{"title": "Spiritual Afro-Jazz Originators", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "price": "£25 standing, £25–£55 restaurant", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "55.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/spiritual-jazz"], "description": "A live concert of spiritual Afro-jazz at The Jazz Cafe, headlined by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids. Formed in 1972, The Pyramids are described as one of the last surviving bridges between spiritual jazz's radical past and its expanding future. Under Idris Ackamoor's direction, the band grew into a transcontinental ensemble rooted in rhythm, liberation and collective improvisation, with a line-up spanning saxophone, violin, guitar, drums, bass and congas. Their live shows channel the exploratory spirit shaping contemporary jazz, experimental music and Afro-diasporic sound culture across generations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spiritual-afro-jazz-originators-98022/", "official_url": "https://thejazzcafe.com/event/idris-ackamoor-the-pyramids/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "price": "Standing Tickets: £25, Restaurant Tickets: £25 - £55", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "55.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/spiritual-jazz"], "description": "Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, the spiritual Afro-Jazz originators, play a live concert at The Jazz Cafe. Formed in 1972, The Pyramids remain one of the last surviving bridges between spiritual jazz's radical past and its expanding future. Under Idris Ackamoor's direction, the ensemble evolved into a transcontinental group rooted in rhythm, liberation, and collective improvisation. Their live performances channel the same exploratory spirit that continues to shape contemporary jazz, experimental music, and Afro-diasporic sound culture across generations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/idris-ackamoor-the-pyramids-61408/", "official_url": "https://thejazzcafe.com/event/idris-ackamoor-the-pyramids/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3499e80dd2a78ac6dd35e2e9f8b1e9e160cb562e043c480ab850f9e39dbfb398-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Wizard of Brazilian Music", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "price": "Standing Tickets: £25, Restaurant Tickets: £25-£60", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "60.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A live concert paying tribute to the endlessly inventive world of Brazilian music visionary Hermeto Pascoal. His bandmates have formed The Mothership, carrying forward his spirit of fearless creativity and boundless sonic exploration. The show moves from hypnotic rhythms to free improvisation and otherworldly jazz textures, reimagining his extraordinary catalogue. D.Vyzor provides support on the night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-wizard-of-brazilian-music-98030/", "official_url": "https://thejazzcafe.com/event/hermeto-pascoals-mothership-2/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Lagos Afro-Funk Collective ft Dele Sosimi", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The George IV", "address": "Chiswick High Road 185, W4 2DR London", "price": "", "price_from": "27.80", "price_to": "27.80", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/afrobeats"], "description": "Lagos Afro-Funk Collective ft Dele Sosimi is a live music night bringing the sounds of West African highlife, Afro jazz, jazz funk and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat to the stage. Led from the front by Ed Emeka Keazor, it stars Dele Sosimi, a giant of Afrobeat who played keyboards in Fela's Egypt 80 from 1979 to 1986, then co-founded Positive Force with Femi Kuti and was its musical director until 1994. Now London-based, Sosimi has released five studio albums, including the Afro-House anthem \"Too Much Information\" (Laolu remix). He is joined by a line-up of seasoned musicians: percussionist Ed Keazor, drummer Yoann Julliard, guitarist Jake Elkan, bassist Mike Idowu and saxophonist Ayo Odia.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lagos-afro-funk-collective-ft-dele-sosimi-80912/", "official_url": "https://www.georgeiv.co.uk/whats-on/lagos-afro-funk-collective-ft", "image": "https://noky.io/images/29bca7586121f31ed70cd0fbb712800508e7feabe3797d0eb6d2ebf1e048ace5-600.webp"}, {"title": "Zoh Amba, Evelyn Gray", "start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Lexington", "address": "Pentonville Road 96-98, N1 9JB London", "price": "", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/spiritual-jazz"], "description": "A live music night at The Lexington headlined by the saxophonist Zoh Amba, with Evelyn Gray also on the bill. Amba comes from NYC's avant-garde scene and, as a bandleader, moves where spiritual jazz and free folk flow together as one current, with music held as a sacred force. Evelyn Gray plays at 8pm and Zoh Amba at 9pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/zoh-amba-evelyn-gray-44238/", "official_url": "https://thelexington.co.uk/event.php?id=3767", "image": "https://noky.io/images/de5a4ed4f8f0c1789c6f561b40415c6c39209c09140b47cd8f048d698b101cfd-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hermeto Pascoal's Mothership", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "price": "Standing Tickets: £25, Restaurant Tickets: £25-£60", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "60.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/latin-jazz/brazilian-jazz"], "description": "An evening celebrating the endlessly inventive world of Brazilian music visionary Hermeto Pascoal, brought to life by his closest collaborators. His bandmates have formed Hermeto Pascoal's Mothership, carrying forward his spirit of fearless creativity and boundless sonic exploration. Expect hypnotic rhythms, free improvisation and otherworldly jazz textures as they reimagine his extraordinary catalogue. Support comes from D.Vyzor.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hermeto-pascoals-mothership-61556/", "official_url": "https://thejazzcafe.com/event/hermeto-pascoals-mothership-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5eb91ec62bed1b5637f06d2a9cdabba08c53104b18ede4be829cfd42157eaaff-600.webp"}, {"title": "Speyer's Space Trio", "start": "2026-11-05T18:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T20:15:00Z", "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", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-jazz"], "description": "SPACE TRIO is a jazz trio playing one set of live music at the Vortex, working in the open territory between jazz and free improvisation. Trumpeter Loz Speyer leads the group with Josh Vadiveloo on double bass and Andrew Lisle on drum kit, all three Hackney-based musicians. The trio performs Speyer's own compositions alongside pieces by free jazz masters such as Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry and Johnny Dyani, and by Speyer's former colleague Tony Bianco. SPACE TRIO grew out of Speyer and Lisle's work together in improvisational projects and continues his many years of exploring the trumpet-bass-drums format.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speyers-space-trio-40191/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/loz-speyers-space-trio/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6d923e82ed9f5a689826db334c23a3a17ea0a669f58a014a85e3cf8ec2c96ae4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Stratos", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Grow, Hackney", "address": "Wallis Road 98, E9 5LN London", "price": "", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "12.00", "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": "The Jazz Social", "address": "Unit 4, 1 Ropemaker St, EC2V 9HT London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "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": "Jazz At The George - SoulFunks", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The George IV", "address": "Chiswick High Road 185, W4 2DR London", "price": "£15 (£13 for Chiswick Calendar Club Card holders) plus Eventbrite booking fee", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul"], "description": "Jazz At The George - SoulFunks is a live soul and funk show at The George IV pub. It features Soulfunks, a nine-piece band formed seven years ago, playing well-attended gigs across London and the south east. Their setlist mixes familiar classics and lesser-known numbers, including songs by James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Toots & The Maytals, plus Stax, Motown, seventies funk and soulful 70s reggae. Three female vocalists, Amaziah Rose, Leslie Williams and Viesha Tews, sing harmonies over tight rhythms and a driving horn section, with two reggae and ska veterans on drums and vocals.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-at-the-george-soulfunks-80910/", "official_url": "https://www.georgeiv.co.uk/whats-on/jazz-at-the-george-soulfunks-1", "image": "https://noky.io/images/834e609b78c3055c54ac28d235bd66000a6bc729cf9bc1d94ee4b7e95ef045f7-600.webp"}, {"title": "After John - Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane", "start": "2026-11-13T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T22:30:00Z", "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", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/spiritual-jazz"], "description": "After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane is a live music performance at the Vortex Jazz Club. 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": "Eclectrik! ft. In The Name of Ra, Father Chocolate, Poppea", "start": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Paper Dress Vintage", "address": "352a Mare Street, E8 1HR London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Eclectrik! is a live music night headlined by jazz pioneers In the name of Ra, with funky, blissed-out psych from Father Chocolate and an opening set from Poppea. The Amsterdam-born Poppea plays her world debut as a trio with Louis De Pedro on drums and Adriel Eguia on bass, blending jazz, punk and folk. After the live sets, Eclectrik! resident DJs spin a dancefloor-friendly mix of House, Jazz, Afrobeat, Latin Rhythms and Funk till late.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/eclectrik-ft-in-the-name-of-ra-father-chocolate-poppea-63728/", "official_url": "https://paperdressvintage.co.uk/?p=19050", "image": "https://noky.io/images/44047120a1d8a9643a266fc290a2ec35d33f480592bf42ee0afd38e3c343ce99-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Natural Jazz: x Voices Radio", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Tate Modern", "address": "Bankside, SE1 9TG London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Natural Jazz is an evening of raw, unrehearsed, live improvised jazz performed at Tate Modern. This session features London jazz musicians Myele Manzanza on drums, Maria Chiara on keys, Rio Kai on bass and James Akers on horn, with a vinyl DJ set from a Voices Radio resident DJ between sets. Voices Radio is a community radio station broadcasting from King's Cross, dedicated to championing diversity in the creative industries. Guests can enjoy a curated selection of wines from Tate's cellar alongside natural wine picks, and board games are available throughout the evening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/natural-jazz-x-voices-radio-87907/", "official_url": "https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/natural-jazz", "image": ""}, {"title": "UK’s Finest Collective", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/pop/rnb"], "description": "Sol & The Gang, a UK's Finest Collective show, brings a high-energy night of RnB, hip-hop, soul and afrobeats to the stage. The hand-picked supergroup was founded by award-winning artist and choreographer J-Sol of The X Factor fame, uniting some of the UK's finest singers, musicians and dancers. Fresh from a sold-out UK run in Spring 2026 and the release of new original music, the group tours nationally with a journey through the decades from Motown to present day. Driven by J-Sol's commanding vocals and slick choreography, it is a genre-blurring live experience that is impossible to stand still through.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uks-finest-collective-98024/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/55de405859f192c3c1f7f91e436eb0a216470fd82e27f5d7ca61730301dce639-600.webp"}, {"title": "Late Late Show Upstairs with Cosmic Fusion", "start": "2026-11-05T23:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Upstairs @ Ronnie's", "address": "47 Frith St, W1D 4HT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A late-night live music session at the small upstairs room of a Soho jazz venue. It is led by Cosmic Fusion, playing with Jon Onabowu, David Mrakpor and Insxght.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/late-late-show-upstairs-with-cosmic-fusion-61388/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6a1cec2d3bee1077605f6caca48fb69ee5ea7a29155a83a7f4562192a43a787b-600.webp"}, {"title": "CARAVAN PALACE", "start": "2026-11-14T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "British Airways Arc", "address": "Hammersmith Road, W14 8FJ London", "price": "£37.08 – £42.75", "price_from": "37.08", "price_to": "42.75", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/electronic"], "description": "Caravan Palace, a Parisian band blending modern electronic music with jazz and swing from the Roaring Twenties, plays a concert at British Airways Arc. The show is part of the EFG London Jazz Festival and presents a tour conceived as a true spectacle, revisiting two decades of tracks alongside new unreleased material and channelling the spirit of 1920s American revues. On stage the group expands into an eight-member ensemble with two singer-dancers, with brass, jazz guitar, analog synths and choreography in an explosive, celebratory show. London producer Creature. joins as special guest with a fusion of club-ready jazz and broken beat.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/caravan-palace-61808/", "official_url": "https://www.britishairwaysarc.co.uk/event/caravan-palace/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2f8ff65b00f9580bf31942fa19afc3bed055dc98122b7fa1d305048a2a32a76-600.webp"}, {"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", "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"}]}