltham Warren Golf Club, Bexley Road, SE9 2PE

Thursday 5 October – Andrew McCormack Trio w/ Denys Baptiste JITH, Lauderdale House N6 5HG

Thursday 5 October – Alam Nathoo on sax with Lester Brown on trumpet are at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

Thursday 5 – 6 October – Itamar Borochov Quartet are at Pizza Express Soho

Friday 6 October – Baptiste Herbin & Richard Manetti are at Ladbroke Hall, 77-81 Barlby Road, London W10 6AZ

Friday 6 October – Mainstream jazz led by renowned trumpet player Bruce Adams & special guest, saxophonist Alan Barnes at the 606

Saturday 7 October – The Simon Spillett Quartet Play Tubby Hayes: Featuring Simon on tenor sax, Pete Billington on pno, Alec Dankworth on d bass & Pete Cater drms over in the Jazz Room at the Bull’s Head, Barnes SW13

Saturday 7 October – Listen presents Out Front with Nick Malcolm , Jake McMurchie , Jason Yarde, Olie Brice and Dave Smith at Unitarian Church, 5 Emmanuel Road, Cambridge CB1 1JW

Saturday 7 October – Brandon Allen is at the 606

Saturday 7 October – “Benny Vibes Again”-Tribute to the music of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton. Frank Griffith- clarinet, and Roger Beaujolais- Vibe at Bridport Arts Centre

Sunday 8 October – Dave Warren Quartet are at The City Wall, Rochester High Street, ME1 1JT (Lunchtime gigs from 1 PM)

Sunday 8 October lunchtime – Brandon Allen is at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 8 October – 12:30pm Neal Richardson’s “Maximalist” Project 7 piece Band London – Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean St, Soho W1D 3RW

Sunday 8 October – At the 606 Called an ‘incandescent star’ by the Guardian, soulful singer/songwriter Natalie Duncan

Monday 9 October – Mark Lockheart is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Monday 9 October – Kasper Rietrerk is at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Monday 9 October – Swinging, straight-ahead jazz with tenor saxophonist Fraser Smith & his quartet at the 606

Monday 9 October – Jim Rattigan (above) will be launching his new recording Duos – a 3-CD box set – at PizzaExpress Jazz Club on 9th October with Ivo Neame, Nick Costley-White and Hans Koller

Tuesday 10 October – Jean Toussaint Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 10 October – Jazz crossover Trio ‘Birdland’ ft. pianist Dian Gasper, bassist Lewis Cassar & drummer James Morgan

Tuesday 10 October – Ivo Neame’s Dodeka are at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

Tuesday 10 October – Josephine Davies Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Tuesday 10 October – Simon Wolff Presents the Music of Red Mitchell with Imogen Ryall, Olly Wilby, Matyas Gayer are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Bardswell Social Club, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TJ

Wednesday 11 October at the Royal Academy of Music the RAM Jazz Orchestra welcomes musical directors Tom Walsh and Reuben Fowler in specially commissioned arrangements from Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters

Wednesday 11 October – Carshalton Jazz presents The O’Higgins & Luft Quartet Cryer Arts Centre, High Street Carshalton SM53BB

Wednesday 11 October – Bruce Adams (tpt/flgl) with Simon Thorpe (dbl bass), Pete Cater (drums) + Neal Richardson (pno/vox) Seaford – Splash Point Jazz Club, The View, Southdown Rd BN25 4JS

Wednesday 11 October – Contemporary & traditional Latin music led by Uruguayan guitarist Guille Hill ft. saxophonist Paul Booth at the 606

Wednesday 11 October – Randolph Matthews and Nicolas Meier are at Guildford Jazz

Thursday 12 October 12-2pm – Alan Barnes is at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Thursday 12 October – Liane Carroll is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club, EN2 8AS

Thursday 12 October – vocalist Rebecca Poole (formerly known as Purdy) launches her new jazz album, ‘Dreamer’s Ball’ at the 606

Thursday 12 October -Soulfunks: jazz slanted soul, blues & Reggae nine-piece more over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV

Thursday 12 October – Mike Wills on sax with Lester Brown on trumpet at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

Friday 13 October – Liane Carroll is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club, EN2 8AS

Friday 13 October – Carol Grimes & friends Vortex Jazz Club

Friday 13 October – Nominee, ‘Best Blues Act’ Jazz FM Awards, singer/harmonica player Errol Linton & his band is at the 606

Friday 13 October – Giacomo Smith & The Hot Five are at Ladbroke Hall, 77-81 Barlby Road, London W10 6AZ

Saturday 14 October – Listen presents Airborn with Eddie Parker , Rob Luft , Dave Manington and Jay Davis at Unitarian Church, 5 Emmanuel Road, Cambridge CB1 1JW

Saturday 14 October – Ruta Di Trio + Gus Flind-Henry are at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Saturday 14 October – One of the finest Latin Jazz pianists on the scene: John Crawford & his band is at the 606

Sunday 15 October – Dave Quincy Quartet featuring Terry Smith are at The City Wall, Rochester High Street, ME1 1JT (Lunchtime gigs from 1 PM)

Sunday 15 October lunchtime – Andrea Vicari Quartet featuring Emma Rawicz is at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 15 October lunchtime – Renowned flautist & arranger Gareth Lockrane & his 18-piece Big Band are at the 606

Monday 16 October – Rod Oughton is at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Monday 16 October – Modern jazz guitarist David Preston leads an All-Star quintet-Ivo Neame (piano), Nat Facey (sax), Ferg Ireland (bass) & Shane Forbes (drums) are at the 606

Monday 16 October – Dave O’Higgins/ Rob Luft Quintet is at Bexley Jazz Club- The King’s Head PH, Bexley Village, DA5 1AA

Monday 16 October – Mark Kavuma is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Tuesday 17 October – Nick Costley-White Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 17 October – Jo Harrop, John Pearce, Simon Thorpe, Bobby Worth are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Bardswell Social Club, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TJ

Tuesday 17 October – Jazz classics from the 50’s to the 90’s led by saxophonist Dan Reinstein & his quintet

Tuesday 17 October – Pete Long Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Tuesday 17 October – Dave Newton Trio are at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

Wednesday 18 October – Trumpeter Henry Spencer & his band ft. virtuoso guitarist Ant Law launch Henry’s new album ‘The Defector’ are at the 606

Thursday 19 October 12-2pm – Rebecca Tommasi is at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Thursday 19 October – Sarah L King Quartet at Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, Kennington, London

Thursday 19 October – Ed Jones Quartet Jazz in the House, Lauderdale House N6 5HG

Thursday 19 October – The Brandon Allen Groove Band feat Mike Outram are at the SoundCellar in Poole

Thursday 19 October – Sam Kelly’s Station House: Featuring the multi-award-winning drum legend Sam Kelly over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV

Thursday 19 October – Iain Bellamy with Danny Illett is at Hugh and Marion’s (Eltham Jazz Club), Eltham Warren Golf Club, Bexley Road, SE9 2PE

Thursday October 19 – Nick Mills on trombone with Ed Benstead on trumpet are at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

Friday 20 October – Five Way Split Quintet at Chichester Jazz Club, The Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant Chichester, PO19 1SY

Friday 20 October – Benet McLean Organ Quartet is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Friday 20 October – Kiki Band are at Off the Cuff arch 645, 301-303 Railton Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0JN

Saturday 21 October – Listen presents Trish Clowes & Louise McMonagle at Unitarian Church, 5 Emmanuel Road, Cambridge CB1 1JW

Saturday 21 October – Moment’s Notice feat Daniel Casimir, Rosie Turton & others is at SoundCellar / Jaminaround, Cranborne Earthouse, Dorset.

Sunday 22 October lunchtime – Nicolas Meier Quartet is at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 22 October 12.00pm – Café Society Swing – feat. Vimala Rowe (vox), with Sue Richardson (tpt) Alex Webb’s inspiring show comes to London again, telling the story of America’s first non-segregated jazz club. London – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St W1D 4HT

Sunday 22 October – Andrea Vicari/Emma Rawicz Quartet are at The City Wall, Rochester High Street, ME1 1JT (Lunchtime gigs from 1 PM)

Sunday 22 October 5pm – Mark Lockheart is at Highams Park County arms E4 9PB

Monday 23 October – Ofer Landsberg / Paul Sikivie are at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Monday 23 October – Julian Siegel is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Tuesday 24 October – Benn Clatworthy Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 24 October – Jonny Mansfield Quintet are at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

Tuesday 24 October – Renato D’Aiello, Harry Ashworth, Luke Fowler, Luis Brown are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Bardswell Social Club, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TJ

Tuesday 24 October – Art Themen Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Tuesday 24 October – Greg Abate (USA) & Alan Barnes, Marlow Jazz Club, Royal British Legion Hall SL7 1BP

Wednesday 25 October- Andy Williams / Joss Peach Quartet are at Eastbourne – Splash Point Jazz Club, at the Fishermen’s Club BN22 7AA

Wednesday 25 October- Deidre Cartwright’s Pic nic are at Ronnie Scotts

Thursday 26 October 12-2pm – Nat Steele , Colin Oxley and Lorenzo Morabito are at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Thursday 26 October – Rob Luft is at Ronnie Scotts

Thursday 26 October – Richie Milton & The Lowdown Featuring Linda Hall: New Orleans jazz & blues influenced Rhythm & Blues over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV

Friday 27 October – Louise Golbey Band are at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Friday 27 October – Tomorrows Warriors take over Jazz Cafe

Saturday 28 October – John-Paul Muir Quartet: “Home Now” album launch is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 28 October – Alexandra Ridout Quintet featuring Phil Robson are at Derby Jazz, Museum of Making, Derby, DE1 3AF

Saturday 28 October – ‘Jazzish’ Featuring the Elaine Hallam Trio play the Jazz Room over at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Saturday 28 October – Jonny Mansfield Quintet + Ivo Neame are at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Sunday 29 October lunchtime – Sam Dunn Quartet featuring Dave O’Higgins is at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 29 October – Jazz On The Plaza with Allison Neale on sax, Terence Collie on piano and Nick Lenner-Webster on bass. Café Yukari, Kew

Monday 30 October – Barry Green / Vinnie Sperrazza are at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Tuesday 31 October – Alex Bondono Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Tuesday 31 October – Kaiyo Quartet featuring Josephine Davies are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 31 October – Steve Waterman Quartet plays the music of Miles Davis at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

NOVEMBER

Thursday 2 November 12-2pm – David Black , John Horler and PaulMorgan are at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Thursday 2 November – The Harper Trio are at the Elgar Rooms at the Albert Hall

Friday 3 November – Elsden Music Showcase feat. John Crowford Quintet, Eleonora Claps and Laura Lantano is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 4 November – Tomasz Bura Group feat. Rouhangeze is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Sunday 5 November – QOW Trio (Riley Stone-Lonergan, Eddie Meyer and Spike Wells) are at The City Wall, Rochester High Street, ME1 1JT (Lunchtime gigs from 1 PM)

Sunday 5 November lunchtime – Simon Spillett All star Quartet is at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 5th November: Riverside Arts Jazz with Alex Garnett on sax, Terence Collie on piano, James Owston on bass and Clark Tracey on drums. Riverside Arts Centre, Sunbury

Thursday 9 November 12-2pm – Chris Biscoe (Above) and Allison Neale are at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Thursday 9 November – Andy Davies is at Hugh and Marion’s (Eltham Jazz Club), Eltham Warren Golf Club, Bexley Road, SE9 2PE

Friday 10 November – AGA ZARYAN with Michał Tokaj – part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023 – is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Friday 10 November – Alexandra Ridout is at The Vortex for the EFG London Jazz Festival. 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

Friday 10 November – Eliane Correa’s Cuban Septet (part of EFG London Jazz Festival) are at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Saturday 11 November – TOMASZ STAŃKO TRIBUTE CONCERT feat. Byron Wallen, Rob Luft, Alice Zawadzki, Misha Mullov-Abbado and Jay Davis – part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023 – is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 11 November – Brandon Allen’s Gene Ammons Project is at Burrough Jazz Twyford village hall LE14 2HU

Saturday 11 November – Julian Joseph Trio with Harriet Mackenzie – LONDON PREMIERE (part of EFG London Jazz Festival) are at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Monday 13 November – The Ridouts Re-united for the EFG London Jazz festival – featuring dad Mark Ridout (guitar) and siblings Tom Ridout (sax), Alexandra Ridout (trumpet), Lester Ridout (drums) with Lorenzo Morabito (bass) are at sYp, 19 Bevis Marks, London EC3A 7JA

Tuesday 14 November – Ava & the SoundCrew (part of EFG London Jazz Festival) are at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Wednesday 15 November – Christine Tobin; Returning Weather – UK PREMIERE – part of EFG London Jazz Festival) are at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Thursday 16 November – Josiah Wade & Sam C-Se (part of EFG London Jazz Festival) are at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Thursday 16 November 12-2pm – Art Themen is at at Croydon Clocktower Cafe , 9, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Friday 17 November – Krzysztof Urbański Quartet – part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023 – is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Friday 17 November – May Inoue (part of EFG London Jazz Festival) is at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Saturday 18 November – Elina Duni & Rob Luft: “Home Now” (ECM) – London album launch – part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023 – is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 18 November -Rebecca Nash; Redefining Element 78 (part of EFG London Jazz Festival) is at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London SW11 7BD

Sunday 26th November: Jazz On The Plaza with Maciek Pysz on guitar, Terence Collie on piano and Stuart Barker on bass. Cafe Yukari, Kew

2) Live Streamed Timed Events – Listed in time order.

Monday 18 September – Byron Wallen’s Four Corners are streaming from The Yard Manchester https://www.nqjazz.co.uk/whats-on

Tuesday 19 September – Colosseum are streaming from Porgy & Bess Vienna https://www.porgy.at/events/upcoming

Thursday 21 September – Nick Malcolm’s Out Front are at the Sound Cellar in Poole https://soundcellar.org/event/livestream-nick-malcolms-out-front/

Friday 22 September – Jazzmeia Horn Quartet is streaming from Smokes in New York https://www.smokejazz.com/

Monday 2 October – John Pope Quintet are streaming from The Yard Manchester https://www.nqjazz.co.uk/whats-on

Monday 2 October – Guido Spannocchi Quartet are streaming from Porgy & Bess Vienna https://www.porgy.at/events/upcoming

Thursday 5 October – Soft Machine are streaming from KeyStoneKorner in Baltimore https://www.keystonekornerbaltimore.com/calendar

Thursday 5 October – Dave Manington’s Riff Raff are at the SoundCellar in Poole https://soundcellar.org/event/livestream-dave-maningtons-riff-raff/

Thursday 19 October – The Brandon Allen Groove Band feat Mike Outram are at the SoundCellar in Poole https://soundcellar.org/event/livestream-the-brandon-allen-groove-band/

3) Residencies

Every Monday at Off The Cuff , Railton Road, Herne Hill, London, at 8.30 Roger Humbles Quartet followed at 9.30 by a jam.

Every Tuesday – Silver Bullet Jazz Jam at The Night Owl in Finsbury Park with Bukky Leo

Every Thursday , Friday and Saturday Leo Green hosts shows at the Middle Eight bar WC2B 5BX

Every Thursday at The Great North Wood, 3 Knight Hill, Norwood, London, at 8.30 Roger Humbles Quartet followed at 9.30 by a jam.

Every second Sunday of each month at 1.30pm Equinox are at Map Studio in Kentish Town

Every Sunday 6.30-8.30 Ollie Usiskin Quartet at The Priory Tavern 250 Belsize road north maida vale kilburn london NW6 4BT

3) NOT TIMED

Emmet Cohen has still got a weekly stream going on Monday nights from his place https://www.facebook.com/heyemmet/?hc_location=ufi

Smalls in New York are streaming every night and if you sign up you get access to their archive https://www.smallslive.com/

Snake Davis has at home Livestreams 7pm (BST) every Friday, Saturday and Sunday http://www.youtube.com/user/snakedavistv plus sax clinics on Sundays at 11am then click on the live screen.

Duke Ellington Society UK, Uptown Lockdown have podcasts , broadcasts at https://www.pscp.tv/AP64740207/1eaJbzZPrvYJX

4) Radio etc

Frank Griffith – “The Jazz Cavern” Thursdays at 9PM. Repeats at 6PM Sunday http://www.mykindamusic24.com

Liverpool Community Radio – “The Jazz Cavern” 106.7 FM. http://www.l-c-r.co.uk Airs on weekly Fridays-2PM, Saturdays- 4PM, Tuesdays- 4PM

The European Jazz Hour with Peter Slavid – https://www.mixcloud.com/ukjazz/ or on hayesfm 91.8 FM

Wednesdays at 10pm on Radio Deal – Jazz on the Beach with Adam Sieff https://www.dealradio.co.uk/shows/jazz-on-the-beach

Marlow FM’s longstanding Jazz Show “Swing That Music” (www.marlowfm.co.uk) 6pm Sunday now gets a worldwide audience (even Kyle Eastwood!) being transmitted 5 times weekly by New York’s Pure Jazz Radio (www.purejazzradio.com)

Tim Richards has a series of jazz piano pdcasts on Morley Radio e.g. this one i about Chick Corea https://morleyradio.co.uk/programmes/jazz-piano-library-ep12/

Join Oliver Weindling of the Vortex for a topical discussion on zoom every Tuesday at 4.30 – https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/events/