As often as possible, we'll round up all the club gigs that caught our eyes, some in famous clubs, some happily obscure but keeping it real, a mix and small, bijou even, selection. Maybe something is near you? Check all out. Click, below, on the place name for the website of the club in question to find out more.
Seattle Dimitriou's jazz alley: Harriet Tubman, 21-22 January; Steve Gadd Band, 23-26 Jan
Oakland Yoshi's: Victor Wooten, 21 Jan; Van Morrison 10-12 February
Los Angeles Jazz Bakery: 17 Jan, Russell Malone quartet; Nestor Torres 24 Jan
Los Angeles Blue Whale: John Escreet Group, 17 Jan; Bernstein/Goldings/Stewart, 26-27 Jan
Denver Dazzle: Felix Pastorius and Hipster Assassins, 10 Jan; Fred Hersch trio, 28-29 Jan
Chicago Green Mill: Patricia Barber 13 Jan
Chicago Jazz Showcase Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few 9-12 Jan
Washington DC Blues Alley Joel Ross 6 Feb; Keiko Matsui 7 Feb; Roy Ayers 20 Feb
New York Jazz Gallery Grégoire Maret 17 Jan; Massimo Biolcati 23 Jan; Becca Stevens 24 Jan
New York Mezzrow Jesse Harris, Jon Dryden, Kenny Wollesen, Tony Scherr 21 Jan; Aaron Diehl 24 Jan
St Ives, Cornwall St Ives jazz club Loz Speyer's Time Zone, 18 Feb; Adam Fairhill, 3 March
Bristol Be-bop club Matt Anderson quartet 17 Jan; Dee Byrne’s MoonMot 21 Feb
Cardiff The Flute and Tankard Acrobat trio 14 Jan; Bruno Heinen and James Kitchman Project 29 Jan
Birmingham Lamp Tavern Chris Mapp/Rachel Musson/Mark Sanders & Hannah Marshall/Rachel Musson/Julie Kjaer, 14 Jan; Tom Rainey trio 23 Jan
Manchester Matt & Phred's Stuart McCallum 22 Jan
Manchester Whiskey Jar Gwilym Simcock 3 Feb
Leeds The Wardrobe Kokoroko 1 Feb; Seed Ensemble 19 Mar
Liverpool Ma Boyle's Franck Amsallem and Frank Griffith 8 Feb
Glasgow Blue Arrow Paul Dunlea's 4 Corners; 21 Jan; Jeff Parker and the New Breed 25 Jan
Belfast Berts Ronnie Greer 12 Jan
Dublin Lost Lane Linley Hamilton quintet feat. Dana Masters 19 Jan
Brighton Verdict Scott Hamilton 20 Jan
London Oliver's Josephine Davies 22 Jan
Paris Sunside Jorge Rossy vibes feat. Billy Hart 21-22 Jan
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