Celebrating & developing jazz
2004 - 2012
Where to find jazz
Yorkshire and the Humber is alive with jazz. With a rich and vibrant community of musicians, promoters, audiences, educators and venues, the region can boast a national reputation for jazz, regularly attracting distinguished national and international jazz artists to its clubs and venues. There is also a vibrant grass roots pub scene. We believe Yorkshire and The Humber has the strongest network of promoters outside London.
In 2010 we recognised this exceptional activity with the Jazz Yorkshire Awards at Dean Clough, Halifax.
The region is host to a growing number of jazz weekends and festivals - Scarborough, Cleethorpes, Marsden, NCEM York, Burton Agnes and Hull. Established festivals like Harrogate International Festival, FuseLeeds, Grassington and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival also feature artists from the wide spectrum of jazz and improvised music. They add to the wealth of jazz on offer in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Jazz Festival Diary
Festival information from our Gig Guide. We are waiting for updates for coming year. If your event is missing please send details to listings AT jazzyorkshire.org.
Workshops & Masterclasses
See more details in Gig Guide
information from our Gig Guide
where to find jazz
To suggest a link please use the contact page.
- Boston Spa jazz in the spa
- Bradford jazz at the playhouse | jazz crazy
- Cleethorpes cleethorpes jazz
- Doncaster doncaster youth jazz orchestra
- Goole the gate goole
- Grassington grassington festival
- Grimsby grimsby jazz
- Halifax dean clough
- Harrogate harrogate jazz club | harrogate-festival.org.uk
- Howden howden live
- Huddersfield huddersfield jazz
- Hull hull jazz | j_night | imeplace | pave bar
- Leeds
leeds jazz
| lima
| leeds college of music
the wardrobe | the spinoff | chapel allerton / seven jazz
fuse leeds | guiseley / coopers jazz club
the grove inn jazz club | big city jazz - Malton the shed
- Marsden marsden jazz festival
- Otley courthouseproject.org.uk
- Richmond swaledale festival
- Scarborough scarborough jazz | scarborough jazz festival
- Sheffield abbeydale jazz | sheffield jazz | sheffieldjazzandswing | the lescar
- Sowerby Bridge puzzle hall inn
- Skipton dales jam
- Wakefield wakefield jazz
- York yorkjazz | j_night | ncem | york jazz scene
- Pubs & clubs jazz-clubs-worldwide/yorks
Other Regional Jazz Websites
Websites featuring information about collections of promoters with gig news, listings and sections to feature musicians from across the region.
National and other region Websites
- NE England jazzaction
- NW England nwjazzworks
- London londonjazz.blogspot.com
- UK jazzservices
Musicians Websites
Most musicians websites have audio players so you can listen to them playing.
- www.myspace.com/jazzyorkshire
- See our Musicians page
Jazz Orchestras / Big Bands
- Big Band Byrne
- The Cat Pack
- The Dales Jam
- Doncaster Youth Yazz Orchestra
- Echo Four Two
- James Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
- Sheffield University Jazz Orchestra
- Tony Faulkner Jazz Orchestra
- Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra
- The LIMA Orchestra
- Garforth Jazz Rock Band
- Steve Parry Big Band
- Al Wood Big Band
education
Magzines / Websites
Radio / Podcasts
- Martin Powell's Jazzscene, Bradford (podcasts available)
- bbc.co.uk/music/jazz
- jazzfm.com
- last.fm
Useful Links
- Arts funding organisations
artscouncil | awards for all - Arts organisations
musicians union | live music now | youth music
audiences yorkshire | dig yorkshire
regional record labels
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