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A chilled out jazz gig and jam hosted by Reece Downton and Thomas Marsh at The Ruin in Digbeth.

Free entry, Sunday lunch and music from 2pm-5pm every second Sunday of each month

31/05/2026

⛈️14/06/2026 - THOMAS MARSH TRIO

🔥 For this month's session we are welcoming a familiar face to the JATR stage. Of the back of a run of dates in Wales our resident bassist THOMAS MARSH with be bringing his very own trio to The Ruin.

👉 Originally from St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Thomas Marsh is an up and coming jazz bassist and composer, now based in Birmingham. He takes great influence from folk, rock, and blues music in his playing, including musicians such as Danny Thompson and John Martyn, Julian Lage, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock. On July 8th 2023, Tom released his debut album 'What's Wrong With Rain?'. As part of his final-year studies he composed/arranged, produced, and mixed all the recordings on the album. Following its release, Tom completed a highly-successful limited England/Wales tour with his Quintet and Trio. Alongside his own projects Tom is also an active side-man. He has now played with many of the greats of the UK and international jazz scenes, including Alan Barnes, Art Themen, Bruce Adams, Simon Spillett, Winston Clifford, and more.

🎉 Having taken a break from bandleading in 2025, Tom is excited to be bringing his trio back to venues around the UK in 2026 with brand-new material.

🎻 Thomas Marsh
🎸 Luca Gianassi
🥁 Reece Downton

🗓️ Sunday, June 14th

⏰ 2pm - 5pm

🎟️ FREE ENTRY + JAM

👀 See you there

29/04/2026

🌊 09/05/2026 - NAT EVANS

🔥 On SATURDAY May 9th Jazz at The Ruin are very happy to welcome back the phenomenal NAT EVANS. He has previously played at JATR back in March 2025 with his brilliant collaborative group Nat² and we're excited to have him back to play with our house band!

👉 Providing a fresh and emotive perspective on contemporary jazz, Nat Evans is revered across the UK for his intimate and programmatic writing style. Integrating his intertwining backgrounds in classical and jazz, he captivates audiences on a through-composed craft of emotion through melody, reminiscent of the likes of Sam Gendel, Aaron Parks, and Fred Hersch.

☀️ After the success of Squared, the latest album of his Birmingham based trio Nat², his new quartet are looking forward to recording the music from their up-and-coming tour in late 2026.

🎷 Nat Evans
🎸 Tom Henery
🎻 Thomas Marsh
🥁 Reece Downton

🗓️ Saturday, May 9th

⏰ 9pm - Late

🎟️ FREE ENTRY + JAM

👀 See you there

28/03/2026

🌿 05/04/2026 - ALEX CLARKE

🔥 We are incredibly excited to announce the triumphant return of ALEX CLARKE on Sunday, April 5th!

⚠️THIS IS A WEEK EARLIER THAN USUAL due to a Blues game on our normal weekend...

👉 Alex Clarke, a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and three-time Parliamentary Jazz Awards nominee, is recognised as one of the most in-demand saxophonists on the British jazz scene.

🎷 Rooted in the bebop tradition, her powerful, melodic playing draws inspiration from the likes of Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt & Cannonball Adderley. Alex has performed with notable names such as Alan Barnes, Alex Garnett & Mark Nightingale and regularly works with top ensembles including The Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra.

📈 Leading her own quartet featuring some of the UK's finest musicians, namely David Newton, Dave Green and Steve Brown, Alex has performed at leading venues and festivals such as Swanage Jazz Festival, Pizza Express Soho and Scarborough Jazz Festival.

💿 Alex's latest album, Out of the Woods, was released in Autumn 2025 and celebrates the legacy of alto saxophonist Phil Woods. The album features a selection of classic repertoire, lesser-known gems associated with Woods, and original compositions inspired by his unmistakable sound.

🎷 Alex Clarke
🎹 Ben Shankland
🎻 Thomas Marsh
🥁 Ollie Talbot

🗓️ Sunday, April 5th

⏰ 2pm - 5pm

🎟️ FREE ENTRY + JAM

👀 See you there

02/03/2026

🌿 07/03/2026 - PECULIARIS

🔥 We're beck again THIS SATURDAY with the phenomenal ANGUS SHARP and his new quartet Peculiari

👉 Birmingham based bass player Angus Sharp’s new quartet consists Ollie Talbot on drums, Tom Pountney on guitar, and Dan Lockheart on saxophones and electronics.

Featuring original compositions drawing inspiration from free jazz, folk, punk and reggae.

🎻 Angus Sharp
🎷 Dan Lockheart
🎸 Tom Pountney
🥁 Ollie Talbot

🗓️ Saturday, March 7th

⏰ 9pm. - Late

🎟️ FREE ENTRY

👀 See you there

02/02/2026

🌿 08/02/26 - NICK DEWHURST

🔥 We're beck again THIS SUNDAY with the incredible NICK DEWHURST and our house band

👉 Nick Dewhurst is a Jazz Trumpeter, Guitarist, Composer & Music Educator. Based in Lichfield, Nick’s musical portfolio consists of a mixture of live performance, recording, and educational work.

His own band ‘the Nick Dewhurst Band’ blurs the lines between the worlds of Jazz, Funk & Pop. The ‘ND Band’ has recorded two albums ‘Suspect in You’ and ‘Skyrocket’, and is working towards completing it’s 3rd album in 2026. The band continues to perform
regularly at jazz venues & festivals across the UK, and in 2023 completed a tour in
Germany.

“He really is an excellent musician and a talented composer” Ian Mann/The Jazz Mann

“Dewhurst is a fine player with a warm tone on trumpet and flugelhorn”
Adam Sieff/London Jazz News

“The Nick Dewhurst Band always delivers…jazz & funk in equal measures!” Dennis Rollins MBE

🎺 Nick Dewhurst
🎸 Luca Gianassi
🎻 Thomas Marsh
🥁 Reece Downton

🗓️ Sunday, February 8th

⏰ 2pm - 5pm

🎟️ FREE ENTRY

👀 See you there

05/01/2026

❄️ 10/01/26 - The Ben Shankland Trio

🔥 Happy new year everyone! To welcome you all in to 2026 we are very excited to bring you the BEN SHANKLAND TRIO!

👉 Winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year, Ben Shankland has brought his music to audiences at top festivals and venues. His music shows clear reverence for the jazz tradition, combined with unmistakable personality in every phrase, his 'easeful harmonising and sureness of touch leave one eager to hear more' (Scottish Jazz Space).

🎹 Ben Shankland
🎻 James Owston
🥁 Dom Holyoake

🗓️ Saturday, January 10th

⏰ 9pm - Late

🎟️ FREE ENTRY

👀 See you there

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02/12/2025

🎅 14/12/25 - Jazz at The Ruin Christmas Party: featuring Lydia Rae

🎄 Kick off your holiday season THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE WAY with the JATR Christmas Party. This year featuring the incredible talent that is Lydia Rae!

❄️ The Lydia Rae Quartet is a collection of the finest young jazz musicians from the Midlands who play a variety of classics from the Great American Songbook as well as originals by Lydia Rae. Each musician has their own specialty of genre, which is what makes the music so interesting when they play together. Inspired by tunes from the Great American Songbook, Rae composes tunes that reflect their own experiences of love, new beginnings, and friendship.

🎁 With influences of jazz, gospel, progressive rock, classical and swing, they embrace a century of sounds from as early as the 1930s. Rae brings a welcomed element of storytelling to the jazz repertoire with no limit to the versatility of her vocal styles. Her dedication to songwriting combined with the quartet’s extensive background in multiple genres is a refreshing breath of fresh air for the jazz community.

💿 Rae's debut EP "Stop By" has been released on all streaming platforms and CDs will be available to purchase during the performance.

“a truly superb rising star singer…she is a total delight” – John Watson, The Express & Star

🎙Lydia Rae
🎹 Ben Lawrence
🎻 Thomas Marsh
🥁 Reece Downton

🗓️ Sunday, December 14th

⏰ 2pm - 5pm

🎟️ FREE ENTRY

🍽 Book your banging sunday roast (christmas dinner) ahead to avoid disappointment

👀 See you there

05/11/2025

🔥 08/11/25 - NATHAN THOMAS

🎶 We're very excited to be joined by the very talented NATHAN THOMAS and his quartet this Saturday!!!

👉 Nathan Thomas is currently a 4th year at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire studying jazz piano and pursuing composition abroad after uni! He's an incredible talent who all of us at Jazz at The Ruin have been lucky enough to play with a number of times and we can't wait for you all to see what he can do!

🎹 Nathan Thomas
🎷 Tim Cash
🎻 Harvey Lees
🥁 Josh Rose

12/10/2025

👽 Jazz at The Ruin presents: War of The Worlds

📅 October 25th, 9pm - Late

📢 Back by popular demand, the JATR Halloween Special returns on October 25th. For one night only, join us for an evening of jazz inspired by H.G Well's epic novel. Be there.

Music provided by our own house-band:

🥁 Reece Downton
🎸 Tom Pountney
🎸 Luca Gianassi
🎹 Lucas Kelly
🎸 Tom Marsh

🎨 Incredible poster by Kathryn Schultz

07/09/2025

🔥 13/09/25 - The David Flanagan Trio
Ft. Andrew Duncan 🥁 & John Turville 🎹

📅 THIS SATURDAY Jazz at The Ruin are very pleased to welcome David Flanagan and his amazing trio.

👉 DAVID FLANAGAN is a bassist, composer and improviser from the Orkney Islands currently based in Birmingham. As a band leader, David thrives on pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz performance and composition, incorporating free improvisation and written material to create sonic soundscapes reminiscent of the landscapes of his upbringing in Scotland.

🗓️ Saturday, September 13th

⏰ 9pm - LATE

🎟️ FREE ENTRY

👀 See you there

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