Featuring: IAN SHAW + JAMI SHERIFF “RAFE’S DILEMMA” + ATLANTIC CROSSOVER

The ‘New Stream’ element of Leeds Jazz Festival is a programme which features highly respected improvisers and composers from Leeds/West Yorkshire

A celebration of the Duke’s music sixty years after Duke Ellington met the Queen in Leeds on Saturday, October 18, 1958 and much more!

Featuring renowned improviser/composer Matthew Bourne and the fiery improvising quintet Shatner’s Bassoon

Free event, come any enjoy music in Millennium Square featuring local community bands from Leeds and Yorkshire

As part of JazzLeeds Festival 2018 in Leeds 19-24 July we have a workshop on “Learning to Play Jazz” led by Dom Moore

Studio 20 was the Leeds main 1950’s jazz club on New Briggate run by tuba player Bob Barclay

Ever wanted to improvise? Where here’s your chance! Learn to play tuneful jazz improvisations on an array of percussion and keyboard instruments with Leeds keyboard maestro and jazz educator Dave Evans.

Free event, come any enjoy music in Millennium Square featuring some of the best jazz and blues bands from Leeds.  Headlining is Tom Sharp Jazz Orchestra with the Honeybirds

Celebrating Xero Slingsby featuring The Shuffle Demons

The Big Easy is a Leeds based 7-piece Swing band.  Since it’s birth in the 1920s, swing has been music for celebration. The Big Easy have taken some of the greatest

Chris Lloyd piano, Adam Richards bass, Richard Crossley drums. Chapel Allerton Arts Festival and Jazz leeds present Leeds pianist Chris Lloyd paying homage to the

Sat 1 Sept @Seven Arts Leeds doors 7.30 music 8-11pm

The Sunday afternoon 2 Sept open air concert of jazz blues and salsa bands @Regent Street in Chapel Allerton 12.30-6pm will get you dancing! Music

Prohibited Strangers originally began as a quartet that explored the tunes of The Impossible Gentlemen, Kenny Wheeler, Nikki Iles and Iain Ballamy. In more recent

Jonny Mansfield is a 21 year old vibraphone/drummer/percussionist and composer from Shepley just south of Huddersfield. He is now based in London where he studied at the

John is a musician and scientist originally from Saltburn North Yorkshire. He plays electric bass in all genres, most recently, he was involved in the

With the success of her latest album ‘Burn the Boat’ (Two Rivers Records, 2016), ’One of the most memorable collections of self-penned songs you’ll hear

From storming post-Coltrane energy to beautiful ballad playing, Los Angeles-based Benn Clatworthy has matured into a truly great tenor player. A favourite with jazz audiences

Tenor and alto saxophonist MUNCH MANSHIP leads a bevy of top-notch jazz musicians, all of whom are dedicated to keeping alive the cool jazz that

Bring your horn, your axe, your voice or just come down and enjoy the fun of the friendliest jam session in town. 4 November Jazz

Jennie Hammond interprets the songs of Blossom Dearie, a remarkable vocalist jazz pianist, and composer from the bebop era who was able to bridge the

The return to Leeds of a very special band led by a former Jazz Messenger. Grammy-winning saxophonist Jean Toussaint who first came to prominence when

Welcome return to Inkwell from this very talented singer and songwriter from Newcastle. Zoë Gilby has been making a real impression on the jazz scene today.

Now back in his native Norway after a long stint in Leeds, jazz guitarist Eirik Svela is establishing himself as an important voice amongst a

Freddie Gavita trumpet Tom Cawley (piano) Calum Gourlay (bass) Josh Blackmore (drums) Rising star Freddie Gavita won the British Jazz Award for best trumpeter of

Bassist Jack Garside leads this spellbinding quintet crammed full of jazz talent from Leeds featuring Will Howard, tenor Will Blackstone trumpet, George McDonald piano, Jack Garside

Jeff Guntren is a professional saxophonist from Sioux City, Iowa, USA who is now based in Manchester. He has quickly become a very in-demand saxophonist

Sarah Henderson vocals and flute Jeff Hewer guitar, Trev Prinn bass, Will Powell drums An extra Rush Hour jazz this month! Sarah Henderson will be singing and

Jennie has been singing ever since she can remember…She listened to the vocal greats of all time, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horne, Carmen McRae, Norma Winstone,

Wed 21 November Frank Brooker – sax and clarinet 6-7pm   Veteran Leeds jazz sax and clarinet player Frank Brooker was originally from Portsmouth (as

Happy Christmas everyone from Jazz Leeds! Our final Rush hour jazz of the year this Wednesday is superb vocalist and pianist Nicki Allan. Nicki’s ability

Tenor and baritone sax player Richard Scott has graced the Leeds jazz scene for several decades now, playing with Bassa Bassa, Colin Byrne’s Mingus Collective

Ben Powling with the Jazz Leeds trio Ben Powling is a tenor saxophonist, and one of the leading young players in Leeds.  Since graduating Leeds

Jon Taylor sax and vocals, Andy Cholerton piano, Rich Jevons guitar, Keith Jevons bass and James Robinson drums. Blow the new year blues away with

Ed Kayniek sax, Andrzej Baranek piano, Will Powell guitar, Steve Crocker bass, Dom Moore drums An alumnus of the Leeds Jazz Rock Orchestra and now

Jack Chandler alto sax, Tom Sharp trumpet, Ben Lowman tenor sax, Harry Orme guitar, Sam Jackson bass, Steve Hanley drums.  The Jack Chandler sextet combine

Anita Wardell (vocals) with Robin Aspland piano, Jeremy Brown on double bass and Steve Brown on drums. Anita Wardell’s singing is exciting and breathtaking. She

Andrew McCormack (piano) and Jason Yarde (saxes) have been playing as the MY duo for nearly a decade, to immense international critical acclaim. Jason Yarde

(pic from Gina Southgate) Come down and enjoy the fun! Singers- instrumentalists – jazz-blues – or just come and watch! February Jazz Jam @Inkwell –

Busy top-notch NYC drummer makes a rare visit to Leeds with a trio of guitarist Tom Ollendorff and bassist Conor Chaplin. They deliver sharp, streetwise

Jazz Leeds/Madame Jazz present: Emma Johnson’s “Gravy Boat” with Nishla Smith Emma Johnson sax, Calvin Travers guitar, Angus Milne  double bass, Ali Wells drums, Nishla