Manchester Jazz Festival, Manchester, England running until 24 May
Andy Sheppard trio, Cassie Kinoshi’s Seed, Orchestra Mambo International, Tom Cawley and Sarsen Drift, Women in Jazz photography exhibition, Yellowjackets, Bel Cobain, Lau Noah, Tony Kofi and Denys Baptiste Quintet, Cotonete, Nout, China Moses
Pictured above: jazz singer Ian Shaw who appears at the Leeds Jazz Festival this weekend.
Leeds Jazz Festival, Leeds, England 21-27 May
Ian Shaw, Donovan Haffner Quartet, Lucy Anne Daniels, Submotion Orchestra and more
Sidmouth Jazz and Blues Festival, Devon, England 22-25 May
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Emeli Sandé, Macy Gray, Incognito plus festival fringe acts.
Lichfield Jazz Weekender, The Hub at St Mary’s, Lichfield, England 4-7 June
The James Taylor Quartet, Antonio Forcione Trio, The Ben Holder Quartet, Gaz Hughes and more.
Highworth Jazz Festival, Highworth, Wiltshire, England 6 June
Tony Kofi, Snowboy and the Latin Section, Ray Gelato, Jessica Lauren, Vimala Rowe and more
Wycombe Jazz Festival, Brunel Engine Shed, High Wycombe 6 June
Soweto Kinch, Yazz Ahmed, Aaron Liddard, MLN Ensemble
Newcastle Jazz Festival, Live Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 26-27 June
Laura Jurd, Clark Tracey, Outri, Mark Toomey, Alexia Gardner, Rory Ingham
Love Supreme, Glynde Place, East Sussex, England 3-5 July
Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective, De La Soul, Gabrielle, The Four Tops, Samara Joy, Courtney Pine, Bill Frisell trio feat. Gregory Tardy, Kokoroko, Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano and many more.
Buxton International Festival Jazz Weekender, England 9-12 July
Courtney Pine, Laura Jurd, Denys Baptise Tony Kofi Quintet, Andrew McCormack Trio, Zoë Gilby with Andy Champion, Johnny Hunter Trio featuring Nat Birchall, Mario Bakuna Band, Josephine Davies – Satori Quartet featuring Alcyona Mick, Noa Levy, Alan Barnes and The Paul Edis Trio, Alina Bzhezhinska HipHarpCollective Quintet, Darius Brubeck Quartet, Fraser Fifield Secret Path Trio, Olivia Moore and Adam Fairhall, Arun Ghosh Quintet.
Mostly Jazz, Birmingham, England 10-12 July
Cymande, Sampa the Great, Daniel Casimir Big Band, Emma-Jean Thackray and more.
Swanage Jazz Festival, Dorset, England 10-12 July
Jo Harrop Quartet, Joe Webb Trio, John Etheridge/Christian Garrick, Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford, Yetii and many others
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland 17-26 July
Jools Holland, Tuba Skinny, Davina & The Vagabonds, Brian Kellock A Life in Music, Jerron Paxton, London Afrobeat Collective and more.
Sligo International Summer School and Festival, Sligo, Ireland 21-26 July
Artists in residence are Aaron Parks and Sun-Mi Hong. Mike Nielsen leads the faculty. This year’s faculty includes Lucia Cadotsch, Elina Duni, Emma Rawicz, Gareth Lockrane, Darren Beckett, Rob Luft, Jasper Høiby, Freddie Hendrix and Paul Dunlea.
Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales 6-9 August
Courtney Pine, Emma Smith, Liane Carroll, Jacqui Dankworth Trio and more.
Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend, Isle of Wight, England 16-20 Sept
Alan Barnes’ Reed-O-Rama, Liane Carroll Trio, Steve Waterman “Celebrating Miles” Octet, Matt Skelton “Blackhawk” Quintet, Bass to Face: Claire Martin and Laurence Cottle, Cameron Rossi Quartet and more.
Scarborough Jazz Festival, Scarborough, England 25-27 Sept
Barry Green’s Expansion: McCoy Tyner Project, Shirley Smart Sextet, David Newton Trio, Levitation Orchestra, Benet McLean Quintet, Brigitte Beraha with Alan Barnes and Barry Green, Xhosa Cole Quartet, Rory Ingham’s Trombone Assembly, Lady Nade sings Nina Simone, Bryan Corbett presents The Instrumental Groove Unit, Alina Bzhezhinska – HipHarpCollective featuring Tony Kofi, Ian Shaw and Liane Carroll, Alan Barnes + 11 and more.
Leyburn Jazz Festival, Yorkshire, England 15-18 October
Alexia Gardner trio, Ben Shankland trio, Will Barnes quartet and more.
Jo Harrop trio, Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, Seb Rochford’s Finding Ways, Pete Roth trio feat. Bill Bruford, Emma Fisk’s Hot Club du Nord, Maja Bugge & Dave Evans, Swannek, Vasilis Xenopoulos/Paul Edis Quartet, Rivkala, Durham University Jazz Society evening, Eleonora Kouneni, Marvin Muoneké & Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, Knats, Dean Stockdale Quartet, Finn-Keebl Group, Janette Mason and more.
EFG London Jazz Festival, London, England 13-22 Nov
Samara Joy, Fatoumata Diawara, Coltrane 100: Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Nduduzo Makhathini, Linda May Han Oh, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Kronos Quartet, Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane, Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez, Emma-Jean Thackray: Dear Miles – A Love Letter, Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes, Cécile McLorin Salvant with the BBC Concert Orchestra, GoGo Penguin, Fergus McCreadie, Prep, Emma Rawicz’s Cloudwalker, Rymden, The Meltdown and more.