JazzUK presents Gigs - December 2013

Gigs December 2013

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HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH Editor’s picks from this month’s listings:

Looking back on 2013 I

t is incredibly difficult to sum up twelve months of listings in a short note and not to leave out important and interesting venues, clubs or gigs. I tried to point to interesting events in Highlights every now and then. Certainly some events were memorable and many festivals (including new ones, like Bristol Jazz & Blues or Wall2Wall in Abergavenny) made their strong appearances. Watermill Jazz, Southport Melodic Jazz Club, Wakefield Jazz, Fleece Jazz, St Ives Jazz Club, Zeffirelli’s or Herts Jazz, to mention but a few, have all been doing an excellent job and I would like to congratulate them on the outstanding programme they have been putting on, often despite limited resources and thanks to wonderful, dedicated people – volunteers, in most cases! There are many regular jazz nights happening around the country and it is wonderful that they keep going. However, we have seen some of the clubs or venues disappear or reduce their activities due to financial difficulties or, sadly, lack of interest in jazz in particular places.

As for singular gigs, it would be very difficult for me to pick a personal favourite of 2013. But certainly GoGo Penguin and Roller Trio have been a revelation of the 2012/13 season to me and I am very interested to see the bands’ careers develop. I was also very happy to follow – through listings – Jazz Services Touring Support bands. I especially enjoyed, as I got a chance to listen to him play live, Robert Mitchell’s highly original “The Glimpse” tour where he presented piano solo for the left hand. Since I do have “a thing” for pianists, may I also mention I always have a great time when Zoe Rahman, Alex Hutton or Kit Downes are playing. Two Pianos Festival at the Pizza Express Jazz Club was a treat, with excellent players and innovative material presented. Let’s hope that 2014 will be equally exciting and we will witness growth of jazz audiences which we all rely upon.

Good luck and thank you for supporting live music!

Sabina Czajkowska Listings Editor

Festivals

Events

Spitalfields Music Winter Festival. London 6th – 17th December www.spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk There aren’t many festivals in December, it’s more a Christmas Party time with special concerts happening in most of the clubs (check our listings), but here’s one that spans classical, jazz and folk, with a line-up that features fine early music and contemporary sounds, with – and without – a seasonal twist. The jazz line-up includes Arun Ghosh (10th Dec) and Norwegian guitarist Stian Westerhus with Britten Sinfonia (14th Dec). Don’t miss the talks before the concerts – see the Events section for details.

Café Society Swing – A True Story @ The Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX, 21st and 22nd December at 9.30pm

Workshops Nottingham Jazz Workshops Continue every month at The Robin Hood, 540 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG5 2FR, contact: 0115 962 4737 or nottinghamjazzworkshops@ gmail.com, 7.00pm – 9.00pm, cost: £5. The next dates are: 4th Dec, 8th Jan and 5th Feb – Jazz Singers/Performance (instrumentalists are welcome to attend and should definitely come along if they are keen to work on section backings or perform solos on particular vocal numbers); 11th Dec, 15th Jan and 12th Feb – Jazz Instrumental.

There will also be a Workshop Performance on Saturday 21st Dec, 8.00pm.

The show, written by Alex Webb and directed by Simon Green, returns to make its West End debut after its successful run at the London’s Tricycle Theatre in 2012. The swinging show stars China Moses, Harold Sanditen, Alexander Stewart and introduces Cherise AdamsBurnett.

Café Society Swing tells the story of the venue from its idealistic Left-wing beginnings in Depression-era America.

It follows its thrilling musical journey through struggles and triumphs, to its eventual demise in the ‘Red scare’ hysteria of the late 1940s. The irresistible soundtrack comes from the Café Society All Stars, drawn from the cream of UK jazz talent.

Musical highlights include representations of performances

by Billie Holiday, Big Joe Turner, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Lucienne Boyer.

The original Café Society was based in New York’s Greenwich Village and later opened a midtown venue. The brainchild of former shoe salesman Barney Josephson, it was the first racially desegregated club in New York City. Proud of its Left-wing leanings, Café Society called itself ‘The Wrong Place for the Right People’.

An early headliner at the club was Billie Holiday, to whom Barney Josephson presented

the classic protest song Strange Fruit – which became her signature song.

Alex Webb created the show (formerly titled ‘Jazz at Café Society’) with the help and advice of Terry TrillingJosephson, widow of Barney Josephson (1902–1988).

Pre-gig Insight Talks during the Spitalfields Music Winter Festival Arun Gosh and Omar Shahryar discuss collaboration between artists from multiple disciplines and cultural backgrounds – 10th Dec, 6.00pm, free entry.

Fiona Talkington and Stian Westerhus talk about the Conexions series and working with Britten Sinfonia – 14th Dec, 6.00pm, free entry.

Look out for the Young & Talented Yamaha Jazz Scholars @ 606 Club, London The annual event showcasing the recipients of Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarships takes place on 4th December. The Yamaha New Jazz Sessions 2013 CD, to be launched on the day, features seven outstanding young Jazz musicians nominated by the Heads of Jazz at seven of the UK’s leading conservatoires, plus special guest tracks from Kit Downes (recipient of the scholarship in the past), Clare Teal and the band Samara featuring Steve Rubie to mark the 606 Club’s 25th anniversary.

The five out of seven featured

Yamaha Jazz Scholars will give short performances with their bands: Elliot Galvin (piano), Lloyd Haines (drums), Angus Milne (double bass), David Ingamells (drums) and Peter Johnstone (piano). Two of the awarded young talents are away at the moment: Alex Woods is studying in the USA and Sam Miles is touring overseas.

Bands still on tour in December You can still catch some of the bands that are touring with Jazz

Services’ support this winter.

Last chance to see Chris Biscoe & Roger Turner in a series of Collaborations – the December date is in London and special guests-collaborators include John Edwards on double bass and Liam Noble on piano. Flashmob are also finalising their tour with a gig in Southampton and Dominic Lash Quartet & Zoë Gilby Quartet tour throughout the month – check our listings for details.

Zoë Gilby Quartet perform a repertoire that encompasses a wide range of contemporary material, including innovative interpretations of The Great American Songbook and original

compositions. With the leader on vocals, Mark Williams on guitar, Andy Champion on double bass and Richard Brown on drums, the quartet comprises superb musicians, all performing with a finely tuned sense of musical sympathy and harmony. The band’s latest CD, Twelve Stories, originally recorded in 2012, is due for release at the end of 2013 and showcased on this Jazz Services tour. With a great range and versatility at her disposal, Zoë leads a tried, tested and trusted line-up that makes the material their own.

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www.jazzwisemagazine.com East Midlands Derbyshire Cube Cafe Bar Chapel Street, Derby DE1 3GU 01332 370911 Dec 6 Laura Jurd Quartet Deda Theatre Chapel Street, Derby DE1 3GU 01332 370911 Dec 14 Alan Barnes & Dave Newton 8.00p

Leicestershire The Cookie Jar 68 High Street, Leicester LE1 5YP 0116 2531212 Dec 5 Tony Kofi Trio

NE Lincolnshire Old Clee Club Clee Crescent, Grimsby DN32 8LS 01472 873730 (jazz info) Dec 4 Pat McCarthy Sextet 8.30pm

Nottinghamshire Bonington Theatre Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Nottingham NG5 7EE 0115 9670114 All gigs at 8.00pm Dec 5 Theo Jackson & Nathaniel Facey 19 Ed Jones Quartet

Federation Club Claremont Road, Nottingham NG5 1BH 0115 962 2294 Dec 22 National Jazz Orchestra 8.00pm Southwell Library The Bramley Centre, King Street, Southwell NG25 0EH Dec 11 Suzanne Mellard 7.30pm West Bridgford Library Bridgford Road,West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6BG 0115 9816506 Dec 12 Suzanne Mellard 7.30pm

Eastern Bedfordshire Heath Inn 76 Woburn Road, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0AR 01525 237390 Dec 12 Greensand Jazz Christmas Party w Karen Sharp, Bruce Adams, Mark Ridout, Mike Gorman, Arnie Somogyi & Ronnie Fenn 8.15pm

Cambridgeshire Hidden Rooms The Basement, 7A Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BA 01223 514 777 or 07912 62 77 62; online@http://www.cambridgejazz.org

Dec 12 Bad Ass Brass 8.00pm Newnham College Old Labs Newnham College, Sedgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DF Dec 3 Dominic Lash Quartet 8.00pm

Essex Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester CO1 1NF 01206 500900 Dec 1 Matt Ridley Trio w special guest Jason Yarde 8.30pm Electric Palace King’s Quay Street, Harwich CO12 3ER 01255 553333 Dec 12 Red Beans’n’Rice 8.00pm Stoke by Nayland Hotel Golf & Spa, Keepers Lane, Leavenheath CO6 4PZ 01787 211865 (Fleece Jazz) All gigs at 8.00pm Dec 6 Heads South 12 Benet McLean 20 Sarah Jane Morris 27 Sax Appeal

Hertfordshire Broxbourne Rowing Club Old Nazeing Road, Broxbourne EN10 6QU 01992 442263 Dec 5 Jim Hart Quartet 8.30pm

Campus West - Hawthorne Studio The Campus,Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX 01707 357117 Dec 1 Stan Tracey Quartet 7.30pm 8 Pete Long’s Echoes of Ellington Orchestra 8.00pm 15 Xmas Party w Gilad Atzmon, Kevin Flanagan, Simon Spillett, Steve Fishwick, Leon Greening, Dave Green & Clark Tracey plus a special guest 7.30pm Civic Centre High Street, Berkhamsted HP4 3HD 01442 228925 Dec 21 Katie Brown Quintet f Steve Brown, Leon Greening, Robbie Harvey & Adam King 8.00pm Pump House Theatre & Arts Centre Local Board Road, Lower Watford High Street,Watford WD17 2JP 01923 467269(jazz info) All gigs at 8.15pm Dec 5 Tony Pitt’s All Stars 12 Len Baldwin All Stars 19 Northside Jazz Band

Suffolk Bell Hotel Market Hill, Clare CO10 8NN 01787 237653 All at 8.00pm Dec 8 Georgia Mancio w Roger Odell Trio & Lorraine Odell 22 Kevin Fitzsimmons w Roger Odell Trio & Lorraine Odell

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Fludyer Arms Hotel Undercliff Road East, Felixstowe IP11 7LU 07766 745457 (jazz info) All gigs at 7.30pm Dec 1 Christine Tobin & Phil Robson 8 Steve Fishwick Quartet 15 John Paricelli Quartet Fludyers Arms Hotel Undercliff Road East, Felixstowe IP11 7LU 01394 691929 Dec 1 Christine Tobin & Phil Robson

London 606 Club 90 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD 020 7352 5953 Dec 1 Sarah Jane Morris 8.30pm 2 Noel Mccalla Trio 8.30pm 3 Ollie Howell Quintet Peter Whittingham Award 7.30pm 4 Yamaha Jazz Scholars 7.30pm 6 RB Funkestra 9.30pm 7 Clark Tracey Quintet 9.30pm 8 606 Gospel Group 1.30pm / 8 Wayne Hernandez Band 8.30pm 9 24 Pesos 8.30pm 10 Dan Reinstein Christmas Party 7.30pm 11 Mike Lindup & Friends

7.30pm 12 Tim Whitehead Quartet 8.30pm 13 Tony O’Malley Quintet 9.30pm 17 Simon Mulligan Quartet 8.30pm 19 Tommy Blaize Band 8.30pm 22 Samara Xmas Party 8.30pm 31 Samara New Year’s Eve Party 8.00pm Artigiano 12 Belsize Terrace, London NW3 4AX 0207 794 4288 All gigs at 7.30pm Dec 6 Yuko Yokoi Trio 13 Rosana Brandi Trio 20 Marco Marconi Trio 31 Marco Marconi Trio New Year’s Eve Party Bar Solo 20 Inverness Street, Camden, London NW1 7HJ 020 7482 6211 Dec 12 Wild Card f Andy Noble, Sophie Alloway & Clement Regert 8.30pm Barbican Centre Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS 020 7638 8891 Dec 13 Songlines Music Awards Winners’ Concert f Angelique Kidjo, Lo’Jo, Dub Colossus & Mokoomba 7.30pm

Cafe In The Crypt St Martins In The Field,Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ 020 7766 1158 Dec 4 The Fabulations Xmas Party 8.00pm 11 Duke Street Big Band 8.00pm 27 TJ Johnson’s Bourbon Kick 9.30pm Cafe OTO 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL 020 7923 1231 Dec 15 The Collaborators: Chris Biscoe & Roger Turner w John Edwards & Liam Noble Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksbys Walk, Hackney, London E9 6DF 07932 382163 (Kev Wright) Dec 13 Electric Landladies Xmas Party 8.00pm Club Inegales 180 North Gower Street, London NW1 2NB Dec 12 Op Sa! Balkan Brass Band Xmas Party Dascalzo Bar & Restaurant 2a Elizabeth Street, London SW1W 9RB 020 7730 5498 Dec 28 Wild Card f Clement Regert, Sophie Alloway & Andy Noble 7.30pm Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall South Bank Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 8XX 020 7960 4242 Dec 6 -isq 5.30pm Gunnersbury Tavern 590 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5RP 0208 742 7466 All gigs 12.30pm - 3.00pm Dec 1 London City Big Band 8 Jay Craig & His Orchestra 15 Winston Rollins Big Band 27 National Youth Jazz Orchestra Half Moon 93 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, London SW15 1EU 020 8780 9383 Dec 15&29 Elastic Band Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG 020 8348 8716 All gigs at 8.30pm Dec 5 Clark Tracey New Quintet f Henry Armburg-Jennings, Chris Maddock, Reuben James & Dan Casimir 12 Zoe Schwarz/Rob Koral Quintet Leicester Square Theatre

6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX 08448 733433 Dec 21&22 Cafe Society Swinginging show about the legendary New York nightclub f China Moses, Harold Sanditen & Alexander Stewart 9.30pm London Scala 275 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NL 08444 77 1000 Dec 4 Ben l’Oncle plus Faada Freddy 7.00pm Palm Tree Haverfield Road, Mile End, London E3 5BH 020 8980 2918 Dec 8 Alan Jackson Trio w guest Sarah Moule 8.00pm Pizza Express Jazz Club 10 Dean Street, London W1D 3RW 08456 027017 Dec 1-4 Euge Groove 5 Kit Downes Trio plus Pablo Held Trio 6-9 Antonio Forcione 10 Leee John & his Jazz Quartet 11 Lizzie Deane: A Seasonal Salute to the Kings & Queens of Soul Funk & Blues 12-13 Clare Teal Legendary Festive Fiesta 14 Acoustic Alchemy 15 G-Funk (lunchtime) 15- Acoustic Alchemy 17-23 Acoustic Alchemy 22 G-Funk (lunchtime) 27-30 G-Funk 31 G-Funk New Year’s Eve Spectacular w support from Roberto Angrisani f Renato D’Aiello Purcell Room South Bank Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 8XX 08703 800400 Dec 10 Ian Shaw Early Christmas Cracker f SarahJane Morris & Barb Jungr 7.45pm Red Lion 92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth TW7 6QJ 020 8560 1457 Dec 2 Trevor Tomkins w Jim Mullen, Dave Lewis & Mike Gorman 8.30pm 9 Trevor Tomkins w Don Weller, John Donaldson & Andrew Cleyndert 8.30pm 16 Trevor Tomkins w Karen Sharp, Laura Jurd, Nikkin Iles & Nick Weldon 8.30pm 23 Trevor Tomkins w Martin Shaw, Sam Mayne, John Horler & Dave Green 8.30pm 30 Trevor Tomkins w Simon Spillett, Nigel Price, John Critchinson & Tim Wells 8.30pm Rich Mix 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Tower Hamlets, London E1 6LA 020 7613 7498

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All gigs at 8.00pm Dec 13 Soweto Kinch 23 Omar Ronnie Scott’s 47 Frith Street, London W1D 4HT 020 7439 0747 Dec 1 Manhattan Transfer Christmas Show 2 Natalie Williams’ Soul Family Motown Christmas Revue 5.30pm & 9.30pm 3-4/9-11 Natalie Williams’ Soul Family Motown Christmas Revue 5.30pm & 9.30pm 5-6 Joe Stilgoe Band 7-8 Curtis Stigers 12-14/16-21/27-28 Ray Gelato Giants 15 Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion!

22-23 Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra Christmas Special 26 Jive Aces Boxing Day Special 29-30 Liane Carroll Christmas Carol 31 Black Tie New Year’s Eve Party w Georgie Fame, The Blue Flames, Ray Gelato Giants & The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Royal Albert Hall: Elgar Room Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP 020 7589 8212 Dec 19 Gypsy Fire 9.45pm Royal Festival Hall Clore Ballroom South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX 0844 875 0073 Dec 20 Anselmo Netto Quartet 12.30pm - 2.00pm 21 Hackney Colliery Band 6.00pm Safari Club & Bar 974 High Road, North Road, London N12 8QR 020 8492 7436 Dec 8 Adam Glasser w house band Just East plus guests 8.00pm Spice of Life 6 Moor Street, Soho, London W1D 5NA 020 7739 3025 Dec 11 Zoe Gilby Quartet 7.30pm 12 Chris Hodgkins Quartet plus The Weave 8.00pm St Leonards Church Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, London EC1 6JN Spitalfields Music Winter Festival: Dec 10 Arun Ghosh w Zoe Rahman, Andy Gibson, Sarathy Korwar, Nao Masuda & Rioghnach Connolly 7.00pm/ Insight talk at 6.00pm 14 Stian Westerhus & Britten Sinfonia 7.00pm/ Insight talk at 6.00pm

Stratford Circus Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX 020 8279 1000 Dec 6 Herbaliser f Ollie Wherry & Ollie Teeba 7.30pm

Oxbridge 17 Oxbridge Lane, Stockton on Tees TS18 4AW 01642 678129 Dec 1/8/15/22 New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band 8.30pm

The Crown 692 High Road Leytonstone, London E11 3AA 020 8989 8129 (East Side Jazz Club) Dec 3 Mark Nightingale/John Horler/Andrew Cleyndert/ Clive Fenner 8.30pm

Park Inn Park Road, Hartlepool TS26 9HU 01429 233126 Dec 1/8/15/22 Musicians Unlimited 12.00pm

The Vortex Dalston Culture House, 11 Gillett Square, London N16 8AZ 020 7254 4097 Dec 1 Vocals @ the Vortex 7.00pm 2 New Simplicity Quartet 8.00pm 3 Frode Gjerstad Trio 8.00pm 4 Penny Rimbaud’s Last Amendment 8.00pm 6 Marilyn Crispell & Raymond MacDonald 8.00pm 7 Intersect 8.00pm 8 Rom/Schaerer/Eberle 8.00pm 9 Dominic Lash Quartet 8.00pm 10 Trinity Laban Jazz 8.00pm 11 Blow The Fuse 8.00pm 12-13 Darren Hayman’s Occupation 8.00pm 14 Ben Audu 8.00pm 15 Mopomoso 8.00pm 16 Barb Jungr 8.00pm 17 Ivo Neame Quintet 8.00pm 18 Chaos Collective Night 8.00pm 19-20 Schlippenbach Trio 8.00pm 21 Drumtastic 8.00pm 22 Sara Mitra plus Tim Giles 8.00pm 23 Gypsy Night 8.00pm Union Chapel The Vestry, Compton Avenue, London N1 2XD 020 7226 1686 Dec 1 Flashmob 2.00pm

N Ireland Co Londonderry Guildhall Guildhall Square, Shipquay Place, Londonderry BT48 6DQ 028 7137 6510 Dec 7 Neil Cowley Trio ‘The Eighth Gate’ 7.00pm

North East Cleveland Blue Bell Lodge Acklam Road, Acklam, Middlesbrough TS5 7HL 01642 593939 at 8pm Dec 29 Tees Valley Jazzmen

Co Durham Forum Music Centre Borough Road, Darlington DL1 1SG 01325 363135 Dec 1/15/22 Live Jazz 5.30pm 8 Zoe Gilby Quartet 5.30pm Gala Theatre Millennium Place, Durham DH1 1WA 0191 3324041 Dec 20 Ruth Lambert Trio 1.00pm New Inn 29 Church Street Head, Durham DH1 3DN 0191 384 7308 Dec 3/10/17 Gavin Lee 9.00pm St Augustine’s Parish Centre Larchfield Street, Darlington DL3 7TG 01325 469046 (jazz info) Dec 7 John Hallam & Tom Kincaid 12.30pm Travellers Rest 2 West Auckland Road, Cockerton, Darlington DL3 9ER 01325 382 676 (Opus 4 Jazz Club) Dec 20 Dougie Pugh Quartet 8.00pm

Northumberland Battlesteads Hotel & Restaurant Wark NE48 3LS 0191 253 9429 (jazz info) Dec 6 Vieux Carre Jazzmen 12.00pm Elephant Newbiggin Road, Ashington NE63 0SZ 01670 813983 (jazz info) Dec 4 Keith Stephen’s Hot Club Trio w Caroline Irwin 8.00pm St George’s Church Bridge Street, Morpeth NE61 1PD 01670 515870 (jazz info) Dec 11 Virtuoso Jazz Trio 12.30pm

Tyne & Wear All Saints Church Sunderland Road, Cleadon SR6 7UR 0191 5190515 Dec 3 Customs House Big Band w Ruth Lambert 7.00pm

Bell & Bucket 37-39 Norfolk Street, North Shields NE30 1NQ 0191 2570680 Dec 3/10/17 Bell & Bucket New Orleans Jazz Band 1.00pm Black Bull Bridge Street, Blaydon on Tyne NE21 4JJ 0191 414 2846 Dec 15 Roly Veitch/Jeremy McMurray Quartet 8.00pm Black Horse 68 Front Street, Monkseaton NE25 8DP 0191 243 6931 All gigs at 1.00pm Dec 4/11/18 Jazz Esquires 6/13/20 Rendezvous Jazz Bridge Hotel Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ 0191 2326400 All gigs at 8.00pm Dec 1 Zoe Gilby Quartet 8/15/22 Live jazz 15 Djangologie Caedmon Hall Central Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead NE8 4LN 0191 388 8776/0191 488 4353 (jazz info) Dec 5&19 Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society 5.00pm Cherry Tree Restaurant 9 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 2AE 0191 2399924 Dec 2/9/16 Live Jazz 7.30pm Chillingham 89-91 Chillingham Road, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5XL 0191 2655915 Dec 4/11/18 Take It To The Bridge 8.00pm Cluny 36 Lime Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 2PQ 0191 2304474 Dec 22 Strictly Smokin’ Big Band 8.00pm Cullercoats Crescent Club 1 Hudleston, Cullercoats NE30 4QS 0191 253 0242 All gigs at 1.00pm Dec Mon Jazz In The Afternoon Wed Vieux Carre Jazzmen Gateshead Royal British Legion 142 Coatsworth Road, Gateshead NE8 4LL 0191 2623735 (jazz info) Dec 6/13/20 Live Jazz 8.30pm Jesmond Dene House Jesmond Dene Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 2EY 0191 2123000 Dec 31 Zoe Gilby & Alan Law 7.30pm

Jesmond Royal British Legion West Jesmond Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3EX 0191 2810736 Dec 3/10/17 Maine Street Jazzmen 8.30pm Marquis of Granby Streetgate, Sunniside NE16 5AS 0191 4880954 Dec 5/12/19 Maine Street Jazzmen 8.45pm Millstone Haddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1QL 0191 2853429 Dec 5/12/19 Vieux Carre Jazzmen 1.00pm Newcastle City Hall Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8SF 0191 277 8030 Dec 5-6 Jools Holland R&B Orchestra 7.30pm No.28 27-29 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5AN 0191 232 2005 Dec 6 Gowland Glendinning & Friends 9.30pm Preston Grange Community Centre Newington Drive, North Shields NE29 9JA 0191 296 1847 Dec 7 Rendezvous Jazz 8.30pm Sage St Marys Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR 0191 443 4661 Dec 6 The Puppini Sisters 7.30pm 13 Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas 7.30pm 20 Live Jazz 8.00pm 31 Brand New Heavies 9.00pm Salsa Cafe & Tapas Bar Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AE 0191 221 1022 All gigs at 9.30pm Dec 7 Dean Stockdale Trio 14 Henchmen 21 Live Jazz 28 Grace Ellen Quintet Springwell Village Hall Fell Road, Springwell, Gateshead NE9 7RP 0191 416 9747 (jazz info) Dec 4/11/18 Rae Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band 9.00pm St Joseph’s CMS Parish Centre Birtley Lane, Birtley DH3 1LJ 0191 4102541 Dec 5 Live Jazz 8.15pm The Lit & Phil 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE 0191

2320192 Dec 6 Nicolas Meier 7.30pm 13 Saxophonics 1.00pm Vermont Hotel Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ 0191 233 1010 Dec 31 Strictly Smokin’ Big Band 7.30pm

North West Cheshire Bollington Arts Centre Wellington Road, Macclesfield, Macclesfield SK10 5LW 01625 574410 Dec 7 Kevin Grenfell’s Giants of Jazz Cheshire Yeoman Ledsham Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port CH66 4QR 0151 3393106 Dec Sun Roy Potts Five & a Penny 1.00pm De Bees Music Bar 17-19 Market Place,Winsford CW7 3DA 01606 558596 Dec 4 DB5 w Orli Nyles Dog & Partridge 97 Palmerston Street, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5JX 01625 572177 Dec 9 Annie’s Saints & Sinners Horseshoe Sandbach Road, Alsager ST7 3RA 01270 876070 Dec Thu Giants Of Jazz Mill Hotel Milton Street, Chester CH1 3NF 01244 345635 Dec Mon Walled City Jazz Band & Irene Martyn Pierpoint & Bryant Recreation Club Thelwall Lane, Latchford, Warrington WA4 1NQ 01925 634083 Dec Mon Harry Goulden Big Band Players Theatre 59 Church Street, Davenham, Northwich CW9 8NF 01606 74502 Dec 6 Djangologie 8.00pm Poynton Royal British Legion Georges Road West, Poynton SK12 1JY 01625 873120 Dec 19 Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz 8.00pm The Wharf 107 Brook Street, Macclesfield SK11 7AW 1625511034 All gigs at 8.30pm Dec 7 Zoe Chiotis 13 Kaleidoscope Big Band w Jordan Harding on vocals

Vagrants Club Newcastle Road,Willaston, Nantwich CW5 7EP 01270 623940 (jazz info) Dec 10 Bryan Jones Big Band Widnes Rugby Union Football Club Heath Road,Widnes WA8 7NU 0151 4242575 Dec Tue Savoy Jazzmen Wilbraham Arms Sandbach Road North, Alsager ST7 2AX 01270 877970 Dec Sun Live Jazz Wilmslow Conservative Club 15 Grove Avenue,Wilmslow SK9 5EG 01625 528336 Dec 10 Paul Sawtell 17 John Hallam

Cumbria Lanercost Priory Lanercost CA8 2HQ 01697 741829 (jazz info) Dec 7 Zoe Gilby Quartet 8.00pm Zeffirelli’s Compston Road, Ambleside LA22 9AD 01539 433845 Dec 7 Bob Clarke 14 Tangent Trio 21 Freddie Garner Quartet 28 Neil C Young Quartet

G Manchester Albert Tennis & Bowling Club 39-41 Old Lansdowne Road, Didsbury M20 2PA 0161 4451056 Dec 2 Jazz OD w Alexandra Lennon Arden Arms 23 Millgate, Stockport SK1 2LX 0161 4802185 Dec Mon Louisiana Highway Bakers Vaults Market Place, Stockport SK1 1ES 0161 477 7312 Dec Tue Live Jazz 9.00pm Band on the Wall 25 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ 0161 2375554 Dec 5 Hidden Orchestra 19 Roy Ayers Ubiquity 20 Baked A La Ska Beaconsfield Conservative Club The Gables, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 6QL 0161 3302653 Dec 4&18 Tame Valley Stompers Brackley Conservative Club Hazlehurst Road,Worseley, Manchester M28 1JU 0161 7941735

Dec Thu Ronnie Hayes Big Band Broadoak Hotel Broadoak Road, Ashton-underLyne OL6 8QD 0161 3302764 Dec 3 Vinnie Parker Trio w Loretta Scott Cheadle Hulme Conservative Club Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle Hulme SK8 5AT 0161 4851087 (jazz info) All gigs at 8.30pm Dec 5 The Sinatra Swingers 20 Tony Greenwood Big Band Cinnamon Club The Bowdon Rooms,The Firs, Altrincham WA14 2TQ 0161 926 8992 Dec 6 Euge Groove 7.30pm 11 Jazz in the afternoon Christmas Party Vibrant Voices choir & Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz plus tea,cakes & singing 2.00pm 18 Ian Shaw in the round w very special guests including Jamie Safiruddin 7.30pm 20 Dominic Halpin & the Honey B’s w Guests 7.30pm 24 Cinnamon Jive Christmas Party 31 Swing Commanders New Year’s Eve party 7.30pm 1.00am De La Salle RUFC Lancaster Road, Salford M6 8FX 0161 7892261 Dec 8 Terry’s Dead Good Boys Delph Band Club Lawton Square, Delph, Oldham OL3 5DT 01457 874465 Dec Fri Spirit of New Orleans Denton West End Social Club Grosvenor Street, Denton M34 3WN 0161 3363171 Dec 10 Tony Greenwood Big Band Didsbury Cricket Club Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 2ZY 0161 4455347 Dec 5 Tame Valley Stompers 12 Savannah Jazz Band 19 Terry’s Dead Good Boys Dunscar Conservative Club Hardmans Lane, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9HJ 01204 303661 Dec 2 Chicago Teddy Bears Fuel Cafe Bar 448 Wilmslow Road,Withington, Manchester M20 4AN 0871 2076787 (jazz info) Dec 12 Noise Upstairs free improv jam session High Lane Conservative Club

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23 Buxton Road, High Lane, Stockport SK6 8DG 0161 4499495 Dec 2 Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz Hillary Step 199 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 0BH 0161 8811978 Dec 1 Yiddlesticks 8 Rubber Duck Orchestra 15 Helen Forshaw & Her Bitches Hyde Cricket & Squash Club Werneth Low Road,Werneth Low, Hyde SK14 3AD 0161 3683078 Dec Fri Dave Hodges & Vinnie Parker Trio w Guests Klondyke Club Burnage Range, Manchester M19 2HQ 0161 224 4122 Dec 5 Magic Hat Ensemble present Mix-Up Mcr Leigh Liberal Club Church Street, Leigh WN7 1AY 01942 743153 Dec Mon Brian Ward Big Band

Matt & Phred’s Jazz Club 64 Tib Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1LW 0161 8317002 Dec 2 Blues Jam w Franny Eubanks 3 Boogie Williams Trio Grande 4 Hugo Corbin Trio 5 Alla Misura 6 Stuart McCallum 7 Chinese Marbles 9 Jazz Jam w Johnny Hunter 10 Christmas Carol with Taylor Jackson 11 Jamil Sheriff Trio 12 No Good Beatniks 13 Kamikaze 14 Honeyfeet 16 New Orleans Jam w The Night Creatures 17 Kyla Brox 18 Sam C. Lees 19 Beverley Berne’s Snow!

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20 Mama Freedom 21 Caulbearers 23 Soul Jam 27 Bobby & Jemima 28 Mr Wilson’s Second Liners 30 Gypsy Jazz Jam Session 31 New York Brass Band

New Year’s Eve party Mayfield ARLFC Keswick Street, Rochdale OL11 3AG 01706 527160 Dec 8 New Orleans Heat 22 Dave Motts Jazz Classics Palace Sports Bar Mill Lane, Stockport SK6 1QH 0161 494 0093 Dec 16 New Lights Big Band Petit Bijou 9 Massie Street, Cheadle SK8 1BW 07746 784949 (jazz info) Dec 12 Cheadle Jazz Guitar Club w Trefor Owen Plaza Mersey Square, Stockport SK1 1SP 0161 477 7779 Dec 12-13 Christmas Jazz Cafe w Sue Parish RNCM Theatre 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD 0161 907 5555 Dec 11 Pete Long & the RNCM Big Band 7.30pm Sedgley Park Rugby Union Football Club

Park Lane,Whitefield, Manchester M45 7DZ 0161 766 5050 Dec Sun Gerry Tomlinson Trio w guests 1.00pm Slug & Lettuce 651 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury M20 6QZ 0161 4341011 Dec 3 Boplicity 10 Johnny Hunter Quartet 17 Voice Circus Smiths Restaurant 1-3 Church Road, Eccles, Manchester M30 0DL 0161 7887343 Dec Tue Jeremy Sassoon & Friends Stockport Masonic Guildhall 169 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3UA 0161480 6531 Dec Wed Double B Jazz Orchestra 8.30pm - 10.30pm Woodhouses Working Mens Club 62 Medlock Road, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9WN 0161 6813562 Dec Mon Live Jazz 9 Zoe Gilby Quartet 8.45pm

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Lancashire Ashley Conservative Club Victoria Road East,ThorntonCleveleys FY5 5HQ 01253 854284 Dec 2 Alan Riley Big Band 9/16/23/30 Alan Riley Quintet Atrium Clitheroe Castle, Castle Hill, Clitheroe BB7 1BA 01200 442630 Dec 5 Paul Latham & John Ellis Quartet Bitter Suite 53 Flyde Road, Preston PR1 2XQ 01772 827007 Dec 12 Silver Bell Band Blackpool Sixth Form College Theatre Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool FY3 7LR 01253 394911 Dec 13 Bluebird Big Band 7.30pm Garstang & District Arts Centre The Old Grammar School, Croston Road, Garstang PR3 1HQ 01995 606648 Dec Fri John Towers Big Band Heywood Civic Centre Church Street, Heywood OL10 1LW 01706 624104 Dec 6 Kirsty Almeida & The Troubadours 7.30pm KSC Club 10 Forest Street, Nelson BB9 7NB 01282 616883 Dec Mon Forest Jazz Band Monterey Beach Hotel 20-22 North Promenade, St Annes-on-Sea FY8 2NQ 01253 721317 Dec Mon Ray Gordon’s Big Band Robert Gillow 64 Market Street, Lancaster LA1 1HP 01524 360092 Dec Sun Sun Street Stompers 12.30pm Sands Blackpool Palatine Buildings, Promenade, Blackpool FY1 4TQ 01253 625262 Dec 6 Clare Teal Band St Teresa’s Catholic Club College Road, Up Holland, Skelsmerdale WN8 0PY 1695 622186 Dec 5 Chicago Teddy Bears Station Tavern Station Square, Lytham St Annes FY8 1RF 01253 734252 Dec Tue Jazz Aces

Swan With Two Necks 2-4 Holinshead Road, Chorley PR7 1EP 01257 266649 Dec Sun Rae Owen Quintet 2.00pm - 5.00pm Wings Club 135 Victoria Road West,Thornton, Cleveleys FY5 3LA 01253 852709 Dec Thu Wyre Levee Stompers Ye Olde John O Gaunt 53 Market Street, Lancaster LA1 1JG 01524 65356 Dec Mon Jazz Unlimited

Merseyside Alma de Cuba St Peters Church, Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4BH 0151 7027394 Dec Sun Gospel Brunch 1.30pm / Thu Musica en Vivo 10.30pm Formby Sports & Social Club Whitehouse Lane, Formby L37 3LT 01704 877477 Dec 20 Wirrorleans Jazz Band Grapes 35 Knight/Roscoe Street, Liverpool L1 9BW 07950 828674 (jazz info) Dec Sun Jazz Confusion 9.30pm Maghull Town Hall Hall Lane, Maghull L31 7BB 0151 5201633 (jazz info) Dec 12 Chicago Teddy Bears Philharmonic Hall Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9PB 0151 7093789 Dec 3 Madeleine Peyroux 6&7 Barb Jungr 27 Glenn Miller Orchestra Royal British Legion Rose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool L18 5EA 0151 7245753 Dec Tue Blue Magnolia Jass Orchestra Shrimper Fylde Road, Southport PR9 9XP 01704 833 159 (Jazz at the Shrimper) Dec 4 Jacqui’s Rhythm Katz 11 Tame Valley Stompers 18 Quincey Street Quintet St Helens Bowling Club Regents Road, St Helens WA10 3HU 01744 230093 Dec 8 Jazz Gentlemen Studio 2 Parr Street Studios, 33-45 Parr Street, Liverpool L1 4JN 0151 7073727 Dec 3 Zoe Chiotis 8.30pm 5 Armand Sabal-Lecco 8.30pm

7 Kings of Rhythm 8.30pm 10 Robin Sunflower Band 8.30pm 15 Steve Macfarlane Music in the Afternoon 5.00pm 17 Bobby Swing Trio 8.30pm 20 Honeyfeet 9.30pm

Wirral Boathouse 1 The Parade, Parkgate CH64 6RN 0151 336 4187 Dec Tue Parade Jazz Band Brewers Arms 1 Park Street, Neston CH64 3RP 0151 3361627 Dec Mon Alan Jeff’s Jazz Jam Gallaghers Pub & Barbers 20 Chester Street, Birkenhead CH41 5DQ 0151 6499095 Dec 8 Wirrorleans Jazz Band Irby Club 15 Thingwall Road,Wirral CH61 3UA 0151 648 1732 Dec 4&18 Original Panama Jazz Band 8.30pm Melrose Hall Melrose Avenue, Hoylake CH47 3BU Dec 15 Terry Perry’s Big Easy Old Wallaseyans Club 140 Grove Road,Wallasey CH45 0JF 0151 6392832 Dec Thu Tuxedo Jazz Band Royal British Legion 78 Pensby Road, Heswall CH60 7RF 0151 3421297 Dec 3&17 Peninsula Jazzmen Royal British Legion 289 Teehey Lane, Bebington, CH63 8QS 0151 6082270 Dec Wed Freddie Smith Big Band Ship Inn Market Street, Hoylake CH47 3BB 0151 6324319 Dec Mon Savoy Jazzmen

South East Berkshire New Greenham Arts Centre 113 Lindenmuth Way, Newbury RG19 6HN Dec 12 Simon Mayor’s Mandolinquents 8.00pm Progress Theatre The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading RG1 5HL 0118 960 6060 Dec 20 Hugh Turner Quintet f Brandon Allen 7.30pm

South Hill Park Arts Centre Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA 01344 484123 Dec 20 Tony Woods w Simon Cook Trio 8.00pm/ support band 7.30pm

Buckinghamshire Chrysalis Theatre Japonica Lane,Willen Park, Milton Keynes MK15 9JY Dec 13 David Gordon Trio 8.00pm Stables Laine Dankworth Centre,Wavendon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU 01908 280800 Dec 8 Euge Groove 8.00pm

E Sussex Good Companions 132 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3TE 1273204993 Dec 18 Orphy Robinson plus Alison Blunt/Gianni Mimmo 8.00pm

Hampshire Bent Brief 17-19 Lodge Road, Southampton SO14 6RP 023 8032 2151 Dec 1 Flashmob 9.00pm Concorde Club Stoneham Lane, North Stoneham, Eastleigh SO50 9HQ 023 8061 3989 Dec 1 Brian White’s French Quarter All Stars 4 Big Chris Barber Band 6 Dave Lewin Trio 8 Colin Kingwell’s Jazz Bandits 11 Clare Teal Festive Fiesta 13 Dave Lewin Trio 15 Graeme Hewitt High Society 20 Dave Lewin Trio 22 John Maddocks Jazzmen w special quests The Spitfire Sisters 27 Dave Lewin Trio Inn Lodge Burrfields Road, Portsmouth PO3 5HH 023 9229 8161 (Portsmouth Jazz) Dec 9 Dave Newton Quintet w Martin Shaw & Jim Hart 8.00pm Turner Sims Concert Hall University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ 02380 595151 Dec 12 Stan Tracey’s A Child’s Xmas Jazz Suite 8.00pm

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Kent Astor Theatre Arts Centre Stanhope Road, Deal CT14 6AB 01304 368481 Dec 14 Clare Teal Band H.G. Wells Centre St Marks Road, Bromley BR2 9HG 020 8466 1726 Dec 2 Mick Collins Modern Jazz Orchestra 8.30pm Pizza Express 32 Earl Street, Maidstone ME14 1PS 0845 6027017 Dec 15 Clare Teal Band

Middlesex C.I.U. - Bagster House Bagster House,Walton Lane, Shepperton TW17 8LP 01784 435 396 (Harri’s Jazz) Dec 19 Harri’s Xmas Party f Vasilis Xenopoulos, Martin Shaw, John Pearce, Andrew Cleyndert, Matt Home & Harri on vocals 8.00pm Ruislip Golf Club Ruislip Golf Centre, Ickenham Road, Ruislip HA4 7DQ 01895 638081 Dec 9 Frank Griffith with the Brian Knapp Trio 8.30pm

Oxfordshire Carswell Golf & Country Club Carswell Home Farm, Faringdon SN7 8PU 01367 718903 / www.oxfordlivejazz.com Dec 13 Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion 8.30pm Prince of Wales 16 High Street, Shrivenham SN6 8AF 01793 791043 Dec 12 Remi Harris Trio

Surrey Maltings: Great Hall Bridge Square, Farnham GU9 7QR 01252 745444 Dec 19 Clare Teal Band PATS Studio One Stag Hill Campus , Guildford GU2 7XH 01483 686876 Dec 8 University of Surrey bands & ensembles perform jazz/rock/classical and more 7.30pm

South West Bristol Colston Hall - Foyer Performance Space Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR 0117 9223686 Dec 7 Dominic Lash Quartet 7.00pm Old Duke 45 King Street, Bristol BS1 4ER 0117 9277137 Dec 22 Keith Little Band 8.30pm The Bear 261 Hotwells Road, Bristol BS8 4SF 0117 9877796 All gigs at 9.00pm Dec 6 Tom Green Septet 13 Greg Cordez Quintet The Crypt @ St George’s Bristol Great George Street, off Park Street, Bristol BS1 5RR 0117 923 0359 Dec 12 Jon Herbert Quartet 10.30pm

Cornwall Western Hotel Royal Square, St Ives TR26 2ND 01736 798061 (St Ives Jazz Club) Dec 3 Tom Green Septet 10 Viv Rodd Quartet 17 Xmas Party

Devon Beaver Inn Irsha Street, Appledore EX39 1RY 01237 474822 Dec 2 Tom Green Septet 8.30pm Derriford Church Hall 27 Powisland Drive, Derriford, Plymouth PL6 6AB 01579 370130 (Plymouth Jazz Club) Dec 31 John Shillito’s Select Six New Year’s Eve Party 8.30pm Exeter Cathedral The Cloisters, Exeter EX1 1HS 01392 493493 (Exeter Summer Festival) Dec 7 Jacqui Dankworth

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Five Bells Inn Clyst Hydon, Cullompton EX15 2NT 01884 277288 Dec 1 John Shillitoe’s Hot Four 7.30pm

Masonic Hall Pallant Suite South Pallant, Chichester PO19 1SY 01243 781466 (Chichester Jazz Club) Dec 13 Gareth Williams & Dave Green 7.45pm

Royal British Legion Club Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH 01752 721179 (jazz info) All gigs at 7.30pm Dec 1 Charlie Hearnshaw

Munjenta Café 15 Pennyroyal Jazz Band Christmas Party St Lawrence Chapel Lawrence Lane, Ashburton TQ13 7DD 07980 680052 (jazz info) Dec 1 Tom Green Septet 8.30pm

Dorset Blue Boar 29 Market Close, Poole BH15 1NE 01202 682247 Dec 5 Tom Green Septet 8.30pm Captains Club Hotel Wick Ferry,Wick Lane, Christchurch BH23 1HU 01202 475111 Dec 29 Zoe Schwarz Trio 12.30pm -3.30pm Hamworthy Club Magna Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne BH21 3AP 01202 881922 Dec 27 Zoe Schwarz/Rob Koral Quartet w Guests 8.00pm High Street High Street, Broadwindsor DT8 3QP 01308 868946 Dec 6 Christine Tobin Trio ‘’ A Thousand Kisses Deep’’ 7.30pm

Gloucestershire University of Gloucester Chapel Chapel, Francis Close Hall Campus, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ 01242 254856 (Chris Cundy) Dec 6 Dominic Lash Quartet 8.00pm

Somerset Hen & Chicken 210 North Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JF 0117 966 3143 Dec 8 Andy Hague Quintet Mount Somerset Hotel Henlade TA3 5NB 01823 442500 Dec 26 Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral 12.30pm - 3.00pm

Wiltshire Baker Street 25-27 Wood Street, Old Town, Swindon SN1 4AN 01793 791043 (jazz info) Dec 3 Judy Eames Quartet 10 Rumbatempo Quartet 17 Magnificent Seven

Wales Cardiff

Dempseys Castle Street, Cardiff CF10 1BS 029 2049 6802 (Jazz at Dempsey’s) All gigs at 9.00pm Dec 2 Lloyd Haines 3 Capital City Jazz Orchestra 4 Tom Green Septet 5 Bruno Hiesen New Simplicity Quartet 10 Arek Mazurek Trio 11 John Lloyd Quintet 16 The Collective

Carmarthenshire Le Caprice 6 Castle Buildings, Murrey Street, Llanelli SA15 1DJ 01554 773711 Dec 29 James Torme 7.30pm

Conwy White Lion Inn Llanelian, Colwyn Bay LL29 8YA 01492 515807 Dec Tue Martin Higginson Quartet plus occasional special guests 9.00pm

Powys Theatr Brycheiniog Canal Wharf, Brecon LD3 7EW 01874 611622 Dec 17 Jazz in the Bar A ‘Spirit of Melly’ special Jazz & Blues celebration with Li Harding, Gary Phillips Trio & Paul Munnery 8.00pm

Swansea St James Social Club St James Crescent, Swansea SA1 6DR 01792 380615 (Swansea Jazzland) All gigs at 8.30pm Dec 4 Gareth Williams Trio 11 Nigel Hitchcock Quartet 18 Xmas Party w Dave Cottle Trio & Guests

Wrexham Royal British Legion Watts Dyke, Llay LL12 0RL 01745 812260 (jazz info) Dec 3 Christmas Jam Session w Dave Roberts/Andy Henderson Quintet 8.30pm

West Mids Staffordshire National Brewery Centre Horninglow Street, Burton-onTrent DE14 1NG 01283 532 880 Dec 18 Ben Holder Sextet

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W Midlands Arena Theatre Wulfruna Street,Wolverhampton WV1 1SE 01902 321 1321 Dec 7 Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble 8.00pm Bramall Hall University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT Dec 5 Alcyona Quintet plus Blink 5.00pm Ort Cafe 500-504 Moseley Road, Birmingham B12 9AH 07845 083322 Dec 11 Nate Wooley solo trumpet plus guests 9.00pm Symphony Hall Foyer Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA 0121 7803333 All gigs at 5.00pm Dec 6 Olivia Moore’s Unfurl 13 Chris Aldridge & Beebe 20 Notebenders The Red Lion 95 Warstone Lane, Hockley, Birmingham B18 6NG 0121 507 9551 (jazz info) Dec 7 From Scratch 7.45pm Yardbird Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HJ 0121 2122524 Dec 5 Organised Crime 12 Nigel Price Organ Trio

Warwickshire The Chapel - No. 1

Shakespeare Street 1 Shakespeare Street, Stratfordupon-Avon CV37 6RN 01789 264787 Dec 11 Ed Jones Quartet f Ross Stanley, Riaan Vosloo & Tom Gilles 8.00pm

Yorkshire E Yorkshire Lairgate Hotel 30-32 Lairgate, Beverley HU17 8EP 01482 882141 Dec 6&20 Climax Jazz & Blues Band 8.00pm 13&27 Jazz Collective 8.30pm

N Yorkshire National Centre for Early Music St Margaret’s Church,Walmgate, York YO1 9TL 01904 658338 Dec 1 Sax Giants: Jean Toussaint, Keith Loftis w Abram Wilson Trio 7.30pm

S Yorkshire Doncaster Conservative Club 22 South Parade, Doncaster DN1 2DJ 01302 349898 (Jazz Info) Dec 12 Bob Ludlam Jazz Band 8.30pm Lescar Hotel 303 Sharowvale Road, Sheffield S11 8ZF 0114 2367570 (jazz

info) Dec 4 Nicolas Meier Group 9.00pm Millennium Hall 520 Eccleshall Road, Sheffield S11 8PY www.wegottickets.com Dec 6 Apitos 8.30pm Over the Top 78 Kingfield Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield S11 9AU 0114 2584999 Dec 5 Dominic Lash Quartet 8.00pm Worksop Library Memorial Avenue,Worksop S80 2BP 01909 535353 Dec 10 Suzanne Mellard 7.30pm

W Yorkshire Boston Spa Village Hall High Street, Boston Spa LS23 6AA 01937 842636 (Jazz in the Spa) Dec 7 Tees Valley Jazzmen 14 Harlem Hot Stompers Bradford Irish Club Rebecca Street, Bradford BD1 2RX 01274 543547 (jazz info) Dec 6 Dagda Quartet 8.30pm

All gigs 1.00pm - 4.00pm Dec 1 Jazz Cafe & jam session 15 Festive Jazz: ‘Abtuse’, Dom Moore’s band & ‘Short Stories’ (triple bill) Sela Bar 20 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU 0113 2429442 Dec 15 Joel Purnell Quartet plus support from Peter Johnson Quintet 8.30pm Seven Artspace 31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD 0113 2626777 Dec 8 Simon Beddoe Quintet tribute to Donald Byrd 1.00pm 12 Lee Gibson w Ronnie Bottomley Jazz Orchestra 8.00pm 22 Dudley Nesbitt & ‘Pan Jumby’ 1.00pm Wakefield Sports Club College Grove, Eastmoor Road, Wakefield WF1 3RR 01977 680542 (Wakefield Jazz) Dec 6 Allison Neale Quintet 13 Alan Barnes Santa’s Sextet f Martin Shaw - Xmas Party

Fox & Newt 9 Burley Street, Leeds LS3 1LD 0113 2454505 Dec 4 Dominic Lash Quartet 8.00pm Inkwell Arts 31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds LS7 3LW 0113 30 70 108

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