We’re huge jazz fans here at Brewery Arts, and we know from speaking to many of our live music attendees, you are too. Well you’re in for a treat in 2025, as we’re kicking off our Spring live music season with some incredible jazz shows. From jazz reworking of heavy metal classics, to some of the finest Norwegian piano-driven soundscapes, we’ve got every flavour of jazz from around the world on our stage. Here are some of our top picks – and we’ve got lots more to come…
Jazz Sabbath – 13 February
A jazz trio from the UK that plays (instrumental) jazz interpretations of Black Sabbath songs. Helmed by pianist Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band since 2004), Jazz Sabbath explores the boundaries between jazz and the songs that defined heavy metal. Echoing already present jazz riffs and discovering new ones. More info / book now.
Will Barnes Quartet – 15 February
Join the Will Barnes Quartet for the second leg of their ‘Source of the Severn’ tour, presenting songs from their acclaimed album, which is an exploration of the rugged landscape of Mid Wales and the Marches. They will be joined by skilled landscape artist Erin Hughes, providing a captivating live visual show to accompany the quartet’s performance, igniting the imagination of the audience, and making this a performance not to be missed. More info / book now.
Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard – 6 March
The masters of melody from Norway join forces with a British jazz star. Together, they create top of the line melodic jazz that has motivated critics to look for their finest superlatives and draw comparisons with the legendary “Belonging” quartet led by Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek. More info / book now.
Sam Newbould Quintet – 11 April
“A pearl in the jazz catch of the day ★★★★” (NRC, NL), the Sam Newbould Quintet is an award winning five piece international group emerging from the vibrant Amsterdam jazz scene. Described as “mindblowing, sometimes introverted and intimate and then exuberant again” (SWN T alent Award, NL), their music combines virtuosity with driving grooves and playful melodies that stick in your head. More info / book now.
Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell – 23 April
Hejira is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’ and ‘Mingus’ (regarded as her ‘jazz period’), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live album, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that the Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire. More info / book now.
