Fri, May 1 - Union Chapel London
The Puppini Sisters The Birthday Tour
Jazz fans can catch The Puppini Sisters’ close harmony vocal jazz and swing revival show at Union Chapel.
Jazz Gigs from May 2026
Featuring the puppini sisters, the style councillors, zaz, suba trio, omar sosa, seckou keita, matt bianco, sharp class and more.
Sat, May 2 - The Crossing Birmingham
The Style Councillors ‘OUR FAVOURITE SHOP’ 40th Anniversary Tour
The Style Councillors bring jazz-influenced pop and rock touches to The Crossing on this anniversary date.
Tue, May 5 - The London Palladium
ZAZ
French artist Zaz performs a jazz-centred headline show at The London Palladium.
Fri, May 8 - Union Chapel London
OMAR SOSA & SECKOU KEITA
Jazz comes to Union Chapel as Omar Sosa leads a bill with Seckou Keita and Suba Trio on 8 May 2026.
Sat, May 9 - Union Chapel London
MATT BIANCO
Matt Bianco perform jazz and latin jazz at Union Chapel, blending improvisation with pop hooks.
Sat, May 9 - The Crossing Birmingham
Midland Mods Mayday
French Boutik’s sophisticated arrangements bring jazz-tinged nuances into the Midland Mods Mayday line-up at The Crossing.
Sun, May 10 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
COMING SOON
COMING SOON focuses on rock, folk and punk rather than jazz across its 2026 Brudenell Social Club dates.
Mon, May 11 - Leeds City Varieties Music Hall
NEW RELEASES OUT THIS WEEK
Memorials’ Leeds date at Hyde Park Book Club brings free jazz textures into this otherwise roots and rock listing.
Mon, May 18 - Exchange Bristol
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
Swing-tinged blues and roots rock from The Hillbilly Moon Explosion connects this show to jazz-adjacent sounds.
Mon, May 18, Wed, May 27 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
Coming soon at the Brudenell in March/April/May
Quickly, Quickly’s jazz-inflected instrumental hip hop adds a jazz thread to this Brudenell Social Club run.
Wed, May 20 - Komedia Brighton
THE PUPPINI SISTERS
Jazz, swing revival and close harmony vocals from The Puppini Sisters at Komedia on 20 May 2026.
Fri, May 22, Sat, May 23 - Stithians Showground Truro
Fisherman's Friends Festival
Jools Holland’s band bring jazz-inflected boogie and rhythm & blues to Stithians Showground.
Fri, May 22, Sat, May 23, Sun, May 24
PLINI UK & EUROPEAN TOUR
Jazz and nu jazz colours run through Sungazer’s electrojazz sets supporting Plini across these May 2026 UK dates.
Fri, May 22 - OSLO London
quickly, quickly
Quickly, Quickly’s jazz-influenced instrumental hip hop sound underpins this Oslo, London performance.
Fri, May 29 - The Castle Hotel Manchester
THE GRASSROOTS TO THE SKY AND BEYOND TOUR
Jazz-leaning sounds from Cian Downing anchor The Grassroots To The Sky And Beyond Tour stop in Manchester.
Sat, Jun 20
SOUNDS OF THE SUBURBS 10TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
This listing is not jazz-focused; the bill centres on punk and punk rock acts such as The Phobics.