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Colin May interviews Ibrahim Maalouf.

Colin May talks to Ibrahim Maalouf prior to the trumpeter / composer's appearance at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on July 29th 2025.

Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival, Moseley Park, Birmingham, 11th - 13th July 2025.

Guest contributor Dave Fuller, instigator of the Music Spoken Here series in Worcester, shares his highlights from the 2025 Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival.

Jazz Mann News

A Celebration Through Music: Tribute to Ubuntu Music’s Martin Hummel at 606 Club, London - Monday 8 September 2025.

Friday, July 25, 2025

Many of London's leading jazz musicians will come together at the 606 Club to honour the life and legacy of Martin Hummel, the much-loved founder of Ubuntu Music, who passed away earlier this year.

606 Jazz Club, Chelsea, London -  Programme for August 2025.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Laura Thorne of the 606 Club has forwarded details of the Club's programme for August 2025. Fully detailed schedule attached.

Alex Hitchcock - new album plus UK, US and European tour dates.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Saxophonist & composer Alex Hitchcock will release his new album "Letters From Afar" on September 26th 2025. A series of live shows is scheduled in the UK, the US and Europe. Press release attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

Jazz Connections: Everyday Lives - Exhibition featuring the work of jazz scholar Dr Pedro Cravinho & photographer Brian Homer at Library of Birmingham Foyer, Centenary Square, Birmingham.

Friday, June 06, 2025 - Thursday, August 28, 2025

41st Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival, various venues, Birmingham, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull.

Friday, July 18, 2025 - Sunday, July 27, 2025

Nice Jazz Festival, various venues, Nice, France.

Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Sunday, July 27, 2025

Ursula Harrison and Sylvie Noble at Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny.

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Aaron Liddard ‘Nylon Man’ at Norwich Jazz Club, Yalm Foodhall, Norwich.

Sunday, July 27, 2025