Events

Brazilian vibes delivered with relentless energy from drummer Tristan Banks! Drummer/composer Tristan Banks draws on over 30 years of experience as a sideman for many grammy award winning and multi-platinum selling artists (Roy Ayers, Steve Winwood, Dave Valentin, David Gilmour, Beverley Knight, Hexagonal, Peter King, Lewis Taylor, Guy Barker, Marcos Valle, Liane Carroll, Mike Lindup, […]

Lo Castro fuses his Italian melodic sense with funk, drum & bass, jazz harmonies and improvisation for a totally original experience Limited  tickets available at 20% off with promo code EARLYBIRD – Offer ends 27 April 2023 Italian guitarist, composer, musical director and lecturer Francesco Lo Castro appeared at The Marrs Bar in March with […]

Limited  tickets available at 20% off with promo code EARLYBIRD – Offer ends 25 May 2023 Energetic, innovative and eclectic mix of beats, sounds and improvisation - no labels, just brilliant music! Zeñel is a London-based quartet with a unique approach to computer-based performance, allowing them to create a poetic combination of jazz improvisation and […]

Breathtaking virtuosity and innovation from a power-trio melding aspects of jazz, world, blues, funk, gypsy and classical music World-renowned multigenre guitar virtuoso, composer and Fusion pioneer, Roy Marchbank formed Law of Three in 2022 with Andy Edwards (Robert Plant, IQ, Frost`*) on drums and Mark Hartley on bass. They bring together a broad range of […]

Delightfully melodic compositions combined with spoken word in a new project from Birmingham saxophonist and composer We are proud to present this special show in partnership with Jazz Midlands Mentorship Scheme. In April this year, saxophonist, composer and Birmingham Conservatoire graduate Dan Lockheart released TreesSpeakWords, a project featuring an octet of some of Birmingham's finest […]

Funk-fusion mastery honouring the works of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Brotherly and others along with their own creations During unsettled times, five travellers from distant lands went in search of their destiny. In the imposing mountains soaring high above the bamboo forests of Bristol, they banded together as one unstoppable force, and accepted the calling […]

Corrie Dick is at the rhythmic epicentre of a new era of innovative British jazz. Don't miss this performance with his Sun Swells sextet As a multi-instrumentalist who has recorded on piano, vocals, synth, guitar and trumpet, Corrie Dick’s writing is uniquely colourful and his playing shaped by many perspectives. The new album Sun Swells […]

Brassy, funky, groovy jazz juice for your soul from a 7-piece collaboration oozing talent with every beat! Saxophonist, composer and producer Paul Booth (Steely Dan, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Incognito, Jamiroquai, Gregory Porter, Chaka Khan) embarked on the project ‘Secret Sessions’ as an outlet for new music that is created, played and ultimately recorded by […]

In-demand Birmingham bassist brings his band playing original creations and 21st Century re-working of Jazz, Soul and Reggae classics Born and raised in Birmingham, UK, Reed is one of the most versatile and charismatic musicians to come out of the city in recent years. In 1998, Reed graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire, earning a first-class Bachelors […]

All-star line-up of friends playing their favourite fusion from Metheny, Holdsworth, Weather Report and more! We are totally stoked to welcome this incredible band with some big names in the line-up to Worcester to play one of their rare gigs for us at The Marrs Bar! FNUK evolved out of the Bournemouth jazz scene in […]

Thoughtful compositions and minimalist improvisation from an exceptional 22 year old pianist emerging on the British jazz scene Hailing from Oxford and now based in Cardiff, pianist, composer and educator Eddie Gripper released his debut album “Home” on the prestigious Ubuntu Records label in March 2023. Delightfully minimalist improvisation brings to life the stories behind […]

Guttural bass lines, skronking sax, freeform guitar riffs and tribal drums, improvised jazzmetal never sounded so dangerous, healthy, fresh and essential Certainly one of the most positive things to come out of those peculiar pandemic years, The Plague Doctors Cure All was formed in 2021 by Welsh-based saxophonist and local music community champion Lyndon Owen. […]