The EFG London Jazz Festival is the capital’s biggest pan-city music festival, taking place annually in November, which has long been acclaimed for showcasing a heady mix of talent from around the world. Widely acknowledged for delivering world-class artists and emerging stars, the Festival continues to take jazz to a massive audience, in one of UK’s landmark music events.
Here are our recommendations for this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival (11th-20th November)
Friday 11th:
Takuya Kuroda & Makaya McCraven at The Jazz Cafe – 8pm
Saturday 12th:
Ollie Howell at the Forge – 2pm
St Germain + Adam Naas at Southbank Centre – 7.30pm
Terrace Martin and the Polly Seeds + support – 8.30pm
Sunday 13th:
Elza Soares + special guest Eska at the Barbican – 7.30pm
The Bad Plus + Binker & Moses at the Scala – 8pm
Monday 14th:
Adam Ben Ezra at the Cadogan Hall Foyer – 2.30pm
Robert Glasper Experiment at Koko – 8pm
Tuesday 15th:
Ezra Collective – Ray’s Jazz at Foyles (Level 6) – 6pm
The Comet is Coming + Sarathy Korwar at XOYO – 8pm
Wednesday 16th:
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: Suite for Ma Dukes + Carlos Niño and Friends at the Barbican – 7.30pm
Christian Scott + Mammal Hands at Scala – 8pm
Thursday 17th:
Nérija at Ray’s Jazz at Foyles (Level 6) – 6pm
Ashley Henry Trio at Spice of Life – 8pm
Marcus Strickland Twi-Life at Ronnie Scott’s – 8.15pm
Friday 18th:
Azymuth at Hideaway – 9pm
Saturday 19th:
Dhafer Youssef + Ambrose Akinmusire at the Barbican – 7.30pm
Sunday 20th:
Ariwo + DJ Vince Vella at The Forge – 7pm
Camilla George + Olie Brice/Achim Kaufmann at the Vortex – 7.45pm
Bill Laurance at Shoreditch Town Hall – 8pm
Check out our special London Jazz Festival spotify playlist below!