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EVER WONDERING; "WHAT’S ON NEAR ME?"

The Jazz Centre UK is a cultural centre in Essex that hosts a wide variety of events at our centre, on location and online. We host:

  • Live Music

  • Live Dance Performance

  • Art Exhibitions

  • Educational Workshops and Masterclasses

  • Talks and Lectures

  • Book launches

  • Celebratory Events

  • Networking Events

This page is the central listing for all our events. See below to find out what’s coming up:

Due to the variety of events we hold we have different types of entry available. Some of our events are free entry, some events are pay-on-the-door and some are ticketed. Please browse our events listing below to find out more about each listing. Entry information, ticket pricing, the event location and joining instructions should be clearly detailed on each event listing page.

If you purchase a Ticket on our website you can find our Terms and Conditions here and our privacy policy here.

If you have purchased a ticket and need customer support, have any questions about an event or ticketing please contact us via email (enquiries@thejazzcentreuk.co.uk) so your query can be directed to the correct team.

PURCHASING TICKETS

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • JCUK: Dave Jago band
    JCUK: Dave Jago band
    Sat 17 May
    The Jazz Centre UK
    17 May 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Fine Essex trombonist Dave Jago brings his own band to the JCUK.
  • JCUK: The Jake Leg Jug Band
    JCUK: The Jake Leg Jug Band
    Sat 24 May
    The Jazz Centre UK
    24 May 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    A return visit to the JCUK for this fun, good-time country blues and vaudeville band.
  • Spike's Place: Jo Harrop Quartet
    Spike's Place: Jo Harrop Quartet
    Sat 31 May
    The Jazz Centre UK
    31 May 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Live mainstream jazz from Spike's Pace, featuring Jo Harrop, one of the most unmistakable voices in British jazz.
  • JCUK talk: an exploration of Afro Cuban jazz
    JCUK talk: an exploration of Afro Cuban jazz
    07 Jun 2025, 12:00 – 13:30
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    JCUK volunteer Aidan O'Shea explores the history, instruments and essential tunes of Afro Cuban jazz, including a short film and recorded examples.
  • JCUK: James Allsopp Quartet play Stan Getz
    JCUK: James Allsopp Quartet play Stan Getz
    07 Jun 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Immersed in his music from a young age, James Allsopp pays tribute to the tenor sax jazz great Stan Getz.
  • Jazz 825: Mandala play Roland Kirk
    Jazz 825: Mandala play Roland Kirk
    Sat 14 Jun
    The Jazz Centre UK
    14 Jun 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Mandala are the ambitious local six-piece who turn to the compositions of Rahsaan Roland Kirk for this year's project.
  • JCUK: Dave Manington's Mingus Ah Um
    JCUK: Dave Manington's Mingus Ah Um
    Sat 21 Jun
    21 Jun 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Dave Manington's six-piece will play the whole of Charles Mingus' seminal 1959 album Mingus Ah Um.
  • Spike's Place: Al Nicholls Quartet
    Spike's Place: Al Nicholls Quartet
    Sat 28 Jun
    The Jazz Centre UK
    28 Jun 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Tenor saxophonist Al Nicholls, a recent visitor to the JCUK as accompanist to TJ Johnson, returns with his own swinging quartet.
  • JCUK's Celebration of Tap
    JCUK's Celebration of Tap
    Sat 05 Jul
    The Jazz Centre UK
    05 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    With our acquisition of memorabilia from the famed 'jazz hoofer' Will Gaines, we decided to celebrate the relationship between jazz and tap dance, under the direction of dancer Adele Joel.
  • Sat 12 Jul
    The Jazz Centre UK
    12 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
  • JCUK: Max Bernardi & Veronica Sbergia
    JCUK: Max Bernardi & Veronica Sbergia
    19 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Italians Max and Veronica specialise in the country blues and vaudeville songs of the pre-war era, with acoustic guitar and washboard accompaniment.
  • Spike's Place: Greg Abate Quartet
    Spike's Place: Greg Abate Quartet
    Sat 26 Jul
    The Jazz Centre UK
    26 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Today we welcome a regular visitor to the JCUK from the USA: Greg Abate, with his quartet.
  • JCUK presents the Chris Kibble trio
    JCUK presents the Chris Kibble trio
    Sat 02 Aug
    02 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Local keyboard maestro Chris Kibble returns with his trio for a varied afternoon of piano jazz.
  • Sat 09 Aug
    The Jazz Centre UK
    09 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Live contemporary jazz: artist TBC
  • JCUK presents No Good Woman and the Kingsnakes
    JCUK presents No Good Woman and the Kingsnakes
    16 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Superb electric blues band featuring the powerhouse vocals of Dawnette Fessey...
  • JCUK presents Steely Jazz
    JCUK presents Steely Jazz
    Sat 23 Aug
    The Jazz Centre UK
    23 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Not a tribute band, but 'a jazz response' to the music of one of the most musically, and verbally, literate of rock bands, Steely Dan.
  • Spike's Place presents Elaine Delmar
    Spike's Place presents Elaine Delmar
    Sat 30 Aug
    30 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    A very welcome return for the great Elaine Delmar, with an all-star trio.
  • JCUK presents Allison Neale's tribute to Art Pepper
    JCUK presents Allison Neale's tribute to Art Pepper
    06 Sept 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
    Art Pepper was born on September 1st 1925; we celebrate his centenary today with a performance by Allison Neale of tunes associated with the great West Coast altoist.

ATTENDED ONE OF OUR EVENTS?

OUR JAZZ VENUE

We are a growing venue on the UK jazz scene with an open door to host all forms of Jazz music. We have had some fantastic acts on the Jazz Centre stage including Alan Skidmore, Dave O’Higgins, Alan Barnes, Derek Nash, The Humphrey Lyttelton Band, Trevor Watts/Veryan Weston, Len Skeat, Daryl Sherman and many more.

Take a look at our past events page to get an overview!

Simon Spillett
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