{"title": "Jazz with the Half-Diminished Band", "start": "2026-11-05T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-17T14:00:00Z", "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Jazz with the Half-Diminished Band is a free lunchtime jazz session at the Rose Theatre's Rose Cafe. The band Half-Diminished are local amateur musicians who have played together in one form or another for several years, though this quintet is a new venture. They play jazz standards as well as blues, pop and rock numbers, all in a laid-back jazz style. The line-up includes Nick Sharapan on drums, John Lilley on bass, Patrick Geraghty on guitar, Chris Barnett and John Martin on saxophone, and Deborah Blowers on piano and vocals.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-with-the-half-diminished-band-64931/", "official_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/jazz-with-the-half-diminished-band-rwj7", "image": "https://noky.io/images/acd9953fc13644ddb7e806e3ff790e84efdc50b148c416ec0d9b10779a15e794-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-17T14:00:00Z", "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Melbury Music Quintet", "start": "2026-11-12T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Melbury Music Quintet play a free lunchtime set in the Rose Cafe, with a line-up usually featuring vocals, saxophone or trumpet, keys, bass and drums. Melbury Music is a collective of musicians playing 'jazz and more', performing jazz, blues, pop and soul and adjusting to what people like. Some dates also feature short open mic sessions before the main gig. Grab a comfy seat and a coffee, or a delicious lunch with wine, and enjoy the music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/melbury-music-quintet-64940/", "official_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/melbury-music-quintet-l5xg", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7fd81f21c0b0b9c8eb77e56a39cde553dfb9ec67bc84ed5629c1a6f326445679-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz Fridays", "start": "2026-11-06T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-12-18T12:30:00Z", "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Jazz Fridays is a series of free live jazz sessions held in the Rose Café. The Café Jazz Band plays tunes from the great American Songbook, with a line-up featuring assorted woodwinds, keys, bass and percussion. Visitors can grab a drink or snack from the café and start the weekend early. The sessions take place on selected Fridays.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-fridays-64933/", "official_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/jazz-fridays-hdbz", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72265721aa605b6afa2f8c83136e26e5c9193c7a5bc87dc7638a3451126a4bf6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Teresa Jennings", "start": "2026-11-03T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-11T14:00:00Z", "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Teresa Jennings is a free lunchtime jazz performance in the Rose Cafe. Jennings is an actor, writer and singer who performs throughout the UK and Ireland, sings with various bands and has been a regular writer and performer at The Soho Theatre Comedy Project. She sings jazz and folk and also has a regular monthly gig at The Northumberland Arms in Brentford. Visitors can grab a comfy seat, a coffee or a wine and enjoy the music, with delicious food and drinks available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/teresa-jennings-64930/", "official_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/teresa-jennings-5zsn", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c914fb33bcada7895bb812dd102a3dbbc5e3d1621e111a223eeaa40b520110b5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Afternoon Show: Swing With The Prospective Collective", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "Free/donations", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "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": "Friday Jazz (October 2026)", "start": "2026-10-30T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oxford House", "address": "Derbyshire Street, E2 6HG London", "price": "Free, donations welcome", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-jazz-october-2026-tickets-2001162905119?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Friday Jazz is a monthly early evening jazz performance at Oxford House in Bethnal Green. It is curated by the OH House Band, a four-piece ensemble of brilliant young musicians on sax, double bass, keys and drums. Each show mixes well-known classics, standards and new discoveries. The event is free, with donations welcome to support free arts programmes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friday-jazz-october-2026-41798/", "official_url": "https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/event/friday-jazz-october-2026-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e6060671adcb5ec56c9cd9e051f1cb0d1156e56d7c32ac6a76365aa8f324a3aa-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Band", "start": "2026-11-11T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £15 / Vortex Members £7.5 / Students & UC beneficiaries £6.25", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/family-band-tickets-CTJH53?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-jazz"], "description": "A jazz evening with Family Band playing two sets at Vortex Jazz Club. The quartet unites four long-term collaborators and friends: Kim Macari on trumpet, Riley Stone-Lonergan on tenor saxophone, Tom Rivière on double bass and Steve Hanley on drum kit. Their starting point is the freewheeling music of the musicians at the forefront of the 1960s free jazz revolution, whose opening up of jazz's constraints is now seen as an integral part of the music's development. Rather than recreating the work of Ornette Coleman and others, the band shares its powerful momentum, combining fierce intensity, introspection and the blues into an emotionally complex and often cathartic whole.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-band-40200/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/family-band-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6d45dd5383dfbb452fd6a86c50b0aa328c8ccc936b1621e924c03edb01e45ff1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz Jam in Hammersmith", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Distillers", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.designmynight.com/events/6978a3dc9a590330bd361512/tickets/selection?item-ids=6978a3dc9a590330bd361512", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A monthly jazz jam session held upstairs in the function room of The Distillers pub in Hammersmith. It is hosted by the resident Distillers House Trio — pianist Marcus James, bassist James Royan and drummer Alex Ellerington. Musicians and vocalists of all levels can bring an instrument and join in, or simply sit back and listen. The page describes a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere with no cover charge, and the trio plays jazz rooted in London's scene.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-jam-in-hammersmith-41354/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/29338c91332655c5e3dfb2d3e594e6ed6503ddd2fb55876446c44e33c7ca360e-600.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": "Jazz in the Bookshop", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Bookbar", "address": "Blackstock Road 166, London", "price": "£10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Jazz in the Bookshop is an evening of live jazz piano played among the bookshelves, with bookish chat, wine and cocktails. BookBar's team offers book recommendations so guests can top up their reading pile, and the ticket can be redeemed against the price of a book on the night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-in-the-bookshop-76445/", "official_url": "https://www.bookbaruk.com/event-details/jazz-in-the-bookshop-2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a4926384a2426d7ba3b92467497e8c7d4cb219f8c82136748c18aa01763ef732-2000.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": "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://wegottickets.com/f/27255", "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": "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": "22.00", "tickets_url": "https://wegottickets.com/f/27254", "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": "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": "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": "DLQ - Dave Lewis Quartet", "start": "2026-11-04T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club", "address": "Frith Street 47, W1D 4HT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "An evening of jazz at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Dave Lewis performs with Robin Aspland, Neville Malcolm, and Rod Youngs. The quartet plays together as one line-up at the club on Frith Street.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dlq-dave-lewis-quartet-61312/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d000b4c4be66300081d533c36182456de472d45f03ccaf521ab8fa357e90996-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Live Music Night: The Toblertones", "start": "2026-11-07T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T21:00:00Z", "place": "Parade's End Books", "address": "Richmond Road 406, KT2 5PU Kingston upon Thames", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/product/ticket-for-jazz-night-with-the-toblertones", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A live music evening at a bookshop featuring the band The Toblertones. The group plays a mixture of jazz classics, songs from the 70s and their own original numbers, and alcoholic and soft drinks will be on sale during the night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/live-music-night-the-toblertones-41811/", "official_url": "https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/live-music-night-the-toblertones/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/876b58e28d7dfafcbbe5a98d32b44268510485f0dd3d9a5b7d4b0e0286c9464b-1200.webp"}]}