A 5-day run of Jazz In The Round events featuring big names, new talent, proper nights out - and the spirit of the Year of the Fire Horse.

Jazz In The Round: Easter Uprising

The Cockpit

Orphy Robinson is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and one of the few UK musicians to have been signed to the legendary USA Jazz label “Blue Note”

Easter Uprising: Orphy Robinson

Steve Noble is London's leading drummer, a fearless and constantly inventive improviser whose super-precise, ultra-propulsive and hyper-detailed playing has galvanized encounters with Derek Bailey, Matthew Shipp, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, Stephen O'Malley, Joe McPhee, Alex Ward, Rhodri Davies and many, many more.

Easter Uprising: Yarde Edwards Noble

Easter Uprising: Zola Marcelle, Jemima Whyte + Knobil

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

Join us for an evening of live jazz music in our intimate and beautiful art deco Broadway Bar. Featuring a changing line-up of the finest musicians from South London and beyond, relax, unwind and prepare to have your soul lifted with stylish standards and modern classics.

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Jazz @ Broadway

Broadway Theatre Catford

Blending original compositions with Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz standards, and inventive covers, their sound is both vibrant and rooted in tradition. With most members hailing from London, Ecliptica is thrilled to return to their home city, bringing their evolving musical journey to a hometown crowd.

Jazz in the Crypt

Smith Square

The Jazz Repertory Company presents a billet-doux à nos amis with its tribute to Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker and the joyous jazz of Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt’s Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Susan Black not only sounds like Piaf but looks like her too, and she’ll be recreating some of the greatest songs of Piaf’s extraordinary career – ‘Non, Je ne regrette rien’, ‘Milord’, ‘La foule’, ‘L’accordéoniste’, ‘Padam, Padam’ and her signature song, ‘La vie en rose’.

Paris After Dark: Cabaret songs and Jazz from the 1930s to the 1950s

Cadogan Hall 

NTBM (Not-To-Be-Missed) is a London-based fusion jazz collective led by Hong Kong guitarist Tjoe Man Cheung*, with Ben Crane (bass), James Morgan (drums), Grifton Forbes-Amos (trumpet), and Marco Marotta (tenor saxophone). Blending Western jazz with Eastern Asian influences, NTBM have built a reputation for sold-out shows at Jazz:Refreshed and Ronnie Scott’s, a UK tour supported by Arts Council England, and international recognition with features like BBC Radio 2’s The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum. Their anticipated album NEON arrives in April 2026.

NTBM (Not-To-Be-Missed) + more TBA

Alex Hitchcock is a London-born saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer based in New York. He draws inspiration politically as much as musically from artists in the radical tradition of Black American music, including Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Hazel Scott, Ma Rainey, and Max Roach. His work reckons with the politics embedded in both the history and form of this music—and the struggle, resistance, and reinvention that have shaped it. Since emerging as a leader, Hitchcock has released four solo albums to widespread critical acclaim. The Guardian described him as a “virtuoso” saxophonist, while BBC Jazz World hailed him as “leading the charge in terms of new jazz music being created in the UK.” His work has been featured on the BBC, France Musique, WDR, JazzFM, Worldwide FM, and in leading publications such as Downbeat, MOJO, Jazzwise, Musica Jazz, Stereogum, and Uncut.

Alex Hitchcock + more TBA

Featuring the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, Jazz At The Philharmonic and more, performed by the 17-piece Pete Long Orchestra.

1956 was an excellent year for jazz with many fantastic albums released – in this concert we’ll be revisiting five of the very best – Ella Fitzgerald’s Cole Porter Songbook, Count Basie’s April in Paris and The Atomic Mr Basie, Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle’s magnificent Songs for Swinging Lovers.

Plus Duke Ellington at Newport – his live album that captured the jazz highlight of the year when his orchestra made a dramatic comeback with a stunning performance that featured the extraordinary Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue.

1956: A Jazz Jubilee

With record sales exceeding 30 million albums worldwide, award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Leee John – of the unforgettable ’80s crossover soul, jazz, and funk pioneers Imagination – returns to the live stage in 2026.

The Peace, Love & Light Tour offers an extraordinary musical journey, celebrating Leee’s timeless hits and magnetic stage presence. Over a remarkable 40+ year career, he has captivated audiences with classics such as ‘Just an Illusion’, ‘Body Talk’, ‘Music and Lights’, ‘Flashback’, and ‘In the Heat of the Night’, alongside acclaimed solo music work.

Leee John of Imagination

Guildhall Studio Ensemble collaborates with Lauren Kinsella and Chris Hyson – the creative duo behind the acclaimed project Snowpoet – for an evening of expansive, reimagined works for large ensemble.

Guildhall Studio Ensemble with Snowpoet

Milton Court Concert Hall

She’s back! Expect exhilarating swing from award-winning jazz vocalist and longtime Radio 2 & Jazz FM and Radio 3 broadcaster Clare Teal, who returns with a fabulous new show.

The Clare Teal 7 is a truly exciting collaboration between Clare and her magnificent band featuring the UK’s finest jazz musicians. Last year saw Clare celebrate her 25th anniversary of touring but with an extensive 22-album back catalogue, there wasn’t enough room to fully cover all the highlights of her exceptional career.

The Clare Teal 7

The internationally acclaimed BBC Big Band is joined by the incredible vocal talents of Emer McParland and Iain Mackenzie for a unique musical celebration of perhaps the world’s most iconic movie franchise: James Bond.

This very special concert explores the best of Bond. Expect numbers ranging from Goldfinger and Thunderball, through to Nobody Does It Better and Live and Let Die, as well as most recent themes from Skyfall, and No Time to Die – all specially arranged for Big Band, and performed in the orchestra’s own, inimitable style!

BBC Big Band

Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz, narration, rare archive photos and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to celebrate The Ronnie Scott’s Story.

Set amongst the dive bars and jazz jook joints of London’s Soho, we hear about the desperate hand-to-mouth finances of the early years and the frequent police raids. We hear how Ronnie’s became neutral ground within rife gang territory and their scrapes with gangsters, including the Krays who were rumoured to have taken Ronnie Scott ‘for a little drive’!

Life at Ronnie’s is evocatively reimagined through tales of the club’s past visitors, from pop stars, film stars and politicians to comedians and royalty – but above all, the musicians.

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club: The Ronnie Scott’s Story

The Guildhall Jazz Orchestra welcomes saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel for an exhilarating evening featuring music from his celebrated album Tales from the Jacquard (Whirlwind Recordings).

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra with Julian Siegel

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra continues its Modern Masters series with a concert dedicated to the inventive spirit of Bob Brookmeyer – legendary trombonist, composer and educator.

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra: Modern Masters

Thelonious Monk’s impact on the world of jazz cannot be overstated. A genius composer and pianist, Monk gifted us contributions to the jazz standard repertoire including 'Round Midnight, Blue Monk, Straight, No Chaser, Ruby, My Dear, In Walked Bud and Well, You Needn't. An innovative and often misunderstood voice – in this concert we bring Monk’s music to the big band canvas. Join Guildhall Big Band and their director Matt Skelton for a trip into Monk’s sphere.

Guildhall Big Band: MONK

Join us for an uplifting evening of vocal virtuosity and rich harmonies from Guildhall’s exceptional Jazz vocal ensembles.

Guildhall Jazz Voices

Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Milton Court

Guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel CGP is no stranger to iconic stages from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to Paris’ L’Olympia. The legendary entertainer has dazzled audiences across the world.

Tommy has a Grammy Award, multiple ARIA Awards and countless accolades, but nothing means more to Tommy than the three letters Chet Atkins designated at the end of Tommy’s name: CGP. The title of Certified Guitar Player was the highest honour Atkins could bestow on another player – a signifier that the recipient had not only mastered the instrument but taken it to new vistas and become a guiding light for the next generation of pickers.

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Cadogan Hall

NTBM (Not-To-Be-Missed) +...

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1956: A Jazz Jubilee

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Leee John of Imagination

Cadogan Hall

Guildhall Studio Ensemble...

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

The Clare Teal 7

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BBC Big Band

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Guildhall Big Band: MONK

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Guildhall Jazz Voices

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Tommy Emmanuel CGP

Cadogan Hall