Welcome to Wakefield Jazz

Today is Wednesday 20 February 2019
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Doors open at 7:00 pm; music starts at 8:30 pm (See gigs for additional support band start times).
Concessions: We offer a reduction of £1 for people who are of “bus pass” age, or those in receipt of state benefits, and a student or under 25’s discount of 50% of the full entry fee. Children under the age of 15 are admitted free except for “all ticket” gigs. Facilities for the disabled, wheelchair access by arrangement. If you would be willing to complete our feedback survey, please click here.
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Buy tickets online, or on the door (except all ticket gigs, when indicated). Support bands, when listed, play from 7:30-8:15 pm. Changes to band members, from those originally listed in paper programme, are coloured orange.
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Winter 2018

Snake Davis Trio

Friday 22 February 2019 . Superstar session sax-man Snake Davis teams up with long time cohort and best buddy Johnny

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Tommy Smith and Brian Kellock

Friday 1 March 2019 . Two of Scotland’s greatest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Brian Kellock, team up

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Pete Oxley-Nicolas Meier Quartet

Friday 8 March 2019 . A dazzling display of spontaneity and intuitive interplay – from Turkish panache through Latin America

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Huw Warren Trio plus Iain Ballamy

Friday 15 March 2019 . Welsh pianist and composer Huw Warren has achieved an international reputation for lyrical, innovative and

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Steve Fishwick / Alex Garnett Quartet

Friday 22 March 2019 . Manchester-born identical twins Steve and Matt are joined by our old friend Alex Garnett and

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Flying Machines

Friday 29 March 2019 . This is a launch tour for their album New Life – a fusion of jazz

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Mike Walker and Tria Lingvo

Friday 5 April 2019 . Manchester meets Germany in a spellbinding international collaboration. The band’s name Tria Lingvo is Esperanto

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The Tony Woods Project

Friday 3 May 2019 . The Project has toured the UK many times with the support of Jazz Services. Tony’s

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Bonsai (Jam Experiment)

Friday 10 May 2019 . A homecoming gig for the Ingham brothers, Wakefield’s latest rising jazz stars, in a band

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Wakefield Big Band + local jazz showcase

Friday 17 May 2019 . Classic and contemporary big band sounds. Rehearsing here at the Sports Club, they went down

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Henry Lowther Still Waters Quintet

Friday 24 May 2019 . A British jazz supergroup, celebrating Henry’s 50 years of quietly passionate music-making. Distinguished in both

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Chris Ingham Quartet (Getz: a Musical Portrait)

Friday 31 May 2019 (with Support – Adel Joel) . Chris brought his exploration of the music of Dudley Moore

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7 June – No Jazz

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Ronnie Bottomley’s All-Star Jazz Orchestra

Friday 14 June 2019 . Legendary bandleader’s 90th birthday celebrations, with 18 of the north’s finest jazz musicians. Ronnie, who

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