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28/10/2026

🔔 Just announced - Kurt Elling 'Chicago Nights' live at Cadogan Hall

“The standout male jazz vocalist of our time” (The New York Times), Kurt Elling boasts a career spanning more than three decades, earning 17 GRAMMY nominations and an array of international honours. He performs live at Cadogan Hall on Friday 21 May 2027.

🎟️ Tickets go on sale this Friday 30 October, 10am - find out more via our website!

📅 Friday 21 May
📍Cadogan Hall

23/10/2026

📢 WE’RE HIRING!

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Fundraising Manager (Mat Cover).

This is a great opportunity for an experienced, proactive fundraiser with a strong background in arts fundraising to support Serious Trust. The role will focus on securing funding from Trusts and Foundations, building and stewarding donor relationships, managing the Serious Trust, and delivering targeted fundraising campaigns.

We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running and quickly get to know Serious, our work, and our unique approach to supporting artists and audiences across the music sector.

🔗 Find out more and apply via the link in our bio or at serious.org.uk/jobs by Friday 6 November.

21/10/2026

Just announced – CHOIR CHOIR CHOIR Presents We Will CHOIR! You: An EPIC Queen Sing-Along! 🎤👑

Is there anything better than belting out Queen’s biggest anthems with hundreds of fellow fans? Unleash your inner Freddie Mercury, gather your friends (and frenemies!) and get ready to sing your heart out!

For February 2027, Choir! Choir! Choir! brings its legendary, fully interactive sing-along to the UK, turning the audience into the performers. Expect huge harmonies, plenty of dancing and a whole lot of fun as you come together to celebrate the greatest hits of Queen. No experience needed – just bring your voice!

Sat 6 Feb, Usher Hall Edinburgh

Sun 7 Feb, Band on the Wall Manchester

Mon 8 Feb, The Lantern Hall Bristol Beacon Bristol

Tue 9 Feb, Union Chapel London

🎟️ General onsale this Friday 23 October! Find out more via our website

14/10/2026

🔔 Just announced! The legendary Bill Frisell returns in 2027 with his acclaimed trio!

“Bill Frisell plays the guitar like Miles Davis played the trumpet.” – The New Yorker

Joined by Thomas Morgan on bass and Rudy Royston on drums, don't miss the chance to experience this extraordinary trio live at London's Cadogan Hall (26 Feb) and St George's Bristol (25 Feb) this February.

🎟️ Presale opens Thursday 16 October at 10am! Sign up now for exclusive access via our website

30/09/2026

We’re excited to be a part of A New Direction’s Primary Arts 2026/27 programme! 🎭 🎬 🎶 🎨

Offering high-quality inspiring arts, cultural and creative opportunities for London's state primary schools and SEND settings, Primary Arts aims to unlock the creative potential, cultural capital and skills of teachers and children.

Delivered in partnership with over 25 cultural organisations this free programme offers opportunities to support:
🎓 Teaching & learning
🌟 Confidence
🌱 Personal interest & development

29/09/2026

We’re thrilled to announce Éire Eile – Another Ireland, a brand-new Irish music series coming to the EFG London Jazz Festival this November!

Inviting you to look beyond the horizon, Éire Eile celebrates contemporary musicians from across the four corners of Ireland, spotlighting the innovators shaping the future of Irish music.

From high-energy indie-electronic and bluegrass to spoken-word art-rock experimentation, kitschy folk-pop, Irish trad and jazz improvisation, discover a new wave of artists pushing boundaries across genres.

Taking place across some of London’s most iconic venues Village Underground, ICA,
Stone Nest, The Jago and The Vortex Jazz Club – Éire Eile will also take root at the Festival’s pop-up venue, The Jazz Social, with DJs and an all-levels Irish-language pop-up Gaeltacht.

Produced by Serious and National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland. Supported by Culture Ireland as part of Cultúr 2026: Sharing Ireland’s Culture, the culture programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.

Artwork: Ciara Wade

25/09/2026

Do you want to take part in this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival with Shri Sriram?

The Festival’s free mass-participation project returns with a celebration of Classical Indian, Jazz and Electronica led by Shri Sriram.

Come together with a group of musicians to learn and rehearse music specially arranged for this project, before performing live at the EFG London Jazz Festival.

The project is open to musicians aged 16 and over, with some musical experience expected. We welcome instrumentalists and vocalists working across jazz, Indian classical and folk music, electronica, and related genres. Participants must be available to attend all rehearsals and the final performance.

Apply via the 🔗 in the comments

Applications close: Sunday 11 October

23/09/2026

🔔 Just announced – Ronnie Scott's 100th Birthday: A Celebration in Concert

Marking 100 years since the birth of Ronnie Scott, we're celebrating the life and musical legacy of the legendary saxophonist, bandleader and co-founder of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, on his birthday live at the Barbican Centre!

Led by Ronnie Scott’s Artistic Director James Pearson and members of the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, the concert brings together a cross-generational selection of greats from across British jazz history.

Art Themen, John Etheridge, Orphy Robinson and Byron Wallen are joined by a new generation of artists including Camilla George, Daniel Casimir, Mark Kavuma and Joe Webb, alongside very special guests Omar Puente, Mica Paris and Curtis Stigers, alongside more still to be announced.

Discover more and sign up now for access to early presale tickets at serious.org.uk/events/ronnie-scotts-100th-birthday-a-celebration-in-concert

🎟️ General onsale is this Friday 25 September

16/09/2026

FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL!

Discover some of the exciting new additions, including a first look at what’s on at The Jazz Social, our free and family-friendly programme; a brand-new Irish strand, ‘Éire Eile – Another Ireland’, in partnership with the National Concert Hall and supported by Culture Ireland, the line-up for the highly anticipated Opening Gala: Jazz Voice and Goldie’s Dare to Dream.

Discover the 2026 line-up with many more shows to explore at efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

With several shows already sold out, we recommend acting fast. Book your tickets now and join us from 13-22 November!

The EFG London Jazz Festival is made possible thanks to our title sponsor EFG International and supporters Arts Council England, Serious Trust, Turkish Airlines, Eurostar, Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, BBC Radio 3, Ch*****ne Thiénot, Jazzwise, Jazz FM and Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels.

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