James Mainwairing Quartet – Sunday 6th February 1.30pm £10/8
A Leeds supergroup of improvisers play some of the music of the jazz masters in their own style – a must for lovers of free jazz. James Mainwairing tenor sax, Mick Bardon bass, Matt Bourne piano and Jon Arnesen drums. You can book tickets here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/jazzleeds/james-mainwairing-quartet/e-dpyymr Saxophonist, composer and singer-songwriter James Mainwaring has been recognised […]
Rush Hour jazz – Seven Arts Wed 1 December 6pm – Alex Fisher
Alex Fisher is a saxophonist, clarinettist and composer based in Leeds, UK. Having begun performing on tenor sax at age 13, with a foundation in jazz and the music of the Great American Songbook, Alex now enjoys performing on saxes from soprano to bass – as well as clarinet, bass and contrabass clarinet – in […]
JazzLeeds Trustee recruitment –October 2021
JazzLeeds is a major UK jazz promoter. Starting in 2007 we now run weekly concerts, jazz festivals, popular community jazz cafés and jazz workshops. Since May 2021 we have been running regular live events again – over 50 gigs so far. We’re now looking forward to the future and have a major international jazz festival […]
Rush Hour Jazz – Brendan Duffy – Wed 7 July 6pm
The 7th July is Seven Arts’s birthday – so who better to play this gig than the musician who was there at the opening in 2007 – Leeds sax legend Brendan Duffy with the JazzLeeds quartet Pete Rosser piano, Paul Smith drums, Will Powell guitar, Steve Crocker bass Timing 6-7.15pm Wednesday 7 July – free/payf […]
About Time – Malcolm Strachan Sextet @Seven Arts Thus 20 May 7.30pm
Malcolm Strachan – Trumpet/FlugelhornAtholl Ransome – Tenor SaxRob Mitchell – Baritone SaxLee Hallam – TromboneGeorge Cooper – PianoErroll Rollins – DrumsCourtny Tomas – Double Bass. Leeds based Scottish trumpeter Malcolm Strachan is a founder member of top UK funk/jazz-funk band The Haggis Horns as well as being one of the busiest session musicians in the […]
Tessa Smith Quintet 23 May 1.30pm
LIVE TICKETS SOLD OUT – livestream performance available here from 1.30pm, https://www.facebook.com/jazzleeds/events payf (suggested £5) Jazz Leeds supporters will know Tessa from her running our community jazz choir and the Chapel Allerton Festival Choirs as well as her vocal performances and lindy-hopping! For this gig she plays tribute to the some of the jazz vocal […]
Ian Shaw with Iain Ballamy and Jamie Safir Thus 27 May: 7pm and 9pm
Big-hitter vocalist Ian Shaw, urbane saxophonist and composer Iain Ballamy, and in-demand pianist Jamie Safir perform in Leeds as part of their “What’s New” tour. One of the world’s finest male jazz vocalists, Ian Shaw, teams up with legendary UK saxophonist, Iain Ballamy (who has played with Hermeto Pascoal, Loose Tubes, Norma Winstone) and irrepressibly […]
Louise Gibbs “Love You Madly” 30 May 1.30pm
Recreating the trio format of her ‘Love You Madly’ album that marked the centenary of Ellington’s birth (with Tony Coe and Brian Priestley – 33 Records, 1999) Louise will be drawing on the talents of United States reeds (and stupendous clarinet) player Frank Griffith, and pianist Richard Wetherall. Twenty years on, and even better! LIVE […]
Liam Noble “The Long Game” Thus 3 June 7.30pm
For more than two decades pianist Liam Noble has been a key figure on the vibrant British Jazz scene, both as a sideman and leader. The Long Game sees him exploring new territories in his own unique musical world. Working with long term collaborators Tom Herbert and Seb Rochford, Liam has created music that is […]
June Jazz Cafe and Jam Session @Seven Arts – Sunday 6 June 1.30pm
Come along and sing/play of just watch at the friendliest jazz jam session in town. The JazzLeeds rhythm section will be there to support you, so you can try out all those new tunes and instruments you learnt during lockdown! Tickets via our JazzLeeds ticketsource site: £7/5 – performers free but due to limited numbers […]
