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Live music big band in London

Sam Eastmond & The Composers Workshop Big Band

Tue 21 Jul 2026, 19:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

, an alchemical fulcrum for new experimental big band music.
Formed from some of the most exciting
... well as his own works on Tzadik Label.
Eastmond leads and curates the Composers Workshop Big Band... Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music About Trumpeter, composer, and arranger Sam Eastmond... and outrageous young musicians in London including members and alumni of NYJO, Tomorrows Warriors, and

Friday 14 August 2026:

Vortex Lates: Haffner / Fink

Fri 14 Aug 2026, 22:30 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

to be part of, American jazz legend, Charles Tolliver’s Big Band, headlining at the Barbican as part
... the Bay Area and London, gigging frequently, composing, and playing with bands such as Squadronious... Doors 10:30 PM, Music 11:00 PM - 2 sets of music
Line-up: Donovan Haffner - Alto saxophone About: The Haffner/Fink Quintet will be bringing exciting original music written by

Saturday 15 August 2026:

Annie Whitehead New 5tet

Sat 15 Aug 2026, 19:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

busy playing with brass bands and local big bands. At sixteen, she started her professional career with
... and Paul Rutherford), The Charlie Watts Big Band, and the Jazz Jamaica Big Band. Internationally she... Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music
Line-up: Annie Whitehead - Trombonemusical styles.
As part of the UK jazz scene she has worked with

Monday 17 August 2026:

Alexandra Ridout Quartet

Mon 17 Aug 2026, 19:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

Legacy 2025 Award through New Music USA
Alexandra is a busy performer with her own outstanding bands
... Jensen, Arturo O’ Farrill, Or Bareket, Caroline Davis, Dave Douglas, The Mingus Big Band, Savannah Harris... Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music
Line-up: Alexandra Ridout - Trumpet
Noah... , Parliamentary Jazz Award nominee 2020, London’s 25 most notable under 25’s and most recently the Next Jazz

Tuesday 18 August 2026:

Matt Roberts Big Band presents: Born in the ’80s

Tue 18 Aug 2026, 19:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

band arrangements. Featuring some of the finest musicians from London’s jazz and session scenes, this
... Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music Line-up: Howard McGill - Alto Sax
Parthenope... > Max Mills - Drums
About: London-based trumpeter and arranger Matt Roberts celebrates his 40th... birthday with a nostalgic deep dive into the popular culture of the ’80s and ’90s with his distinctive big

Wednesday 2 September 2026:

HARMSADA

Wed 2 Sep 2026, 18:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

big band, which Jamie had the privilege of playing alto on. Under the watchful eyebrow of long time
... Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music
Line-up: Jamie Harms - Alto saxophone
Sam

Saturday 12 September 2026:

Henry Lowther’s Still Waters

Sat 12 Sep 2026, 19:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

pastoral and melodic music, reflecting the band’s name, through to dynamic, free improvisation.
I am
... for big band
... Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music
Line-up: Henry Lowther - Trumpet
Pete Hurt... and Britain’s premiere bassist Dave Green. We both felt that the time had arrived to play music of our

Saturday 19 September 2026:

Timeless Icons: The Music of Miles Davis and Nina Simone

Sat 19 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Cadogan Hall, London

Join NYJO (National Youth Jazz Orchestra) for an incredible night of iconic big band jazz
... Simone’s 1982 album. The project has been conceived and musically directed by NYJO Emerging Professional... ’ birth with a special nine-piece band, bringing to life the highly influential 1957 album Birth of the

Wednesday 23 September 2026:

Harry Baker Trio

Wed 23 Sep 2026, 19:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

released his debut EP, 'The Floating Boy’, a suite for big band and voices performed by the Oxford
... Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music
Line-up: Harry Baker - Piano
Oren Mc... (featuring the music of Bach, Pat Metheny, Bill Evans and original works) include Edinburgh International... of the London jazz scene, featuring Oren McLoughlin (drums) and Freddie Jensen (double bass - Emma

Sunday 27 September 2026:

1956: A Jazz Jubilee

Sun 27 Sep 2026, 18:30 - Cadogan Hall, London

American swing and be-bop stars to the world.
Pete Long directs his big band, Iain Mackenzie sings
... Featuring the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, Jazz At The... live album that captured the jazz highlight of the year when his orchestra made a dramatic comeback

Monday 2 November 2026:

Out of Print: Louis Dowdeswell Album Launch

Mon 2 Nov 2026, 19:30 - Cadogan Hall, London

: classical music reimagined for big band and symphonic brass by acclaimed arranger Callum Au.
For one

Tuesday 3 November 2026:

Globe Unity Orchestra - Day One

Tue 3 Nov 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

with Schlippenbach, who also will be conducting). Big band residencies have provided some of the
... Unity," an exclamatory free-jazz piece for big band that flew in the face of the nihilism pervading mid... ." - Bill Shoemaker, Point of Departure
The 14-piece band who performed this composition brought... together some of the leading figures in European improvised music. It would eventually expand

Wednesday 4 November 2026:

Globe Unity Orchestra - Day Two

Wed 4 Nov 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

Thursday 5 November 2026:

Globe Unity Orchestra - Day Three

Thu 5 Nov 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

with Schlippenbach, who also will be conducting). Big band residencies have provided some of the most
... Unity," an exclamatory free-jazz piece for big band that flew in the face of the nihilism pervading mid... ." - Bill Shoemaker, Point of Departure
The 14-piece band who performed this composition brought... together some of the leading figures in European improvised music. It would eventually expand

Friday 13 November 2026:

Napa

Fri 13 Nov 2026, 19:00 - Village Underground, London

hearts of Portuguese music lovers.
In 2023, the band released their second LP, Logo Se Vê, this time
... in a special "Big Band" format.
2025 marks NAPA’s rise as one of the most promising talents in... Portugal’s new wave of music. The band took their hit Deslocado to the Festival da Canção - a song that had... international shows in London, Madrid, and Dublin.
2026 began on a high note, with the band’s first headline

Friday 4 December 2026:

Dutty Moonshine Big Band

Fri 4 Dec 2026, 18:00 - Electric Brixton, London

, live instrumentation, Jazz, Hip Hop, Bass Music and big-band energy; the band have built a fiercely
... Moonshine Big Band have carved their own path through the UK music scene. Blending electronic production... Dutty Moonshine Big Band present: Second Distillation.
For the last eleven years, Dutty... the world.
"Moonshine" has always been referring to music in the band’s parody worlds they build

Monday 14 December 2026:

Giacomo Smith’s Big Band

Mon 14 Dec 2026, 19:30 - Cadogan Hall, London

other rarities from Ellington and the big band canon.

... the history of jazz music.
The two had an uncanny symbiosis that sometimes verged on telepathy... music, so it made sense to have his name in bright lights on the cover. However, this first public... bombastic, full-band performances in 'Peanut Briddle Brigade’, contrasted with the sparse and mysterious

Thursday 17 December 2026:

A Jazzy Christmas with Jo Harrop

Thu 17 Dec 2026, 19:30 - Blackheath Halls, London

> You can expect to hear classic Christmas hits reimagined as swinging big band numbers, sambas and much
... alongside a 9-piece band, A Jazzy Christmas comes to Blackheath Halls for the first time this December! Jo Harrop vocals
The Band
Freddie Gavita trumpet
Alex Garnett alto sax

Tuesday 29 December 2026:

Swing Into Christmas

Tue 29 Dec 2026, 14:07 - Cadogan Hall, London

the UK’s top vocalists and instrumentalists, the acclaimed 'big band with strings’ recreates the
... Business Like Show Business’ alongside many other favourites - all performed in authentic big-band-with... bands currently touring the UK. Directed by conductor and compère Mike Paul-Smith and featuring some of... music, stories and on-stage camaraderie which has endeared the ensemble to audiences up and down the

Sunday 24 January 2027:

The Benny Goodman Orchestra’s famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert

Sun 24 Jan 2027, 15:00 - Cadogan Hall, London

exciting Big Band swing, the fiery trio and quartet numbers and the famous grand finale 'Sing Sing Sing
... ’, all played with the utmost authenticity that transports you back to this momentous musical event of 80... evening of fabulous music that swings like crazy!" Jon Hancock (Author, 'Benny Goodman - The Famous 1938