Wednesday 15th May

Zone A Tickets - £20.00 inc VAT, Zones B & C - £18.00 inc VAT

7.30pm start (doors open 7.00pm)

Between them (Alan Barnes & David Newton) these two masters of the British jazz scene have won over 20 national music awards. They are the 'go-to' players for a many, many bands small and large - jazz, pop and rock and for two essential reasons: firstly they are both virtuosos on their own instruments and secondly their playing and presentation provides some of the finest entertainment on the jazz scene today. Having both studied (excelled) at the same time at Leeds College of Music, they went on to perform together in many ensembles (Stacey Kent, Bryan Ferry, Stan Tracey, Bruce Adams, Van Morrison etc etc….). We believe they are at their best when playing together in an intimate environment as a small band and so we have added a touch of double bass to their duo format (Paul Jefferies) to allow the creative musical story telling creativity to flow…….

Wednesday 5th June

Tickets - £20.00 inc VAT

7.00pm start (doors open 6.00pm)

We’ve teamed up with the very fine independent brewers of delicious beers the Cotswold Lakes Brew Co., to create a summer series of Jazz gigs taking place outdoors (or inside if weather fails to cooperate) at Field Farm, Cotswold Lakes, Cirencester GL7 6FE. Food and drinks (beer will feature of course) will be available from 6pm.

First up on Wednesday, 5th June is the brilliant Hugh Turner Funky Jazz Quartet. Graduating in jazz, rock and classical guitar from North London University at the age of 19, Hugh Turner is now recognised as a virtuoso in bluesy, funky jazz with many compositions and teaching accolades to his name. He’ll be setting the Field Farm on metaphorical fire with his own high-energy style of jazz with rhythm and power harmony at its core. On stage with Hugh will be Professor of jazz saxophone - Ollie Weston; one of the busiest funk and rock drummers on the planet - Damon Sawyer and bassist Paul Jefferies. Join us for brilliant live Jazz, delicious beer and freshly cooked food.

Wednesday 3rd July

Tickets - £20.00 inc VAT

7.00pm start (doors open 6.00pm)

We’ve teamed up with the very fine independent brewers of delicious beers the Cotswold Lakes Brew Co., to create a summer series of Jazz gigs taking place outdoors (or inside if weather fails to cooperate) at Cotswold Lakes Brew Co. Taproom, Field Farm, Somerford Keynes, Cirencester, GL7 6FE. Food and drinks is served from 6pm and the show will start at 7pm.

Our second concert in this Summer Jazz series will feature the immensely talented jazz pianist and singer, Elliott Rooney. ​Elliott is is a multi-talented musician, educator, choir leader and above all pianist and singer. On stage with Elliott will be the exquisite trumpet and flugelhorn horn player - Stuart Henderson plus bassist Paul Jefferies and feisty drummer of many styles - Mr Mark Whitlam. Join us for brilliant live Jazz, delicious beer and freshly cooked food

Wednesday 17th July

Tickets - £20.00 inc VAT

7.00pm start (doors open 6.00pm)

A superb violinist in the Stephane Grappelli mould, Kit Massey is a fourth generation musician, a multi-instrumentalist who is as happy playing Vivaldi as he is playing the Gypsy swing jazz of Django Reinhardt. He has decided to curate a show that will remember the incredible partnership of Stephane Grappelli and George Shearing. Less well known perhaps than the Grappelli/Reinhardt teaming, pianist George Shearing matched Grappelli’s wonderful lilting, melodic style of jazz perfectly and they were great friends. The pair recorded and performed together extensively in the 40s and 50s, but went their separate ways only to record probably their most popular album “The Reunion” in 1976. Expect a host of well known melodies and super creative interaction between the band - Kit Massey (violin), Pete Billington (piano), double bass (Paul Jefferies) and Charlie Stratford (drums).

Wednesday 21st August

Tickets - £20.00 inc VAT

7.00pm start (doors open 6.00pm)

We’ve brought together what we think may very well be one of the UK’s finest Gypsy Jazz ensembles. Guitarist Harry Diplock is the talk of the town (London, Paris and many others in fact) where he plays his favourite style of music - Gypsy Jazz or 'Manouche Jazz' as it’s sometimes called - a style that made Django Reinhardt a star in the 1930s and still much revered today. Harry will appear on stage with the incredible rhythm guitar specialist Dave Kelbie and double bassist Paul Jefferies to complete a trio which will put melody, musical dexterity and fun at the heart of their show.

Wednesday 18th September

Tickets - £20.00 inc VAT

7.00pm start (doors open 6.00pm)

As a young musician Tim Whitehead was a gifted classical clarinettist. At university, whilst continuing his music, Tim studied Law, but soon after soon after qualifying he realised that the ‘pull’ of performance and particularly Jazz proved too strong and he opted to follow music, not law. His trajectory into the musical stratosphere has included USA tours with top American pianist Phil de Greg, membership of the 80’s groundbreaking jazz ensemble 'Loose Tubes’ and in 2009 he was nominated as Artist In Residence at Tate Britain. These are just some highlights of a stellar career - so - we are proud to have Tim perform at The Jazz Cave with a hand-picked band including pianist Jonathan Taylor, bassist Paul Jefferies and drummer Alex Goodyear.