What jazz gigs are on in Birmingham?

There are 52 live jazz, soul and music gigs programmed in Birmingham, 21 in the next 30 days, updated nightly.

Where can I see live jazz in Birmingham?

In Birmingham, 21 venues and spaces in our listings programme jazz. Above we link the guide to the best venues in Birmingham, ranked by their actual activity.

Are there free jazz gigs in Birmingham?

Part of the programme is free entry (jams, council-run series, open-air live shows). Take a look at the free gigs section too.

How often are the listings updated?

Every night. We gather the programme from more than 40 sources (venues, festivals and listings) into a single place, so new dates appear the next day.

Jazz gigs in Birmingham — What's On

October 2026

06OCT

Jazz

DIGBETH JAZZ: ALI WATSON TRIO

The Night Owl· Birmingham· 19:30 BST

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08OCT

This week

Soul / Funk

African Soul Rebels featuring Les Amazones d'Afrique, Gasper Nali + support

African Soul Rebels

Symphony Hall Birmingham· Birmingham· 19:30 BST

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09OCT

This weekend

Soul / Funk

Up Close With The Blues At The Actress & Bishop, Birmingham

The Blues At The Actress

Actress & Bishop· Birmingham· 19:00 BST

From £28Tickets →

10OCT

This weekend

Soul / Funk

soul jazz @ temperance | The Mangoes

Temperance· Leamington Spa· 14:00 BST

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11OCT

This weekend

Blues

sunday jazz @ temperance | Easy 3 jazz quartet (ft vocals of Mary Savva)

Temperance· Leamington Spa· 14:00 BST

From £8Tickets →

13OCT

This week

Jazz

DIGBETH JAZZ: BIRMINGHAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

The Night Owl· Birmingham· 19:30 BST

From £7Tickets →

14OCT

This week

Jazz

October 2026

DIGBETH JAZZ: ALI WATSON TRIO

African Soul Rebels featuring Les Amazones d'Afrique, Gasper Nali + support

Up Close With The Blues At The Actress & Bishop, Birmingham

soul jazz @ temperance | The Mangoes

sunday jazz @ temperance | Easy 3 jazz quartet (ft vocals of Mary Savva)

DIGBETH JAZZ: BIRMINGHAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Upstairs at Cherry Reds - Ben Shankland Trio

MT Jones

The Rhythm & Booze Project - Birmingham Debut

Nectar Woode

Come Sunday

Soul II Soul

DIGBETH JAZZ: TOM OLLENDORFF TRIO

Live at the Lapworth: Impossible Conversations

Women of Jazz - playing Downstairs at Chas Mann's

Tymek Jozwiak ft. Mystery Guests + Uroboro

DIGBETH JAZZ: NIKLAS LUKASSEN

Upstairs at Cherry Reds - Dave Sear Quartet

An Afternoon of Swing & Jazz

friday funk @ temperance | Stevie Watts and the Whirlybirds (ft Shanade)

November 2026

Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller

DIGBETH JAZZ: NICK MALCOLM

Coltrane 100: Both Directions At Once

The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute

The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute

DIGBETH JAZZ: BUSTOS

Flamenco meets Jazz

DIGBETH JAZZ: GEORGE COLLIGAN

Tony Hadley: The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026

Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

JAZZ & BLANKETS 3.0

Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

Martin Harley

Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet

DIGBETH JAZZ: JONNY MANSFIELD FT EMMANUEL MICHAEL

Upstairs at Cherry Reds - Manz/Saunders/Lisle/Vadiveloo

Jazz at Lincoln Center - Sing & Swing: Our American Songbook

December 2026

DIGBETH JAZZ X TDE: CHRIS BOWDEN

DIGBETH JAZZ XMAS BIG BAND

The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute

The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute

Orchestra Mambo International

jazz @ temperance | Southern Beauty ft. Alison Wheeler (Beautiful South)

January 2027

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

February 2027

jazz-infused trip-hop @ temperance | Kiiōtō (feat. Lou Rhodes of LAMB)

March 2027

Ezra Collective

April 2027

The Manfreds Maximum Rhythm 'n' Blues - The Finale

May 2027

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Red Snapper

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