Where to find jazz

Yorkshire and the Humber is alive with jazz. With a rich and vibrant community of musicians, promoters, audiences, educators and venues, the region can boast a national reputation for jazz, regularly attracting distinguished national and international jazz artists to its clubs and venues. There is also a vibrant grass roots pub scene. We believe Yorkshire and The Humber has the strongest network of promoters outside London.

The region is host to a growing number of jazz weekends and festivals - Scarborough, Cleethorpes, Marsden, NCEM York, Burton Agnes and Hull. Established festivals like Harrogate International Festival, FuseLeeds, Grassington and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival also feature artists from the wide spectrum of jazz and improvised music. They add to the wealth of jazz on offer in Yorkshire and The Humber.

Jazz Festival Diary

Festival information from our Gig Guide. We are waiting for updates for coming year. If your event is missing please send details to listings AT jazzyorkshire.org.

Jazz Review for Haiti (York) Monday 8 February 2010
University of Sheffield Real Music and Real Ale (Sheffield) Saturday 24 April 2010
Headingley Festival (Leeds) Monday 3 May 2010
Swaledale Festival (Barnard Castle) Sunday 13 June 2010
Grimsby Jazz (Cleethorpes) Friday 2 July 2010
Hull City Council (Hull) Sunday 11 July 2010
Hulljazz / Hull City Council (Hull) Wednesday 14 July 2010
Harrogate Fringe Festival 2010 (Harrogate) Saturday 17 July 2010
Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival (Driffield) Friday 6 August 2010
Burley in Wharfedale Festival (Ilkley) Saturday 21 August 2010
Chapel Allerton Festival Jazz Sunday (Leeds) Sunday 5 September 2010
Richmond Jazz Festival (Richmond) Friday 17 September 2010
Leeds College of Music (Leeds) Friday 29 October 2010


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