{"title": "BRANFORD MARSALIS & DIANNE REEVES CELEBRATE JOHN COLTRANE", "start": "2026-11-21T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "British Airways Arc", "address": "Hammersmith Road, W14 8FJ London", "price": "From £67.80", "price_from": "67.80", "price_to": "67.80", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "An evening concert of jazz at the British Airways Arc, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, in which saxophonist Branford Marsalis and singer Dianne Reeves honor the legacy of John Coltrane on the centennial of his birth. The two artists have recorded a tribute album revisiting Coltrane's 1963 collaboration with Johnny Hartman, released on Blue Note Records, with a worldwide tour following. Marsalis leads the Branford Marsalis Quartet, an ensemble celebrated for more than three decades for its interpretations of original compositions and jazz classics, while Reeves is a five-time Grammy-winning vocalist acclaimed as one of the foremost jazz singers of her time.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/branford-marsalis-dianne-reeves-celebrate-john-coltrane-62179/", "official_url": "https://www.britishairwaysarc.co.uk/event/branford-reeves/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4babb3bd2146bf3db5866d4155af90ecc9289bf3d93ac29cfa0419fd8e54493f-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "British Airways Arc", "address": "Hammersmith Road, W14 8FJ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "One Jazz presents Coltrane at 100 - with Denys Baptiste and Gary Crosby", "start": "2026-11-21T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "219 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/spiritual-jazz", "occasion/anniversary"], "description": "One Jazz presents Coltrane at 100, an afternoon concert celebrating the centenary of saxophonist John Coltrane. Two of the UK's most acclaimed jazz musicians, Denys Baptiste and Gary Crosby, play a selection of classics from Coltrane's spiritual jazz canon. Bass player Crosby, founder of Tomorrow's Warriors and the only jazz musician awarded the Queen's Medal for Music, is joined by saxophonist Baptiste, a Tomorrow's Warrior himself and a devoted student of Coltrane's music. The show takes place in the restored Chapel of Abney Park Cemetery, the latest in a series of sold-out One Jazz performances there.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/one-jazz-presents-coltrane-at-100-with-denys-baptiste-and-ga-59944/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/one-jazz-presents-john-coltrane-gaary-68eg7", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dc22a56e6c17abb74359c04afead3a1a3bbfbdc89432bd20040e05b5dfaca66e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz at Trades, London Jazz Festival Special - The Music of Duke Ellington", "start": "2026-11-17T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T21:30:00Z", "place": "Walthamstow Trades Hall", "address": "61-63 Tower Hamlets Road, E17 4RQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "Jazz at Trades is Walthamstow's premier jazz night, and for this London Jazz Festival special it celebrates the 2026 festival with ambitious new arrangements of the music of Duke Ellington. The music is played by an all-star group of improvisers who, as bandleaders and composers themselves, constantly seek to expand the language of their own music, much like Ellington himself. The lineup features Kim Macari on trumpet, Reiss Ellis Beckles on alto saxophone, Riley Stone-Lonergan on tenor saxophone, Olly Chalk on piano, Tom Rivière on double bass and George Grundy on drums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-at-trades-london-jazz-festival-special-the-music-of-duk-70771/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90a7600bfe1778e3af7508d2a54b2b73c32fc8c7fd46e41dd00f732242035073-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tony Kofi and The Organisation Celebrates 100 years of Lou Donaldson", "start": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "World Heart Beat", "address": "3 Ponton Rd, SW11 7BD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A jazz concert by Tony Kofi and The Organisation marking the 100th birthday of saxophonist Lou Donaldson. 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Award-winning duo Alina Bzhezhinska on harp and Tony Kofi on saxophone, joined by tabla virtuoso Yousuf Ali Khan, celebrate the visionary music Alice Coltrane created after the passing of her husband and musical collaborator John Coltrane. Blending jazz, Indian classical traditions and spiritual improvisation, the two-set performance takes audiences on an immersive journey of beauty, contemplation and joy. Created exclusively for the EFG London Jazz Festival, it is a rare, one-off event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/after-john-cosmic-music-of-alice-coltrane-40203/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/alina-bzhezhinska-after-john-cosmic-music-of-alice-coltrane/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7825df2dd87ee493fdfe3de7e4e4f634f7c1194756572504285de1338ae840db-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Robin Phillips Sings & Plays: Chet Baker", "start": "2026-11-18T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Toulouse Lautrec", "address": "140 Newington Butts, SE11 4RN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/vocal-jazz"], "description": "Singer and pianist Robin Phillips, joined by trumpeter James Brady, leads an intimate evening of vocals, piano and trumpet celebrating the music and legacy of jazz icon Chet Baker, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The programme draws on songs made famous by Baker, including Almost Blue, Let's Get Lost and You Don't Know What Love Is, and is inspired by stories the two musicians gathered while interviewing people across Europe who knew him, for a new documentary. They are joined by Charlie Pyne on acoustic bass, Alex Best on drums and guest guitarist Louis Thorne for a deeply personal journey into Baker's fragile vocals, haunting trumpet sound and enduring musical legacy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/robin-phillips-sings-plays-chet-baker-62014/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7bf4eacb968f8c8b86d9e75142a0ba40260642901461c01abec07c13aa2f996c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jean Toussaint Quintet Opening: Nnamdi Nnachi-Cole Quartet", "start": "2026-11-13T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "World Heart Beat", "address": "3 Ponton Rd, SW11 7BD London", "price": "£20/£22.50/£30", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A jazz double bill at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, opening with a young London quartet and headlined by a quintet led by a Grammy Award-winning saxophonist. Nnamdi Nnachi-Cole Quartet opens the night: the young pianist, trained at the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy, leads a band with Ellis Gates on drums, Hass Richards on bass and Kassa Green Jaksci on alto saxophone. Headlining is Jean Toussaint's JT5, blending swinging, soulful, bluesy and funky contemporary jazz, drawing on Toussaint's years with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and his standing as a composer, bandleader and educator.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jean-toussaint-quintet-opening-nnamdi-nnachi-cole-quartet-61795/", "official_url": "https://worldheartbeat.org/whats-on/event/jean-toussaint-quintet-opener-nnamdi-nnachi-cole-trio/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a883816fc67069c5c1d567fb8d452258009c044cf4407ad03168adeb4c936d4f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth", "start": "2026-11-18T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £19 / Vortex Members £17 / Students & UC beneficiaries £15", "price_from": "19.00", "price_to": "19.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A one-night jazz concert at the Vortex Jazz Club in which a seven-piece band performs Oliver Nelson's landmark 1961 album The Blues and the Abstract Truth in its entirety. It is led by saxophonist and bandleader Reiss Ellis Beckles, who plays alto saxophone alongside Joseph Oti on trumpet, Houston Patton on tenor saxophone, Phil Knights on baritone saxophone, Simon Purcell on piano, Tom Riviere on double bass and Laura Klain on drums. Using Nelson's original arrangements, the ensemble celebrates the album's powerful melodies, sophisticated harmonies and timeless blues language. It is a rare chance to hear one of jazz's most influential recordings performed live, as originally conceived.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/reiss-ellis-beckles-presents-blues-and-the-abstract-truth-40209/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/reiss-ellis-beckles-presents-blues-and-the-abstract-truth/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5d0c6f6dcb3943fe32168cc8230cea35ce4b5c54c1b26deffb2465a551764f48-1200.webp"}, {"title": "SPICE JAZZ: Sophie Alloway Quartet", "start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Crazy Coqs", "address": "Sherwood Street 21, W1F 7ED London", "price": "£20 incl. fees", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/contemporary-jazz"], "description": "An evening of world-class contemporary jazz at the EFG London Jazz Festival. Drummer Sophie Alloway leads an all-star quartet with Ross Stanley on piano, Mornington Lockett on sax and Laurence Cottle on bass. The group performs music by iconic composers such as Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. Alloway is a sought-after musician who has appeared with high-profile artists and events including Later With Jools Holland, the Mercury Music Prize and Glastonbury Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spice-jazz-sophie-alloway-quartet-45684/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/efg-london-jazz-festival-spice-jazz-soho-sophie-alloway-quartet", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d95d29d3927b8e45c3fdfffe823081ffe01fbcf8b5afd6a7c891c47c71de15b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "John Horler Trio - Celebrating Bill Evans", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ronnie Scott's Bar", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "An evening of jazz at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club celebrating the music of Bill Evans. The John Horler Trio features John Horler on piano, Tim Wells on bass and Ronnie Jones on drums. Horler, one of Britain's top jazz pianists, first saw Evans play in London as a 17-year-old student and devotes the show to his legacy. He also shares stories between tunes and performs Evans' pioneering modern jazz repertoire.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/john-horler-trio-celebrating-bill-evans-70282/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bc96a452c993b46d8daea4f4b032695e912ac29aa80d976270357c380420ac47-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Dream Lives On – Celebrating Michał Urbaniak!", "start": "2026-11-14T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T22:30:00Z", "place": "Jazz Cafe Posk", "address": "King Street 238-246, W6 0RF London", "price": "£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A tribute concert celebrating the Polish music master Michał Urbaniak, part of the official programme of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2026. All-star players and key members of his Urbanator Band, including Xantoné Blacq, Otto Williams, Troy Miller, Femi Temowo and young violinist Casey Whyte, honour his life and music. Expect Polish melodies flowing over funk grooves decorated with jazz harmonies.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dream-lives-on-celebrating-micha-urbaniak-36727/", "official_url": "https://jazzcafeposk.org/event/the-dream-lives-on-celebrating-michal-urbaniak/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c03b98af5202c0902f842d1e25bbe76c5d8e91626dd332bffc47f226f8f77fca-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The 5 Most Important Records on Blue Note", "start": "2026-11-10T15:30:00Z", "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": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A listening and discussion session at The Jazz Social during the EFG London Jazz Festival, centred on the Blue Note record catalogue. A panel of jazz experts — Jumoké Fashola, Kevin Long and Jane Cornwell — plays and talks about five beloved titles from that catalogue. Newcomers get an introduction to some of the most significant titles in jazz, while seasoned fans can hear familiar twentieth-century tracks with fresh ears. Attendance is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-5-most-important-records-on-blue-note-78651/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/the-5-most-important-records-on-blue-note", "image": "https://noky.io/images/904843cee62d3bf955cd16467c52424932190591cd9a46285e82479433099600-1200.webp"}]}