{"title": "Gary Husband & The Orbital Band", "start": "2026-11-13T18:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Efg London Jazz Festival", "address": "Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP London", "price": "40 – 60 incl. fees", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/fusion"], "description": "Gary Husband & The Orbital Band is a high-energy jazz fusion concert at Ronnie Scott's, celebrating the jazz clubs of the EFG London Jazz Festival. For the first time in 16 years, acclaimed drummer, pianist and keyboardist Gary Husband returns to the drum chair to lead his new project, The Orbital Band. With guitarist Rocco Zifarelli, keyboardist Tom Cawley and bassist Matthew Garrison, the quartet plays new and classic Husband compositions, music by the band members and adapted interpretations reflecting his work with artists like Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. The four musicians bring credits spanning Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, Chaka Khan and Ennio Morricone, promising a virtuosic evening of fusion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gary-husband-the-orbital-band-69752/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/gary-husband-the-orbital-band", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a4a7118602a70754200c58e778278591ddfeb1d9d9b0048e2c4e51ffd658a319-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-13T18:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Efg London Jazz Festival", "address": "Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Greg Surmacz", "start": "2026-11-07T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Upstairs @ Ronnie's", "address": "47 Frith St, W1D 4HT London", "price": "£25.00–£35.00", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/fusion"], "description": "Greg Surmacz performs live at Upstairs @ Ronnie's, blending jazz, post-rock and electronic music built from woodwind, analogue synth melodies, pulsating sub-bass and intricate rhythms. What began as a solo production project is now a full live band with some of the UK's finest musicians. His music has drawn support from Gilles Peterson, Jamie Cullum and others, and his band features players from acts including The Cinematic Orchestra and Nubiyan Twist. The evening draws on his fifth album Building Beyond The Sky and the EP Voices Through The Wall, with vocalists including Ruby Wood, Daudi Matsiko and Open Mike Eagle.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/greg-surmacz-61514/", "official_url": "https://halibuts.com/events/eventdetail/158732-353301-greg_surmacz-ronnie_scotts_jazz_club-7-Nov-2026-9.00pm", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe58931b54303d46bbfe903ca5b1341dcc2c7f4642032a81037de3b7e50b3a94-600.webp"}, {"title": "North London Jazz Collective", "start": "2026-11-03T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Green Note", "address": "Parkway 106, NW1 7AN London", "price": "£ 14.00", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "http://wegottickets.com/f/28135", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "North London Jazz Collective returns to Green Note for a special gig, continuing their collaboration with gifted fellow travellers from overseas. Co-founder, London drummer Robbie Ellison, teams up with NYC-based double bass titan Paul Sikivie, fresh from Samara Joy's band, and former London resident Ofer Landsberg, a world-class guitarist who has shared the bandstand with bebop giants such as Frank Hewitt and Jimmy Lovelace. Expect swinging grooves, pretty chords, elegant melodies and big vibes. The collective brings together some of the UK's finest jazz musicians, spanning swing, bebop, trad, manouche, fusion and contemporary jazz.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/north-london-jazz-collective-76550/", "official_url": "https://www.greennote.co.uk/production/north-london-jazz-collective/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5dff6f5593138caca302c201210fd9c5f7878d9a6a7a665305b8afb9a95f4cc5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO", "start": "2026-11-01T15:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T18:00:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £15 / Vortex Members £10 / Students & UC beneficiaries £8", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/london-jazz-orchestra-vortex-sessions-the-pianists-of-the-ljo-tickets-MYR2L9?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO is a jazz concert at the Vortex Club's monthly session. The London Jazz Orchestra, a unique big band of top soloists and writers directed by Scott Stroman, performs new music up-close-and-personal. This session features John Taylor, Pete Saberton, Nikki Iles and Alcyona Mick, the four pianists who have held the keyboard chair in the band, all original voices as players and writers. Their compositions and arrangements of their music by other band members are showcased.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/london-jazz-orchestra-vortex-sessions-the-pianists-of-the-lj-40186/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/london-jazz-orchestra-vortex-sessions-the-pianists-of-the-ljo/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c551b6677145fef5543d99646d56709841854f3f287624bc92210304919f3f49-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Rob Luft Quartet", "start": "2026-10-30T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £20 / Vortex Members £18 / Students & UC beneficiaries £16", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/rob-luft-quartet-tickets-8KQM3Z?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "An evening of live jazz at the Vortex, a club in London's Gillett Square, with two sets by the Rob Luft Quartet. The quartet features Rob Luft on guitar, Joe Wright on tenor saxophone, Tom McCredie on bass and Corrie Dick on drums. Luft, a London-born guitarist named 'Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, is counted among the most exciting jazz guitarists of his generation in Europe, with comparisons to Bill Frisell, John Abercrombie and Pat Metheny. His albums 'Riser' (2017) and 'Dahab Days' (2023) appeared on Edition Records, and he has collaborated with artists such as Elina Duni, John Surman and Anders Jormin on ECM Records.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rob-luft-quartet-40183/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/rob-luft-quartet-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dde36f17d4b78d59318afb70f71a646361e8b00cde81b4820c20fa516a8bda06-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Soner Ersen", "start": "2026-10-30T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "President Hotel", "address": "56-60 Guilford St, WC1N 1DB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Friday Night Jazz at the Atrium Bar & Restaurant presents an evening of jazz standards, original compositions, swinging grooves and inspired improvisation. Internationally acclaimed guitarist Phil Robson performs, joined by Soner Ersen on piano, Andy Cleyndert on bass and Eric Ford on drums. Robson is one of the UK's most respected jazz guitarists, a multi-award-winning player and composer, and co-founder of the acclaimed group Partisans.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/soner-ersen-61098/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0639f27d67b09f39490483f91e68e8ebd97bce5dcb9e9bf8c473c50bad8e9c98-600.webp"}, {"title": "Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer", "start": "2026-11-06T18:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T20:15:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £12.50 / Vortex Members £6.25 / Students & UC beneficiaries £5", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": "12.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/colin-webster-matthew-grigg-caius-williams-fabian-neubauer-downstairs-tickets-N3TZM8?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/improvisation"], "description": "An improvised music concert at the Vortex Jazz Club, a mixed seated and standing venue on Gillett Square, with one set of music. The line-up is a brand new quartet of highly regarded British and European improvisors: Colin Webster on alto saxophone, Matthew Grigg on guitar, Caius Williams on double bass and Fabian Neubauer on drum kit. Webster and Williams are two of London's most prolific improvisors, working with many key figures in experimental music, while Grigg is an exciting guitarist from Bristol creating his own language and style, and Neubauer, a Wuppertal-based multi-instrumentalist, combines electronics and acoustic drums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/colin-webster-matthew-grigg-caius-williams-fabian-neubauer-40194/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/colin-webster-matthew-grigg-caius-williams-fabian-neubauer/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6981c06e2c5e869ac1cae7886b55daf889765921362ceb6171a92df1b13f1d65-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mark Lasis Quintet", "start": "2026-11-04T18:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:15:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £12.50 / Vortex Members £6.25 / Students & UC beneficiaries £5", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": "12.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/mark-lasis-quintet-downstairs-tickets-D3R4CQ", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Mark Lasis Quintet play one set of music at the Vortex Jazz Club. London-based accordionist and composer Mark Lasis leads the quintet, with solly chappell on guitar, Artis Aleksejevs on drum kit, Alex Sibley on alto saxophone and Will Ewins on bass guitar. They perform original compositions inspired by the sounds of 70s fusion paired with Lasis's roots as a classical musician. Lasis, who studies at the Royal Academy of Music, aims to show the accordion's versatility in contemporary music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-lasis-quintet-40189/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mark-lasis-quintet/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3e18562adc7d4c381c08f0eb66a1066a9b83261e1bc82e2fdba58dfe8bb153ed-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Vortex Lates: Jochen Rueckert Quartet plays Jazz Classics", "start": "2026-11-05T22:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T00:15:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £12 / Vortex Members £10 / Students & UC beneficiaries £10", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/vortex-lates-jochen-rueckert-quartet-plays-jazz-classics-tickets-L402PY?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A late-night jazz concert at the Vortex Jazz Club, with drummer Jochen Rueckert leading his new New York City Quartet through one set of music. The band brings together standout young musicians – Kevin Sun on tenor saxophone, Alexandra Ridout on trumpet and Hamish Smith on double bass – decades Rueckert's junior, championing the next generation. Rueckert, known from the Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet and Sam Yahel Trio and whose earlier quartet toured internationally for over 15 years, sees the group release its debut album \"How to Survive a Beheading\", his seventh as a bandleader.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/vortex-lates-jochen-rueckert-quartet-plays-jazz-classics-40193/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-lates-jochen-rueckert-quartet-plays-jazz-classics/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a4b05ff867af07000d23456439f73ac5959fb0412c04b18de259f875e1d03297-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Vortex Jam Session", "start": "2026-11-01T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £6 / Free entry for Vortex members & participating musicians", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/vortex-jam-session-september-october-tickets-R2WYBF?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Vortex Jam Session is a weekly Sunday-evening jam session at Vortex Jazz Club, where the house band is joined by visiting instrumentalists. It is hosted in rotation by four of London's finest musicians: guitarist Nick Costley-White, trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonist Riley Stone-Lonergan. Instrumentalists who plan to play with the house band can attend for free, with no need to book in advance, and Vortex members also enter free of charge. The house band for this session is yet to be confirmed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/vortex-jam-session-40176/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-10-2026-09-06-2026-09-13/2026-10-25/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/33c3df52a2b153c5d511b2c9bb01a19d91f0cdb2b52abc2ae3641302b7f8ff00-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Bonney / Brice / Crowley / Giles", "start": "2026-11-11T18:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T20:15:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £12.50 / Vortex Members £6.25 / Students & UC beneficiaries £5", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": "12.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/bonney-brice-crowley-giles-downstairs-tickets-28WBPD?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-jazz"], "description": "A jazz concert at Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston's Gillett Square, featuring one set of free jazz music. The performers are a British quartet: Alex Bonney on trumpet, Olie Brice on double bass, George Crowley on tenor saxophone and Tim Giles on drum kit. They play legendary free jazz repertoire by figures such as Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler and Paul Motian. Doors open before the music begins.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bonney-brice-crowley-giles-40199/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/bonney-brice-crowley-giles/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4bdf63bec336549199e2fa15aeeec4b79bd00d23df71c105084847cd74cefe58-1200.webp"}, {"title": "John Horler Trio - Celebrating Bill Evans", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club", "address": "Frith Street 47, W1D 4HT London", "price": "", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "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": "Jazz Night with Pianist Dave Gordon", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Elephant Inn", "address": "Ballards Lane 283, N12 8NR London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "An evening of live jazz at The Elephant Inn in Finchley, built around well-loved standards and fresh interpretations. Acclaimed pianist Dave Gordon, a respected name on the British jazz circuit known for his inventive arrangements and expressive playing, leads the night. The evening is also about unwinding with the pub's full bar and spending time in good company. It is a ticketed event with advance booking essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-night-with-pianist-dave-gordon-49110/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/639a08d3ab7b5a1258e2d993bf5c3f89bb16c5a754b64de97ff28f307e07e808-600.webp"}, {"title": "GSMD Lunchtime Concert: FIBI", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Efg London Jazz Festival", "address": "Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/contemporary-jazz"], "description": "FIBI is a lunchtime concert by a London-based jazz and soul ensemble led by vocalist and songwriter FIBI. The band brings together young musicians with a shared devotion for groove and storytelling, blending contemporary jazz with soul, gospel and R&B influences. Inspired by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and D'Angelo, their performances balance rich harmonies, expressive vocals and spirited improvisation. Though an emerging group, they champion the evergreens of tradition while embracing modern textures and genre-fluidity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gsmd-lunchtime-concert-fibi-69743/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/gsmd-lunchtime-concert-fibi", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fafdd4c7abca2ccd22d908047688f093470edf566a8f881e00d75ec9b27140fe-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Stratos", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Grow, Hackney", "address": "Wallis Road 98, E9 5LN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://growhackney.squarespace.com/faqs", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Stratos is the resident jazz band of Grow's weekly Thursday Jazz Jam, a long-standing night held at a canalside venue in Hackney Wick. The band is led by Mercury Prize-nominated bassist Rio Kai, with Dom Pusey on saxophone, Mike De Souza on guitar and Zoe Pascal on drums. Each set explores both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, with improvisation and connection at its centre. After the first set, the jam opens up to jazz musicians who want to join in, and entry is free for jammers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/stratos-61041/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8ab92d4ea34f2314ff21ec8fb489ed74f6b7751f43a641f05222815f38f44293-600.webp"}, {"title": "GSMD Lunchtime Concert: Yamakozo", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Efg London Jazz Festival", "address": "Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A free lunchtime concert by the band Yamakozo. The band is led by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Alex Allen, whose members met while studying at Guildhall School of Music, and it fuses jazz improvisation with the grooves of funk and soul. It features Alex Allen on electric guitar, Mark McQuillan on double bass and Wisdom Udensi on piano. It takes place at The Jazz Social, a pop-up venue with mixed standing and seating.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gsmd-lunchtime-concert-yamakozo-69746/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/gsmd-lunchtime-concert-yamakozo", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3442d9c08ef2776821adfd44378580f1c5ce07101bdcb2d5225a1e195c825dd4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Huskies Night", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T22:30:00Z", "place": "Orpington Liberal Club", "address": "Station Road 7, BR6 0RZ Orpington", "price": "Free entry to OLC/CAMRA members, £1 to non-members – pay at the bar", "price_from": "1.00", "price_to": "1.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Huskies Night is a music evening at Orpington Liberal Club, set up by founding father Dave Silk. Singers, musicians, poets and spoken word acts are encouraged to take a floorspot, solo or backed by a first-class band of accomplished jazz musicians. Regulars include singers Jacci Norris and Mieko Kanai, guitarist Simon Goodwin, pianist Richard Simmons, bass player John Pead and percussionist Bryan Britten. Highlights also include a raffle for a can of spam and other prizes, with a cash hat collection for the musicians at a suggested minimum of £5.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/huskies-night-37654/", "official_url": "https://orpingtonliberalclub.co.uk/events/huskies-night-2026-10-30/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/075786ba36d7e30d14df675099e530ed33332a8b3fa8b261269a03537726aae0-600.webp"}]}