Music in Cheltenham

📅Fri 1 May·18:30

BLACKSABBATHMODE

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Thieves // Death is a Girl // Red Swan // Future Phantoms

This May 1st the 'THIEVES' boys are back and better than ever! Bringing a host of new riffs and tunes to stages across the UK this year, they have been constant…

The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May·19:00

Thieves // Death is a Girl // Red Swan // Future Phantoms

The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham

Gotts Street Park

Gotts Street Park are known for their ‘cinematic-soul’, blending jazz, R&B and hip-hop to create atmospheric music with a retro feel.

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May·19:30

Gotts Street Park

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Day three free events

Why not make the most of your weekend by exploring the dozens of local and national artists who will be popping up in pubs, clubs and vibrant spaces around Chel…

Various Venues: Cheltenham, Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May

Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Day three free events

Various Venues: Cheltenham, Cheltenham

📅Fri 1 May20:30

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China Moses

China Moses is a high voltage soul/jazz diva with a career as a singer as well as presenter for MTV France, TSF Jazz Radio and more.The daughter of Dee Dee Brid…

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May·20:30

China Moses

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Nigel Kennedy

Kennedy’s adventurous approach and comprehensive mastery of the violin means his concerts will, as always, go straight to the heart of the British public.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May·19:30

Nigel Kennedy

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

They All Came Out to Montreux

The extraordinary story of the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festival and its beloved founder, Claude Nobs.

Cheltenham Ladies' College, Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May·19:00

They All Came Out to Montreux

Cheltenham Ladies' College, Cheltenham

📅Fri 1 May20:00

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Taj Farrant

Taj Farrant is an Australian guitarist and musician known for his remarkable talent at a young age.He gained recognition through social media platforms, particu…

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May·20:00

Taj Farrant

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

Jessie J

Jessie J has proven she is one of the hottest pop stars on the planet, having hit the number 1 spot in 19 countries worldwide, selling 11 million singles and ov…

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Fri 1 May·21:00

Jessie J

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Siena/Hamburg Collab

The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) join together with guest students from the Siena Jazz- Accademia Nazionale del Jazz (Italy) and the Hochschule für Musi…

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·11:00

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Siena/Hamburg Collab

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

The Puppini Sisters

Join this glamorous retro inspired, internationally acclaimed vocal harmony trio on a festive musical journey through some of the most famous Christmas songs of…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·17:30

The Puppini Sisters

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Joss Stone

Soul sensation Joss Stone takes to the stage for a spellbinding show. Since the release of The Soul Sessions in 2003, she has released nine studio albums which…

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·21:00

Joss Stone

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Day four free events

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Various Venues: Cheltenham, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May

Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Day four free events

Various Venues: Cheltenham, Cheltenham

📅Sat 2 May19:30

Tinariwen

Acclaimed band of Tuareg refugees who play a politically charged style of "desert blues."

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·19:30

Tinariwen

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Ava Joe

At the young age of 22, it feels misplaced to describe Ava Joe as an ‘old soul’ but her strong passion for story-telling and ability to deftly conjure her life…

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·16:00

Ava Joe

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

Bassix: Crissy Criss, Eksman & ACP

This one is serious. Bassix are back at Under the Prom with a headline trio that carries decades of scene history between them, and they're bringing it all to C…

Under The Prom, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·22:00

Bassix: Crissy Criss, Eksman & ACP

Under The Prom, Cheltenham

📅Sat 2 May20:30

Theon Cross

Theon Cross is one of those rare musicians whose vision has redefined their instrument.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·20:30

Theon Cross

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

ABC

To celebrate 40 years since the release of their lauded and timeless debut album The Lexicon of Love, ABC have announced they will perform the iconic album in i…

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·17:30

ABC

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Mica Paris with Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra

Soul sensation Mica Paris, with hits such as My One Temptation and Where is the Love, takes to the stage collaborating with the sublime Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orch…

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·14:00

Mica Paris with Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Nectar Woode Supported by Aria Soul

Nectar Woode is a soul singer-songwriter known for her “honeyed vocals” and a sound that blends neo-soul, jazz and folk influences.

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·12:30

Nectar Woode Supported by Aria Soul

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Sarah Gillespie & Chris Montague

This raw, story-rich collection of songs combines Sarah Gillespie’s trademark poetics with Chris Montague’s inventive, genre-crossing guitar work.

Hotel du Vin, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·12:00

Sarah Gillespie & Chris Montague

Hotel du Vin, Cheltenham

📅Sat 2 May20:00

Solomon Hicks

Harlem-born virtuoso guitarist 'King' Solomon Hicks began his professional career at just 13 as the lead guitarist at the legendary Cotton Club.

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·20:00

Solomon Hicks

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

Matt Carmichael

Scottish saxophonist and composer, Matt Carmichael, is heralded by BBC Music Magazine as 'a distinctive new voice in a crowded scene'.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·18:00

Matt Carmichael

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

The Power of Four

The quartet of Elaine Mitchener, Pat Thomas, Neil Charles and Mark Sanders comes together at a musical crossroads of culture and genres.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·16:00

The Power of Four

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Ladies of Midnight Blue

Led by multi-instrumentalist Hannabiell Sanders, Ladies of Midnight Blue are a dynamic duo that fuse rhythms, brass and vocal chants to create an energetic musi…

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·13:30

Ladies of Midnight Blue

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Discover Kathak with Sonia Sabri

Experience an enchanting journey through the incredible sounds, movement, rhythms and melodies of the Indian subcontinent, presented by the award-winning Sonia…

Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·15:30

Discover Kathak with Sonia Sabri

Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham

Joshua Redman

Joshua Redman makes a much-anticipated return to the Festival following his critically acclaimed Blue Note album Words Fall Short.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·14:00

Joshua Redman

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Bill Frisell and Eyvind Kang

Bill Frisell is a pioneering American guitarist known for a 'genre-blurring' sound that seamlessly weaves jazz, folk, Americana and avant-garde rock.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·21:00

Bill Frisell and Eyvind Kang

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Emma-Jean Thackray

Emma-Jean Thackray is an extremely talented, multi-dimensional and multi-instrumentalist producer whose sound incorporates the widest range of music, from spiri…

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sat 2 May·16:00

Emma-Jean Thackray

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Makaya McCraven

Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven brings together 'future-is-now drumming” with his unique and powerful sound.

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·12:30

Makaya McCraven

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Blue Lab Beats

Blue Lab Beats are one of the bands at the forefront of the booming UK Jazz scene. Effortlessly blending hip hop, jazz, neo-soul and electronica.

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·16:00

Blue Lab Beats

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Gentleman's Dub Club

Gentleman’s Dub Club is a nine-piece band that formed in Leeds in early 2006. With a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, GDC have burst onto the UK circui…

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·19:30

Gentleman's Dub Club

The DEYA Arena (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

The Earth Wind and Fire Experience by Al McKay

The legendary and defining funk, soul & disco band Earth, Wind & Fire will be celebrated live on stage in a show created by their iconic guitarist Al McKay.The…

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·21:00

The Earth Wind and Fire Experience by Al McKay

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Robinson Khoury

French trombonist Robinson Khoury draws inspiration from the monuments of classical Arabic music as well as from Bach, Purcell, Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·13:30

Robinson Khoury

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Miles Davis Symphonic: Kind of Blue

In homage to the 100th year anniversary of the great Miles Davis’ birth, this special Festival show celebrates one of the greatest jazz records of all time: Kin…

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·14:30

Miles Davis Symphonic: Kind of Blue

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Camilla George

Visionary saxophonist Camilla George creates music deeply tied to her strong cultural roots, fusing African and Western music to inform her own unique style.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·15:30

Camilla George

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Georgia Cécile: American Songbook

Award-winning jazz vocalist Georgia Cécile presents a swinging showcase of songs shaped by her greatest influences, including Nina Simone, Carmen McRae and John…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·17:30

Georgia Cécile: American Songbook

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Elysia Biro

Elysia Biro is a rising Canadian singer, songwriter and virtuoso jazz pianist renowned for blending classical technique with modern jazz-pop.

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·20:00

Elysia Biro

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

Giacomo Smith

Feel yourself transported to New York, 1925. The year of Gatsby, the New Yorker and a pivotal year in the creation of early jazz music.

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·16:00

Giacomo Smith

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

Emma Rawicz

NKYRA is a thrilling new project by saxophonist Emma Rawicz, another ambitious departure from her previous music.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·17:30

Emma Rawicz

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Day five free events

Why not make the most of your weekend by exploring the dozens of local and national artists who will be popping up in pubs, clubs and vibrant spaces around Chel…

Various Venues: Cheltenham, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May

Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Day five free events

Various Venues: Cheltenham, Cheltenham

📅Sun 3 May10:30

Family Sing with Aga Serugo-Lugo

The fabulous Aga Serugo-Lugo is a vocalist, clarinettist, pianist, composer and musician extraordinaire.

Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·10:30

Family Sing with Aga Serugo-Lugo

Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham

Lady Blackbird

Under the name Lady Blackbird, Los Angeles-based vocalist and composer Marley Munroe mixes original songs with updates of classic jazz ballads and deep soul cut…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·21:00

Lady Blackbird

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Courtney Pine

One of the UK’s leading jazz performers, for more than 20 years Courtney Pine CBE has remained among the jazz world’s most exciting and original stars.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·14:00

Courtney Pine

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Corinne Bailey Rae

In 2006 Corinne Bailey Rae released her self-titled debut album, a record she had recorded on a shoestring budget while still unsigned.

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

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📅Sun 3 May·18:00

Corinne Bailey Rae

Big Top (Cheltenham Jazz Festival), Cheltenham

Yazz Ahmed

Hailed as one of her generation’s most influential trumpeters, Ivor Novello Award-winning composer, Yazz Ahmed, creates epic narratives, blending psychedelic-Ar…

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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