This summer, global jazz stars come to London as we takeover the Barbican, KOKO and Kings Place for the Summer Jazz Series🌞

Mayra Andrade
Whiplash In Concert
gretchen parlato & Lionel Loueke
scarypockets
Madeleine Peyroux

⏰On sale Fri 5 April, 10am serious.org.uk/summerjazzseri…

Book now for Jamie Cullum who performs at this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival ✨

📍Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
📅 Friday 22 November

Plus, keep your eyes peeled for our next big announcement coming this April...👀

Book at efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/jamiecullum

The EFG London Jazz Festival is back this 15–24 November and we’re so excited to announce Jamie Cullum as the first artist to join this year’s line-up!

Tickets on sale Fri 22 March, 10am

📍Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
📅 Fri 22 November

efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/jamiecullum

Discover the upcoming shows from previous EFG London Jazz Festival performers...🎶

Discover more and book your tickets at serious.org.uk

Following last year's Festival where Irreversible Entanglements premiered their new album 'Protect Your Light' (released on Impulse Records aka the house that John and Alice Coltrane built), the free jazz band now return to perform on NPR Music Tiny Desk.

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Watch Joshua Redman's NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert featuring vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, Paul Cornish on keys, Philip Norris on bass and Nazir Ebo bringing the rhythm!
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Since when did jazz become cool again? And why was it ever deemed uncool in the first place?

Introducing Unapologetic Expression by André Marmot, a lively, subversive history, drawing on interviews with key architects of the new UK jazz renaissance 🎷

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Taken from Abdullah Ibrahim’s sold-out headline show at the Barbican Centre as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Summer Series 2023, listen to the latest release from his new album 3 entitled 'Mindif' 🎶

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Happy New Year from the EFG London Jazz Festival team Serious 🎉🎶

📷 The Red Beanie Photography

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Win a signed bottle of Champagne Thiénot by the legendary Marcus Miller! 🍾🎉

All you have to do is sign up to our mailing list by Sunday 31st January to be in with a chance to win!

Sign up now at efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/newsletter

With huge thanks to our sponsors Champagne Thiénot

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#LunchtimeListening 🔊 Jumoké, Julian Joseph and Kevin Le Gendre share some of their favourite albums and live moments of 2023 on the latest BBC Radio 3 #JtoZ show, including music from modern drum great Mark Guiliana!

👉 Listen now at bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

American jazz guitarist and composer Julian Lage returns to London for his biggest show to date as part of his Speak to Me Tour.

He performs at the Barbican on Sunday 24 April with his trio featuring Jorge Roader and Dave King.

Book tickets now at serious.org.uk/julianlage

We partnered with Appleton Estate UK to bring an exciting, brand new series as part of this year’s Festival 🌞🥃

The Appleton Estate Jazz Sessions celebrated the ongoing influence of Jamaica on the vibrant jazz scene with intimate shows from Summer Pearl, Dave Okumu and cktrl.

Don’t want to wait until November to get your jazz festival fix? Samara Joy returns in 2024 for her first ever UK tour! 💫

After selling out her EFG London Jazz Festival show this year, don't miss out on securing your ticket!

Book now at serious.org.uk/samarajoy

We absolutely loved the free and family events at this years festival!

From DJ’s, dance classes, workshops and even pop-up performances - there was something for everyone!

Continue to support our creative engagement programme by donating at serious.org.uk/donate

#ThrowbackThursday to the astounding sold-out shows of Mayra Andrade presenting her intimate acoustic collaboration 'reEncanto' as part of EFG EFG London Jazz Festival earlier this month.

Take us back! #TBT #WeAreJazz #LiveInLondon #UnionChapel

Joshua Redman, Emma Rawicz and Nikki Iles among this year’s highlights at “richly layered” EFG London Jazz Festival jazzwise.com/review/article… EFG London Jazz Festival Serious

It's been just over a week since the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023. Let's take a look back at just some of the highlights...

'The EFG London Jazz Festival, then, has the character of a main festival and several mini-festivals rolled into one' (theartsdesk.com ★★★★)

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This year EFG marked 15 years of partnership with the EFG EFG London Jazz Festival and here we celebrate some of the highlights. See you in 2024! bit.ly/3GnPP2Q #wearejazz

Re-live the highlights of the EFG London Jazz Festival! 💥

For 10 days we took over the capital with the sounds of jazz and beyond, bringing special collaborations, new discoveries, global stars and exclusive new projects!

See you in 2024...

#wearejazz

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