{"title": "Guildhall Big Band: Harlem Renaissance", "start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall School of Music and Drama", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DT London", "price": "£15 (£8 concessions)", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band", "history/20th-century"], "description": "An evening of jazz, blues and gospel celebrating the Harlem Renaissance, the era that marked a major turning point in the cultural and artistic history of New York's African American community. Author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre narrates a journey back to the jazz clubs and cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s, weaving together the social, musical and historical threads of the period. Guildhall Big Band and students from Merton Music Foundation, directed by Matt Skelton, lead the musical exploration of a time when this music spoke to the struggles and triumphs of the African American experience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guildhall-big-band-harlem-renaissance-80636/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-big-band-harlem-renaissance-0", "image": "https://noky.io/images/055f18602235af485caf987b34cbd69e8cd58d40788a9aa386dac628a3a7f40d-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall School of Music and Drama", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DT London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Marking African History Season: It Was Also About Other Black Musics", "start": "2026-10-31T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T20:00:00Z", "place": "Harlesden Library", "address": "Craven Park Road, NW10 8SE London", "price": "Free event", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-brent-reggae-album-covers-exhibition-marking-african-history-season-tickets-1991292747211?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*rjzw6i*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTAwMTU3NDY0OS4xNzgxMTc0NTI4*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODExNzQ1MjckbzEkZzAkdDE3ODExNzQ1MjckajYwJGwwJGgw", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul", "history/local-history"], "description": "A talk and listening event exploring Harlesden and Brent's role in black music beyond reggae, covering genres from soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop to Afrobeat through the area's record shops, clubs, venues and radio stations. Visitors are welcome to bring a vinyl record with a Brent connection to play and discuss, and families are invited. Kwaku, an independent history researcher, historical musicologist and Brent resident, is behind it. No booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/marking-african-history-season-it-was-also-about-other-black-60109/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/events-in-brent/2026/october/marking-african-history-season-it-was-also-about-other-black-musics", "image": ""}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "Limehouse de Reverie With The Cable Street Rag Band", "start": "2026-11-05T20:30:00Z", "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", "tickets_url": "https://wegottickets.com/af/584/f/27256", "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": "Music Appreciation: The Roaring Twenties", "start": "2026-11-02T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Blackheath Halls", "address": "23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ London", "price": "£170 / £17 each lecture", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "17.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.blackheathhalls.com/book/?bookevent=5301", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/20th-century", "music/classical"], "description": "A music appreciation lecture titled \"Music Appreciation: The Roaring Twenties\", held in the Hearn Recital Room. It is part of a series on \"The Roaring Twenties: A New Music for a New Age\", exploring how 1920s composers such as Stravinsky, Les Six, Gershwin and Bartók created a new, lighter sound shaped by jazz and cabaret. Details and booking are via Richard Perks. The lecture costs £17, with a course fee of £170 for the whole series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/music-appreciation-the-roaring-twenties-69559/", "official_url": "https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/music-appreciation-the-roaring-twenties-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/39258e8701175898bb214ef877669cd4e58e6fe6160e2e3980ca929d31783d0f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Nu Civilisation Orchestra", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Union Chapel", "address": "Compton Terrace, N1 2XD London", "price": "£30.00", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/nu-civilisation-orchestra/book-tickets", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["film/documentary", "music/jazz"], "description": "An evening with the Nu Civilisation Orchestra, a five-piece ensemble led by Peter Edwards and featuring Mark Kavuma on trumpet, performing live to John Akomfrah's documentary 'The Stuart Hall Project'. Marking 100 years since the birth of Miles Davis, the musicians play his soundtrack live against the 2013 film's portrait of Stuart Hall, the co-founder of New Left Review and a leading voice in British Cultural Studies. Layered with archival footage and Hall's own reflections, the film explores identity, race and belonging, with the live score deepening its resonance. Note that the event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, with tickets refunded in full.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nu-civilisation-orchestra-48343/", "official_url": "https://unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/nu-civilisation-orchestra", "image": ""}, {"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", "tickets_url": "", "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": "Reimagined histories: Spoken word and choir", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/singing/choir", "literature/spoken-word"], "description": "An evening of spoken word and choir at the National Gallery, held in the Pigott Theatre on level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing. It is led by poet and lawyer Dave Neita together with composer, artist and double bassist Dr Deborah Pritchard, joined by a choral ensemble. The performance is inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation', exploring themes of identity, dialogue, social justice and freedom. Blending historical and newly commissioned work, it places classical music of Gainsborough's era alongside contemporary compositions and bespoke poetry, reflecting on the legacies of empire and the transatlantic slave trade.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-78903/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-06-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3f5d42008a43fbc58de46f3e82c460b9f2c079a38af17ff9475f542dbca29080-2000.webp"}, {"title": "A Lunch Gig With Ewan Bleach & The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra", "start": "2026-11-01T12:15:00Z", "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", "tickets_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-afternoon-jazz-and-swing-in-london-17", "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": "Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black: 20th Anniversary", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Toulouse Lautrec", "address": "140 Newington Butts, SE11 4RN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://tickets.toulouselautrec.co.uk/events/toulouselautrec/2367743/select-date?ref=website_widget&show_event_filter=false", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul"], "description": "A live concert marking the 20th anniversary of the album Back to Black, held at the jazz venue Toulouse Lautrec in London. Vocalist Cali Rivlin is joined by Robin Banerjee, the guitarist who toured on the original album, with pianist Nick Gilmore and trombonist Tarik Mecci. They perform acoustic arrangements of songs including Back to Black, Rehab and Valerie, along with deeper cuts from Frank and Back to Black. Between songs, Robin shares personal backstage stories and memories of touring with Amy Winehouse.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/amy-winehouses-back-to-black-20th-anniversary-80996/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fbbd41da9c1c0bf02afda39fab0270167aaf231934477a5885e42599782cc9c8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Music & Memories: An afternoon of music, memories and good company for older people", "start": "2026-11-11T14:30:00Z", "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", "tickets_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/music-memories-an-afternoon-of-music-memories-and-good-company-for-older-people", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Music & Memories is a relaxed social afternoon of music, memories and good company, created especially for older people. It is part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, which is produced by Serious, and takes place at The Jazz Social. Guests can enjoy live music from SAHRA, hear favourite records from across the decades, and share stories and memories sparked by familiar songs. No knowledge of jazz is needed and there is no pressure to join in; attendees are welcome to bring a favourite record from their younger years and talk about what it means to them.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/music-memories-an-afternoon-of-music-memories-and-good-compa-69744/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/music-memories-an-afternoon-of-music-memories-and-good-company-for-older-people", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b2ce816d91baf5d2dab8ada63d9ff155568869550366e79618f4cf158edeadd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lulu Pierre: Remembering Billie, Sarah & Betty", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Toulouse Lautrec", "address": "140 Newington Butts, SE11 4RN London", "price": "", "price_from": "27.00", "price_to": "27.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.toulouselautrec.co.uk/checkout/new-session/id/9004345/chk/e371825c5660af1b128306171700b1ac/?ref=website_widget&show_event_filter=false", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/vocal-jazz"], "description": "A jazz vocal evening at the Toulouse Lautrec club, billed as a Black History Month celebration of three of the most influential Black women in jazz: Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Betty Carter. Vocalist Lulu Pierre joins pianist and musical director Alex Webb and his trio, singing from the three singers' song catalogues in Webb's arrangements, with expressive ballads, swing and a few personal favourites and surprises alongside the tribute.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lulu-pierre-remembering-billie-sarah-betty-80991/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}