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Poetry Meets Jazz at The Jazz Centre UK on Saturday 6th April. Poet: Adrian Green Philip Wachsmann – Violin Ian Brighton – Electric Guitar Bryan Styles – Perc/Vocals Trevor Taylor – Vibes/electronics/Drums Dave Jago – Trombone Zak Barratt – Saxophone Dan Banks – Piano Geoff Harris – Bass

This month, Susan May presents ‘Isn’t it a Lovely Day’ with Sara Dowling, Atila, Gabriel Latchin, Dario DiLecce and Steve Brown. Admission £12 Saturday 30th March, 2pm – 4pm.

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The JCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, March 29th Stan Tracey: ‘Under Milk Wood’  

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, March 22nd Gil Evans: ‘Out of the Cool’

PeterVacher, well-known jazz journalist and author will give a presentation, with musical illustrations, on his book. “Swingin’ on Central Avenue: African–American Jazz in Los Angeles”. “This book is one that, as soon as you’ve finished, you want to go back to the beginning and start again. Absolutely fascinating.” — Paul…

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, March 15th Ella Fitzgerald: ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’.  

Trevor Taylor’s Jazz 825 presents monthly lunchtime concerts. The Jazz Centre Heritage Room, 12 – 2 pm. Admission free. Saturday, March 9th 2019

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, March 8th Charles Mingus: ‘Ah-Um’.  

The Glyn Morgan Trio + special guests will play live in the Jazz Centre Heritage Room. Admission free. Saturday, March 2nd 11.30am–1.30pm.  

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The JCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, March 1st Miles Davis: ‘Kind of Blue’.

On the last Saturday of every month Susan May presents the best in mainstream jazz at ‘Spike’s Place’ at The Jazz Centre UK. Osian Roberts with the Simon Woolf Trio. Admission £10 Saturday, 23rd February 2pm – 4pm.

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, February 22nd Art Blakey: ‘Moanin’.

Saturday, February 16th ‘George Melly Remembered’ movie and talk by Digby Fairweather. Media Centre: 2pm – 4pm Admission £7 View the PDF: George Melly A5

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, February 15 Billie Holiday: ‘Lady in Satin’.

Saturday, February 9th ‘Lady Sings the Blues’. Media Centre: 2pm – 4pm

The Glyn Morgan Trio + special guests will play live in the Jazz Centre Heritage Room. Saturday February 9th 11.30am – 1.30pm Admission free.

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2pm spend some time at The JCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, February 8th John Coltrane: ‘Giant Steps’

Saturday, February 2nd ‘Song of the Spirit: The Story of Lester Young’. Media Centre: 2pm – 4pm

Trevor Taylor’s Jazz 825 presents monthly lunchtime concerts. Performance in The Jazz Centre Heritage Room, 12 – 2pm. Admission free. Saturday, 2nd February  2019

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, February 1st Oscar Peterson: ‘Night Train’.

On the last Saturday of every month Susan May presents the best in mainstream jazz at ‘Spike’s Place’ at The Jazz Centre UK. Admission £10 Saturday, 26th January 2pm – 4pm.

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2pm spend some time at The JCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, January 25th Charlie Parker: ‘Dial Sessions’.  

Thursday January 24th ‘Sun Ra Live at Babylon, Istanbul’ Media Centre: 2pm – 4pm

Saturday, January 19th ‘The Gig’ Media Centre: 2pm – 4pm

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, January 18th Erroll Garner: ‘Concert by the Sea’.

Saturday, January 12th ‘Sinatra: All or Nothing at All’ pt. 2 Media Centre: 2pm – 4pm

Saturday, January 12th 11.30am – 1.30pm

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2pm spend some time at The TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Saturday, January 11th Duke Ellington: ‘At His Very Best’.

Saturday January 5th ‘Sinatra: All or Nothing at All’ pt. 1 Media Centre: 2pm – 4pm

ROBERTO MANZIN with DAN BANKS keyboards JOSE CANHA Bass TREVOR TAYLOR Drums. Saturday, January 5th 12 – 2 pm at The Jazz Centre UK. Admission Free. “It was the first time I’d heard Manzin live, and his modesty belies the searing lines he plays, easily a match for Brecker or…

January 5th – March 30th. Four of the world’s best-known jazz photographer’s original silver gelatin prints will be on display in our Jazz Heritage Centre. “When people think of jazz their mental image is most likely one of Herman Leonard’s photos.” — Quincy Jones.

Every Friday afternoon from 12 – 2 pm spend some time at TJCUK Media Centre to hear a classic jazz album on our superb stereo system. Friday, January 4th 2019: Louis Armstrong: ‘The Hot Fives and Sevens’.

Trevor Watts and Veryan Weston have been champions of improv-jazz for many years. Both are in scintillating form performing their ‘Dialogues’ in 2012 in the All Saints Art Centre, Lewes. Later that year they are captured on film in the Hastings Jazz Club as a quartet, augmented by John Edwards…

Bill Evans was one of the most prolific and creative pianists in modern jazz history. An international roster of musicians play tribute to Evans’ genius in this concert filmed at The Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton. Gordon Beck, Stan Sulzman and Tony Oxley from the UK, Dieter Ilg from Germany, and Canadian…

Writer, broadcaster and musician Mike Pointon presents a retrospective of jazz in the movies and on television over fifty years, with many rare extracts of legendary jazzmen in performance from New Orleans to the swing era. Among the great musicians featured are Eubie Blake, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Bix Beiderbecke,…

Centred on the life of 90 year old veteran bass player, Chester Zardis, this documentary throws a light on the early years of New Orleans jazz. Zardis is shown playing in a variety of settings including duets with another New orleans veteran, guitarist Danny Barker. Insightful commentary is added by…

Elvin Jones has been called “the world’s greatest rhythmic drummer” (Life magazine) and “Mother Earth coming alive with syncopation” (Louis Bellson). Filmed in 1991 at the Stuttgart Theaterhaus this concert serves to confirm the above praise. Jones’ thunderous drumming powers the Jazz Machine, with veteran Sonny Fortune on tenor saxophone…

The Jazz Centre UK grand expansion event October 20th 2018, 10am – 5pm (Free Admission) Join in the celebration at The Jazz Centre UK’s biggest event of the year! We have grown from strength to strength since we opened in 2016. Working with Southend Council, we are pleased to announce we…

Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey play themselves in this 1947 bio-pic. It tells the story of their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania through their rise to musical prominence, their acrimonious break-up, formation of successful individual bands, and final personal reunion. The storyline is perfunctory, but the film accurately portrays their music and…

A superb roster of top jazz stars feature in this compilation of live performances in a variety of venues. Stan Getz plays a sumptuous balled ‘Time for Love’. Bobby Hutcherson and Gary Burton display contrasting styles on vibraphone. Veteran trumpeter Red Rodney shows his enduring be-bop chops in two numbers,…

Spike’s Place Presents: The Greg Abate Quartet 2pm – 4pm, Saturday 28th July. Admission: £10 Students: £5 From his bio: Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe. In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program…

Spikes Place Presents: The Sarah Dowling Quartet, 2pm – 4pm, Saturday 30th June. Admission: £10 Students: £5 From her Bio: It is said that the number one tip to losing weight is to go through a break up. Well I lost a little weight but I made a record. In 2015…

  Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents: Dave O’Higgins Quartet, including Rob Baron (piano) Geoff Gascoigne (double bass) Seb de Krom (drums).

Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents: Daryl Sherman and Dave Green Download Event Schedule for April: Jazz Centre Movies April 2018

A selection of junior jazz graduates from Spike Robinson’s Jazz Academy – and their tutors – will present a ‘workshop afternoon’ on Friday April 6th from 2-4pm. Admission is £6.00. All the money raised will go towards the Spike Robinson Scholarship Fund.

Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents: Jo Fookes with the Ted Beamont Trio

Crowstone Christian Centre Presents: The Orpheus Singers Time: 7.30pm

For the first time film of one of Britain’s finest vocalists live in concert at the Brecon Jazz Festival in August 2006. Liane’s singing and piano playing have made her well-known internationally. This film of the concert captures her at the peak of her powers, supported by her virtuoso bass…

Saturday 24th 2pm – 4pm Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents Live Jazz with: The Alan Barnes Quartet Alan Barnes is a multi-instrumentalist, multi-award winner, prolific international performer, composer, arranger and bandleader. “His stylistic range is quite phenomenal… He has a wonderful capacity for suggesting a given style…

Saturday January 27th 2pm – 4pm Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents Live Jazz with: Vasilis Xenopoulos & the Nigel Price Trio Brilliant tenor saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos and 2016 British Jazz Award Winner for Best Guitarist, Nigel Price and his trio, kick off the new club at the…

Roll up roll up for the Grand Opening Day of our ‘Living Heritage of Jazz Room’ – the first-ever of its kind in the UK. Come and meet us all on SATURDAY OCTOBER 7th when the ribbon will be cut at 11am in the jazz basement of THE BEECROFT ART…

Following the successful fundraiser presented by our great friend SIR MICHAEL PARKINSON in December which raised over £5000.00, The Jazz Centre UK is proud to present ‘An intimate audience with DARYL SHERMAN’ on Saturday January 14th 2017. Daryl is the premier jazz singer-pianist in the USA and spent twelve years…

In conversation with his son Mike and showing highlights from the Parkinson archive, An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson is a unique opportunity to get an intimate, entertaining and informative look at the career of a man who, in over 50 years in the business, has interviewed over 2000 of…