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The French boogie pianist – billed as ‘an energetic and efficient showman ‘ – began playing at the age of 11 and has completed 25 years and more than2500 concerts. A hint of his appeal comes in the disclaimer on his most recent album, Ben Toury Live: ‘Useful against bad mood and depression.’ Ben is a spectacular performer, blending high speed pianism with show-stopping business – a mix of Harry Connick’s crooning and Jerry Lee Lewis’s virtuoso piano playing plus! For much of his career he combined classical touches with Arabic melodies, but in recent years he is getting back to his roots with the Wild Boogie Woogie albums.- 19 Jul 2024
- The Traveling Janes have many different things to recommend them, not least the fact that a four-piece band contains members from Scotland, the United States, Singapore and Norway – plenty of travelling involved, though the name ‘Traveling Jane’ actually refers to a slang phrase given to a female performer from the late 19th/early 20th century vaudevillian traveling tent shows.
- 20 Jul 2024
- One of the UK’s finest jazz singers, Val Wiseman, born in West Bromwich, began her career over 60 years ago with the West Side Jazzmen. That was a prelude to much greater things, initially with the Second City Jazzmen, then on to national fame with Monty Sunshine’s band. She also had the chance to sing with the likes of Humphrey Lyttelton, Kenny Baker and Alex Welsh.
- 20 Jul 2024
- At the heart of Tipitina are powerhouse singer Debbie Jones with her roots in gospel and Justin Randall, quite simply the finest and most exciting New Orleans-style piano player outside of Louisiana. The great Irma Thomas said of Debbie, ‘She has a lot of soul in her voice.’ Together they deliver the red hot and rocking music of Dr John, James Booker, Professor Longhair and Fats Domino. Based in Lancashire, the band is a regular favourite at the Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival, both the Upton Jazz and Blues Festivals, and represented the Royal Albert Hall at the West End Live Festival. The band has recorded two albums for Big Bear which have enjoyed extensive international airplay.
- 20 Jul 2024
- One of the most popular features of the Birmingham Festival, You’re Never Alone with a Uke takes absolute beginners on the instrument and coaches them in learning one tune. Then comes the difficult part – getting a ukulele out of the hands of a five-year-old who has just discovered he can play it!
- 26 Jul 2024
- The Swing Cats represent one of the most versatile and seductive vocal sounds that have appeared on the country's jazz scene, evoking the great jazz voices and composers of the 30s and 40s of the last century, such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and even Chet Baker.
- 27 Jul 2024
- Join Tim Martin and Billy Spakemon (Black Country Radio and Xtra) to celebrate Black Country Day with 'a bit of this and more of that music' and stories from across the years.
- 13 Jul 2024
- Warren James is known as a talented banjo player, guitarist and singer of skiffle, jazz, country, rock’n’roll and blues music of the 1920s to the 1960s. In his skiffle group he revives the music that preceded the great pop boom of the late 1950s, with the songs of Lonnie Donegan and the many skifflers who followed in his wake.
- 22 Jul 2024
- This event is presented as part of a public programme of exhibitions and events exploring the heritage of The Exchange, University of Birmingham's city-centre location and former headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank.
- 24 Jul 2024
- Over 60 years since he first made his mark with the Cambridge University Jazz Band, Art Themen is still picking up accolades. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Worshipful Company of musicians and was recently shortlisted for Jazz musician of the year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. His early career took him through a spell with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, work with contemporary British composers, a long association with Stan Tracey and associations with such American giants as Charlie Rouse, Nat Adderley and Red Rodney – all while working as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon.
- 24 Jul 2024
- The Journeymen are a four-piece band, dedicated to playing the music of Eric Clapton. The Journeymen will take you on a journey through Eric’s extensive 60-year career, from his humble beginnings with The Yardbirds, into his stint with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, continuing with the first Super group, Cream, onto Blind Faith, then Derek and The Dominos and finishing with his solo career. Expect a performance that recaptures the feel and essence of an Eric Clapton concert.
- 25 Jul 2024
- Regulars at the Birmingham Festival, Playing Django are Birmingham-based, with a 15 year residency at La Bastile in the City Centre and the Dark Horse in Moseley. They have now moved out from these, but their music, based on the Hot Club with Django Reinhardt, stays the same.
- 26 Jul 2024
- Bruce Adams has been an irresistible force on the UK jazz scene for over 40 years, an exciting soloist who first came to public notice when a distinguished jury of Buddy Tate, Doc Cheatham and Max Jones voted him Best Trumpet and Outstanding Soloist at the 1982 Holsten Big Band Competition. In the mid-1980s Bruce worked regularly at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival with the likes of Sweets Edison. Warren Vache, Buddy Tate, Al Cohn, Benny Waters, Dave McKenna and a host of other stars from both sides of the Atlantic. In 1986 the Glasgow Jazz Festival recruited Bruce into the Benny Carter Big Band.
- 28 Jul 2024
- In 1994 guitarist Jamie Thyer decided to put together a rhythm section – the Worried Men – with the intention of rehearsing, but little expectation of breaking into the rock scene – too much originality, too much integrity! To their surprise enthusiastic audiences and promoters proved them wrong and 30 years later they have clocked up 4,000 gigs – from pub back room to festival stages. Their live album, Fear and Loathing at the Wunder Bar, opened the way to playing the likes of London’s Marquee and Nottingham’s Rock City alongside Chicken Shack, Wilko Johnson and Jefferson Starship, among many others. Still touring widely in the UK and Ireland, the band continues to excite audiences.
- 28 Jul 2024
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Winterbourne House and Garden, 58 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2RTTel:
01214143003Birmingham
Please note: The performance takes place on the lawn – no seating is provided – please bring a chair or a picnic rug. Refreshments are available on arrival and during the interval. Our events go ahead regardless of the weather. Click here to read…
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Chapter, 5-6 Greenfield Crescent, Birmingham, B15 3BEBirmingham
Join us for our Live Music Series featuring saxophonist Julian Smith performing after dinner. Dancing is sure to follow!
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The Tin Music and Arts Coventry, Units 1 - 4, The Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LYCoventry
All the way from the sunny coast of Western Australia, singer-songwriter & all round retro rocker Jamie Turner embarks on his debut UK / European tour this August and September! The acclaimed one man band is now taking to the stage with his…
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Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EATel:
01212896314Birmingham
Metheny's versatility is nearly without peer on any instrument. Over the years, he has performed with artists as diverse as Steve Reich to Ornette Coleman to Herbie Hancock to Jim Hall to Milton Nascimento to David Bowie. Metheny's body of work…
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Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7ALTel:
02476524524Coventry
2024 sees The Puppini Sisters celebrate 20 years together. Founded in 2004 by Marcella Puppini, the band pioneered the neo burlesque/swing scene with their immaculate close harmonies and went on to worldwide success releasing 6 albums.
The first…
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The Great Barr Hotel, Pear Tree Drive, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6HSTel:
01213571141Great Barr
Experience the magic of Christmas with our Motown Baby Love Tribute Night! Join us for a festive celebration filled with soulful tunes and the joy of the season. Kick off the festivities with a Christmas-themed three-course meal that'll tantalise…
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Hereford Cathedral, 5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close, Hereford, HR1 2NGHereford
Singers, harp, guitar, bajón, strings, winds and percussion revel in this colourful music sung in Latin, Spanish, Nahuatl and Quechuan – the languages of the Aztecs and Incas – as Ex Cathedra explore this glorious fusion of musical styles from…
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Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4ANTel:
01902 572090Wolverhampton
MegsonFour times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards. MEGSON create a truly unique brand of folk music. Combining an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars,…
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The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity St, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 4AGBirmingham
The Night Owl are proud to present playing live for the first time in blinkin' ages...
✨The Midnight City Soul Band ✨Midnight City Soul Band are a five piece soul band playing a mix of classic northern soul & Motown grooves. The band have been…
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Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival, Quayside Tower 10th Floor, 252-262 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2HFTel:
01214547020Birmingham
Running since 1985, Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival is England's longest-established jazz and blues festival and one of Europe's biggest free jazz parties.
The festival regularly presents more than 200 performances alongside workshops, talks,…Address
Birmingham Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQTel:
01217803333Birmingham
Bruckner's majestic motets and monumental Mass in E Minor form the centrepiece of this concert to mark his 200th birthday. Bruckner's sacred symphony draws inspiration from Renaissance Rome, and the timeless elegance of Palestrina. Allegri's ever…
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Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EATel:
01212896314Birmingham
Squeeze are one of rock's vital institutions, a band who carved out a distinctive place in the pop firmament with their vibrantly melodic, perceptive songs. Those songs were written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the composers who have…
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The Great Barr Hotel, Pear Tree Drive, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6HSTel:
01213571141Great Barr
Step into the groove and join us at the Great Barr Hotel for an unforgettable ABBA Tribute Night! Indulge in a delectable three-course meal, dance the night away to ABBA hits, and let the beats keep you moving with a DJ spinning tunes till late!…
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Birmingham Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQTel:
01217803333Birmingham
In this exceptional & unique show - Amy's Original band led by her long term Musical Director/Bass player Dale Davis and Amy's close friend from the very start of her career, celebrate her era defining music and live performances with this, the only…
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Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7ALTel:
02476524524Coventry
The Drifters are back on tour in the UK performing all their classic hits including 'Saturday Night at the Movies', 'You're More Than A Number,' 'Come on Over to My Place', 'Under the Boardwalk', 'Kissin' In The Back Row' and many more! The…
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Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EATel:
01212896314Birmingham
In 2004, Bellowhead burst onto the British folk scene like nothing before or since. Famously conjured up by duo Spiers & Boden whilst sitting in a traffic jam, they roped in friends, and friends of friends until the big band was born. In their early…
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Snobs, 200 Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1SUTel:
01216435551Birmingham
Introducing the boisterous younger brother of Henry's Blueshouse! Every Sunday at 6:30pm at Snobs, you can let loose to live music from some of the best bands that Brum has to offer. From Rock and Roll to Ska to Soul to Cajun to Rock – making all…
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The Great Barr Hotel, Pear Tree Drive, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6HSTel:
01213571141Great Barr
Feel the holiday spirit with our Grease & Dirty Dancing Christmas Tribute Night! Join us for a yuletide celebration filled with iconic tunes and festive joy. Start the festivities off right with a Christmas-themed three-course meal that's sure to…
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The Marr's Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1TATel:
01905 613336Worcester
Jazz, funk and Latin from some of the West Midlands' finest
Ray Butcher started playing cornet at the age of eight and progressed through brass bands to study classical trumpet at Peter Symonds College in Winchester. Disillusioned with classical…
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Birmingham Rep, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EPBirmingham
Prince Tamino falls in love with Pamina, the kidnapped daughter of the Queen of the Night, and must journey to rescue her with the help of the hapless Papageno. His quest will set him against forces of darkness and light and transform his…
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