Music, Jazz

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Herbie Flowers Jazz Breakfast

Jazz session with the double bassist.

Brighton Dome

Sun 30 Jun

£6.50 inc tea/coffee / 01273 709709

  • 11:00

Sun 28 Jul

£6.50 inc tea/coffee / 01273 709709

  • 11:00

The Famous Spiegeltent & Garden, Brighton

Sun 26 May

£8.50 inc tea or coffee / 01273 709709

  • 11:00

Joe Longthorne

With three decades of experience under his belt, Longthorne, who hails from the days of 'Live at the Palladium', performs from his vast back catalogue. He's known for his uncanny impersonations of Shirley Bassey, who apparently claims 'Joe can do me better than I can do myself'.

The Castle, Wellingborough

Sun 23 Jun

£20 / 01933 270007

  • 19:30

City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds

Fri 7 Jun

£21–£24 / 0113 243 0808

  • 19:30

Sat 8 Jun

£21–£24 / 0113 243 0808

  • 19:30

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea

Fri 13 Sep

£17.50–£22.50 / 01702 351135

  • 20:00

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…and at 25 other places

The Ray Charles Experience by Movin' Melvin Brown

Award-winning entertainer Movin' Melvin returns to Brighton with his new Soulful journey through the life of Ray Charles and his contemporaries: Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price, Percy Mayfield… Singing, dancing, Tap, comedy, stories… "Exceptional" ★★★★★ Scotsman, "Songs that never sounded better, even by Ray Charles…

The Spiegeltent, Brighton

Wed 22 May

£15 (£13) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Thu 23 May

£15 (£13) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Fri 24 May

£15 (£13) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

…and 2 more dates until 26 May

Hot Tin Roof

Stripped back jazz/blues duo.

The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 0131 220 4298

  • 18:00

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 0131 220 4298

  • 18:00

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 0131 220 4298

  • 18:00
…and 3 more dates until 30 Jun

Simon Allen Quintet

The multi-saxophonist plays with contemporary jazz trumpeter Martin Shaw, pianist Tom Cawley, bassist Laurence Cottle and drummer Mike Bradley.

Apollo Theatre, Newport

Sun 26 May

£7 / 01983 527267

  • 19:30
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Van Morrison

Legendary Irish curmudgeon and hugely influential blues and jazz artist plays tracks from his career.

Perth Concert Hall

Wed 22 May

£55 / 01738 621031

Part of Perth Festival.

Curtis Stigers: Up Close and Personal

An intimate, versatile jazz-infused set from the ever-debonair Stigers.

Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

Mon 20 May

£22.50 / 01892 530613

  • 19:30

Ronnie Scott's, London W1D

Mon 17 Jun

£40–£60 phone for availability / 020 7439 0747

  • 18:00

Tue 18 Jun

£40–£60 phone for availability / 020 7439 0747

  • 18:00

Wed 19 Jun

£40–£60 phone for availability / 020 7439 0747

  • 18:00
…and 2 more dates until 21 Jun

Laura Jurd Quartet

Mainstream jazz from the London-based trumpeter-composer and her accompanying musicians.

Brecon Cathedral

Sun 11 Aug

£12.50 / 01874 623857

  • 13:00

The Red Lion, Birmingham

Fri 21 Jun

£10 ( £8) / 0121 236 8371

  • 19:45

101st Airbourne

Jazz and funk with a Hendrix twist from guitarist Aki Remally and his four-piece band.

The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

£3 (£2) / 0131 220 4298

  • 23:30

Tue 28 May

£3 (£2) / 0131 220 4298

  • 23:30

Tue 4 Jun

£3 (£2) / 0131 220 4298

  • 23:30
…and 3 more dates until 25 Jun

Dennis Armstrong's Great Northern Jazz Band

The band play jazz standards.

Azur, St. Leonards-on-Sea

Fri 24 May

£10 ( £8; £5) / 0845 812 1066

  • 20:00 – 23:00

Leeds Jazz Club At Armley Conservative Club

Tue 18 Jun

Phone for prices / 0113 252 3844

  • 20:30 – 23:00
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Late'n'Live

Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs.

The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Fri 24 May

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

Eight-piece soul/funk/pop act The Foo Birds guest.

  • 23:30 – 03:00

Sat 25 May

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

Featuring funk five-piece Future Heroes.

  • 23:30 – 03:00

Fri 31 May

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

Joined by The Banjo Lounge Four.

  • 23:30 – 03:00
…and 3 more dates until 8 Jun

Nick Ross Orchestra: Sounds of Glenn Miller

Big band music from the Nick Ross Orchestra.

Gaiety Theatre, Ayr

Sat 25 May

£18.50 (£17.50) / 01292 288235

We'll Meet Again: Hits from the Blitz Farewell Tour

Comedian Adam Daye, singer Marilyn Hill Smith, and entertainer Andy Eastwood, along with several others, recall the golden era of 1940s entertainment in the touring show's 15th (and final) year.

Croydon Fairfield Halls

Tue 18 Jun

Ashcroft Theatre

£15 / 020 8688 9291

  • 14:30

Derngate Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Mon 27 May

£13.50 / 01604 624811

  • 14:30

The Forum Theatre, Billingham

Tue 4 Jun

£12.50 / 01642 552663

  • 14:30

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Alan Barnes

The saxophonist and his band play jazz standards and original compositions.

The Red Lion, Isleworth

Mon 20 May

Free / 020 8560 1457

  • 20:30

Worcester Jazz Club, Barbourne Ex-Services Club

Thu 19 Sep

£8 / 01905 748124

  • 20:00 – 22:30

Barb Jungr

  • 60 min

Jazz and pop classics from the vocalist.

Cheltenham Playhouse

Sun 20 Oct

£12 jazz events only / 01242 522852

  • 19:45

The Core At Corby Cube

Fri 24 May

£14 (£12) / 01536 470 470

  • 19:30
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Barbra Streisand

The award-winning, veteran American actress and singer-songwriter performs showtunes, pop and jazz songs and promotes her album Release Me.

The O2 Arena, London SE10

Sat 1 Jun

£65–£450 / 0844 856 0202

  • 19:00

Mon 3 Jun

£65–£450 / 0844 856 0202

  • 19:00

Beggar & Co

Pop, dance, funk and jazz by the London-based band.

The Jazz Cafe, London NW1

Sat 27 Jul

£16.50 adv / 020 7485 6834

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Bob Mason Trio

Jazz-standards come courtesy of the three-piece ensemble.

Harrogate Brasserie

Fri 24 May

Free / 01423 505041

  • 19:45 – 23:00

Fri 28 Jun

Free / 01423 505041

  • 19:45 – 23:00

Cian Nugent & The Cosmos

Complex eclectic jazz, blues and psych-rock.

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

£7 (£6) / 0845 874 3001

With The Family Elan and Pyramidion.

  • 20:00

The Dixie Ticklers

Trad and Dixieland jazz by the London-based band.

PARRJAZZ At Studio 2, Liverpool

Tue 21 May

£3 / 0151 707 3727

  • 20:30

Royal Albert Hall, London SW7

Thu 27 Jun

Elgar Room

£12 / 0845 401 5045

  • 21:45
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Domino Gumbo

Seven-piece New Orleans style R&B with a side of Cajun.

Blackfriars, Glasgow

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 0141 552 5924

  • 21:00 – 23:00

Eddi Reader

Popular folk pop chanteuse, often called upon to add her voice to other people's records, but who has recently carved a place for herself as an interpreter of the songs of Robert Burns.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Fri 29 Nov

£22.50–£25 / 0141 353 8000

  • 19:30

The Town House, Hamilton

Wed 27 Nov

£25 / 01698 452299

  • 19:30

Georgia Mancio Quartet

Mainstream jazz by the singer and band.

Bloom Live, Altrincham

Thu 23 May

Free / 0161 929 1067

  • 21:30

Grimsby Jazz At Stamford Club

Wed 22 May

£12; £10 adv / 01472 873730

  • 20:30

The Hawthorne Theatre, Welwyn Garden City

Sun 9 Jun

£13 (£11 on-line and; £8; £5) / 01707 357117

  • 20:00 – 22:30

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Glasgow Jazz Festival

Scotland's hippest jazz festival by some miles typically features major international stars plus some of the most exciting figures on the Scottish scene; the 2012 festival boasted Pharoah Sanders, Robert Cray and George Benson in the former category and Brian Kellock, Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wisniewski in the latter…

Various venues: Glasgow

Wed 26 Jun

Times & prices vary

Thu 27 Jun

Times & prices vary

Fri 28 Jun

Times & prices vary

…and 2 more dates until 30 Jun

Goff Dubber's Dixieland Express

The saxophonist and his band performs a collection of classic jazz and Dixieland jazz songs.

Azur, St. Leonards-on-Sea

Fri 14 Jun

£10 ( £8; £5) / 0845 812 1066

  • 20:00 – 23:00
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