Bringing you jazz concerts and much more besides

  ★ Loughton Baptist Church (map) ★ Saturday 14th December 2024 ★ Door time: 1:00pm; start time: 1:30pm ★ £22.50 + booking fee   The incredible Mr Orphy Robinson MBE presents The Vibes Describes by our very own and globally renowned vibraphonist and NJA Trustee. He sits on a variety of jazz and wider …

  ★ Loughton Methodist Church (map) ★ Saturday 26th October 2024 ★ Door time: 2:00pm; start time: 2:30pm ★ £22.50 + booking fee   Closing out Black History Month 2024, we celebrate the golden age of UK jazz with the incredible Art Themen Trio. Heavily influenced by Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, sax …

  Loughton Baptist Church (map) Saturday 14th September 2024 Door time: 1:00pm; start time: 1:30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee   De Fuego are the incredible guitar duo of Tony Calvo and Edina Balczo who will tell (just a small part!) of the story of the guitar in jazz. Heavily influenced by Spanish traditional …

  Loughton Baptist Church (map) Saturday 10th August 2024 Door time: 1:00pm; start time: 1:30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee   Top UK line-up led by pianist Nick Tomalin dedicated to performing the music of the great George Shearing. The show will celebrate the distinctive sound of the classic Shearing Quintet …

  Loughton Methodist Church (map) Saturday 20th July 2024 Door time: 1.45pm; start time: 2.30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee   It's foot stomping time again as we bring the fab jazz of New Orleans to Loughton! The Gambit Jazzmen are probably the UK's most experienced proponents of trad jazz and are lead by lead …

Please note that the venue for this event has changed; it will now take place at the Jazz Hub. Jazz Hub @ The National Jazz Archive (map) Saturday 1st June 2024 Door time: 12.30pm; start time: 1.30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee   Dee Byrne is a saxophonist, composer and improviser based in London. Active within …

Book Launch for International Jazz DayLABYRINTH: British Jazz on Record 1960–75Richard Morton Jack in Conversation With Jon Newey   Jazz Hub @ The National Jazz Archive (map) Saturday 27th April 2024 Door time: 9.30am; start time: 10.30am £ £10.00 + booking fee   Helping us celebrate International Jazz …

  Loughton Methodist Church (map) Saturday 27th April 2024 Door time: 1.30pm; start time: 2.30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee   Born in 1930 in Calcutta, composer and violinist John Mayer studied in Bombay before coming to England in 1952 to take up a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music. We are really exc …

  Loughton Baptist Church (map) Saturday 9th March 2024 Door time: 1:00pm; start time: 1:30pm £ £22.50 + booking fee   Following on from the success of our previous event at Loughton Baptist Church, we're excited to announce a very special fundraiser for the NJA, and a huge "welcome back" to the irrepressi …

PLEASE NOTE: There is a venue change for this event - NOT OUR NORMAL VENUE!   Loughton Baptist Church (map) Saturday 2nd December, 2023 Door time: 1:00pm, Start time: 1:30pm   The harp is not renowned as a traditional jazz instrument, so we're excited to present a fascinating insight into this amazing instrument to …