Eliot Richards plays Lester Young – Rush Hour Jazz 1 Sept 6pm

A Chapel Allerton Festival concert – Seven Arts courtyard (inside if wet) free/payf collection 6pm-7.15pm Lester Young was one of the true jazz giants, a tenor saxophonist who came up with a completely different conception in which to play his horn, floating over bar lines with a light tone rather than adopting Coleman Hawkins’ then-dominant […]

Lukáš Oravec Quintet feat. Alex Garnett @Seven Arts Thursday 2 Sept 7.30pm

Lukáš Oravec is a wonderful young Slovakian trumpet player who plays and writes with lots of fire and creativity. His music has a distinctive sound as does his playing. Alex Garnett has been one of the leading saxophonists in the UK and Europe for over two decades, being instantly recognized by his dark, husky sound. […]

Jazz and Blues Sunday picnic, Sunday 5 Sept 1-6pm Gledhow Sports Club Field

Chapel Allerton Festival is on the move. Our beloved street venue will see us back soon but doesn’t suit any sort of social distancing, even reduced measures that may well be in place by late summer. But we will not been bowed by the new normal! Over Festival weekend (Sept 4-5) we will be holding […]

Nic Svarc Jazz Quartet Sunday 12 Sept 1.30pm

Best known for his hard hitting jazz funk and blues guitar, Nic Svarc is also a fine contemporary jazz player, and to prove it he’s organised a superb group for our Sunday afternoon JazzLeeds session featuring Dave Walsh (drums) Jeff Guntren (sax) and Richard Hammond (bass). Prepare to be surprised! Nik Svarc is Graduate of […]

Mangorata with Miles Pillinger and Olivia Cuttill. Sun 19 Sept 1.30pm

High energy jazz-fusion collective Mangorata led by Leeds drummer Miles Pillinger with rising stars Olivia Cuttill trumpet, James Absalom tenor sax, Jj Petrie percussion, Liam Mason keys, Chris Williams bass. This band were one of the highlights of the Reset21 Festival. @Seven Arts 1.30-4pm £10/8 in the concert room. 25’s and under tix are £5 […]

Dom Ingham Quintet: Sun 3 Oct 1.30pm

Sunday Oct 3 Dom Ingham Quintet The violin playing of Wakefield-born violinist Dominic Ingham has been described by Kit Downes as “a rare treat”.  Jazz violinist, singer and composer Dominic Ingham brings a brilliant band of talents from the London jazz scene, celebrating his debut album ‘Role Models’, with Jonny Mansfield on vibraphone, Miles Mindlin […]

Will Howard, Rush Hour Jazz, Wed 6 Oct 6pm

Wednesday Oct 6 Leeds tenor saxplayer Will Howard, Leeds’ wizard of the tenor saxophone plays the music of the jazz giants from Dike Ellington onwards Rush Hour Jazz. Wed 6 Oct @Seven Arts bar, 6-7.15pm payf

**SOLD OUT** James O’Hara with the Bluebirds 4 Oct

Featuring popular blues singer and guitarist James O Hara, the local legend that is Cleve Frecketon on vocals and keyboard, John Burr on harmonica, Barkley McKay keyboard and guitar, Courtny Thomas bass and Gordon Kilroy drums.  The Bluebirds were a popular old school Rn’B band in the 90s, playing all over the UK and Ireland. […]

Means and Ends featuring Ben Lowman and Jamie Taylor – 11 Oct

Ben Lowman sax, Jamie Taylor guitar, Martin Longhawn organ and Steve Hanley drums. Means and Ends is a quartet born out of long time collaborators drummer Steve Hanley and pianist Martin Longhawn, joined by close friends tenor sax player Ben Lowman and guitarist Jamie Taylor. They will be playing, amongst others, the repertoire from Oscar […]

Kate Peters Quartet 14 Oct

Wednesday 14 October 6-7pm Kate Peters Quartet – Rush Hour Jazz Kate Peters is a uniquely talented and versatile vocalist based in the north of England. .A graduate of Leeds College of Music, Kate has worked in a wide variety of styles and areas of the music industry. Her versatility as a vocalist has enabled […]