Chicken Shed

We are very excited to launch the Be-Bop Club's 24/25 season with this fantastic international line-up, who are touring the UK to promote their debut album One. Chicago-based trumpeter Chad McCullough first met Slovakian vibraphonist Miro Herak in 2009 at the Banff Center for the Arts, a catalyst for creativity under the direction of trumpeter...

We're pleased to welcome back Henrik and his trio, who last visited in April 2023 with a fantastic set of Henrik's original compositions. The band are touring again to promote their new album, which is being released this week on the Babel label. A constellation of three remarkable musicians with a strong focus on interplay,...

Dreamscapes is a project launched by French-Chinese guitarist Julien Durand, who leads an impressive quintet that has in its lineup four other rising stars of the British contemporary jazz scene, Lucy-Anne Daniels - vocals, George Garford - saxes, Cenk Esen - piano and Jack Robson - drums. Durand studied on the jazz course at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where, like so many of...

Sixways is an ensemble made up of some of the most exciting up-and-coming musicians in Birmingham put together by saxophonist Ben Partridge. A few years back Ben won the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Mike Gibbs Award for composition and arranging, and he provides all the music for the band. Sixways incorporates elements of small and large...

Spring 2024 saw the Dave Jones Quintet touring to mark the occasion of Dave's 60th birthday, performing a mixed programme of Dave's original compositions alongside those of Kenny Garrett. The tour included a return visit to London's Pizza Express Soho, where the band had recorded their live album back in 2023. Other performances have included...

Internationally award-winning saxophonist/composer Tom Thorp presents his exciting new quintet – ILUMETRIS. They join us in the first part of their UK/European tour, with the release of new album Here, There be Monsters… Thorp’s music blends melodic lyricism with complex texture and exploratory improvisations. Freely dipping into an eclectic plethora of genres for its inspiration,...