{"title": "Shane Hampsheir & His Big Band", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jazz @ Pizza Express", "address": "Dean Street 10, W1D 3RW London", "price": "£40.00", "price_from": "40.00", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "Shane Hampsheir & His Big Band is a jazz show at Pizza Express Jazz Club. After a sell-out show in February, the singer returns with his 17-piece jazz orchestra celebrating swing and jazz classics. The programme features romantic standards by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé alongside punchy arrangements popularised by Harry Connick, Jr., Joe Williams and Sammy Davis, Jr. It also includes new arrangements by Evan Jolly and Graeme Taylor from Shane's debut big band album and his iTunes Jazz Chart Number 1 singles.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shane-hampsheir-his-big-band-36748/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/41719a21b756f4dc0db048ce2ae5c8dd4434b8ccff473a33d6e0d922fbfe6b53-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jazz @ Pizza Express", "address": "Dean Street 10, W1D 3RW London", "tickets": "sold_out"}], "similar": [{"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": "Stephen Triffitt", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Boisdale of Canary Wharf", "address": "Cabot Square 14, E14 4QT London", "price": "", "price_from": "52.92", "price_to": "94.34", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/vocal-jazz"], "description": "A Sunday jazz lunch at Boisdale of Canary Wharf. Stephen Triffitt performs the songs of Frank Sinatra. 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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": "Glenn Macnamara 2026", "start": "2026-11-06T21:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Crazy Coqs", "address": "Sherwood Street 21, W1F 7ED London", "price": "£27.50", "price_from": "27.50", "price_to": "27.50", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.crazycoqs.com/shop/tickets/series/GLENNMACNAMARA26/glenn-macnamara-frank-sinatra-friends-2163964", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/swing"], "description": "A cabaret evening of jazz and swing songs in the style of Frank Sinatra and his circle. The performer is Glenn Macnamara, a Scottish-born vocalist, actor and producer who specialises in The Great American Songbook and stars in The Rat Pack Swinging at the Sands at the Adelphi Theatre. Time Out London calls him 'the UK's finest swing singer', and he has performed at venues from Crazy Coqs and the Savoy to Birdland in New York. The show celebrates the timeless elegance of an era when bands were big and swing was king.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/glenn-macnamara-2026-69721/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/df757da61099ed9eb0448cbbbbd297fc05e9d5ca6469c6d652c4349e3254556e-600.webp"}, {"title": "MARK BUCKINGHAM BIG BAND: THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON!", "start": "2026-11-06T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jazz Cafe Posk", "address": "King Street 238-246, W6 0RF London", "price": "£15 on the door and Eventbrite", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mark-buckingham-big-band-the-unforgettable-music-of-duke-ellington-tickets-2001778213523?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "A big band evening at Jazz Cafe Posk dedicated to the music of Duke Ellington. The Mark Buckingham Big Band, formed during lockdown by selected professional musicians, performs Ellington's original arrangements, including \"Concerto for Cootie\", \"Agra\", \"Blue Goose\" and \"Caravan\". Its players evoke the stars who performed with Ellington, such as Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Cootie Williams, Ray Nance and Russell Procope. The band has previously streamed events on YouTube and performs the works of great big band leaders such as Woody Herman and Thad Jones, and now presents the works of \"The Duke\".", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-buckingham-big-band-the-music-of-duke-ellington-36724/", "official_url": "https://jazzcafeposk.org/event/mark-buckingham-big-band-the-unforgettable-music-of-duke-ellington/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f9f05d99a8ff97de6177c283f9f924b30bbcc91dd7cc761013f67d43a73c383e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Big Firkin Band", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00Z", "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/jazz/big-band"], "description": "The Big Firkin Band is a big band performing classic Big Band music at The Fox & Firkin, a pub in Lewisham. It is the pub's own collective of world class jazz musicians based in Lewisham and South East London, who come together once a month. They play tunes from the golden age of jazz and swing made famous by the great bands of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman. The afternoon performances are relaxed and comfortable, with food available, and are family and dog friendly.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-big-firkin-band-43996/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/the-big-firkin-band-11/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/455631daec2627b4544a39f2ed8462a0a49166b7ac290b3920e3af21cf02deb9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "HAMISH BALFOUR - LIVE PIANO", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oriole Bar", "address": "Slingsby Place 7-9, WC2E 9AB London", "price": "£6", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "HAMISH BALFOUR - LIVE PIANO is a live piano evening at Oriole Bar in London. Hamish Balfour performs regularly all over the UK and Europe as a self-contained outfit, playing sophisticated arrangements of American jazz standards, stomping New Orleans classics, and classy arrangements of well-known swingers, ballads and Latin tunes. Always guaranteed to impress. There is a cover charge of £6 per person.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamish-balfour-live-piano-49288/", "official_url": "https://www.oriolebar.com/oriole-music/hamish-balfour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/55d543a2f03d6b41a1884508f514dfafb2eb760806ef3f710969e584d997cb2a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Billy Stritch: Tony Bennett", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Crazy Coqs", "address": "Sherwood Street 21, W1F 7ED London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/vocal-jazz", "occasion/birthday"], "description": "A cabaret evening at Crazy Coqs celebrating what would have been Tony Bennett's 100th birthday. Grammy-winning composer, arranger, vocalist and jazz pianist Billy Stritch shares favourite Tony Bennett songs alongside stories from the year he spent at the piano by Tony's side. Expect songs including \"For Once in My Life,\" \"This Is All I Ask\" and \"Watch What Happens.\"", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/billy-stritch-tony-bennett-35471/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"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": "Jack Manders Band", "start": "2026-11-01T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jazz @ Pizza Express", "address": "Dean Street 10, W1D 3RW London", "price": "£20.00", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Jack Manders Band bring live jazz to Pizza Express Dean Street in Soho. Jack Manders and his band return after two sold-out shows there in 2025. It is an evening of live music in the club's intimate setting.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jack-manders-band-36741/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ce08fe36bceba21ce93a52908c599bf7218bb708edadf22f5b6cecc308a9db45-2000.webp"}, {"title": "WAY OUT WEST: CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF TONY BENNETT!", "start": "2026-10-30T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jazz Cafe Posk", "address": "King Street 238-246, W6 0RF London", "price": "£17 on the door and Eventbrite", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "17.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/way-out-west-presents-celebrating-the-centenary-of-tony-bennet-tickets-2002094306967?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/dixieland", "occasion/anniversary"], "description": "A jazz concert celebrating the centenary of the legendary vocalist Tony Bennett, in what would have been his hundredth year. The Way Out West Collective pays homage to his musical legacy with songs closely associated with him, including 'Stranger in Paradise', 'You Must Believe in Spring', 'Who Can I Turn To?' and 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco'. Way Out West is a multi-generational collective of musician/composer/bandleaders from West London spanning bebop, swing, fusion and free improvisation. The line-up features Nette Robinson on voice and saxophones, Tony Woods and Pete Hurt on saxes, Meredith White on piano, Larry Bartley on bass and Gary Willcox on drums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/way-out-west-celebrating-the-centenary-of-tony-bennett-36722/", "official_url": "https://jazzcafeposk.org/event/way-out-west-presents-celebrating-the-centenary-of-tony-bennet/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4274c0090aab8a888cd3c9d92c234b3eaeaf4996823c8e2106f5d2b6c9d021c3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Laura Zakian", "start": "2026-11-11T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Pheasantry", "address": "King's Road 152, SW3 4UT London", "price": "£20.00", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/vocal-jazz"], "description": "Laura Zakian is a jazz vocal concert at The Pheasantry in London. The UK jazz singer, an established figure on the scene for two decades, performs with composer Martin Pyne and a quintet, playing genre-defying, meditative music. The evening draws on her latest album Dreaming Life, which pairs five new songs with reworked pieces from their acclaimed 2019 collaboration Minor Moments, plus a cover of Patty Griffin's Coming Home.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/laura-zakian-39545/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f980b8e691365916f9c8cdb4652935f3b73c1f033ed26a2cd0c37b960ab3bb16-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sam Chaplin", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "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/all-tickets/toulouselautrec/?bg_fill=true&deniedParams=c2hvd19ldmVudF9maWx0ZXI%3D&minimal=true&ref=website_widget&show_logo=false&widget=true", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "An evening of live jazz led by trumpeter and vocalist Sam Chaplin with his quartet at Toulouse Lautrec. Chaplin, who has played with his bandmates for two decades and appeared with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, leads the group through songs by Ray Charles, Nat King Cole and Chet Baker alongside his own originals. The set moves from soulful ballads to playful singalongs, promising warm, spontaneous and entertaining live music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sam-chaplin-61233/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Pete Cater Big Band – Drum Spectacular", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jazz @ Pizza Express", "address": "Dean Street 10, W1D 3RW London", "price": "£35.00", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "https://pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/pete-cater-big-band-the-great-drum-show", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "Pete Cater Big Band – Drum Spectacular is a big band jazz show at Pizza Express Dean Street in Soho, London. It is led by Pete Cater, a drummer, bandleader, record producer, author and educator, whose ensemble performs under the name Drum Spectacular. The show runs as an afternoon matinee performance at the club. The venue on Dean Street has hosted internationally acclaimed musicians since its first ticketed shows in 1976.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pete-cater-big-band-drum-spectacular-36740/", "official_url": "https://petecater.org/events/2026/11/1/pete-cater-big-band-drum-spectacular-at-soho-pizza-express", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c990c32798b2288ce1717d90fcec3edbadb443d7280a5fc0e4c086b83a200a2e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Twickenham Jazz Club - Dominic Howles’ Big Birthday Septet", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cabbage Patch", "address": "London Road 67, TW1 3SZ Twickenham", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dominic-howles-big-birthday-septet-tickets-2002936244224", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Twickenham Jazz Club presents Dominic Howles’ Big Birthday Septet, a jazz concert at The Cabbage Patch. It stars Dominic Howles, a highly respected and much-loved Bristolian double bass player who has performed with many of the greats and released three critically acclaimed albums. The evening features beautiful arrangements of well-known classics and pieces from Bristolian Thoroughfare, centred on Dominic’s passion for the music of Duke Pearson and Oliver Nelson, whose compositions and arrangements will be celebrated. Among the musicians honoured, Pearson was a pianist and arranger who composed ‘Jeannine’, while Nelson was a saxophonist, arranger and composer whose album The Blues and the Abstract Truth is regarded as one of the most significant recordings of its era.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/twickenham-jazz-club-dominic-howles-big-birthday-septet-70536/", "official_url": "https://www.cabbagepatch.co.uk/whats-on/twickenham-jazz-club-dominic", "image": "https://noky.io/images/afb887be6d38de6b1a1d98e7270adf6f19cc182e5c35724d88ab856769527031-2000.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"}]}