Bringing you jazz concerts and much more besides

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 …

We're back! After more than a year of not being able to hold fund-raising concerts, the National Jazz Archive is excited to welcome the Darius Brubeck Quartet to our local venue of Loughton Methodist Church on Saturday, 18 September, 2021. The quartet will be celebrating the music of Dave Brubeck and includes Dave Brubeck's son Darius on piano, D …

We are looking forward to when we will be able to host fundraising events again. This has been a challenging time for charities and live performers and we are keen to promote great jazz music, as well as help generate much needed funds for the archive. We will keep everyone informed of our plans for future events as soon as the Government Covid-19 …

The National Jazz Archive has decided, with great regret, in the interests of the safety and well-being of our patrons and performances, to cancel the Martin Speake and Simon Spillett fundraising concert arranged for 18 July 2020. This decision is in line with clubs, theatres and concert organisers around the country. We will continue to monitor …

The Simon Spillett Quartet – with Rob Barron on piano, Alec Dankworth on bass and Clark Tracey on drums – play a fundraising concert for the National Jazz Archive on Saturday 15 February. It will be a tribute to the music of the wonderful British jazz musician Tubby Hayes. Simon Spillett is a highly respected tenor saxophonist who plays in a …

The National Jazz Archive’s Annual General Meeting will be on Saturday 7 December at the Archive in Loughton Library, Traps Hill, Loughton, Essex  IG10 1HD. It will be followed by refreshments, and the opportunity to thank all our volunteers for their great work over the past year. After the meeting, Dr Nicolas Pillai of Birmingham City Unive …

The Return of the BIG BAND! Popular demand sees the return of the John Ongom Big Band plus Catherine Lima to Loughton! Both the JOBB and Catherine have enjoyed sell-out fundraising gigs for the National Jazz Archive. The outstanding 17-piece band is directed by Angus Moncrieff and will play the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and more. T …