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Saturday, 26 September 2026

Balimaya Project (Matinee Show) 16:30

The Jazz Cafe — Camden

Tickets — £25

latin jazz soul jazz hip-hop jazz spiritual jazz

Influences: Art Blakey, Mulatu Astatke, Sun Ra

A 16-piece collective led by djembe master and composer Yahael Camara Onono that fuses the polyrhythmic traditions of West African Mandé music with London jazz, soul, and hip-hop. Balimaya Project creates rhythmically dense, spiritually charged music that channels ancestral rhythms through a contemporary Black British lens, drawing on collaborations with figures across the African diaspora.

The Soul Steppers 18:00

Pizza Express Jazz Club — Soho

Tickets — £33

soul jazz funk

Influences: Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock

The Soul Steppers blend tight funk grooves with soulful jazz sensibilities, delivering energetic ensemble playing that prioritizes rhythm and feel. Their music draws from the tradition of soul-jazz and funk fusion, combining punchy horns with syncopated bass lines and drums that drive the floor.

Balimaya Project (Evening Show) 19:30

The Jazz Cafe — Camden

Tickets — £25

latin jazz soul jazz hip-hop jazz spiritual jazz

Influences: Art Blakey, Mulatu Astatke, Sun Ra

A 16-piece collective led by djembe master and composer Yahael Camara Onono that fuses the polyrhythmic traditions of West African Mandé music with London jazz, soul, and hip-hop. Balimaya Project creates rhythmically dense, spiritually charged music that channels ancestral rhythms through a contemporary Black British lens, drawing on collaborations with figures across the African diaspora.

Gary Crosby & Denys Baptiste presents Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus 19:45

Vortex Jazz Club — Dalston

£23
THE LATIN FORMULA - HIGH TEMPO LATIN SWING 20:00

Oriole Bar — Covent Garden

The Soul Steppers 21:00

Pizza Express Jazz Club — Soho

Tickets — £30

soul jazz funk

Influences: Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock

The Soul Steppers blend tight funk grooves with soulful jazz sensibilities, delivering energetic ensemble playing that prioritizes rhythm and feel. Their music draws from the tradition of soul-jazz and funk fusion, combining punchy horns with syncopated bass lines and drums that drive the floor.

Fraser Smith Quartet 21:00

606 Club — Chelsea

£23.00

Sunday, 27 September 2026

Lunchtime: Greg Davis with special guest Vanessa Rose 13:30

606 Club — Chelsea

£16.00
Musicians’ Company Jazz 19:30

Pizza Express Jazz Club — Soho

Tickets — £25

jam session

Musicians' Company Jazz is a collective of working London jazz musicians who gather for improvisation-focused jam sessions. The group performs across the full jazz instrumental palette, with the emphasis on interactive ensemble interplay and real-time compositional freedom among skilled players.

Acantha Lang-Standing On The Shoulders Of…Soul Legends 20:00

606 Club — Chelsea

£24.00

Monday, 28 September 2026

Lucy-Anne Daniels 20:00

Pizza Express Jazz Club — Soho

Tickets — £25

vocal jazz

Influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan

Lucy-Anne Daniels is a vocalist delivering sophisticated interpretations of jazz standards and contemporary material. Her warm, expressive voice and refined phrasing bring depth to every lyric, drawing on the vocal tradition of classic jazz singers while maintaining a distinctly modern sensibility.

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders 18:45

Vortex Jazz Club — Dalston

£12.50
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1) 19:45

Vortex Jazz Club — Dalston

£13
BEN MARTYN - LIVE ACOUSTIC BLUES 20:00

Oriole Bar — Covent Garden

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Agnes Nunes 19:00

The Jazz Cafe — Camden

Tickets — £27.50

latin jazz soul jazz contemporary jazz

Influences: Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso

Self-taught Brazilian singer-songwriter Agnes Nunes brings the spirit of forró—the dance music of Northeastern Brazil—into a contemporary jazz framework, with a voice that commands both intimate tenderness and raw power. Her sound weaves traditional Brazilian grooves with modern production, creating warmth and emotional depth that positions her as one of the brightest emerging voices in Brazilian music.

Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2) 19:45

Vortex Jazz Club — Dalston

£13

Thursday, 01 October 2026

Friday, 02 October 2026

Saturday, 03 October 2026

Mads Mathias 18:00

Pizza Express Jazz Club — Soho

Tickets — £30

contemporary jazz

Influences: Keith Jarrett, Esbjörn Svensson

Danish pianist Mads Mathias blends lyrical, introspective melodies with sophisticated harmonies rooted in the European contemporary jazz tradition. His playing draws from both classical training and jazz language, creating atmospheric piano-driven pieces that emphasize emotional clarity and compositional depth.

THE FEZZES - RHYTHM AND BLUES 20:00

Oriole Bar — Covent Garden

Mads Mathias 21:00

Pizza Express Jazz Club — Soho

Tickets — £25

contemporary jazz

Influences: Keith Jarrett, Esbjörn Svensson

Danish pianist Mads Mathias blends lyrical, introspective melodies with sophisticated harmonies rooted in the European contemporary jazz tradition. His playing draws from both classical training and jazz language, creating atmospheric piano-driven pieces that emphasize emotional clarity and compositional depth.