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Jazz North (picture above) are telling us about their relaunch/ rebrand/ new website – read more

David Sanborn talks to Sonny Rollins for WBGO (part 1 of a two-part interview) – read more

Richard Williams has a new Blue Moment piece on an exhibition in Paris of Nica de Koenigswarter’s Polaroid snaps of the jazz musicians to whom she was a friend and benefactor – read more

…He also reviewed The Island Book of Records, a book about the early years of the label – read more

Recent Mercury Prize recipients Ezra Collective were interviewed in the Guardian – read more

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Guitarist Rob Luft’s new album, Dahab Days, was reviewed in the Observer – read more

The Scotsman reviewed pianist John Donegan’s new album, Light Streams – read more

Tara Minton talks to the Working Musician Podcast about the work of Blues & Roots Ensemble – read more

Bebop Spoken Here reviewed the return of Misha Mullov-Abbado’s sextet to Pizza Express Dean Street – read more

“More pedals than the Raleigh factory”. Dave Sayer’s interesting claim in a detailed review of Elina Duni and Rob Luft (and James Kitchman, middle in photo) at Kings Place – read more

Sebastian’s regular JAZZTHETIK magazine column for November (in German) features Alcyona Mick… and the German part of here ancestry – read more

THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD

Wednesday 1 November – Saxophonist Matt Anderson & his Quartet ft. pianist John Turville play music from his latest album, ‘The Town and the City’ at the 606

Wednesday 1 November – Sean Fyfe Quartet, The Growlers and Cans, Guildford

Wednesday 1 November – Giulio Romano is at Toulouse Lautrec

Wednesday 1 November – Awen downstairs , Olie Brice Trio upstairs at the Vortex

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

Thursday 2 November – Dominic Ashworth is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club EN2 8AS

Thursday 2 November – The Red Stripe Band Play the Boston Room over at Chiswick’s George IV W4

Thursday 2 November – ONMO are at the Vortex

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

Thursday 2 November – James Fenn on guitar with a guest are at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

Thursday 2 November – Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell is at at Bournemouth Old Fire Station

Thursday 2 November – Steve Watts Trio ft Iain Ballamy and Tim Giles are at the Karamel Club in Wood Green N22 6UJ

Thursday 2 November – ARQ are at Lauderdale House

Thursday 2 November – One of the UK’s great guitarists Jim Mullen and his guest, New Orleans-born US guitar player Steve Masakowski (Bobby McFerrin, Nicholas Payton, Dianne Reeves) are at the 606

Thursday 2-5 November – Berlin Jazz Festival

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

Friday 3 November – New Orleans inspired groove & funk with the Coalminers are at the 606

Friday 3 November – Calum Gourlay’s marvellous Big Band are at the Vortex

Friday 3 November – A night of the Crusaders music is at the Boileroom in Guildford

Saturday 4 November 2pm – The JCUK Presents: Anthony Kerr: “The Art of the Vibes” with special guest Alan Skidmore from the Jazz Centre in Southend

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

Saturday 4 November – Nigel Price and Lorne Lofsky Tour, The Verdict, Brighton

Saturday 4 November – Post hard-bop jazz with US Grammy-nominated saxophonist, composer & arranger Greg Abate at the 606

Saturday 4 November – Alina Bzhezhinska and Tony Kofi are at the Vortex

Saturday 4 November – Pulse Of Africa is at St John on Bethnal Green E2 0PA

Saturday 4 November – Lulu Pierre with Alex Webb at Hampstead Jazz Club at The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, NW3 1JD

Saturday 4 November – Nette Robinson sings Songs of Russia at the Tea House Theatre, Vauxhall

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 – Equinox Jazz Quartet is at MAP Studio Cafe Kentish Town NW54ER

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

Sunday 5 November – Mojo Big Band in the afternnon , jam in the evening at the Vortex

Sunday 5 November – Legendary blues singer, recording artist & cultural icon Dana Gillespie & her band are at the 606

Sunday 5 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

Sunday 5 November – Aaron Liddard’s NYLON MAN are at Milestones Jazz Club Lowestoft @ The Hatfield Hotel, The Esplanade, NR33 0GD

Monday 6 November – South African jazz pianist & composer Don Laka, part of his Golden Jubilee Tour (with special guest Adam Glasser) are at the 606

Monday 6 November – Rachael Cohen is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Monday 6 November – Nell Greco is at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Monday 6 November – a night programmed by guitarist Jakub Klimiuk at the Vortex

Tuesday 7 November – Tristan Banks Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 7 November – Luke Rattenbury Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Tuesday 7 November – Ari Hoenig Trio are at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

Tuesday 7 November – Singer/keyboardist Tony O’Malley (Kokomo) & his quartet are at the 606

Wednesday 8 November – Neoteric Ensemble will be performing at The Pheasantry

Wednesday 8 November – Shez Raja at Chalkwell Park Rooms, Southend

Wednesday 8 November – Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra are at Ronnie Scotts

Wednesday 8 November – Mark Armstrong from Miles to Marsalis is at the Pavilion in Guildford

Wednesday 8 November – Rick Simpson , Adam King and Jay Davis at the Vortex

Wednesday 8 November – At the 606 from Italy-NeaCo’ septet, a mix of Neapolitan song with global influences

Wednesday 8 November – Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet is at Pizza Express Jazz Club

Thursday 9 November 12-2pm – Chris Biscoe and Alison 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

Thursday 9 November – Italian jazz & neo-soul vocalist Francesca Confortini & her band is at the 606

Thursday 9 November – Lior Solomons-Wise Quintet are at the Karamel Club in Wood Green N22 6UJ

Thursday 9 November – Nick Costley-White Trio are at the SoundCellar in Poole

Thursday 9 November – Mike Innes on trombone and Duncan Lamont on reeds are at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

Thursday 9 November – Pete Rees & The Connection play the Boston Room over at Chiswick’s George IV, W4

Thursday 9 November – Vasilis Xenopoulos is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club EN2 8AS

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 – Iconic soul/R&B singer Imaani (Incognito) & Special Guest Chris Ballin is at the 606

Friday 10 November – Jazz Orient are at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road E1 6LA

Friday 10 November – Dave O’Higgins / Rob Luft Quintet at Chichester Jazz Club, The Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant Chichester, PO19 1SY

Friday 10 November – Alexandra Ridout is at the Vortex

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

Friday 10 November – Jonathan Gee is at Poole Arts Centre playing the Beatles and 80’s sets with Ed Jones

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

Friday 10 November – Jonathan Gee Quartet ft Ed Jones are at Poole Arts Centre

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 – The Peter King Memorial Sax Summit feat. Mornington Lockett, Tom Smith, Trish Clowes & Nat Facey with the Will Barry trio is at the 606

Saturday 11 November – Katriona Taylor Quintet Celebrate The Music Of Burt Bacharach over in the Jazz Room at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Saturday 11 November – Jasper Hoiby’s Planet B is at the Vortex

Saturday 11 November – Way Out West Collective: Music for Large and Small Ensembles are at Riverhouse Walton on Thames

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

Saturday 11 November – Katie Bradley & John Harriman band are at Barnaby’s Lounge. Hastings TN34 1HL

Saturday 11 November – Mica Miller is at the Union Chapel

Sunday 12 November Lunchtime Special at the 606 – A concert by students from two of London’s leading music academies, World Heart Beat & the Julian Joseph Academy

Sunday 12 November evening at the 606 – Jo Harrop, Paul Edis & their band play music from their 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Award-winning Jazz Album of the Year, “When Winter Turns to Spring”.

Sunday 12 November lunchtime – Gary Wilcox Quartet featuring Josephine Davies and Chris Batchelor are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 12 November – Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat at Pizza Express Live Holborn (EFG London Jazz Festival)

Sunday 12 November – for EFG London Jazz Festival we present Glebe, featuring Kieran Gunter (guitar), Chris Bland (keys), Dom Pusey (tenor), Mark Fincham (bass), Filippo Gallo (drums)

Sunday 12 November – Momentum fusion band ’s 6-piece jazz fusion band play the Boston Room over at Chiswick’s George IV, W4

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

Monday 13 November – Tori Freestone Trio is at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Monday 13 November – Meczla + Luca Manning are at the Vortex

Monday 13 November – John Parricelli is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Monday 13 November – Emily Francis Trio: a fascinating mix of influences including 60s & 70s-era electronic jazz, psychedelia and prog rock are at the 606

Monday 13 November – Mark Guiliana is at the Jazz Cafe

Tuesday 14 November – Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent 10th Anniversary Tour at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

Tuesday 14 November – Matt Wates Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Tuesday 14 November – The W downstairs , Sultan Stevenson upstairs at the Vortex

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

Tuesday 14 November – Mica Miller is at Belgrave Music Hall – Leeds

Tuesday 14 November – Saxophonist/vocalist Kaidi Akinnibi (Tom Misch, Black Midi, Blue Lab Beats) launches his new EP at the 606

Tuesday 14 November – Rachel Cohen Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 14 November – Women in Jazz Media presents: The All Female London Gay Big Band at Toulouse Lautrec

Tuesday 14 November – Retro Chet Trio showcase the music of Chet Baker over in the Jazz room at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Tuesday 14 November – Ilario Ferrari trio live at Crazy coqs – EFG London Jazz festival

Wednesday 15 November – Joe Webb Trio are at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Wednesday 15 November – Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat at The Cathedral Hotel, Lichfield Arts

Wednesday 15 November – Ashaine White presents The Knocking Down The Door Creator Fund Showcase at Toulouse Lautrec

Wednesday 15 November – Rachel Musson /Andrew Lisle/Luis Vicente/Caius Williams downstairs and double Bill featuring drummer Sarah Heneghan and Myra Brownbridge upstairs at the Vortex

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

Wednesday 15 November – Stuart Henderson Quartet “The Music of MIles Davis And The Great Jazz Trumpeters” Cryer Arts Centre, Carshalton High Street. SM5 3BB

Wednesday 15 November – Virtuoso jazz/funk bassist Shez Raja & MOBO-award-winning saxophonist ft Soweto Kinch are at the 606

Wednesday 15 November – Soul.Blues play the Jazz Room over at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Wednesday 15 / 16 November – Jonathan Gee duo are at Bread and Roses , Plymouth

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 – Women in Jazz Media presents: Lara De Belder at Toulouse Lautrec

Thursday 16 November – Rachael Cohen downstairs , Byron Wallen upstairs at the Vortex

Thursday 16 November – Frank Walden on sax and Mike Rideout on guitar are at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

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

Thursday 16 November – Celebrating the ‘The New Orleans Clarinet’ with the Adrian Cox Quintet & special guest Giacomo Smith at the 606

Thursday 16 November – Tim Penn & The Second Line New Orleans Jazz & Blues over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV, W4

Friday 17 November – Julian Siegel is at the Vortex

Friday 17 November – Women in Jazz Media presents: Amy Gadiaga at Toulouse Lautrec

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

Friday 17 November – Latin-Jazz band Samara with Special Guest, Afro-Brasilian percussionist/composer Adriano Adewale

Friday 17 November – Art Themen’s New Directions Quintet play the Jazz Room over at the Bull’s Head Barnes, SW13

Friday 17 November – David Gordon & Tenor Madness present The Other Bird: William Byrd ± 400 years at Sands Film Studios 82 Marychurch St SE16 4HZ

Friday 17 November – At the Pump House Theatre Big Ben: celebrating saxophonist Ben Webster with Alex Webb and Tony Kofi

Friday 17 November – Gary Willcox’s Drummer/Composers Project is at Riverhouse Barn, Walton

Friday 17 November Nigel Price Organ Trio Nigel Price guitar Ross Stanley Hammond organ Matt Home drums at The Blue Room Lincoln LN1 3BU

Friday 17 November – Big Ben: celebrating saxophonist Ben Webster with Alex Webb & Tony Kofi Alan Barnes ( Freddie Gavita , Dave Green and Clark Tracey strings are provided by the J.A.M. Collective Pump House Theatre, 5 Local Board Rd, Watford WD17 2JP

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 -Trumpeter & composer Byron Wallen, who was a member of the late Andrew Hill’s band explores Hill’s music in this new programme at the 606

Saturday 18 November 2pm – Women in Jazz Media presents: In Conversation with Monika Herzig at Toulouse Lautrec

Saturday 18 November 8.30pm – Women in Jazz Media presents: Monika Herzig and Alexis Cole: Both Sides of Joni at Toulouse Lautrec

Saturday 18 November – David Preston Purple Black with Jason Yarde , Sebatian Rochford , Jim Hart & Robin Mullarkey are at the Vortex with a late night from Jas Kayser

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

Saturday 18 November – Phelan Burgoyne and Emanuele Maniscalco are at Sands Film Studios 82 Marychurch St SE16 4HZ

Sunday 19 November Lunchtime at the 606 three of the Club’s favourite vocalists, Rachel Sutton, Jo Harrop & Eileen Hunter perform timeless vocal jazz standards

Sunday 19 November lunchtime – The Equators are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Sunday 19 November –  Will Todd (above) Mass in Blue and other choral jazz, St John’s Smith Square

Sunday 19 November evening: Three of the UK’s finest jazz performers Liane Carroll, Ian Shaw & Claire Martin unite in a benefit performance

Sunday 19 November – The Hannah Horton Quartet play the Sunday Lunchtime Session over at the Jazz Room at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Sunday 19 November – Fred Thomas presents a trio with Liam Noble and Gerry Hemingway are at Sands Film Studios 82 Marychurch St SE16 4HZ

Sunday 19 November 2pm – Sticks and Thrones: Drum Masterclass with Migdalia Van Der Hoven and special guests at Toulouse Lautrec

Sunday 19 November 7.30pm – The Women in Jazz Media Finale with Migdalia Van Der Hoven, Esther Bennett, Aydenne Simone and special guests! at Toulouse Lautrec

Sunday 19 November – 2 big bands at the Vortex . Billy Marrows in the afternoon , LJO playing John Warren in the evening

Sunday 19 November – Trio Manouche bring their World class Gypsy Jazz & Swing ensemble over to the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV, W4

Sunday 19 November – Vocalist Esther Bennett is with Terence Collie on piano at Toulouse Lautrec

Monday 20 November – Henry Lowther is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Monday 20 November – QOW Trio is at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Monday 20 November – Jazz/Groove trio No Big Deal feat. Michael Raggatt-piano/keys; Nick Webster-bass; Chris Castellitto-drms at the 606

Monday 20 – 21 November – Avishai Cohen Trio are at Ronnie Scotts

Tuesday 21 November – Dean Masser salutes Dexter Gordon at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 21 November – Geoff Simkins Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Tuesday 21 November – Antonio Forcione is at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

Tuesday 21 November – Saxophonist Dan Reinstein & his Quintet play best-loved jazz standards from artists including Miles, Hancock, Silver & more is at the 606

Wednesday 22 November – Nigel Price UK 2023 Tour, Pizza Express Jazz Club (Dean Street)

Wednesday 22 November – Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat at Jazz at the Lescar, Sheffield

Wednesday 22 November – Nigel Price and Lorne Lofsky Tour, PizzaExpress Dean St

Wednesday 22 November – Award-winning pianist Jason Rebello (Sting, Jeff Beck) with Special Guest, Norwegian guitarist Hans Mathisen is at the 606

Thursday 23 November – An Evening with guitar maestro Antonio Forcione & percussionist Adriano Adawele over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV, W4

Thursday 23 November – Sean Fyfe Quartet The Bear Club, Luton

Thursday 23 November – Saxophonist Art Themen his organ trio feat. Pete Whittaker & George Double is at the 606

Thursday 23 November – Karen Sharp on on sax and Stuart Henderson on trumpet are at the Hedsor Jazz club at the Hedsor Bar, Bourne End SL8 5ES

Thursday 23 November – Iain Ballamy is at the Pavilion in Guildford

Friday 24 November – Ineza & ‘Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories’ is at Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, Kennington, London SE11 4RN

Friday 24 November – Kate Williams Quartet is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 25 November – Mark Buckingham Big Band: “The Herd is Back! Musing with Woody Herman” is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 25 November – Alex Garnett’s Supersax Project is at Ronnie Scotts

Sunday 26 November lunchtime – QOW Trio ft Riley Stone-Lonergan are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

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

Monday 27 November – Tony Kofi is at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD

Monday 27 November – Aidan Pope Trio is at Jazz at the Parakeet (fka the Oxford) on Kentish Town Rd

Monday 27 November – Jazz in the Round at the Cockpit Theatre features Out Front.

Tuesday 28 November – Alcyona Mack / Tori Freestone Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 28 November – Stan Sulzmann’s 75th Birthday Celebration featuring Neon Orchestra are at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ

Tuesday 28 November – Julia Nicholas/Chris Coull Quartet at The Hare & Hounds, 79-81 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QG

Wednesday 29 November – South Of Broadway 8-piece Jazz Harmony group with pianist John Crawford over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV, W4

Wednesday 29 November 7.30pm Carshalton Jazz Open Jazz Jam The Windsor Castle Pub 378 Carshalton Rd. SM5 3PT

Thursday 30 November – Ineza & ‘Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories’ is at Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, Southbank Square, on the Belvedere Road side of the Royal Festival Hall

Thursday 30 November – The Mim Grey Trio play the Boston Room over at Chiswick’s George IV, W4

Thursday 30 November – Songlines – Liane Carroll , Simon Purcell and Julian Siegel are at Ronnie Scotts

DECEMBER

Friday 1 December – Dom Pipkin’s “Smokin’ Boogie, Bad Boys, Bourbon & The Big Easy” show showcases the jazz & blues of New Orleans over in the Jazz Room at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Friday 1 December – John Donegan Sextet: “Light Streams” – album launch is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Friday 1 December – Buddy Rich Big Band are at Bridgewater Hall , Manchester

Saturday 2 December – Mike Westbrook Band of Bands! is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 2 December ‘Shades of Miles’ Paul Higgs trumpet Simon Brown piano Jose Canha bass Steve Hanley drums at The Blue Room Lincoln LN1 3BU

Sunday 3 December – Sunday Lunchtime Double Bill with Melbury Music jazz ensemble feat vocalist Sarah Jane Eveleigh & Latin Jazz outfit Poco Loco over in the Jazz Room at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Sunday 3 December lunchtime – Will Barry Quartet are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon

Monday 4 December – Jonathan Gee is with Denys Baptiste Upstairs at Ronnies

Monday 4 December – Special Jazz Party at the Fox 413 Green Lanes N13 4JD with Alan Barnes

Tuesday 5 December – David Preston’s Purple an Black Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Tuesday 5 / 6 December – Sofiane Pamart, a Moroccan-French enfant terrible of the jazz world is at the Union Chapel

Wednesday 6 December – Splash Point Jazz Club with Jeff Williams (tbn) , Miles Danso (dbl bass), Alex Eberhard (drums) + Neal Richardson (pno/vox) at Seaford The View, Southdown Rd BN25 4JS

Friday 8 December – Alan Barnes Octet present Copperfield at Chichester Jazz Club, The Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant Chichester, PO19 1SY

Friday 8 December – Simon Woolf Quartet are at Sands Film Studios 82 Marychurch St SE16 4HZ

Friday 8 December – Tori Freestone Quartet is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 9 December – Jazz Christmas with Alle Choir London and friends is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 9 December – Dave Jones’ classic nine-piece Nonet play the Jazz Room over at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, SW13

Tuesday 12 December – Ed Jones is at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone

Wednesday 13 December – Andy Panayi Big Band – Xmas Count Basie Special at Eastbourne – Splash Point Jazz Club, at the Fishermen’s Club BN22 7AA

Friday 15 December – Imperial College Big Band are at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Saturday 16 December – Tamara Barschak Quartet is at Jazz Cafe POSK 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Sunday 17 December – Riverside Arts Jazz Christmas Special – Terence Collie Quartet feat. Terence Collie on piano, Roberto Manzin on sax, Nick Lenner-Webster on bass and Alfonso Vitale on drums plus invited guests. Riverside Art Studios, Sunbury.

2) Live Streamed Timed Events – Listed in time order

Thursday 2 November 8.15 – Fergus McCreadie is streaming with Playtime https://www.facebook.com/playtimemusic1/live

Friday 3 November – Charles McPherson Quintet are streaming from Smokes in New York https://www.smokejazz.com/

Monday 6 November – Jonathan Kreisberg is streaming from The Yard Manchester https://www.nqjazz.co.uk/whats-on

Thursday 9 November – Nick Costley-White Trio are streaming from the SoundCellar in Poole https://soundcellar.org/event/livestream-the-nick-costley-white-trio/

Saturday 11 November – Tribute to Pharoah Saunders ft Gary Bartz is streaming from KeyStoneKorner in Baltimore https://www.keystonekornerbaltimore.com/calendar

Thursday 16 November 8.15 – George Burt is streaming with Playtime https://www.facebook.com/playtimemusic1/live

Friday 17 November – David Gordon & Tenor Madness present The Other Bird: William Byrd ± 400 years at Sands Film Studios https://watch.eventive.org/sandsmusic

Saturday 18 November – Phelan Burgoyne and Emanuele Maniscalco are at Sands Film Studios 82 Marychurch St https://watch.eventive.org/sandsmusic

Sunday 19 November – Fred Thomas presents a trio with Liam Noble and Gerry Hemingway are at Sands Film Studios https://watch.eventive.org/sandsmusic

Monday 27 November – Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat is streaming from The Yard Manchester https://www.nqjazz.co.uk/whats-on

Thursday 30 November 8.15 – Helela Kay is streaming with Playtime https://www.facebook.com/playtimemusic1/live

Thursday 16 November 8.15 – Seonaid Aitken is streaming with Playtime https://www.facebook.com/playtimemusic1/live

Friday 8 December – Simon Woolf Quartet are at Sands Film Studios https://watch.eventive.org/sandsmusic

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

Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday 3pm-7pm Neal Richardson plays at Afternoon Tea Jazz in The Drawing Room Raffles Hotel at the OWO, 57 Whitehall,

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/

4) Radio etc

On each Tuesday in November, the Cinema Club at Sands Film Studios 82 Marychurch St SE16 4HZ will screen documentaries on the theme of Jazz in Europe

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)

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