{"title": "Arfoud Brothers & Sisters @ Jazz Social, Sat 21 Nov 5pm", "start": "2026-11-21T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T20:00:00Z", "place": "The Jazz Social", "address": "Unit 4, 1 Ropemaker St, EC2V 9HT London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/world-jazz"], "description": "Arfoud Brothers & Sisters bring their Desert Jazz to The Jazz Social, a pop-up venue with mixed standing and seating and limited first-come seating. The London-based collective was founded by Abdelillah Ouahbi, whose hometown of Arfoud, an oasis town in eastern Morocco known as the \"Gate of the Sahara\", inspires their sound. They blend traditional North African folk, Gnawa, Desert Blues, afrobeat and highlife with London jazz, from freeform piano to moody horns and soulful vocals, a genre captured on their debut album \"Desert Jazz\". The event is hosted by Ivy K. of the London Jazz Meetup, and tickets are free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/arfoud-brothers-sisters-jazz-social-sat-21-nov-5pm-127825/", "official_url": "", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T20:00:00Z", "place": "The Jazz Social", "address": "Unit 4, 1 Ropemaker St, EC2V 9HT London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Arfoud Brothers and Sisters", "start": "2026-11-21T16:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Social", "address": "Unit 4, 1 Ropemaker St, EC2V 9HT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/world-jazz"], "description": "A live music performance by Arfoud Brothers and Sisters at The Jazz Social in London. 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On stage the group expands into an eight-member ensemble with two singer-dancers, with brass, jazz guitar, analog synths and choreography in an explosive, celebratory show. London producer Creature. joins as special guest with a fusion of club-ready jazz and broken beat.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/caravan-palace-61808/", "official_url": "https://www.britishairwaysarc.co.uk/event/caravan-palace/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2f8ff65b00f9580bf31942fa19afc3bed055dc98122b7fa1d305048a2a32a76-600.webp"}, {"title": "EFG London Jazz Festival: Makam Salam ft. Mira...", "start": "2026-11-19T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£19.54 - £42.20 (incl. booking fee)", "price_from": "31.90", "price_to": "42.20", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/fusion"], "description": "Makam Salam, a London-based collective of Pan-Middle-Eastern diaspora musicians where maqam modes meet jazz improvisation, plays the EFG London Jazz Festival at The Cockpit. They are joined by Palestinian-Israeli singer Mira Awad and London-based Kurdish Alevi singer-songwriter Olcay Bayır, with Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish and Kurdish songs carried on oud, clarinet, violin, keys, drums and percussion. The night offers songs, stories and dialogue with the audience, lit by immersive visuals from VJ Joe Walton, in the round: audience on every side and the band facing inward, with the audience invited to take an active part in the show.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/efg-london-jazz-festival-makam-salam-ft-mira-39106/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/efg_london_jazz_festival_makam_salam_ft_mira_awad", "image": "https://noky.io/images/685c67053748a37cb00e7335eb5aee1be4648fe003e109d59801c74316014dd5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Abdelkader Saadoun & Takaleed", "start": "2026-11-14T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jam in a Jar", "address": "Green Lanes 599, N8 0RE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world"], "description": "Abdelkader Saadoun & Takaleed bring a live fusion band show to Jam in a Jar. The evening also features a DJ playing until late. 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She marks the launch of her long-awaited debut album, Gërshetat (\"Braids\"), her most ambitious work to date. The album weaves together traditions, memories and stories of Albania and Kosovo through contemporary jazz, world music and original compositions, drawing on the symbolism of braids passed down through generations of Albanian women. AJO performs with a band of guitar, double bass, drums, violin and clarinet, in a set of roughly two hours.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ajo-gershetat-efg-london-jazz-festival-2026-36300/", "official_url": "https://grandjunction.org.uk/events/ajo-efg-london-jazz-festival-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0ebd2b342c6553a93090f9ac1bd9bbd4239c46b23b0d65d1044ba6b852ec397a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Brick Lane Jazz Festival Presents: Tanhai Collective w/ Billy Hare + Kotoa", "start": "2026-11-17T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "93 Feet East", "address": "150 Brick Lane, E1 6QL London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/soul-jazz"], "description": "An evening of jazz at 93 Feet East presented by the Brick Lane Jazz Festival. Tanhai Collective, a six-piece instrumental outfit drawing on classic soul jazz and the jazzier end of post rock, play groove-heavy, melodic music made with 70s production and recording techniques, for fans of Donald Byrd or Badbadnotgood. They are joined by Kotoa, a five-piece South London band of drummer Laurie Campling, bassist Frank Black, keyboard player Sam Hillier, guitarist and vocalist Memphis Koloi and saxophonist and vocalist Maia Avery. The night is an 18+ event, part of the festival's year-round series Brick Lane Sound, and takes place in the Live Room / The Courtyard.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/brick-lane-jazz-festival-presents-tanhai-collective-w-billy-59910/", "official_url": "https://www.93feeteast.co.uk/?post_type=one50&p=9565", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8fa6d33205dae030a295d2b62ad55183c7c38e55c05a3fbc0629da18a3b08dbb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Simo Lagnawi Jam Session", "start": "2026-11-12T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jago Dalston", "address": "Kingsland Road 440, E8 4AA London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/folk"], "description": "Simo Lagnawi Jam Session is a night of Moroccan Gnawa music fused with jazz, with hypnotic grooves and danceable rhythms. It is led by Simo Lagnawi, widely known as one of the UK's foremost guembri players, who brings his Moroccan jazz fusion jam session to The Jago every second Thursday of the month. Musicians are welcome to bring their instruments and join the jam. Entry is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/simo-lagnawi-jam-session-120034/", "official_url": "https://www.thejagodalston.com/event/simo-lagnawi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec24396e479a24e4a1c37a08758f758ed11f6402c895f9b18837bb446ef2d612-600.webp"}, {"title": "Women in Jazz Mixer ft. Naima Adams", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Social", "address": "Unit 4, 1 Ropemaker St, EC2V 9HT London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Women in Jazz hosts an intimate mixer bringing together artists, DJs, producers, writers, broadcasters and music industry creatives during the EFG London Jazz Festival. It takes place at The Jazz Social, a space to meet, exchange ideas and make new connections across the jazz community. Founded in 2019, Women in Jazz champions and develops women across jazz and beyond, and won the Jazz FM Collaboration of the Year Award 2025. The evening includes a live performance from South London-based artist and vocalist Naima Adams, whose sound melds contemporary R&B with layered vocal textures and personal storytelling.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/women-in-jazz-mixer-ft-naima-adams-69747/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/women-in-jazz-mixer-3", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5e3734224c3404652d1c66f209a28aa170d6ef38297c4852124c3df93f548dbb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sharqiah", "start": "2026-11-18T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "£12 / £8 / £15", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Sharqiah is a live band that bridges Middle Eastern musical heritage with contemporary global jazz, blending traditions from Morocco, Yemen, Turkey and beyond. The band weaves soulful woodwinds, rich arrangements and driving grooves into a hypnotic live experience. Led by Ofer Peled on saxophone, clarinet, flutes and zorna, the line-up includes Konstantinos Glynos on qanun, Tomer Eldor on piano, Giuliano Osella on drums, Giovani Cresseri on bass, and guest singer Olcay Bayir. The evening is part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sharqiah-60814/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-middle-eastern-music-in-london/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8f58cd9a368fd0611ba873005a5520e5a3227f2c16c2b63609370b384ea9959b-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Liz Ikamba Band + Baldo Verdú", "start": "2026-11-14T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "£12 / £8 / £15", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul/afro-soul"], "description": "A live music night at Jamboree, a London venue, featuring Congolese-British artist Liz Ikamba with support from Baldo Verdú. Liz Ikamba performs her Congo alt-pop and Afro-soul, blending traditional influences with jazz, dub-reggae and neo-soul, singing in English and Lingala on themes of storytelling, identity, heritage and belonging. Baldo Verdú plays a set rooted in Afro-Venezuelan tradition, rhythm and identity. The show is part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-liz-ikamba-band-baldo-verdu-60811/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-congolese-music-in-london/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2073bd94d7c12aa397551bdfd4f6a7a60df540e3816f3428b140116207c72b00-600.webp"}, {"title": "L’Antidote + Naïssam Jalal & Roberto Negro: Landscapes of Eternity", "start": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cadogan Hall", "address": "Sloane Terrace 5, SW1X 9DQ London", "price": "£42, £37, £34.50 (from £34.50, including a £4.50 transaction fee per booking)", "price_from": "34.50", "price_to": "42.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/world-jazz"], "description": "A double bill at Cadogan Hall as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, titled L’Antidote + Naïssam Jalal & Roberto Negro, with the subtitle Landscapes of Eternity. The first set features L’Antidote, a trio of Iranian percussionist Bijan Chemirani, Albanian cellist Redi Hasa and Lebanese pianist Rami Khalifé, who blend Persian rhythms, Mediterranean traditions, contemporary classical music and jazz in a work conceived during the pandemic and recorded in southern Italy. The second half brings together flautist Naïssam Jalal and pianist Roberto Negro performing Landscapes of Eternity, a project inspired by Jalal’s travels through North India that explores the connections between music, nature and spirituality in the Hindustani tradition. Together the two ensembles offer a celebration of musical dialogue across cultures, traditions and landscapes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lantidote-naissam-jalal-roberto-negro-landscapes-of-eternity-35211/", "official_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/ljf26-lantidote-plus-naissam-jalal-and-roberto-negro-landscapes-of-eternity/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5d3ef7b6d30a9e8011b470522198e0f37800d47b3289b04071997e10747d7b42-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Afternoon Show: Swing With The Prospective Collective", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "Free/donations", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/swing"], "description": "An afternoon show of swing and live jazz at Jamboree. The music is played by The Prospective Collective, a band of London-based jazz musicians performing a repertoire of old jazzy classics. Jamboree's 'Zer' kitchen serves Middle Eastern fusion food during the day for those who wish to eat.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/afternoon-show-swing-with-the-prospective-collective-36701/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-afternoon-jazz-and-swing-in-london-6/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/64d2dd1569de47a41b4a02b671ecd578e28f22b9171edb319faae6e2705d2630-600.webp"}, {"title": "TC & The Groove Family EFG London Jazz Festival Show", "start": "2026-11-19T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Fox and Firkin", "address": "316 Lewisham High St., SE13 6JZ London", "price": "GBP 13–16", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "16.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/fusion"], "description": "A live show by TC & The Groove Family, a nine-piece collective whose music celebrates the coming together of cultures and the unity music can provide. The band is driven by drummer Tim Cook (TC) and fronted by Sheffield wordsmith Franz Von, with horns, percussion, guitars and bass behind them. Their sound weaves grooves and genres including afrobeat, broken beat, jungle, jazz and grime, reflecting the diverse musical and cultural backgrounds at the core of the project. Their live shows are impactful and dynamic, creating moments of euphoria and stillness to keep audiences on their toes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tc-the-groove-family-efg-london-jazz-festival-show-44009/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/tc-the-groove-family-efg-london-jazz-festival-show/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6e485d569f3bef052f8b6494d6e14bdef9eac8c56ee248a6456b29684187d62c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Kazdoura", "start": "2026-11-14T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T20:00:00Z", "place": "Ibraaz", "address": "Mortimer Street 93, W1W 7SS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul"], "description": "Kazdoura, a name meaning 'to stroll' in Levantine Arabic, is a duo whose music carries a vintage psych-soul atmosphere of exploration, nostalgia and groove. Founded in Toronto by Syrian vocalist Leen Hamo and Lebanese multi-instrumentalist John Abou Chacra, they pair Leen's ethereal, ornamented vocals with lush, hypnotic arrangements. Their debut album Ghoyoum surpassed one million streams and won the 2026 JUNO Award for Global Music Album of the Year and the 2026 Canadian Folk Music Award for Global Roots Album of the Year. Having performed across Canada, the UK and Egypt and showcased at WOMEX, Mundial Montréal and APAP, they are now working on a second album.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kazdoura-36608/", "official_url": "https://ibraaz.org/whats-on/kazdoura", "image": "https://noky.io/images/375395aea896f1a7844142e94aa0478cf41da2cdced8d42c13734175f7a3639b-2000.webp"}]}