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3 Square
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Mainstream and contemporary jazz by the keyboards-led combo.
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7 Feb Feb 7, 7pm, doors Nambucca, London N7
Aisha Orazbayeva
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The violinist performs Luigi Nono's La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura, Boulez's Anthemes I and Martin Matalon's Traces VII.
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26 Jun Jun 26, 8.30pm The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16
Alba Brass
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New Scottish music for brass: the world premiere of Christopher Gough's Bagatelle Suite, the Scottish premiere of Eddie McGuire's Auriga and the premiere of the winner of Alba Brass's composition competition, followed by MacMillan's Adam's Rib. Part of Cottier Chamber Project.
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16 Jun 6.30pm Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Albert Dadon
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Contemporary jazz by the Australia-based guitarist, aka Albare.
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9 Jul Jul 9, 8.30pm, doors 7pm Pizza Express Jazz Club, London W1D
Alec Harper Quartet
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Contemporary jazz by the saxophonist and band.
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5 Jun Jun 5, 9pm, doors 7pm The Green Note Cafe, London NW1
Alex Roth, Dan Farrant
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Contemporary jazz by the guitarist.
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4 Jun Jun 4, 8.30pm The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16
Alice Zawadzki & Dan Whieldon
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Contemporary jazz by the vocals and piano duo.
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18 Jul Jul 18, 1pm St Ann's Church, Manchester
Alison Wells and Gemini
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Promenade concert featuring the world premieres of two new music theatre works: Judith Bingham's Mary Anning and Colin Riley's Science Fictions, plus Chris Hobbs' Fanfares and William O Smith's Essays. Featuring Alison Wells (mezzo-soprano) and Fran Flett Hollinrake as MC and storyteller. Part of St Magnus Festival.
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24 Jun 10pm The Bishop's Palace and Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
Andrew McCormack & Jason Yarde, Gwilym Simcock
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Chamber jazz originals and improvisation from the pianist and saxophonist.
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2 Jun Jun 2, 2pm–4.30pm The Guildhall, Bath
Apartment House
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The group performs David Mahler's La Ciudad De Nuestra Senora La Reina De Los Angeles, Walter Zimmermann's When I Am 84, Morton Feldman's Two Instruments and Extensions V and De Kooning, Michael Pisaro's Harmony Series, Howard Skempton's Suite from The Delicate and a new work, plus a new work by Christopher Fox.
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11 Jun Jun 11, 8pm Hall Two at Kings Place, London N1
The Apple Cart Festival 2012: Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad And The Lovely Posse, Billy Bragg, Noah And The Whale
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An eclectic showcase of musicians and performers, featuring Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad And The Lovely Posse, Billy Bragg, Noah And The Whale, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Kid Creole And The Coconuts, Beth Jeans Houghton, Marques Toliver, Martin Creed, Jamie N Commons, Gaz Coombes and Stornoway. Plus stand-up comedy and art.
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3 Jun Jun 3, 11am Victoria Park, London E3
Aronowitz Ensemble
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The highly-acclaimed multi-national ensemble (they're based in Britain but they come from all over the place) plays Judith Weir's Distance and Enchantment, Korngold's Piano Quintet and Shostakovich's Piano Quintet. Part of St Magnus Festival.
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24 Jun 2.30pm Stromness Town Hall, Stromness
The Arunda Trio
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Sarah Cruickshank (oboe), Jenny Stephenson (clarinet) and Anna Mary Lynch (bassoon) play works by Ibert, Tansman, Mozart, Yokoyama and Schulhoff. Ticket price includes a glass of wine. Note that the performance space can only be accessed via a staircase. Part of St Magnus Festival.
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28 Jun 8pm Skaill House, Sandwick
Asaf Sirkis Trio
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The drummer and his combo plays jazz rhythms.
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11 Jun Jun 11, 8pm Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
Bill Frisell
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Contemporary jazz from the American guitarist.
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12 Nov Nov 12, 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre, London SE1
Birmingham Conservatoire Saxophone Department
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The group performs Cage's Four5, Reich's New York Counterpoint and his Clapping Music, Joe Cutler's Screaming 229a, Michael Torke's July, Ben Foskett's Sounded, Gavin Bryars's Alaric 1 Or 2, Steven Galante's Sax Sound III and Rob Jones's For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn.
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14 Jun Jun 14, 7.30pm Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, Birmingham
Brad Mehldau Trio
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Contemporary jazz by the well-established pianist and group.
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14 Nov Nov 14, 7.30pm Barbican Centre, London EC2Y
Branco Stoysin Trio
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Contemporary jazz by the guitarist and band.
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10 Jun Jun 10, 1pm–2.45pm Artsdepot, London N12
Brandon Allen/Quentin Collins Quartet
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The saxophonist and trumpeter lead their contemporary jazz outfit.
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8 Jun Jun 8, 8pm–10.45pm, doors 7.30pm Fleece Jazz, Colchester
Breach Organ Trio
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Contemporary jazz from organist Paul Harrison, guitarist Graeme Stephen and drummer Chris Wallace.
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21 Jul Jul 21, 2.30pm Albert Square, Manchester
Bruce Hunnisett & Robin Joiner
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Contemporary jazz in the style of ECM by the sax and electric piano duo.
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16 Jul Jul 16, 2.30pm The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Burning Horizon Band
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Contemporary jazz by saxophonist Georg Khan and band.
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12 Jun Jun 12, 8.30pm The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16
Cape Town Opera: Mandela Trilogy
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Michael Williams directs his operatic portrayal of Nelson Mandela's life story. With the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera.
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20 Jun21 Jun Jun 20 & 21, 7.30pm Donald Gordon Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Cape Town Opera: Porgy And Bess
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Christine Crouse directs a contemporary retelling of George Gershwin's opera, transplanted to the townships of South Africa.
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6 Jun9 Jun Jun 6–9, 7.30pm, mat Jun 9, 2pm Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
23 Jun24 Jun captioned Jun 23, 7.30pm, mats Jun 23, 2pm, audio described mats Jun 24, 4pm Donald Gordon Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
27 Jun30 Jun Jun 27–30, 7.30pm, mat Jun 28, 2pm Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
4 Jul7 Jul Jul 4–7, 7.30pm, mat Jul 5, 2pm Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The Cardinall's Musick
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The vocal group performs a selection of Renaissance works by William Byrd and Phillipe de Monte but also Judith Weir's Vertue, the world premiere of Paul Crabtree's specially-commissioned Utopian Visions, which draws on the musical and philosophical heritage of the Shakers, and Kevin Siegfried's arrangements of Byrd and Shaker tunes. Andrew Carwood directs. There's a pre-concert talk with Crabtree and Alasdair Nicolson at 7.15pm. Part of St Magnus Festival.
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27 Jun 8pm St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Chapter House Choir
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The choir performs Bob Chilcott's The Making Of The Drum.
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23 Jun Jun 23, 7.30pm York Minster, York
Charles Alexander & Andy Robinson
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The guitar duo play contemporary jazz.
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16 Jun Jun 16, 6pm, doors Le QuecumBar, London SW11
Charles Matthews, John Beaumont, Marcus Davidson, BJ Nilsen And Philip Jeck
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The group performs Camilleri's Sonata Semplice, Bach's Komm, Heiliger Geist, Ligeti's Harmonies, Burrell's Lauds, Part's Pari Intervallo and Davidson's The Conscious Sky in a celebration of the organ.
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21 Jun Jun 21, 7pm–9.30pm, doors 6pm St-Botolph-Without-Aldgate, London EC3N
Charlotte Glasson Band
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Nu-jazz by the multi-instrumentalist and colleagues.
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8 Jun Jun 8, 5.30pm Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
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Jazz fusion by the American pianist and accompanying musicians
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17 Nov Nov 17, 7.30pm Barbican Centre, London EC2Y
The Chimera Ensemble
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The group performs works by Earle Brown and Christian Wolff, Toru Takemitsu and John Stringer.
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22 Jun Jun 22, 7.30pm Sir Jack Lyons Hall, University Of York, York
Chris Biscoe, Guillaume Viltard & Roger Turner, Noel Taylor, Julie Kjaer & Veryan Weston
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Contemporary jazz by the saxophonist-clarinettist and group.
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24 Jun Jun 24, 8pm Arch 1 Members Club, London E16
Chris Burn, Matt Hutchinson, Mark Browne, Sonic Pleasure, Ian Smith, Steve Beresford, John Russell
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Contemporary jazz by the trumpeter and accompanying musicians.
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17 Jun Jun 17, 8.30pm The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16
Christian Brewer
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Contemporary jazz by the London-based saxophonist.
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20 Jun Jun 20, 8pm St Martin-In-The-Fields, London WC2N
Christian Scott
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The award-winning trumpeter and composer plays contemporary jazz from his album Christian Atunde Adjuah.
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5 Jul Jul 5, 7pm, doors The Jazz Cafe, London NW1
Cian Nugent, Richard Dawson
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Contemporary jazz by the Dublin-based guitarist.
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20 Jun Jun 20, 8.30pm The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
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Oliver Knussen conducts his own Requiem 'Song For Sue'. Birtwistle's Cantus Iambeus, Bartok's Three Village Scenes, Elliott Carter's Interventions For Piano And Orchestra and Ives's The Fourth Of July And Three Places In New England. With soprano Dawn Upshaw and pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
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17 Jun Jun 17, 6pm Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
Clark Tracey Quartet
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Jazz from the London-based jazz drummer and his band.
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16 Jun Jun 16, 9.30pm 606 Club, London SW10
Conversations: Hebrides Ensemble and Synergy Vocals
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Members of Scotland’s foremost contemporary music group, Hebrides Ensemble, and vocalists from unique voice ensemble Synergy Vocals, discuss presenting a world premiere at Festival 2012 with Richard Morrison, chief music critic of The Times. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust.
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23 Aug Noon The Hub, Edinburgh
Courtney Pine
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To a significant number of people, saxophonist Courtney Pine is the face of British Jazz. His debut album, Journey To The Urge Within, was the first real jazz album to make the UK top 40 and since then, his career and profile have continued to rise. Pine has worked around the world and with numerous artists from other countries. His style has never stayed still either, moving from conventional jazz, through reggae, soul and hip hop over the years. One of Pine's more singular achievements has…
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31 May May 31, 7.45pm Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple
16 Jun Jun 16, 8pm Jersey Opera House, Jersey
22 Jun Jun 22, 8.30pm Theatre Royal, Margate
23 Jun Jun 23, 8pm Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames
Courtney Pine's Europa
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To a significant number of people, saxophonist Courtney Pine is the face of British Jazz. His debut album, Journey To The Urge Within, was the first real jazz album to make the UK top 40 and since then, his career and profile have continued to rise. Pine has worked around the world and with numerous artists from other countries. His style has never stayed still either, moving from conventional jazz, through reggae, soul and hip hop over the years. One of Pine's more singular achievements has…
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2 Jun Jun 2, 7.30pm–9.30pm Bath Pavilion, Bath
Csengele Quartet
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The quartet plays Thomas Wilson's Quartet No 4 and Schumann's Piano Quintet with Pearl-Lynne Chen on piano. Part of Cottier Chamber Project.
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20 Jun 6.30pm Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Curve Ball Quartet
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Contemporary jazz by the London-based outfit.
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22 Jul Jul 22, 8.30pm–11pm, doors Bull's Head, London SW13
Dan Nicholls Trio
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Contemporary jazz by the pianist and band.
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30 Jun Jun 30, 12.30pm–4pm The Tea Junction, Buxton
Daniel's Beard
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A characteristically interesting programme: Schreker's Der Wind, Chris Hutchings' Actaeon and Diana and Vaughan Williams' Quintet in D. Part of Cottier Chamber Project.
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6 Jun 6.30pm Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Daniel's Beard: Hear My Music
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Lenny Sayers' Complete Nonsense (settings of Carroll's Jabberwocky and Lear's The Quangle-Wangle's Hat); Jennifer Martin's Hear My Music, the result of a composition project working with vulnerable people across Scotland; and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Part of Cottier Chamber Project.
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16 Jun 4pm Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Dave Newton Trio
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Contemporary jazz from the pianist, bassist Dave Chamberlain and drummer Matt Skelton.
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18 Jun Jun 18, 8.30pm, doors 7pm Pizza Express Jazz Club, London W1D
Dee Byrne Quartet, The Fraser Smith Quartet
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Contemporary jazz by the saxophonist and band.
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21 Jun Jun 21, 7.30pm–11pm Waterline, London N1
Deirdre Cartwright
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Contemporary jazz by the London-based guitarist.
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26 Jun Jun 26, 8.30pm Lord Rookwood, London E11
Denys Baptiste Quartet
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Contemporary jazz by the saxophonist and band.
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23 Jun Jun 23, 9pm, doors 7.30pm Pizza Express Jazz Club, London W1D

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