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About Us

Jazz Leeds is a major UK jazz promoter, based mainly at Seven Arts, a beautifully designed acoustic venue in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.

We were formed as Seven Jazz in 2007. We now run over 100 concerts per year – at Seven Arts concert room on Thursday evenings and Sundays afternoons, as well as  Rush Hour Jazz gigs in Seven Arts bar on Wednesday evenings. We programme concerts jointly with Howard Assembly Room next to the Grand Theatre in Leeds City Centre, and at two festival jazz stages – Leeds Jazz Festival and Chapel Allerton Arts Festival. 

We also have a popular “Taking Part” programme, mainly at Northlight Arts in Chapel Allerton with a Jazz Workshop, a Jazz Voices choir, the Instant World Orchestra, and friendly jam sessions aimed at people of all ages who want to play, sing or just find out more about jazz. 

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Take Part

We pride ourselves on the work we do with our local community. Our team of musicians includesRichard Ormrod runs our Instant World Orchestra, Dave Evans and Joe Moore who work with kids to play jazz in three local secondary schools, Dom Moore who runs our jazz workshops, Phil Green who mc’s our monthly Jazz Jam sessions and Tessa Smith who leads our JazzVoices choir . We have an enthusiastic audience, a big welcoming group of volunteers and a hard working Trustee Board. Come and join in!

Our current events community events include:

  • JazzVoices Choir @Chapel Allerton Methodist Church on Tuesday evenings
  • Jazz Instrumental Workshops @ Northlight on Sunday mornings
  • Instant World Orchestra@ Northlight on Sunday evenings
  • Schools Jazz Programme - year round
  • Jam sessions at Seven Arts Bar monthly on Sunday afternoons
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