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Sunday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 01/10/2023.

Ian Mann enjoys a full day of words & music with performances by Abergavenny Sax Quartet, Loz Bridges / Glyn Lewis Duo, BMJazzKatz, Sarah Brown / Colin Good Duo & a Poetry & Jazz Improvisation event..

Saturday at Wall2Wall Jazz Festival, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 30/09/2023.

Ian Mann enjoys a "Jazz Chat" with broadcaster John Hellings and an exceptional musical performance from trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd and her Sextet.

R.I.P. John Marshall (1941 – 2023).

Ian Mann and Trevor Bannister pay tribute to the late, great John Marshall (1941-2023), drummer with three seminal bands, Ian Carr’s Nucleus, Soft Machine and Eberhard Weber’s Colours.

Ezra Collective win 2023 Mercury Music Prize.

Ian Mann with a personal reflection on Ezra Collective's historic victory at the 2023 Mercury Music Prize ceremony, making them the first ever jazz act to win an award first instigated in 1992.

Brecon Jazz Festival 2023, ‘Jazz & Film Weekend’ - The Films - Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th August 2023.

Ian Mann enjoys "Jazz on a Summer's Day", the film about he 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and "Indigo - Revelations in Small Steps", a film about trumpeter Byron Wallen's Indigo quartet by Tom Parsons.

Nice Jazz Festival 2023 - Part Two, 20th and 21st July 2023.

Guest contributor Colin May reports on the final two days of the 2023 Nice Jazz Festival. Performers include SuperBlue, Herbie Hancock, Ezra Collective, GoGo Penguin, Dianne Reeves, Donald Harrison.

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Jazz Mann News

SMOKE Jazz Club, New York City Announces February 2025 Line-Up.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

SMOKE Jazz Club has announced its schedule for February 2025. Performers include Jacky Terrasson, Mary Stallings, Eric Alexander, George Cables, Johnathan Blake, Jazz Messengers Alumni.

Jazz events in and around Surrey and Berkshire during 2025.

Thursday, January 09, 2025

Guest contributor Trevor Bannister has forwarded the 'Surrey Jazzfinder', which lists forthcoming jazz gigs in Surrey, Berkshire and the surrounding areas.

Royal Albert Hall, London announces first season of Late Night Jazz 2025.

Thursday, January 09, 2025

The Royal Albert Hall has announced its first series of Late Night Jazz for 2025. Press release including full details of the programme attached.

Jazz Gigs & Events

January Blues Festival at 229, London.

Friday, January 03, 2025 - Friday, January 31, 2025

NYC Winter Jazzfest 2025, various venues, New York City, USA.

Thursday, January 09, 2025 - Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Make Much Wenlock Weird presents Haress and Hawthonn at The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Freight Train (Paul Clarvis, Liam Noble, Cathy Jordan) at Corn Exchange Jazz Club, The Corn Exchange, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Alison Rayner Quintet at Shrewsbury Jazz Network, The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury.

Saturday, January 11, 2025