Afternoon events, Music, Jazz

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Live Jazz

The best of Scottish jazz talent is showcased in this weekly event, hosted by upright bassist Brodie Jarvis and a rotating cast of musicians.

The Halt Bar, Glasgow

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0141 353 6450

  • 15:00 – 18:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0141 353 6450

  • 15:00 – 18:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0141 353 6450

  • 15:00 – 18:00
…and 189 more dates until 28 Dec

Love Supreme Festival 2013: Bryan Ferry, Jools Holland, Esperanza Spalding

A showcase of jazz featuring White Mink vs Peppermint Candy on Friday, performances on Saturday from Bryan Ferry & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, Chic, Michael Kiwanuka, Marcus Miller, Robert Glasper Experiment and Courtney Pine and Jools Holland, Esperanza Spalding, Melody Gardot, Brand New Heavies, Branford Marsalis…

Glynde Place, Lewes

Fri 5 Jul

£50 day ticket; £100 weekend ticket; £120 w/camping, weekend ticket (Children £30 under 18s; Children £60 weekend ticket, under 18s; Children £60…

  • 12:00

Sat 6 Jul

£50 day ticket; £100 weekend ticket; £120 w/camping, weekend ticket (Children £30 under 18s; Children £60 weekend ticket, under 18s; Children £60…

  • 12:00

Sun 7 Jul

£50 day ticket; £100 weekend ticket; £120 w/camping, weekend ticket (Children £30 under 18s; Children £60 weekend ticket, under 18s; Children £60…

  • 12:00

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.

Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

Wed 26 Jun

£15; £12 senior / 01892 530613

  • 14:30

Dunfermline Live

A weekend showcase of Scottish music.

Various venues, Dunfermline

Fri 11 Oct

Free

  • 12:00 – 01:30

Sat 12 Oct

Free

  • 12:00 – 01:30

Sun 13 Oct

Free

  • 12:00 – 01:30

Melt Yourself Down

Exciting new jazz punk combo featuring ex-members of the supreme Acoustic Ladyland.

Kazimier, Liverpool

Sat 22 Jun

£10 / 07718 933164

  • 15:00
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Music Hall Memories

Relive the Music Hall days with this variety show. And if you think entertainment in Granny and Grandad's time was all prim and proper, you might get a surprise from the saucy singers, comics, jugglers, dancers and magicians strutting their stuff here in one of the world's oldest intact music halls.

Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow

Sat 29 Jun

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

  • 13:00
  • 15:00

Sun 30 Jun

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

  • 13:00
  • 15:00

Sat 27 Jul

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

  • 13:00
  • 15:00
…and 7 more dates until 27 Oct

Anything Goes - A Tribute to Cole Porter

Pam Lawson. Join Pam and her four-piece band (keyboard, bass, drums and trombone) to celebrate the genius of Cole Porter. Featuring songs from such musicals as High Society, Anything Goes and Kiss Me Kate. Impossible to choose only 15 songs, and so audience assistance is required. From the 19th - 24th: the audience…

The Outhouse, Edinburgh

Fri 23 Aug

£10 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 24 Aug

£10 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 25 Aug

£10 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Bandakadabra

Continuing the carnival atmosphere – the twelve Italian brass, reeds and drums play party music from wild Balkan dances to traditional Mediterranean marches and Latino jazz. Uplifting.

Tron Kirk, Edinburgh

Sun 21 Jul

£5

Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.

  • 17:00 – 19:00

Dermot McNeil/Mark McKnight Quartet

Contemporary jazz by the bassist and guitarist with their accompanying musicians.

Paternoster Square, London EC4M

Fri 5 Jul

Free / 0845 120 7502

  • 12:00

Esmond Clements

Modern jazz style instrumentalists and singers. Featuring English and American song book music.

Farnham Maltings

Mon 8 Jul

£5 / 01252 745444

  • 12:00 – 14:00
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Georgina Jackson

Mainstream jazz by the vocalist-trumpeter and her accompanying musicians.

606 Club, London SW10

Sun 21 Jul

£8 / 020 7352 5953

  • 13:30

Hat In Hand

Latin jazz from the Bristol-based duo.

Tobacco Factory, Bristol

Sun 23 Jun

Free / 0117 902 0344

  • 13:30

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh's famous quadruple award-winning music venue hosts independent Fringe shows daily and promotes its own superb jazz and funk programme. There's jazz trios Sat/Sun afternoons, late-night funk/soul nightly, occasional jazz gigs, and bar to 5am. Programme: www.thejazzbar.co.uk

The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Sat 3 Aug

The Jazz Bar (120)

£3 (£2) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 4 Aug

The Jazz Bar (120)

£3 (£2) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 10 Aug

The Jazz Bar (120)

£3 (£2) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

…and 8 more dates until 25 Aug

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt / 21st Century Blues Legends. 'Boogie-woogie. John Hunt is a master of slide-guitar.' 'DIY explosion. '**** (Scotsman). John's third Fringe, after two amazing full-house runs. 'Hunt has mojo, and a funky version of Got You Under my Skin. ★★★★ (Edinburgh Evening News). 'This is a fantastic gig; it's…

The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Sat 3 Aug

The Jazz Bar (120)

£9 (£7) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 4 Aug

The Jazz Bar (120)

£9 (£7) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 8 Aug

The Jazz Bar (120)

£9 (£7) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

…and 8 more dates until 24 Aug

The Larry Carlton Quartet

Contemporary and mainstream jazz by the multiple Grammy-winning American guitarist and his accompanying musicians.

Restronguet Barton Farm, Falmouth

Sat 22 Jun

£22 (Children £11)

  • 14:00
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Lazy Jazz Sundays

Enjoy a picnic and live music on the South Lawn (or indoors if it rains).

National Trust: Polesden Lacey, Dorking

Sun 23 Jun

Free, plus admission £10.80, child £5.40, family £27 / 01372 458203/452048

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Sun 30 Jun

Free, plus admission £10.80, child £5.40, family £27 / 01372 458203/452048

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Sun 7 Jul

Free, plus admission £10.80, child £5.40, family £27 / 01372 458203/452048

  • 14:00 – 16:00
…and 9 more dates until 8 Sep

Liane Carroll

Soulful jazz from the singer and pianist.

Porters Wine Bar, Hastings

Wed 26 Jun

Free / 01424 427 000

  • 16:00 – 18:00

Sunday Jazz: Bodgers Mate

Real ale available at the licensed bar as the band reveal their jazzy side.

Upper Brown Street, Leicester

Sun 23 Jun

£3 / 0116 2541505

  • 12:00

Zig Zag Big Band

Eighteen-piece big band playing contemporary Scottish composers with a mix of new fresh arrangements of jazz classics.

City Halls, Glasgow

Sun 30 Jun

Bazaar Bar

Free / 0141 353 8000

Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival.

  • 13:30

Kudos Bar Restaurant, Glasgow

Sun 7 Jul

Free / 0141 221 1066

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Sun 4 Aug

Free / 0141 221 1066

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Sun 1 Sep

Free / 0141 221 1066

  • 14:00 – 16:00
…and 3 more dates until 1 Dec

Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band

After a long and glorious career spanning over sixty years, Acker is still packing 'em in with his playing as fresh as ever and his band on top form, and he doesn't look a day older than when he started out all those years ago! The old dry Somerset humour remains intact, delivered in true stand-up style to uproarious…

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon

Sun 11 Aug

£20 / 01874 611622

  • 13:30
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ACS

Contemporary jazz by the three-piece group comprising Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington and Esperanza Spalding.

Barbican Centre, London EC2Y

Sun 17 Nov

Hall

£10–£25 / 020 7324 1880

  • 16:00

Alan Barnes Quartet

The saxophonist leads his band as they play modern jazz standards and originals.

The Green Dragon, Croydon

Tue 25 Jun

Free / 020 8667 0684

  • 13:00 – 15:00

Alex Silver Quintet

All female young Australian quintet play straight ahead swinging modern jazz.

Tron Kirk, Edinburgh

Sat 27 Jul

£5

Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.

  • 17:00 – 19:00

Andy Davies Quartet

The London-based trumpeter and his accompanying musicians perform bop and mainstream jazz.

Cadogan Hall, London SW1X

Thu 25 Jul

Free / 020 7730 4500

  • 12:00

Angie King

A consummate jazz singer swing, charm, crystal clear diction and effervescent good humour.

Tron Kirk, Edinburgh

Sun 28 Jul

£5

Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.

  • 17:00 – 19:00
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