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Gigs
EFG London Jazz Festival features everything from jazz icons playing the biggest stages to fledgling greats serenading intimate bars
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Soul and jazz sensation Natalie Williams to headline the Winter Jazz series at The Conduit
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Contemporary Music
Enjoy a complimentary cocktail while listening to the best new talent in British jazz at a Jamaican Jazz Sessions gig
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Nowhere yet everywhere, contemporary yet vintage, the Candlelight Club throws secretive parties after Gatsby’s own heart – resplendent evocations of the Jazz Age at undisclosed London locations
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Gigs
Make the most of London's annual Jazz festival with our guide to the unmissable concerts all around the city
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Gigs
Sampled by Kanye West and many others, the father of Ethio-Jazz arrives in Hackney in September
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Classical Music
The champion of chanson is back: Michel Legrand brings his award-winning film scores to London this autumn
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Talks
This one-off performance of jazz and poetry explores the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean
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Dance
From duets to jazz and debuts by female choreographers, here are the dance highlights to book now
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Lifestyle
Culture Whisper Gold members are invited to celebrate 100 years of recorded Jazz in an evening of talks, interactive workshops and performances hosted by The Arts Society and Kansas Smitty's
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Contemporary Music
Culture Whisper and Devialet unite to bring you the exquisite voice of Sarah Vaughan
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Festival
The acclaimed jazz musician Paolo Conte returns to London for a single performance this November
Things To Do
As festival season draws to a close, we round up the best gigs to help you keep the beat going
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Things to do
Yes, Soho, plus a few suggestions that are a little more... offbeat.
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Theatre
An extraordinary performance by Broadway great Audra McDonald makes Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at the Wyndham’s Theatre an unmissable show
Things To Do
The EFG London Jazz Festival 2016 is back with star-studded performances all over the capital this November
Tried and Tested
Cinema
In an excellent new biopic starring Ethan Hawke, Chet Baker struggles with love, drugs, and life itself
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Don Cheadle brings his directorial debut: a biopic about Jazz legend Miles Davis
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Gigs
One of the best jazz orchestras in the world come to Ronnie Scott's for a January residency
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One of the most important ensembles in the history experimental music, the Sun Ra Arkestra come to Union Chapel
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Food
Wish you were somewhere hotter this summer? Immerse yourself in the steamy world of New Orleans, care of Slap Ya Papa supper club.
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Gigs
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival: Cecile McLorin Salvant's concert at Cadogan Hall will be a classically fine night of jazz from an exciting new talent.
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Food
Kansas Smitty's Live Jazz Bar in Broadway Market boasts an all-julep cocktail menu and eclectic jam sessions, all in a working rehearsal space.
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Gigs
This quartet of pianists looks set to wow audiences in September
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Gigs
This quartet's blend of chamber music and jazz works seamlessly, hear them for two nights only at the Vortex, coming at the end of September.
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Gigs
Aaron Parks' London concert in October will showcase his ability and subtlety on the piano at Kings Place.
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Gigs
Book now for Paquito d'Rivera & Trio Corrente: Ronnie Scott's hosts a Latin legend. Expect a night of intricate beats and fabulous virtuosity.
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Nils Petter Molvaer's London gig combines jazz trumpets with the reggae of Sly and Robbie, the guitar of Eivind Aarset and the electronics of Vladislav Delay into an audacious mixture.
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Gigs
The reformation of the Loose Tubes jazz group live at Ronnie Scott's in September should not be missed
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Gigs
Incognito jazz band looks set to wow Ronnie Scott's yet again.
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Gigs
Norma Winstone, jazz singer and innovator, brings 'Distances' to the Pizza Express Jazz Club