For his final Leeds Jazz Festival 2025 show, promoter Lubi Jovanovic (DJ Lubi), is featuring a night dedicated to the next generation of jazz musicians breaking out right now from the buzzing Leeds DIY jazz scene. For this. he's teamed up with Leeds breakbeat jazz crew Nova.Sol for their first ever Brudenell headline show and together, they are curating a multi-bill night of music taking in the full spectrum of jazz in the city.
Following on from last year’s success, Jazz Leeds present this year’s Leeds Jazz festival jam session on Sunday afternoon at Seven Arts – and they want you to come along.
Vocalists and instrumentalists, trad jazz to improv., standards to original tunes – all are welcome – you can blow your own trumpet or just watch the fun.
The JazzLeeds House Band is there to support you!
Hailed as “one of the most innovative and creative bands in the UK today” (Soweto Kinch, BBC Radio 3), Snowpoet premiere their much anticipated fourth studio album Heartstrings at Leeds Jazz Festival.
Their third release on Edition Records, Heartstrings follows the hugely successful albums Thought You Knew hailed by NPR as one of the best albums in 2018 and Wait For Me in 2021.
Club 15 and Echelon Coffee Roasters are bringing a bit of Japanese Jazz listening culture to Leeds. Inspired by the Jazz Cafe's of Japan, the Jazz Kissa features a custom built audiophile sound system playing rare Japanese and World Jazz on vinyl, as well as offering manually poured speciality roasted coffee from Echelon, a vinyl record store from With Egg Records and food from Galleria’s wood-fired kitchen.
Heavy Rotation residents take over the Whistle for an eclectic night inspired by their jazz background, but with a finger closely on the pulse of underground electronic music.
Expect jazz, trip-hop, funk, house, broken beat and everything in between.
“Benet McLean pushes the boundaries of the violin in jazz with unparalleled modernism.”— Julian Joseph
Violinist and pianist Benet McLean is one of the most highly regarded contemporary musicians in British jazz. His musical depth and exploration of the boundaries between musical genres make him a unique and constantly evolving artist. Inspired in his teens by the great bebop artists of the 1940s, Benet’s playing today reflects his early inspirations while also embracing many other musical influences.
Lift Your Feet are proud to present Coco Maria as they return for another Jazz Dance DJ Session at Hyde Park Book Club. One of the most unique and uncompromising DJs in the world : Coco María is a selector, curator and radio host with impeccable taste.
Hailing originally from Mexico and now based in Europe, she specializes in Brazilian, South American, Central American, and Caribbean wax and will be unearthing the finest Jazz gems in her crate for this special dance.
Lift Your Feet residents plus Leeds own super hot Latin selectors El Caspete join.
The UK's biggest and best cult 26-piece music ensemble Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band, bring their cosmic jazz x punk & noise vibes to the Howard Assembly Room for the very first time.
Not a thing events are happy to announce the return of Alt-Jazz X Breaks, the high bpm danceable jazz/whatever night at Hyde Park Book Club – for a special one off night as part of Leeds Jazz Festival 25
This time there are 7 bands, playing 20 minute sets – with big tunes in between to keep you dancing as much as we can.
As always, a ridiculous mix up of noisy high speed jazz and adjacents.
DEFF60 – @deff60collective
Fake Scenario – @kende_sarlos2001
Glass Frogs – @glassfrogsband
Opening a weekend of Japanese listening culture, Club 15 and With Egg Records DJ’s are going back to back on the all vinyl Club 15 x Echelon Coffee Roasters audiophile Jazz Kissa System.
Featuring custom built horn speakers, audiophile decks and a custom rotary mixer; expect to hear rare jazz, world and boogie that will get you grooving.
With Egg will be selling records from their pop-up vinyl store, and food will be available from Galleria’s wood-fired kitchen.