{"title": "Arts Music Lounge: Elsie Franklin & Andy Twyman", "start": "2026-11-20T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-20T22:30:00Z", "place": "Shrewsbury House Community Centre", "address": "Bushmoor Crescent, SE18 3EG London", "price": "£10 in advance", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/blues"], "description": "An evening of live blues music closes the year's Arts Music Lounge series with a Blues Party night. Andy Twyman opens with his one-man-band show, described as 'Muddy Waters meets Monty Python'. Elsie Franklin then rounds off the night with her unique take on early jazz and blues from performers like Bessie Smith and Memphis Minnie.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/arts-music-lounge-elsie-franklin-andy-twyman-96251/", "official_url": "https://www.plumstravaganza.co.uk/arts-music-lounge/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ae18f3d7117380fc7eff9f2147856cef817a57365a122a523f978966147501ad-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-20T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-20T22:30:00Z", "place": "Shrewsbury House Community Centre", "address": "Bushmoor Crescent, SE18 3EG London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Up Close with The Blues", "start": "2026-11-16T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Drayton Court", "address": "The Avenue 2, W13 8PH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/blues"], "description": "\"Up Close with The Blues\" is a live blues show staged in the Drawing Room of The Drayton Court, an intimate setting for just forty audience members. It stars celebrated international blues artist Giles Robson on vocals and harmonica, joined by Louis Crosson on guitar. The performance features two 45-minute sets plus encores, with creative interpretations of blues classics by names like Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Howlin Wolf, Memphis Slim, Little Walter, BB King, Albert King and Sonny Boy Williamson, alongside powerful original material. Doors open at 7:00pm, with the show running from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/up-close-with-the-blues-83075/", "official_url": "https://www.draytoncourtlondon.co.uk/whats-on/up-close-with-the-blues", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4d88d7adfbb1de928adaf2c1fd3c8982f4cd583dd2c5f746bc4fb99f7067dde9-600.webp"}, {"title": "Porch Swing Blues", "start": "2026-11-07T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Green Note", "address": "Parkway 106, NW1 7AN London", "price": "£ 12.50", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": "12.50", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/blues"], "description": "Porch Swing Blues is a live music evening in the basement bar of an intimate music venue. The trio behind it plays acoustic blues, gospel and ragtime, praised by Blues In Britain as really fine, jaunty and worth catching live. Doors open at 7.30pm and the music starts at 8pm. The room is mixed seated and standing, with limited tables allocated first come, first served, so arriving early is recommended for a seat.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/porch-swing-blues-76553/", "official_url": "https://www.greennote.co.uk/production/porch-swing-blues/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/891e4b59e0b7f9160f236f9526a8552c2c15b0562d77817df8ae39e7ad3416a5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "FUSEBOX Sessions: Luke Jackson", "start": "2026-11-09T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "FUSEBOX Kingston", "address": "", "price": "from £10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/folk"], "description": "A live music evening in the FUSEBOX Sessions series, built around a concert of blues, folk and Americana songwriting. The performer is Luke Jackson, a UK-based singer-songwriter with a bluesy, soulful voice, known for his acclaimed recordings and dynamic live performances as a solo artist or trio. He regularly tours the UK as well as Europe, the USA and Canada, and critics have praised his emotionally soaring voice. The gig lasts two hours, with the show running from 19:30 to 21:30 and doors opening at 19:00.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fusebox-sessions-luke-jackson-35483/", "official_url": "https://creativeyouthcharity.org/event/fusebox-sessions-luke-jackson/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dc193235f93a879ecb7301f7820607b466b41d0637a8c1d10e5a9084eb66e719-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lana Shelley", "start": "2026-11-07T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Green Note", "address": "Parkway 106, NW1 7AN London", "price": "£ 15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/blues"], "description": "Lana Shelley returns to Green Note for an intimate, soulful night after consistently sold-out shows there. She has spent nearly three decades writing, recording and performing, bringing a distinctive fusion of blues, rock 'n' roll, jazz and vintage swing. Expect velvet, jazz-soaked vocals, sharp storytelling, deep grooves and high-spirited live energy celebrating her own songwriting. 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Wolfie's Whisky presents the night with house band Recked Blues, a group of noted London musicians performing Blues/Rock standards with a fusion flair, including session guitarist Mete Ege and drummer Vinnie Reck. Guests are invited to bring their instruments and vocal talents and jam away, getting in early to put their name on the list. Drinks specials on Wolfie's whisky cocktails run all night long, presented by Wild Thing Promotions with Marshall Amplification and Yamaha Music London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wolfies-rock-n-roll-whisky-presents-blues-jam-nights-w-recke-76815/", "official_url": "https://www.slimjimsliquorstore.com/events/wolfies-rock-n-roll-whisky-presents-blues-jam-nights-w-recked-blues-house-band-9/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f3ba7dfd9686a7e013208a3d68cb51fa2a86f4ed38ef9a19e3b78b5dfc2bb61a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Fundraising blues night with Dave Kelly", "start": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Elleray Centre", "address": "North Lane 23, TW11 0HG Teddington", "price": "17 GBP", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "17.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/blues"], "description": "An evening of live blues, rock and soul in an intimate setting, held as a fundraiser for the Elleray Community Centre charity that runs the venue and its social club for older people. Dave Kelly, a founding member of the Blues Band who has been at the heart of the British blues scene for decades, performs the set; he has played alongside John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf and Freddie King, among many others. All proceeds go to the charity. 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Original music is performed live by Pete Saunders of Dexy's Midnight Runners, with showgirl striptease by Belle de Beauvoir, called 'The Sparkling Diamond of Burlesque' by the BBC. The show celebrates the golden age of cabaret with a modern twist.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/blues-and-burlesque-107593/", "official_url": "https://hackneybridge.org/em_event/blues-and-burlesque/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4f692c58ccaa85b69fcfb14e448f87474c4da3042808bc23a74430d580f4fb7f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Afternoon Show: TJ Johnson’s Peak of the Week", "start": "2026-11-11T15:00:00Z", "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"], "description": "An afternoon show of live jazz, blues, gospel and country music. It features TJ Johnson, counted among the UK's finest jazz and blues singers, who also plays piano and drums and leads a band. He sings songs of love lost and gained, of life wholesome and corrupt, songs of hope and songs of the night. Jamboree's 'Zer' kitchen opens after the show serving Middle Eastern fusion food.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/afternoon-show-tj-johnsons-peak-of-the-week-36706/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-afternoon-jazz-in-london-88/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d77a882d2c6482af36822b66a3ac18bef741e55252decf393fca3db13e5e9ec3-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute", "start": "2026-11-12T18:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Phoenix Arts Club", "address": "Phoenix Street 1, WC2H 8BU London", "price": "From £43.16 £34.86", "price_from": "34.86", "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/swing"], "description": "The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute is a live music show celebrating two jazz legends in an intimate, low-lit venue. World-class musicians and powerhouse vocalists bring their iconic songs, from Fly Me To The Moon to What a Wonderful World, back to life in a heartfelt tribute. The evening moves from Sinatra's effortless swing to Armstrong's unforgettable voice and trumpet, with saxophones, vocals and spontaneous improvisation. Lasting about 60 minutes, the show is for guests aged 18 and over, with first-come, first-served seating.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-jazz-room-a-frank-sinatra-louis-armstrong-tribute-69772/", "official_url": "https://feverup.com/m/502343", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a27c951966781ebb8f1cdba2b78f2c29b9c15d1668a61773f55a0a2ff07afc8d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Friday Jazz Duo with Toby Evans & Emma Taylor at The Artillery Arms", "start": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Artillery Arms", "address": "Bunhill Row 102, EC1Y 8ND London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Friday Jazz Duo with Toby Evans & Emma Taylor at The Artillery Arms is an intimate live jazz set held on alternating Fridays at the pub. Guitarist Toby Evans and vocalist Emma Taylor, who first met at the Royal Academy of Music, play a stripped-back set of jazz standards, original arrangements, and songs from the contemporary songbook. Their performance is built around guitar, voice, and close musical conversation, moving between familiar melodies, fresh interpretations, and original material. Live music starts in the evening, inviting guests to come after work, grab a drink, and ease into the weekend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friday-jazz-duo-with-toby-evans-emma-taylor-at-the-artillery-47853/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1322fed87470319c0a1565823288a6cc5fc3abb0ff6a9b5d3a8a9d9473c83249-600.webp"}, {"title": "Limehouse de Reverie With The Cable Street Rag Band", "start": "2026-11-12T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "£9 - £22 advance / Gig + Dance Class Option Available", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/swing"], "description": "Limehouse de Reverie is a night of live old-time, 1920s, '30s and '40s jazz and swing at Jamboree, with three sets from 8.30pm and a late-night jam from 11.30pm till 12.30am. The resident players are Ewan Bleach's Cable Street Rag Band, a band formed at the Cable Street studios in Limehouse. They play rags, blues, song-book foxtrots, swing numbers and other dance music from around the world, including waltzes, beguines, tangos and the odd polkas, all dating from the 1850s-1940s; the band features Ewan Bleach on saxophones, clarinets and vocals, Lewis Taylor on trumpet and vocals, John Kelly on guitar and Joe Dessauer on drums. Before the concert, from 7pm to 8pm, Lesta Woo presents a drop-in, open level swing dance class with no prior experience required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/limehouse-de-reverie-with-the-cable-street-rag-band-36709/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-jazz-and-swing-music-in-london-4-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ad7cf4bddb0321fc4bce0ad61e9ddba1903707645300ca79f14035c18100edaa-600.webp"}, {"title": "Institute of Rhythm & Blues", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T22:30:00Z", "place": "The Fox & Firkin", "address": "Lewisham High Street 316, SE13 6JZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul"], "description": "An evening of soul music at the pub venue The Fox & Firkin. Two bands from the Institute of Rhythm & Blues perform, guided by Andy Dummett, who has played with some of the biggest names in classic Soul music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/institute-of-rhythm-blues-43998/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/institute-of-rhythm-blues-10th-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/69782eb2162c870bbf5d4073757aa57e239feb7900dcd0386736a4baefb5efd1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "A Lunch Gig With Ewan Bleach & The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra", "start": "2026-11-15T12:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "£14 / £11 (earlybird) £9 advance", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "A Sunday lunchtime concert of live jazz and swing at Jamboree, a Kings Cross venue for jazz, world music and European folk. It features clarinettist and bandleader Ewan Bleach with his big band, The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra. The ten-piece-style ensemble plays arrangements of popular songs and original blues and jazz numbers from the 'territory' bands of late 1920s and early 1930s America, such as Benny Moten, Charlie Johnson, Fess Williams and Duke Ellington. They also perform material from Canadian and British dance bands like Guy Lombardo and Bert Ambrose, alongside Ewan Bleach's own compositions and arrangements, with Middle Eastern fusion food available from the venue's 'Zer' kitchen.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-lunch-gig-with-ewan-bleach-the-fleeting-paradise-orchestra-49157/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-afternoon-jazz-and-swing-in-london-17/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d1a5c5d15a426b89d18cd29eb1da5fe9bc0b80df35438e91def0fb70e6f7658b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Dai Price – Bass, Vocals and Blues Roots", "start": "2026-11-15T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T23:00:00Z", "place": "Nightjar", "address": "City Road 129, EC1V 1JB London", "price": "£6", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/blues"], "description": "A live evening of blues-rooted music at the Nightjar bar. Dai Price, a soulful vocalist from the UK roots music scene, is joined by pianist Al Dunn. Together they explore their shared love of honky tonk, early jazz and rhythm and blues.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dai-price-bass-vocals-and-blues-roots-49253/", "official_url": "https://www.barnightjar.com/shoreditch-listings/dai-price-duo", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bedabe5ecbb60706a02544fe5d552ac66d7f89634ddf051f429acaa90c6fe18b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Ruby Robinson", "start": "2026-11-12T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T23:00:00Z", "place": "Nightjar", "address": "City Road 129, EC1V 1JB London", "price": "£6", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Lapazoos DUO + Thursday Throwdown WITH Ruby Robinson is a night of live music at Nightjar, pairing the band's early New Orleans-inspired blues and swing from the 1920s and 30s with a free throwdown set. The Lapazoos, a regular fixture at the venue, feature Graham Hughes, Laurence Corns, Dominic Pipkin and Ben Hazleton, with lots of vocals, excellent jazz and light-hearted fun. Singer Ruby Robinson joins the bill; she has performed across the UK at venues such as Ronnie Scott's, The Crazy Coqs, Café de Paris and The Pheasantry, and draws on jazz divas like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. She brings a timeless approach to tunes from the Great American Songbook, known for her stage presence, stylistic technique and warm tones.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ruby-robinson-61728/", "official_url": "https://www.barnightjar.com/shoreditch-listings/lapazoos-duo", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4db16c8766138259b7b963535bae6e68037ce6a44281481b47e45a0009191555-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Live Blues & Soul", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Blues Kitchen", "address": "Curtain Road 134, EC2A 3AR London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/blues"], "description": "A Monday night of live blues and soul at The Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch. The night invites you to stay for the live band after that first afterwork drink, with a live blues and soul set starting at 9pm. Entry is free all night, with the option to book an area.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/live-blues-soul-39001/", "official_url": "https://theblueskitchen.com/shoreditch/event/live-blues-soul-97/", "image": ""}]}