Fergus McCreadie trio Peggy's Skylight, Nottingham Wed 15 Feb
Tim Knowles quartet The Cask Inn, Scarborough Wed 15 Feb
Corrie Dick Band The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen Thurs 16 Feb
David Angol quartet The Verdict, Brighton Fri 17 Feb
James Allsopp Quartet 1000 Trades, Birmingham Fri 17 Feb
Xhosa Cole Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton Sat 18 Feb
Lulu Pierre and the Alex Webb Trio feat. Tony Kofi The Bear, Luton Sat 18 Feb
GIG OF THE WEEK
Ezra Collective O2 Academy, Bristol Sat 18 Feb
Ezra Collective pictured top reach parts of a wider non-jazz consciousness quite credibly that few UK jazz acts can dream of. It isn't hard to understand why given the reach of what they do. Now signed beyond the bedrock of the jazz village to the Fontaines DC and Beth Orton-rostered label Partisan Records the London band borne out of Tomorrow's Warriors are led by drummer Femi Koleoso with TJ Koleoso on bass, Joe Armon-Jones on keys, Ife Ogunjobi on trumpet and James Mollison on tenor saxophone.
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