Jazz in the West Midlands - March 17th - 23rd 2025.

Monday, March 17, 2025

A roundup of jazz, funk & soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings supplied by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Here, Worcester.

The Week Ahead

A roundup of jazz, funk, soul and blues gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

Monday 17 Mar

Dom Franks’ Strayhorn
Cheltenham Jazz Club, The Victory Club Ballroom, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY



Jazz at Pan-Pan: Kathryn Shultz / Nathan Thomas / Amy Coates / Isla Hutchins/ Jam night
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL





Tuesday 18 Mar

Digbeth Jazz:
Dan McConkey
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG





Wednesday 19 Mar

Van Morrison
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA



Upstairs at Cherry Red’s: Luke Chakrabati
Cherry Red’s, 88-92 John Bright Street, Birmingham B1 1BN



Bedford Street Jazz Jam (lineup not published)
Bedford Street Bar, 4 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa CV32 5DY



Henry Newman Jazz Experience
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP





Thursday 20 Mar

Corn Exchange Jazz Club: Mike Hall with the Alex Steele Trio
Kings Head Hotel, 8 High St Ross-On-Wye HR9 5HL



CBSO An Evening of Thelonious Monk & Miles Davis
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA



Alison Rayner Quintet
The Albany Club, 10 Earlsdon St, Earlsdon, Coventry CV5 6EG



Bryan Corbett
Alsager Golf & Country Club, Audley Rd, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2UR



Banda Brasileira
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR



Heatwave
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU



Saraband
Hush Bar, 2 The Terrace, Leamington Spa CV31 3AB





Friday 21 Mar

Soft Machine
Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LU



Steve Tromans Trio ft Giulia Marro
The Blue Piano, 24-26 Harborne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3AA



Tom Cawley
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE



Red Lemons
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU



The Atlantic Players
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ



Jeremy
Hush Bar, 2 The Terrace, Leamington Spa CV31 3AB





Saturday 22 Mar



Sax In The City with The Notebenders
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA



Red Lemons
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU



Mike Davids Band
Cafe Metro, 46 Church St, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0AH



Jack Tyson Charles
Hockley Social Club, 60 Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3LU



Variations with Tina Edwards & Digbeth Jazz
Artum at Hockley Social Club, 60 Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3LU



Trip for Biscuits
Hush Bar, 2 The Terrace, Leamington Spa CV31 3AB



Sunday 23 Mar

Jazz @ NAC Cafe Spotlight: Nat2
Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN



Manos Puestas Trio
Temperance, 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF







Have a great week!
Dave Fuller
Instigator, Music Spoken Here
http://www.musicspokenhere.club