Bringing you jazz concerts and much more besides

The first in our exciting new series : The National Jazz Archive's Jazz Hub presents ...   Loughton: The National Jazz Archive (map) Saturday 9th December, 2023 Door time: 2:00pm, Start time: 2:30pm   This afternoon, composer, jazz musician and arranger, John Altman tells 'not to be missed' stories from his life …

We are very honoured to have secured this prestigious band! On Saturday 21 October at 2:30pm and in recognition of Black History Month, former Jazz Warrior bassist, Co-Founder of the incredible Tomorrow's Warriors, and NJA Patron, Gary Crosby OBE and his sextet (featuring world-class trumpeter Mark Kavuma) will bring together an incredible after …

Another fabulous storytelling concert from the National Jazz Archive, we're pleased to present the story of local-boy-done-good Dudley Moore on Saturday 15 July 2023 at 2:30pm. Famed for his phenomenal radio, TV, and Hollywood film career, Moore was a classically trained pianist from Dagenham who discovered and performed jazz at almost every opp …

The next fundraising concert for the National Jazz Archive will be on Saturday 29 April in Loughton, Essex, as we celebrate UNESCO International Jazz Day! Telling the story of jazz from where it really came from, we're proud to present the Basil Hodge Quintet featuring two of the UK's busiest and most exciting jazz performers, the irrepressible …

The next fundraising concert for the National Jazz Archive will be given by Lily Dior on Saturday 4 March in Loughton, Essex. Equally at home singing jazz, soul and blues, Lily Dior was first recognised at a very young age performing her own self-written show about Billie Holiday. Winner of countless Australian jazz awards and a long-standing re …

Chris Ingham’s Stardust Memories is packed with the songs and stories of one of America’s most enduring and endearing songwriters, Hoagy Carmichael. Wry, wise, sentimental, down-home and sophisticated, Hoagy’s songs are beloved for their warmth, wit and melodic beauty. This joyful, edifying and heartfelt salute to the ‘Old Music Master� …

Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award-winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business. The Organ Trio is Nigel's favourite line-up and with Vasilis Xenopoulos he will be performing jazz from his many albums and will feature tracks from his album Wes: Reimagined, N …

Elaine Delmar, singer and actress and a true ‘Weaver of Dreams’, brings along her good friends to conjure many of those dreams from the Great American Songbook on Saturday 9 April. In recent years Elaine has been the star vocalist in touring shows saluting the music of Cole Porter, and a musical celebration of George Gershwin. Her appearances …

John Ongom Big Band, featuring Catherine Lima, returns on 28 January 2022. The Archive is delighted that the John Ongom Big Band will be playing their third fundraising concert for us in Loughton on Friday 28 January 2022, starting at 7.30 pm.The outstanding 17-piece big band, directed by Angus Moncrieff, play the classic big band arrangements of …

Our next fundraising concert will be by James Pearson and his trio, who will be painting a musical portrait of Cole Porter. The concert will be on Saturday, 6 November, at Loughton Methodist Church, close to the National Jazz Archive. Part of the American Songbook, Cole Porter’s music became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, with …