EFG London Jazz Festival 2021

Now in its 29th year, the EFG London Jazz Festival returns to live audiences with an electrifying line up, ranging from global stars, special collaborations and new commissions to the finest and freshest music from the UK.

A pioneer in the UK music scene, the Festival promises another momentous 10-day run of forward-looking programming featuring world-class artists and emerging stars, bringing in a mixture of jazz, cutting-edge sounds, global music and an eclectic selection of other genres which take inspiration from jazz and improvisational music.

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Julian Lage

EFG London Jazz Festival

Friday 12 November 2021, 5pm & 7.30pm

Considered as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation, the New York-based musician Julian Lage returns to EFG London Jazz Festival. Newly signed to Blue Note records, guitarist Julian Lage has broken into the major league. His poten...

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Lakecia Benjamin + Alina Bzhezhinska

Lakecia Benjamin. Photo: Elizabeth Leitzell

Lakecia Benjamin + Alina Bzhezhinska

EFG London Jazz Festival

Saturday 13 November 2021, 7.30pm

Charismatic saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin presents her new album Pursuance: The Coltranes. A cohesive walk through the lineage of the jazz artform, Benjamin’s third full-length release as a leader pays homage to John and Alice Coltrane. The album br...

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Dave Holland & John Scofield

Dave Holland & John Scofield

EFG London Jazz Festival

Sunday 14 November 2021, 4pm & 7pm

Guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland join forces to present audiences with a new conversation. Performing as a duo, the artists will play original compositions each have contributed to their repertoire, with a selection of jazz standards...

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Thane & The Villeins

with Art Themen

Monday 15 November 2021, 2.30pm

A fantastically exciting, playful and inventive saxophonist, Art Themen has been a beloved character of the British jazz scene for over 50 years, famously combining his role as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with saxophone duties in the bands of Al...

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Shai Maestro + Ranjana Ghatak

EFG London Jazz Festival

Monday 15 November 2021, 7.30pm

Shai Maestro is one of the most promising and talented pianists of his generation. Since his debut with his own trio in 2011, Shai has shaped a strong and unique personal identity and has portrayed an incredible musical fluidity, making him and his b...

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Gabriel Latchin Trio

Tuesday 16 November 2021, 2.30pm

British pianist, composer and bandleader Gabriel Latchin has made a name for himself as one of the UK’s finest musicians, praised internationally by critics and world-renowned musicians alike. Known for his effortlessly swinging feel, deep repertoi...

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Cécile McLorin Salvant + Xhosa Cole

EFG London Jazz Festival

Tuesday 16 November 2021, 7.30pm

Three-time Grammy® Award-winner Cécile McLorin Salvant returns to the Festival with her new band featuring Marvin Sewell on guitar, Glenn Zaleski on piano, Keito Ogawa on percussion, Yasushi Nakamura on bass and Alexa Tarantino on flute. Cécile...

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Nick Costley-White Trio

Wednesday 17 November 2021, 2.30pm

Nick has built a reputation over the last 10 years as one of the UK’s most accomplished jazz guitarists and is featured on over 20 recordings to date, including his quartet’s debut release Detour Ahead, which was met with critical acclaim. ‘...

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Joey Alexander

Noemi Nuti | EFG London Jazz Festival

Wednesday 17 November 2021, 7.30pm

The youngest jazz artist ever nominated for a Grammy Award, thrilling pianist-composer Joey Alexander is coming to the EFG London Jazz Festival to showcase original work from his latest releases and personalised interpretations of great songs. Alexan...

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The Toots Project

Thursday 18 November 2021, 2.30pm

In a concert programme endorsed by Thielemans himself shortly before his death in 2016, harmonica maestro Phil Hopkins joins some of the UK’s most inventive jazz musicians to explore the eclectic repertoire of Toots. Taking the audience on what amo...

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Paul Higgs Quartet

Brown and Blue

Friday 19 November 2021, 2.30pm

Paul Higgs presents Brown and Blue - tunes by the legendary trumpet players Clifford Brown and Blue Mitchell, illustrating their virtuosic techniques and brilliant inventiveness - with his quartet featuring Neil Angilley, piano, Jerome Davies, double...

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The Westbrook Blake

The Westbrook Blake

Settings of the poetry of William Blake by Mike Westbrook

Friday 19 November 2021, 7.30pm

We celebrate Mike Westbrook’s 85th birthday year by bringing back to the concert hall what the Independent on Sunday called ‘perhaps the greatest work in all British jazz’: The Westbrook Blake, Mike Westbrook’s settings of the...

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Dianne Reeves

EFG London Jazz Festival

Saturday 20 November 2021, 7.30pm

EFG London Jazz Festival is proud to present five-time Grammy Award winning, pre-eminent jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves. With her breath-taking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy for B...

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Bossa Nova with Strings

The Jazz Repertory Company

Sunday 21 November 2021, 7pm

An evening of sun-soaked bossa nova with music from Antônio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra and Doris Day plus selections from Stan Getz’s wonderful 1962 album Focus featuring string arrangements by Eddie Saulter. Iain MacKenzie returns in the role of...

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