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We’ve almost come to the end of another year, and another twelve months of fantastic jazz. Looking back over 2014, particu-lar highlights for me include the festivals - especially Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Love Supreme and of course EFG London Jazz Festi-val. My other standout 2014 gigs were Chick Corea’s solo piano recital at the Barbican in May, Bill Laurance’s tour performing from his incredible album Flint and gigs from Get the Blessing, Polar Bear, Zara McFarlane and Phronesis.But 2014 is not over yet - there’s still plenty of jazz to look forward

to in December. Highlights this month include Neon Quartet at Seven Artspace, Leeds (4 December), Laura Jurd Quartet at Brammall Hall Foyer, Birming-ham (11 December) and The Bear, Bristol (12 December) as well as Samuel Eagles tour. The Vortex in London have a particu-larly exciting line up from 16 – 22 December with performances from Liam Noble, Kairos 4tet, Evan Parker, Arun Ghosh, Instant Composers Pool Orchestra and Alice Zawadzki + Mark Lock-heart/Laura Jurd Quartet. Of course, we mustn’t forget the plethora of festive gigs taking

place this month. Always a favourite of mine is Clare Teal’s Festive Fiesta which she takes out on the road again this year. Catch her at the Pheasantry, London (11 December), Barnfield Theatre, Exeter (12 December) and St George’s, Bristol (17 December) – visit clareteal.co.uk for full tour listings.Have a happy and safe Decem-ber – here’s to looking forward to another year of great jazz in 2015.

Rosie HanleyListings Editor

On the cover: Samuel EaglesSaxophonist Samuel Eagles takes his quartet on the road this December. Vibes player Ralph Wyld, bassist Ferg Ireland and drummer Eric Ford join Eagles on the last leg of his tour, which sees them visit Leeds, Newcastle, London and Southamp-ton throughout the month of December. They’ll be playing from Eagles’ first-class debut album, Next Beginning (F-IRE) which he launched at last month’s EFG London Jazz Festival.December tour dates: 2 December – Sela Bar, Leeds / 3 December – The Globe, Newcastle / 4 December – WM Jazz Club, London / 7 December – The Bent Brief, Southampton / 18 December – The Bulls Head, London.

Check out samueleagles.co.uk for more.

East Midlands Leicestershire Angel Hotel37 High Street, Market Harbor-ough LE16 7AF 01858 462702Dec 14 Neon Quartet f Stan Sulzmann/Jim Hart/Kit Downes

Nottinghamshire Bonington TheatreArnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Nottingham NG5 7EE 0115 9670114Dec 11 Liane Carroll Trio 8.00pm

Theatre Royal Concert HallTheatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND 0115 989555Dec 9 Gregory Porter

Eastern Bedfordshire Ent ShedCastle Road, Bedford MK40 3QY 01234 409297Dec 17 Frank Griffith w Jacqui Dankworth 8pm

Heath Inn76 Woburn Road, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0AR 01525 237390Dec 4 Bruce Adams-Alan Barnes Quintet

Cambridgeshire Great Northern HotelStation Approach, Peterbor-ough PE1 1QL 01733 552 595/01733 571764 (Peterbor-ough Jazz Club)Dec 14 Tina May w Jean Toussaint 8pm

Hidden RoomsThe Basement, 7A Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BA 01223 514 777 or 07912 62 77 62; online@http://www.cambridge-jazz.orgDec 11 Alan Barnes/Tony Kofi Quintet 8pm

Trinity CollegeCambridge CB2 1TQ 01223 338400Dec 8 Bobby Avery Group

Essex Bardswell Social ClubWeald Road, Brentwood CM14 4TJ 01245 420475Dec 2 Matt Wates Quartet 8pm9 Ted Beament & Robin Aspland 8pm16 Blue Harlem 8pm

Cramphorn TheatreFairfield Road, Chelmsford CM1 1JG 01245 606505Dec 7 Jo Fooks w Georgina Jackson 12.15pm

Electric PalaceKing’s Quay Street, Harwich CO12 3ER 01255 553333Dec 11 Rico’s Hot Rhythm led by Enrico Tomasso 8.00pm

Hertfordshire Broxbourne Rowing ClubOld Nazeing Road, Broxbourne EN10 6QU 01992 442263Dec 4 Steve Fishwick/Alex Merritt Quintet 8.30pm

Herts Jazz Club - Hawthorne TheatreHawthorne Theatre, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX 01707 357117Dec 14 Leon Greening Quartet 7.30pm

Norfolk King of Hearts7-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich NR3 1LJ 01603 766129Dec 12 John Whitehead Trio

Norwich Arts CentreReeves Yard, St Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4PG 01603 660352Dec 5 Bootleg Swing 8pm9 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 8pm11 Jesse Bannister’s Play Out featuring Zoe Rahman 8.00pm13 King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys 8pm23 Brass Monkey + The Roses 8pm

The HosteBurnham Market PE31 8HD 01328 738777Dec 12 Joanna Eden/ Mark Crooks & Chris Ingham Jazz at The Movies Swinging Christmas

Tithe BarnMill Lane, Needham IP20 9LD Dec 20 Jazznav Carols at the Barn (for the 30th and last time) 4.00pm - 5.30pm

Suffolk Cock Inn3 Callis Street, Clare CO10 8PX 01787 237653Dec 7 Juliet Kelly 8.00pm21 Mick Hanson 8pm

Hotel HatfieldThe Esplanade, Lowestoft NR33 0QP 01502 568684 (Milestones Jazz Club)Dec 7 Martin Eaton Back to

Blue Note

Stoke by Nayland HotelGolf & Spa, Keepers Lane, Leavenheath CO6 4PZ 01787 211865 (Fleece Jazz)Dec 5 Gilad Atzmon12 Sarah Jane Morris19 Ian Shaw

London606 Club90 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD 020 7352 5953Dec 1 24 Pesos 8.30pm2 Paul Booth + Jonathan Gee 8.30pm3 Latin Underground 8.30pm4 Purdy 8.30pm5 Natalie Williams/Annabel Williams 9.30pm6 Benn Clatworthy 9.30pm7 Georgina Jackson 1.30pm7 Hamish Stuart 8.30pm8 Carl Hudson 8.30pm9 Dan Reinstein 8.30pm10 Phil Gould 8.30pm11 Reg Webb 8.30pm12 Tony O’Malley 9.30pm13 Trudy Kerr 9.30pm14 Soul Sanctuary plus 606 Gospel Group 1.30pm14 Sarah Jane Morris 8.30pm15 Oli Rockberger 8.30pm16 Hamish Stuart 8.30pm17 Lola’s Day Off 8.30pm18 Lily Dior 8.30pm19 Tony O’Malley 9.30pm21 Wayne Hernandez 8.30pm22 Tommy Blaize Band 8.30pm23 Samara Xmas Jam 8.30pm31 Samara f Imaani/Steve Rubie/Mornington Lockett/Tim Whitehead 8pm

ArchdukeConcert Hall Approach, South Bank, London SE1 8XU 020 7928 9370Dec 4&11 Francesco Lo Castro & Bruno D’Ambra 7.30pm

Artigiano12 Belsize Terrace, London NW3 4AX 0207 794 4288Dec 5 Romy Summers & Bob Stuckey 12 Viviana Zarbo Duo 19 Rosanna Brandi Trio 31 Marco Marconi

Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec140 Newington Butts, Ken-nington, London SE11 4RN 020 7582 6800Dec 1 Dave O’Higgins w Jason Lyon Trio 9pm5 Chico Chica 9pm8 Gareth Lockrane w Jason Lyon Trio 9pm15 Shireen Francis w Jason Lyon Trio 9pm22 Anita Wardell w Jason Lyon Trio 9pm

Bulls Head373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes, London SW13 9PY 020 8876 5241Dec 12 Zeeteah w Sophie Alloway/ Arnulf Lindner/ Matt Holland & Simon Bates 8.30pm18 Samuel Eagles Quartet 8pm19 Art Themen 8pm21 Bill Posters Will Be Band 8pm22 Ali Maas Band 8pm23 Peter Miles & Duncan Lamont Quartet 8pm26 Zoot Money 8pm27 Soul Sugar 8pm28 Papa George Band 2pm28 Bill Posters Will Be Band 6pm29 Back To The Flamingo Club 8pm30 Groove Warriors 8pm31 Undiminished NYE Extravaganza 10pm

Cafe OTO18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL 020 7923 1231Dec 2 Plus-Minus + Alexan-der Schubert/Kit Downes + Moondog 8pm7 London Improvisers Orchestra 8pm

Crazy Coqs20 Sherwood Street, London W1F 7ED 020 7734 4888Dec 5 Leon Garner & Friends 10.30pm6 Jon Weber 10.30pm12 Mike Hobart’s Urban Jazz Collective 13 Georgina Jackson 10.30pm19 Laura Zakian 10.30pm20 Ian Shaw 10.30pm

Dascalzo Bar & Restaurant2a Elizabeth Street, London SW1W 9RB 020 7730 5498Dec 20 Wild Card 7.30pm

Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth HallSouth Bank Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 8XX 020 7960 4242Dec 5 Henry Spencer & Juncture 5.30pm

Gunnersbury Tavern590 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5RP 0208 742 7466Dec 14 Jay Craig & His Orchestra 12.30pm28 National Youth Jazz Orchestra 12.30pm

Hideaway2 Empire Mews, Streatham, London SW16 2ED 020 8835 7070Dec 6 Wayne Hernandez 14 Hot Waffle Big Band 22-23 Courtney Pine

28 Vince Dunn Orchestra 31 Soul Street NYE Party

JamboreeCourtyard of Cable Street Stu-dios, 566 Cable Street, London E1W 3HB 07931 474 379Dec 4/11/18 Ewan Bleach Presents: Golden Era of Jazz 7pm - 11pm

Kings Place90 York Way, London N1 9AG 020 7520 1490Dec 6 Tommaso Starace Quartet Italian Short Stories 8pm8 Lisa Simone All is Well UK Album Launch 8pm13 John Martin Quartet Plus Support - Metamorphic 8pm

Lauderdale HouseWaterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG 020 8348 8716Dec 4 Christine Tobin Trio The Music of Leonard Cohen 8.30pm

Long White Cloud151 Hackney Road, London E2 8JL 0207 033 4642Dec 4 Splatter plus Martin Speake/Malcolm Earle-Smith 8.30pm11 Andrew Oliver Quintet 8.30pm18 Rowland Sutherland Double Trio 8.30pm

Mau Mau Bar265 Portobello Road, London W11 1LR 020 7229 8528Dec 4 Preston Glasgow Lowe

Olivers9 Nevada Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9JL 020 8858 5855Dec 2&4 Beats In The Bar Free evening jazz sessions f guest artists alongside Trinity Laban jazz students 7.30pm

Orford House Social Club73 Orford Road, London E17 9QR 07930 544 312Dec 17 E17 Large Ensemble 8.30pm

Pheasantry152 Kings Road, London SW3 4UT 020 7351 5031Dec 11 Clare Teal Festive Fiesta

Pizza Express Jazz Club10 Dean Street, London W1D 3RW 08456 027017Dec 1-3 Euge Groove 8.30pm4 Bobby Avery Group 5-8 Antonio Forcione 9 Gabrielle Ducomble 8.30pm10-12 Jessy J with The

Grainger Brothers 13-23 Acoustic Alchemy 27-30 G-Funk 31 James Taylor Quartet

Plough Inn297 Northfields Avenue, Ealing, London W5 4XB 020 8567 1416Dec 13 Wild Card 9pm

Purcell RoomSouth Bank Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 8XX 08703 800400Dec 6 Science Fiction Re:Scored 7.45pm12 Ian Shaw p Madeline Bell 7.45pm

Red Lion92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth TW7 6QJ 020 8560 1457Dec 1 Dick Pearce w Mornington Lockett/John Critchinson/Tim Wells/Trevor Tomkins 8.30pm8 Roger Beaujolais w Robin Aspland/Simon Thorpe/Trevor Tomkins 8.30pm15 Quentin Collins w Mike Coates/John Horler/Andrew Cleyndert/Trevor Tomkins 8.30pm22 Simon Spillett w Nigel Price/Ross Stanley/Dave Green/Trevor Tomkins 8.30pm29 Martin Shaw 8.30pm

Rich Mix35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Tower Hamlets, London E1 6LA 020 7613 7498Dec 10 Soumik Datta 7.30pm

Ronnie Scott’s47 Frith Street, London W1D 4HT 020 7439 0747Dec 1-3 Motown Review w Natalie Williams’ Soul Family 4-5 Joe Stilgoe Band 6 Robin Jones 7 James Langton’s Solid Senders 8-10 Motown Review w Natalie Williams’ Soul Family 11-12 Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra 13-14 Curtis Stigers 16-23 Ray Gelato 21 Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion! 26-27 Liane Carroll 29-30 Ray Gelato 31 Black Tie New Year’s Eve Party w Georgie Fame/Ray Gelato/Ronnie Scott’s All Stars

Royal Albert Hall: Elgar RoomKensington Gore, London SW7 2AP 020 7589 8212Dec 11 Theo Jackson Trio 9.45pm18 Alexander Stewart 9.45pm

Royal Festival Hall - Clore BallroomSouth Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX 0844 875 0073Dec 12 Nicky Schrire 5.30pm

Ryans181 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0UL 020 7275 7807Dec 2 Astrakan 8.30pm

Silver Bullet5 Station Place, London N4 2DH 020 7619 3639Dec 2/9/16/23 Bukky Leo Quartet Jazz Jam

St James Theatre Studio12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA 0844 264 2140Dec 5 Joanna Eden/ Mark Crooks & Chris Ingham Jazz at The Movies Swinging Christmas

The Forge3-7 Delancey Street, Camden, London NW1 7NL 020 7383 7808Dec 4 Bad Ass Brass 8pm14 Pete Churchill & The London Vocal Project 1pm

The VortexDalston Culture House, 11 Gillett Square, London N16 8AZ 020 7254 4097Dec 1 Adrian Crowley 8pm2 Dead Neanderthals 8pm3 ARQ 8.00pm4 9Bach 8pm5 Alan Skidmore p The Steve Melling Trio 8pm7 Saxoctopus & Alphabets 8.00pm8 Olie Brice/Achim Kaufmann 8.30pm9 John Butcher/Guillaume Viltard/Eddie Prevost 8pm10 Avishai Cohen’s Triveni 8pm11 Pigfoot 8pm12 Annie Whitehead Work-shop Band 7.30pm13 Barb Jungr & Mari Wilson 8pm14 London Jazz Orchestra 3.30pm15 Hon 8pm16 Liam Noble Trio 8pm17 Kairos 4tet 8pm18 Evan Parker 8pm19 Arun Ghosh 8pm20 Instant Composers Pool Orchestra 8pm22 Alice Zawadzki + Mark Lockheart/Laura Jurd Quartet 8pm23 Juwon Ogungbe 8pm27 Zoe Francis & Jim Mullen 8pm28 Christine Tobin & Phil Robson 8pm29 Sarah Moule & Simon Wallace 8pm

30 Estelle Kokot 8pm31 Ian Shaw New Year Party 8pm

Tommy Flynns692 High Road Leytonstone, London E11 3AA 020 8989 8129 (East Side Jazz Club)Dec 2 John Horler 9 Julian Siegel 16 John Etheridge

Union ChapelThe Vestry, Compton Avenue, London N1 2XD 020 7226 1686Dec 9 John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme Re-envisioned f Rowland Sutherland & Orphy Robinson

WM JazzThe O2, Greenwich, London SE10 0DY 07961 247 139Dec 4 Samuel Eagles Quartet 8pm

North East Cleveland Blue Bell LodgeAcklam Road, Acklam, Mid-dlesbrough TS5 7HL 01642 593939Dec 28 Tees Valley Jazzmen 8pm

Grand HotelSwainson Street, Hartlepool TS24 8AA 01429 266345Dec 7 Pocket Jazz Orchestra

Oxbridge17 Oxbridge Lane, Stockton on Tees TS18 4AW 01642 678129Dec 4/11/18 New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band 8.30pm

Park InnPark Road, Hartlepool TS26 9HU 01429 233126Dec 7/14/21 Musicians Unlimited 12noon 14 Djangologie 4pm

Saltburn Community Hall & TheatreAlbion Terrace, Saltburn-by-the-Sea TS12 1NN 01287 624007Dec 5 New Orleans Heat 7.30pm

Co Durham Devonport Hotel16-18 The Front, Middleton One Row, Darlington DL2 1AS 01325 332255Dec 6&20 Tees Valley Jazzmen 1.30pm

Empty Shop35c Framwellgate Bridge, Durham DH1 4SJ Dec 4 Live Jazz 8pm

Forum Music CentreBorough Road, Darlington DL1 1SG 01325 363135Dec 7 Jazz Tones Quintet 5.30pm14 Durham Alumni Big Band 5.30pm

Gala TheatreMillennium Place, Durham DH1 1WA 03000 266 600Dec 19 Zoe Gilby Quartet 1.00pm

New Inn29 Church Street Head, Durham DH1 3DN 0191 384 7308Dec 2/9/16/23 Gavin Lee 9.00pm

St Augustine’s Parish CentreLarchfield Street, Darlington DL3 7TG 01325 469046 (jazz info)Dec 6 Savannah Jazz Band 12.30pm

Travellers Rest2 West Auckland Road, Cocker-ton, Darlington DL3 9ER 01325 382 676 (Opus 4 Jazz Club)Dec 19 Dougie Pugh Quartet 8.00pm

Ushaw CollegeDurham DH9 7HL 0191 373 8501Dec 12 Djangologie 7.30pm

Northumberland ElephantNewbiggin Road, Ashington NE63 0SZ 01670 813983 (jazz info)Dec 3 Keith Stephen’s Hot Club Trio w Caroline Irwin 8pm

Matfen Village HallSouthside, Matfen NE20 0RP Dec 12/19/31 Zoe Gilby 7.30pm

Queens Hall Arts CentreBeaumont Street, Hexham NE46 3LS 01434 652477Dec 11 Live Jazz 8pm

Tyne & Wear All Saints ChurchSunderland Road, Cleadon SR6 7UR 0191 5190515Dec 2 Customs House Big Band w Ruth Lambert 7.30pm

Bell & Bucket37-39 Norfolk Street, North Shields NE30 1NQ 0191 2570680Dec 2/9/16/23 Paul’s New Orleans Music Show 1.00pm

Black BullBridge Street, Blaydon on Tyne NE21 4JJ 0191 414 2846Dec 21 Roly Veitch/Jeremy McMurray Quartet w Steve

Andrews 8pm

Black Horse68 Front Street, Monkseaton NE25 8DP 0191 243 6931Dec 5/12/19 Rendezvous Jazz 1pm

Bridge HotelCastle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1BQ 0191 2326400Dec 7 Shiver 8pm14 Live Jazz Music 8pm

Caedmon HallCentral Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead NE8 4LN 0191 388 8776/0191 488 4353 (jazz info)Dec 4&18 Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society 5pm

Cherry Tree Restaurant9 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 2AE 0191 2399924Dec 3/10/17 Live Jazz Music 8pm

Chillingham89-91 Chillingham Road, Hea-ton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5XL 0191 2655915Dec 3/10/17 Take It To The Bridge 8pm

Cullercoats Crescent Club1 Hudleston, Cullercoats NE30 4QS 0191 253 0242Dec 1 Jazz In The Afternoon 1pm3/10/17/24/31 Vieux Carre Jazzmen 1pm8/15/22/29 Jazz In The Afternoon 1pm

Globe11 Railway Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7AD 0191 222 2222Dec 3 Samuel Eagles Quartet 8.15pm6 The Budtones 8pm13 Jazz Soul Moment 8pm19 Alter Ego 8pm21 Pjanto Mates & The Diminished 7 8pm

Hoochie Coochie54-56 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6SF 0191 222 0130Dec 11 Collective 8pm18 Pilgrim Street Set 8pm21 Strictly Smokin’ Big Band 5pm

Jazz Cafe25 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DW 0191 222 9882Dec 2&16 Jam Session 8pm5 Paul Edis Trio 9pm6 Zoe Gilby 9pm12 Preston Glasgow Lowe 9pm17 Ruth Lambert Trio 8pm

Jesmond Royal British Legion

West Jesmond Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3EX 0191 2810736Dec 2 Maine Street Jazzmen 8.30pm2/9/16/23 Maine Street Jazzmen 8.30pm

King’s HallInternational Centre for Music Studies (ICMuS), Armstrong Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU Dec 5 Olie Brice/Achim Kaufmann 8pm16 New Century Ragtime Orchestra 1.10pm

MillstoneHaddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1QL 0191 2853429Dec 4/11/18 Vieux Carre Jazzmen 1pm

Newcastle Arts Centre67 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SG 0191 2615618Dec 20 Strictly Smokin’ Big Band 8pm

Newcastle City HallNorthumberland Road, Newcas-tle upon Tyne NE1 8SF 0191 277 8030Dec 3-4 Jools Holland R&B Orchestra 7.30pm

No.2827-29 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5AN 0191 232 2005Dec 4 Live Jazz 8.30pm

Porthole11 New Quay, North Shields NE29 6LQ 0191 257 6645Dec 3 Jazz Esquires 1pm10/17/24 Jazz Esquires 1pm

Potter’s WheelSunniside, Gateshead NE16 5EE Dec 4/11/18 Maine Street Jazzmen 8.30pm

Red House FarmHepscott Drive, Whitley Bay NE25 9XJ 0191 251 0824Dec 7 Vieux Carre Jazzmen 8pm

Sage GatesheadSt Marys Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR 0191 443 4661Dec 6 Play Jazz! workshop 2pm11 Big Chris Barber Band 8pm

SandpiperFarringdon Road, Cullercoats NE30 3ER 0191 253 5050Dec 6 Rendezvous Jazz 8.30pm

Springwell Village HallFell Road, Springwell, Gateshead

NE9 7RP 0191 416 9747 (jazz info)Dec 3/10/17 Levee Ramblers New Orleans Jazz Band 9pm

St Joseph’s CMS Parish CentreBirtley Lane, Birtley DH3 1LJ 0191 4102541Dec 4 Live Jazz Gig 8.15pm

The Lit & Phil23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE 0191 2320192Dec 3 Lickety Split 7.30pm5 Matt Anderson w Paul Edis 1pm8 Porter Quartet 7.30pm

Victoria244 Whitley Road, Whitley Bay NE26 2TE 0191 251 3753 Dec 16&23 Jazz Machine 8pm

North West Cheshire Cheshire YeomanLedsham Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port CH66 4QR 0151 3393106Dec 7/14/21/28 Roy Potts Five & a Penny 1.00pm

Dog & Partridge97 Palmerston Street, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5JX 01625 572177Dec 8 Annie’s Saints & Sinners

HorseshoeSandbach Road, Alsager ST7 3RA 01270 876070Dec 4/11/18/25 Giants Of Jazz

Mill HotelMilton Street, Chester CH1 3NF 01244 345635Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Walled City Jazz Band & Irene Martyn

Pierpoint & Bryant Recreation ClubThelwall Lane, Latchford, Warrington WA4 1NQ 01925 634083Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Harry Goulden Big Band

Players Theatre59 Church Street, Davenham, Northwich CW9 8NF 01606 74502 Dec 18 Zoe Gilby Quartet 8pm

Poynton Royal British LegionGeorges Road West, Poynton SK12 1JY 01625 873120Dec 18 Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz

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Newcastle Road, Willaston, Nantwich CW5 7EP 01270 623940 (jazz info)Dec 9 Bryan Jones Big Band

Widnes Rugby Union Football ClubHeath Road, Widnes WA8 7NU 0151 4242575Dec 2/9/16/23/30 Savoy Jazzmen

Wilbraham ArmsSandbach Road North, Alsager ST7 2AX 01270 877970Dec 7&21 Willy’s Weepers

Wilmslow Conservative Club15 Grove Avenue, Wilmslow SK9 5EG 01625 528336Dec 2 Howard Murray / Masked Jazzman & Tom Kincaid Trio 8.30pm9 Shades of Shearing 8.30pm16 John Hallam w Tom Kin-caid Trio & Mike Hall 8.30pm23 Little Jo & Her Jazzmen 8.30pm30 Tom Kincaid All Stars 8.30pm

Cumbria ZeffirellisCompston Road, Ambleside LA22 9AD 01539 433845Dec 6 Trefor Owen Quartet 13 Preston Glasgow Lowe 20 Steve Oakes Quartet 27 Quay Change

G Manchester Albert Tennis & Bowl-ing Club39-41 Old Lansdowne Road, Didsbury M20 2PA 0161 4451056Dec 1 Jazz OD w Alexandra Lennon

Arden Arms23 Millgate, Stockport SK1 2LX 0161 4802185Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Louisiana Highway

Bakers ArmsMarket Place, Stockport SK1 1ES 0161 477 7312Dec 2/9/16/23/30 Live Jazz Music

Band on the Wall25 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ 0161 2375554Dec 9 Bobby Avery Group w Miguel Zenon/Ben Monder/Alice Zawadzki 11 London Community Gospel Choir Christmas 20 Haggis Horns 23 Baked A La Ska

Beaconsfield Conservative Club

The Gables, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 6QL 0161 3302653Dec 17 Tame Valley Stomp-ers

Big Hands296 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9NS 0161 2727779Dec 31 Robin Sunflower Band

Brackley Conservative ClubHazlehurst Road, Worseley, Manchester M28 1JU 0161 7941735Dec 4/11/18 Ronnie Hayes Big Band

Bridgewater HallLower Mosely Street, Manchester M2 3WS 0161 907 9000Dec 11 RNCM Jazz Collective 28 Glenn Miller Orchestra

Broadoak HotelBroadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8QD 0161 3302764Dec 2 Loretta Scott w Vinnie Parker Trio

Cheadle Hulme Conservative ClubMellor Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle Hulme SK8 5AT 0161 4851087 (jazz info)Dec 4 The Sinatra Swingers 8.30pm19 New Lights Big Band

Cinnamon ClubThe Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Altrincham WA14 2TQ 0161 926 8992Dec 2 Cinnamon Club Open Mic/Jam Night w South City Music 8.00pm4 Makuini 7.30pm11 Soul & Motown Christmas Party 7.30pm17 Barb Jungr & Mari Wilson 22 Ian Shaw & Liane Carroll 31 Alison Wonderband New Year’s Eve Gala Ball

De La Salle RUFCLancaster Road, Salford M6 8FX 0161 7892261Dec 9 Terry’s Dead Good Boys

Delph Band ClubLawton Square, Delph, Oldham OL3 5DT 01457 874465Dec 5/12/19 Spirit of New Orleans

Denton West End Social ClubGrosvenor Street, Denton M34 3WN 0161 3363171Dec 9 Tony Greenwood Big Band

Didsbury Cricket ClubWilmslow Road, Manchester

M20 2ZY 0161 4455347Dec 4 Tame Valley Stompers 11 Savannah Jazz Band 18 Chicago Teddy Bears

Dunscar Conservative ClubHardmans Lane, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9HJ 01204 303661Dec 1 Chicago Teddy Bears Society Jazz Band 15 Tame Valley Stompers

Fuel Cafe Bar448 Wilmslow Road, With-ington, Manchester M20 3BW 0871 2076787 (jazz info)Dec 11 Noise Upstairs free improv jam session

High Lane Conservative Club23 Buxton Road, High Lane, Stockport SK6 8DG 0161 4499495Dec 1 Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz

Hillary Step199 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 0BH 0161 8811978Dec 7 Rubber Duck Orchestra 14 M6 Jazz Band 21 Paddy Steer 28 Jolly Jock

Hyde Cricket & Squash ClubWerneth Low Road, Werneth Low, Hyde SK14 3AD 0161 3683078Dec 5/12/19/26 Dave Hodges & Vinnie Parker Trio w Guests

Klondyke ClubBurnage Range, Manchester M19 2HQ 0161 224 4122 Dec 4 Atlas Forge

Leigh Liberal ClubChurch Street, Leigh WN7 1AY 01942 743153Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Brian Ward Big Band

LowryPier 8, Salford Quays, Man-chester M50 3AZ 0870 7875780Dec 6 Gregory Porter

Matt & Phred’s Jazz Club64 Tib Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1LW 0161 8317002Dec 1 Blues Jam w Franny Eubank 2 Stuart McCallum 3 The Blues Duo 4 The Angry Men 5 Lauren Housley 6 Dreamer 8 Jazz Jam w Johnny Hunter 9 Rioghnach Connolly 10 Dave Luvin Group

11 The She Qrt 12 Mr Wilson’s Second Liners 13 Mama Freedom 15 New Orleans Jam w The Night Creatures 16 Gypsies of Bohemia 17 Velody & The Basement Blues 18 Beverley Beirne 19 Taylor Jackson 20 Speakeasy Bootleg Band 22 Soul Jam 23 Boogie Williams Trio Grande 27 Ukebox 29 Blues Jam w Franny Eubank 30 Kyla Brox 31 Mardi Gras Extravaganza w The Night Creatures

Newtown National Club3 Nixon Street, Rochdale OL11 3JN 01706 640713Dec 7 New Orleans Heat 21 Chicago Teddy Bears Society Jazz Band

Palace Sports BarMill Lane, Stockport SK6 1QH 0161 494 0093 Dec 15 New Lights Big Band

Petit Bijou9 Massie Street, Cheadle SK8 1BW 07746 784949 (jazz info)Dec 11 Cheadle Jazz Guitar Club w Trefor Owen

Railway74-76 Wellington Road North, Stockport SK4 1HF 0161 4773680Dec 2 Steve Oakes Quartet 7 Munch Manship Quartet 9 Paul Hartley p Paul Kilv-ington 14 Andrzej Baranek 16 HRA6 Big Band w Debbie Wilson 23 Paul Hartley w guests 28 Steve Pimlott

RNCM Studio Theatre124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD 0161 907 5555Dec 10 RNCM Big Band

Sedgley Park Rugby Union Football ClubPark Lane, Whitefield, Manches-ter M45 7DZ 0161 766 5050Dec 7/14/21/28 Gerry Tomlinson Trio w guests 1.00pm

Slug & Lettuce651 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury M20 6QZ 0161 4341011Dec 2 Prestwich Deluxe 9 M6 Jazz Band 16 Tim Franks Quartet 23 Quinta 30 JazzWorks

Smiths Restaurant1-3 Church Road, Eccles, Manchester M30 0DL 0161

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7887343Dec 2/9/16/23/30 Jeremy Sassoon & Friends

St Margarets ChurchRufford Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8AE 0161 2261289Dec 6 Olie Brice/Achim Kaufmann 8pm

Stockport Masonic Guildhall169 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3UA 0161480 6531Dec 3/10/17/24 Double B Jazz Orchestra

Thirsty ScholarNew Wakefield Street, Manches-ter M1 5NP 0161 236 6071Dec 3/10/17/24 Jazz Fraternity Jazz Jam

Unicorn Hotel26 Church Street, Manchester M4 1PW 01942 671938 (Manchester Jazz Society)Dec 4/11/18 Record Recitals

Whelley Ex-Service-man’s Club180 Vauxhall Road, Wigan WN1 3LU 01942 241583Dec 28 Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra w Wigan Youth Big Band/Wigan Schools Swing Band 12.30pm

Woodhouses Working Mens Club62 Medlock Road, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9WN 0161 6813562Dec 1 George Galway Quartet 6 Paul Hartley Trio 15 Debbie Wilson

Woodley Methodist ChurcHyde Road, Stockport SK6 1NK 0161 4945118Dec 19 George Galway Man-chester Swing Band Christmas Concert

Lancashire Ashley Conservative ClubVictoria Road East, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5HQ 01253 854284Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Alan Riley Big Band

AtriumClitheroe Castle, Castle Hill, Clitheroe BB7 1BA 01200 442630Dec 5 Alan Barnes Quartet

Bayley ArmsAvenue Road, Clitheroe BB7 9QB 01254 826478Dec 12 Lyn Fairbanks w

Mark Lewis Trio

Bitter Suite53 Flyde Road, Preston PR1 2XQ 01772 827007Dec 11 Silver Bell Band

Garstang & District Arts CentreThe Old Grammar School, Cros-ton Road, Garstang PR3 1HQ 01995 606648Dec 5/12/19/26 John Tow-ers Big Band

Grand18 York Street, Clitheroe BB7 2DL 01200 421599Dec 12 Djangologie 12.00pm 19 Lyn Fairbanks & Mark Lewis Trio 12.00pm

KSC Club10 Forest Street, Nelson BB9 7NB 01282 616883Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Forest Jazz Band

Monterey Beach Hotel20-22 North Promenade, St Annes-on-Sea FY8 2NQ 01253 721317Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Ray Gordon’s Big Band

New ContinentalSouth Meadow Lane, Preston PR1 8JP 01772 499425Dec 14 Preston Glasgow Lowe

Robert Gillow64 Market Street, Lancaster LA1 1HP 01524 360092Dec 7/14/21/28 Sun Street Stompers 12.30pm

Spread Eagle InnSawley, Clitheroe BB7 4NH 01200 441202 Dec 7 Ribble Valley Jazz Club Band

St Teresa’s Catholic ClubCollege Road, Up Holland, Skelsmerdale WN8 0PY 1695 622186Dec 4 Chicago Teddy Bears

Station TavernStation Square, Lytham St Annes FY8 1RF 01253 734252Dec 2/9/16/23/30 Jazz Aces

Swan With Two Necks2-4 Holinshead Road, Chorley PR7 1EP 01257 266649Dec 7/14/21/28 Rae Owen Quintet 2pm - 5pm

Wings Club135 Victoria Road West, Thorn-ton, Cleveleys FY5 3LA 01253 852709Dec 4/11/18 Wyre Levee Stompers

Ye Olde John O Gaunt53 Market Street, Lancaster LA1 1JG 01524 65356Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Jazz Unlimited

Merseyside Alma de CubaSt Peters Church, Seel Street, Liv-erpool L1 4BH 0151 7027394Dec 4/11/18 Musica en Vivo 10.30pm

Frederiks32 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9AX Dec 9 Duncan Eagles Quartet 8.30pm

Grapes35 Knight/Roscoe Street, Liver-pool L1 9BW 07950 828674 (jazz info)Dec 28 Jazz Confusion 9.30pm

Liverpool Cricket ClubAigburth Road, Liverpool L19 3QF 0151 4272930Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Merseysippi Jazz Band

Maghull Town HallHall Lane, Maghull L31 7BB 0151 5201633 (jazz info)Dec 11 Chicago Teddy Bears

Royal British LegionRose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liver-pool L18 5EA 0151 7245753Dec 2/9/16/23 Blue Magnolia Jass Orchestra

Royal Clifton HotelThe Promenade, Southport PR8 1RB 01704 541790Dec 14 Alan Barnes Octet 2pm14 Harry Hussey 5pm14 Dave Newton w Alan Barnes/Simon Thorpe 8.30pm

ShrimperFylde Road, Southport PR9 9XP 01704 833 159 (Jazz at the Shrimper)Dec 3/10/17/24 Live Jazz Music trad jazz

St Helens Bowling ClubRegents Road, St Helens WA10 3HU 01744 230093Dec 14 Jazz Gentlemen

Studio 2Parr Street Studios, 33-45 Parr Street, Liverpool L1 4JN 0151 7073727Dec 2/9/16/23/30 Parr St Studio Jazz

Wirral Boathouse1 The Parade, Parkgate CH64 6RN 0151 336 4187Dec 2/9/16/23/30 Parade Jazz Band

Gallaghers Pub & Barbers20 Chester Street, Birkenhead CH41 5DQ 0151 6499095Dec 14 Wirrorleans Jazz Band

Heswall Royal British Legion78 Pensby Road, Heswall CH60 7RF 0151 3421297Dec 2&16 Peninsula Jazzmen

Melrose HallMelrose Avenue, Hoylake CH47 3BU Dec 21 Terry Perry’s Big Easy

Old Wallaseyans Club140 Grove Road, Wallasey CH45 0JF 0151 6392832Dec 4/11/18 Tuxedo Jazz Band

Royal British Legion289 Teehey Lane, Bebington CH63 8QS 0151 6082270Dec 3/10/17/24 Freddie Smith Big Band

Ship InnMarket Street, Hoylake CH47 3BB 0151 6324319Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Savoy Jazzmen

Scotland Edinburgh Jazz Bar1A Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1HR 0131 220 4298Dec 10 Preston Glasgow Lowe

Shore Bar & Restaurant3 Shore, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QW 0131 553 5080Dec 2/9/16/23/30 John Elliot Trio 8.30pm

Glasgow Glasgow Art Club185 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HU 0141 2485210Dec 11 Preston Glasgow Lowe

South East Berkshire Global Cafe35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS 0118 958 3555Dec 16 Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night w Chris Neill/Nick Hill/Ben Robins 9pm - 11pm

Jagz Club at the StationStation Hill, Ascot SL5 9EG 01344 878100

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Dec 7 Nigel Price Trio 1pm14 Don Weller Quartet 1pm21 John Critchinson Christ-mas Party w Jacqui Hicks/Art Themen/Dave Green/Dave Barry 1pm

Progress TheatreThe Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading RG1 5HL 0118 960 6060Dec 19 Alan Barnes/Bruce Adams plus Trio

South Hill Park Arts CentreRingmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA 01344 484123Dec 5 Sue Richardson w Simon Cook Trio 8pm/ sup-port band 7.30pm

Buckinghamshire StablesLaine Dankworth Centre, Wav-endon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU 01908 280800Dec 2 AJ Brown Trio 8.45pm4 Euge Groove 8pm11 Cleo Laine Christmas Show 8pm12-13 Cleo Laine Christmas Show 8pm

E Sussex Brewers ArmsGardner Street, Herstmonceux BN27 4LB 01323 832226Dec 1/8/15/22/29 Alan Jeff ’s Jazz Jam

Hampshire Bent Brief17-19 Lodge Road, Southamp-ton SO14 6RP 023 8032 2151Dec 7 Samuel Eagles Quartet 9pm

Talking Heads320 Portswood Road, South-ampton SO17 2TD 023 8067 8446Dec 9 Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion 8pm

Turner SimsUniversity of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ 02380 595151Dec 5 Susheela Raman 8pm

Isle of Wight Quay Arts CentreSea Street, Newport Harbour PO30 5BD 01983 528825Dec 6 Kate Daniels Quartet 8pm

Kent 4-4-Two ClubFeatherby Road, Gillingham ME8

6AN 01634 405037 (jazz info)Dec 11 Donn Barcott Band f Elaine Dyan 8.30pm

Cross Keys236/238 St Johns Road, Tun-bridge Wells TN4 9XD 01892 536516Dec 11 Kate Daniels Quartet 8.15pm

Langley Park Social Club2 Hawkesbrooke Lane, Becken-ham BR3 3SR 01245 420475Dec 4 Jo Fooks Quartet 8.30pm11 Blue Harlem 8pm

Mrs Jones’ Kitchen60-61 Palace Street, Canterbury 01227 787786Dec 4 Olie Brice/Achim Kaufmann 8.30pm

Tower TheatreNorth Road, Folkestone CT20 3HL 01303 260330 (Folke-stone Jazz Club)Dec 7 Skelton/Skinner All-Stars 8.30pm11 Jeff Hooper 8.30pm16 Colrose 7 8.30pm

Middlesex Anne Boleyn Hotel29 The Hythe, Staines TW18 3JD 01784 435396Dec 14 Harri’s Jazz Christmas Festive Jazz Lunch 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Brunel University - Roberts RoomUxbridge Campus, Faculty Of Arts, Uxbridge UB8 3PH Dec 12 Frank Griffith Trio 1pm

Dugdale Centre Ziggy’s World Jazz Club, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DSDec 3 Steve Taylor Big Band

Ickenham Village HallUxbridge UB10 8DG Dec 13 Andy Mears Octet f Enrico Tomasso/Richard Shepherd 7.15pm (doors)

Pinner Parish ChurchChurch Lane, Pinner, Harrow HA5 3AA 020 8421 0946Dec 13 Gwilym Simcock Trio 8pm

Oxfordshire Bullingdon ArmsCowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE 01865 244516Dec 2 Stuart Henderson Quartet 8.30pm (doors)9 Alvin Roy’s Reeds Un-limited 8.30pm (doors)16 Hugh Turner Band 8.30pm (doors)

23 Stuart Henderson Quar-tet 8.30pm (doors)30 Guitar Summit 8.30pm (doors)

Carswell Golf & Country ClubCarswell Home Farm, Faringdon SN7 8PU 01367 718903 / www.oxfordlivejazz.comDec 12 Lee Gibson Quartet

Hacketts Wine BarWesley Walk, Witney OX28 6ZJ 01993 700858Dec 14&28 Alvin Roy Trio 1pm

Oxford Wine Cafe38 South Parade, Summer-town, Oxford OX2 7JN 01283 619184Dec 7 ARQ 6.30pm14 Hugh Turner Quartet f Brandon Allen 6.30pm21 Law of Three plus Ben Holder 6.30pm

St Giles Church10 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HT Dec 5 Tommaso Starace Quartet 7.30pm13 Gypsy Fire 7.30pm

Wheatsheaf129 High Street, Oxford OX1 4DF 01865 243276Dec 4 Tom Allan w The Spin trio 8.30pm11 Time is of the Essence 8.30pm18 Polly Gibbons & James Pearson w The Spin trio 8.30pm

Surrey G LiveLondon Road, Guildford GU1 2AA 0844 770 1797Dec 8 Gregory Porter

The Electric TheatreOnslow Street, Guildford GU1 4SZ Dec 16 ARQ 7.30pm

W Sussex North HallGuildford Road, Loxwood, Billingshurst RH14 0SE 01403 752954Dec 11 Simon Bates Quartet Christmas Party f Harry The Piano w Special Guests Julie & Alvin Stardust 8.00pm

Ravenswood HotelHorsted Lane, Sharpthorne RH19 4HY Dec 4 The South Coast Big Band 8pm

Ropetackle CentreLittle High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5EG 01273 464440

Dec 7 Mike Hatchard Sunday Mornng Jazz w Peter Fisher 11.00am26 Mike Hatchard Boxing Day Jazz Breakfast w Bobby Worth & Bobby Wellins 11.00am

South West Bristol St George’s Bristol Great George Street, off Park Street, Bristol BS1 5RR 0117 923 0359Dec 17 Clare Teal

The Bear261 Hotwells Road, Bristol BS8 4SF 0117 9877796Dec 5 Benn Clatworthy Quintet 9pm12 Laura Jurd Quartet 9pm19 Silverado 9pm

Cornwall Western HotelRoyal Square, St Ives TR26 2ND 01736 796082 (St Ives Jazz Club)Dec 2 Annika Skoogh Quar-tet 8.30pm9 Stekpanna w Steve Water-man 8.30pm16 Pedalmania Christmas Party Dance Extravaganza 8.30pm

Devon Barnfield TheatreBarnfield Road, Exeter EX1 1SN 01392 270891Dec 12 Clare Teal Festive Fiesta

Beaver InnIrsha Street, Appledore EX39 1RY 01237 474822Dec 8 Stekpanna 8.30pm

Royal British Legion ClubTailyour Road, Crownhill, Plym-outh PL6 5DH 01752 721179 (jazz info)Dec 7 Charlie Hearnshaw Quintet 7.30pm21 Kevin Grenfell’s Giants of Jazz 7.30pm31 Enjoy Yourself Jazz Band Plymouth Jazz Club New Year’s Eve Party 7.30pm

Dorset Captains Club HotelWick Ferry, Wick Lane, Christchurch BH23 1HU 01202 475111Dec 28 Zoe Schwarz Trio 12.30pm - 3.30pm

Dean Park Inn41 Wimbourne Road, Bourne-

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mouth BH2 6NB 01202 552941Dec 29 Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion 8.30pm

Plume of FeathersHalf Moon Street, Sherborne DT9 3LN 01935 410881 (Sherborne Jazz Club)Dec 6 ARQ 7.30pm

Somerset Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting HouseEast Street, Ilminster TA19 0AN 01460 54973Dec 12 Steve Graham’s Clas-sic Jazz 8.00pm

Mount SummersetLower Henlade, Taunton TA23 5NB 01823 442500Dec 26 Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral 12.30pm - 2.30pm

Wiltshire Wiltshire Music CentreAshley Road, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1BX 01225 860100Dec 1 Jazz Factory 8pm14 GBH Big Band p Can-tamus Chamber Choir 7.30pm

Wales Powys Theatr BrycheiniogCanal Wharf, Brecon LD3 7EW 01874 611622Dec 16 Little Rumba Quartet 8.00pm

Swansea St James Social ClubSt James Crescent, Swansea SA1 6DR 07802 912789 (Swansea Jazzland)Dec 3 Hot Club Gallois 8.30pm10 Simon Allen Quintet 8.30pm17 Xmas Party w Alan Barnes 8.30pm

West Midlands Staffordshire National Brewery CentreHorninglow Street, Burton-on-Trent DE14 1NG 01283 532 880Dec 17 Rob Terry Trio w guest Ben Holder 8.00pm

W Midlands Arena TheatreWulfruna Street, Wol-verhampton WV1 1SE 01902 321 1321Dec 4 Arun Ghosh Sextet South Asian Suite 8pm

Bartons Arms144 High Street, As-ton, Birmingham B6 4UP 1213335988Dec 13 Jonathan Silk Big Band 7.45pm

Birmingham Conserva-toire - Arena FoyerParadise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG 0121 236 5622Dec 5 Bobby Avery Group

Birmingham Town HallVictoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ 0121 780 3333Dec 16 BBC Big Band A Swinging Christmas w Clare Teal/Matthew Ford 7.30pm

Bramall Hall FoyerUniversity of Birmingham, Edg-baston, Birmingham B15 2TT Dec 11 Laura Jurd Quartet 5pm

CBSO CentreBerkley Street, Birmingham B1 2LF 0121 7676 4050Dec 5 Bobby Avery Group

Hare & Hounds106 High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ 0121 4442081Dec 11 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 8pm

Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA 0121 7803333Dec 17-18 Jools Holland R&B Orchestra 27 Glenn Miller Orchestra

Symphony Hall FoyerBroad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA 0121 7803333Dec 5 Women in Jazz Show-case 5pm12 Indigo Kid II 5.00pm19 Sax In The City w The Notebenders 5pm

The CrossingSouth & City College, High Street, Birmingham B5 5SU Dec 12 Delano Mills’ Grover Washington Tribute 7.30pm

YardbirdParadise Place, Birmingham B3 3HJ 0121 2122524Dec 4 Blue Eyed Hawk 8.00pm

Warwickshire The Chapel - No. 1 Shakespeare Street

1 Shakespeare Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6RN 01789 264787Dec 2 Interplay 8pm10 Christian Garrick & John Etheridge Christmas Special Concert 8pm

Worcestershire Bank House HotelBransford Road, Worcester WR6 5JD 01905 748124 (jazz info)Dec 1 Pete Kelly’s Blues/All That Jazz 8pm

Yorkshire E Yorkshire Lairgate Hotel30-32 Lairgate, Beverley HU17 8EP 01482 882141Dec 5 Climax Jazz & Blues Band 8pm

N Yorkshire National Centre for Early MusicSt Margaret’s Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL 01904 658338Dec 3 Alec Dankworth World Spirit ‘World Spirit’ 7.30pm

S Yorkshire Millennium Hall520 Eccleshall Road, Sheffield S11 8PY www.wegottickets.comDec 5 Neon Quartet 8.30pm

W Yorkshire Boston Spa Village HallHigh Street, Boston Spa LS23 6AA 01937 842636 (Jazz in the Spa)Dec 6 Swing Commanders 8pm13 Djangologie 8pm20 Harlem Hot Stompers 8pm

Caroline Social ClubCaroline Street, Saltiare, Bradford BD18 3JZ 7443333110Dec 12 Tarantismo 8pm

Fox & Newt9 Burley Street, Leeds LS3 1LD 0113 2454505Dec 19 Cole/Smith/Molloy Trio 8.30pm

Inkwell Arts31 Potternewton Lane, Leeds LS7 3LW 0113 30 70 108Dec 7 Robin Porter Quartet 1.30pm21 Nicola Farnon Trio Xmas Party 1.30pm

Leeds College of Music - The Venue3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD 0113 2223434Dec 10 Bobby Avery Group

Sela Bar20 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU 0113 2429442Dec 2 Samuel Eagles Quartet 9.30pm9 Preston Glasgow Lowe

Seven Artspace31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD 0113 2626777Dec 4 Neon Quartet 8.30pm14 Autumn Jazz Cafe 1.30pm

Square Chapel Centre for the Arts10 Square Road, Halifax HX1 1QG 01422 349422Dec 4 Tom McConville & Andy Watt 8.00pm14 Belshazzar’s Feast 7.30pm

Wakefield Sports ClubCollege Grove, Eastmoor Road, Wakefield WF1 3RR 01977 680542 (Wakefield Jazz)Dec 5 Paul Booth’s Patch-work 8.30pm12 Steve Melling Trio 8.30pm

Wardrobe6 St Peter’s Buildings, St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH 0113 3838800Dec 6 Soul Rebels Christmas Party featuring London Afro-beat Collective plus Tantz & Soul Rebels DJs 9.30pm