UNITED KINGDOM - SOUTH EAST Jazz Clubs

BEDFORDSHIRE

The Bear Club. 24a Guildford Street, Mill Yard, Luton LU1 2NR

BERKSHIRE

Bracknell Jazz. South Hill Park Arts Centre. Ringmead, Bracknell. Tel: 01344 484123. [BRACKNELL JAZZ brings some the UK's foremost jazz musicians to perform with a resident rhythm section at South Hill Park Arts Centre, a fine 18th century mansion set in rolling parkland. The gigs take place in the beautiful Recital Room, which boasts a Steinway grand piano. Bracknell Jazz takes place one Friday evening each month. The main performance starts at 8:00 pm. There is usually a curtain raiser / warm-up band from 7:30 (often featuring younger performers - please check the website for details). Tickets are £8.50 (£5 for under 18s), and can be booked through the SHP Box Office. The Cafe Atrium (set on the terrace, with fine views of the grounds) serves bistro style meals. Drinks can be taken up to the Recital Room.]

Hungerford Jazz Forum. The British Legion. Church Way, Hungerford. [contact: George Wicks - Andy Richardson. The Hungerford Jazz Forum gives players and singers of all levels the opportunity to perform for a live audience in a friendly environment. Beginning and intermediate players are welcome as we recognise that "doing it for real" is the best experience there is. Woodshedding is essential but it's a waste of time if you don't get up and blow! HJF is pleased to recognise the support from a wide range of musician and we are proud that we also have support from young musicians who are still at school]

JAGZ. 'at the station' 22361 Station Hill, Ascot. Tel: 01344 878100 Fax: 01344 878102. [contact: John Gripton. Live jazz 7 days a week from Modern to Acid, Funk. Upstairs includes a Continental cafe and bar, also a Separate Jazz Club serving food and drink with a superb sound system and stage. Down stairs the night club playing the latest and oldest styles of jazz funk on Friday and Saturday nights till 2 in the morning]

Jazz at the Brasserie. Riverview Brasserie, 2 Bridge Street, Caversham Bridge, Reading. Tel: 0118 947 6451. [contact: Siobhan. Jazz quartets every Tuesday night, with a varying lineup including amongst others, Jim Mullen, Steve Fishwick, Peter King, Steve Kaldestad etc. Mainly straight-ahead and bebop. Restaurant opens 7:00, music begins at 8:00 and finishes around 10:30. £6 entry or free to diners. Book a table as it usually sells out!]

Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot. Arborfield Road, Shinfield, Reading. Tel: 07788 6666 08 Skype: jim.wade [contact: Jim Wade. If the idea of a whole evening of live jazz (modern, bop, American songbook) in trio, quartet or quintet format and in a stunningly unique environment (with a bar and complimentary nibbles and all for only £5) is appealing, then this is the place for you. The Magpie and Parrot is an unusual pub (for example, there is a bear dressed in a military uniform in the corner of the bar). It normally closes at 7:30pm, but - once or twice a month - jazz-loving landlady Carole opens the place up for Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot.]

Jazz In Reading. The Progress Theatre, The Mount, off Christchurch Road, Reading. Tel: 07958490936 Fax: 01189617541 [contact: Stephen Wellings. Jazz In Reading promote the best in live modern jazz in the Reading and Thames Valley area. We are passionate about jazz and want you to share our enjoyment. Our own gigs are mainstream jazz monthly at The Progress Theatre, an intimate 96-seat venue being the oldest theatre in Reading with fully licensed bar and car park]

Out to Lunch Club. Rising Sun Arts, 30 Silver Street, Reading. Tel: +44118 9866788 [contact: Larry Watson. Committed to bringing to Reading the very best of contemporary Jazz, over the coming year we will be bringing some of the top names of the UK Jazz scene to the Rising Sun!! Developed out of the Out To Lunch Club, Rising Sun Jazz will be featuring some amazing events, as well as some of the countries finest musicians. We also provide a splendid range of organic beers, a selection of organic wines and offer students a concessionary admission fee.]

The Jazz Cafe. Madejski Complex, Junction 11, M4, Reading. Tel: 01189 681442 Fax: 01189 681443 [contact: David Simpson. Destination venue, 312 capacity, live jazz, latin, soul, fusion, full al a carte restaurant, open thursday, - Saturday 7:30pm till 3am]

The Jazz Club. The Railway Arches, Caversham Road, Reading. Tel: 0118 950 0 950. Fax: 0118 950 0 951 [contact: Mr Gill. Live Jazz seven days a week noon and night. Converted railway arches, converted to a very high standard, be prepared to be very impressed, the best of jazz, funk, soul, and latin, fully airconditioned, lovely food, lovely people]

Newbury Jazz Platform. Northcroft Sports Centre, Northcroft Lane, Newbury. Tel: 01635 846396 [Regular jam sessions for players on the 2nd Friday of each month. Doors open 7pm. Music starts at 7.30pm. Open to all levels and all styles. Bar, PA, rythmn section]

The Pelican Inn. Froxfield, Nr.Hungerford. [Sundays]

Newbury Jazz. Hilton Hotel, Newbury. Tel: 01635 43405 [Jazz at the Hilton Hotel The second Sunday of every month "Newbury Jazz" presents a range of jazz at the Pinchington Lane venue. For rurther details ring 01635 43405 Admission £3.00 per person or £5.00 for couples.]

BUCKINGHAM

Amersham Jazz Club. Football Club, Beaconsfield. [Amersham Jazz Club, founded in 1964, enthusiastically promotes live music performed by many of the finest national and international Traditional Jazz bands]

The Marlow Jazz Club The Royal British Legion Hall, Station Approach, Marlow. Tel: 01628 486571 [Presenting Live Jazz For Over 32 Years. The Club began life in the early 1970s as The Chilterns Jazz Appreciation Society. Initially it was simply a record recital group with occasional jazz film shows (cine film – this was just before the video age !) Meetings were held in the back room of Marlow’s Clayton Arms. Live events began tentatively in 1975, but the tiny room proved too small for the growing interest and the first of many moves was made. Over the years no less than eleven different venues have been used, and a full listing is on another page of this web-site. We have been fortunate in being able to meet and present some of the greatest names in jazz,]

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Cambridge Modern Jazz Club. Kettle's Yard, Castle Street, Cambridge Tel: 01223 511511 [Top class British and International jazz music is available in Cambridge at Kettle's Yard, a unique, intimate and inspiring setting close to the city centre, or at the attractive, new, smoke-free theatre at Cambridge Junction's Shed Theatre, Clifton Way]

Bar Hill Jazz Club. 85 Stonefield, Bar Hill, Cambridge. Tel: 01954 789670. [Contact: Val Barrett. Opening Night Mar 16th 2007. 8:00 - 11:00 pm (Bar til 12) Free Parking, Dancing. New Orleans/Dixieland/Swing.]

ESSEX

Blue Boar Jazz Club Maldon. High Street, Maldon. Tel: 01621 842438 [contact: Lou Blackwell/Brian Henderson. Every Thursday evening features various jazz bands and singers for a most memorial evening]
 

Chelmsford Jazz Club. Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford. Tel: 01245 495028 [The Jazz Club presents 10 or 11 concerts a year at the Cramphorn Theatre (next to the Civic Theatre) in Fairfield Road, Chelmsford. The majority of concerts are held on Sundays at lunchtime, although in the summer months some are held in the evening. The jazz favoured by members is mainstream and traditional and the club is justly proud of the quality of the musicians, both British and American (with the occasional European), who have appeared.]

Colchester Jazz Club. New Hawthorne Suite, New Farm Road , Stanway Colchester. Tel: 01206 798554. [contact: Ray Murray (Committee Chairman). Club formed 1956 Traditional Jazz every Sunday night. Good Bar, large dance floor,members £6.00 Guests £8.00.Differant live band each session. Various party nights during year. great place to be.]
 

The Lodge Country Inn. Hayes Chase, Burnham Road, Nr Battlesbridge. Tel: 01245 Fax: 01245 320060. [contact: Brian. The Hugh Rainey Jazz Band - has a diversity of musical preferences ranging from Bourbon Street to Swing Street, Dixieland to Duke. With so much inspiring music throughout the golden years of jazz why confine yourself to listening to, or playing, only one narrowly defined style? So our repertoire salutes Bechet and Bix, Louis and the Duke, Oliver and Basie, Fats and Jelly Roll, George Lewis and Condon, Bessie and Billie and all other great artists whose genius created the wonderful kaleidoscope of jazz. We try to interpret this wide range of material in our own way, aiming at an entertaining and enjoyably varied programme. Performances every Tuesday Night 8:30pm. **FREE ENTRY** Real Ale and Good Food available. Large Car Park, Just off the A130 & A132.]

Belvedere Jazz & Music Club., The Chichester's Tudor Room, Old London Road, Rawreth, Nr. Wickford. Tel: 07850 60 70 65 [every Wednesday evening at 8.00pm. (Off A129, 800 yards Wickford side of The Carpenters Arms roundabout) Meals and tasty Lite Bites are available from 6:30pm onwards whilst you sit at your candlelit table enjoying the quality jazz which commences at 8:00pm until 10.30pm. Top International, Regional Bands and Artists, including Big Bands, Swing and Mainstream, all tuneful easy listening foot tapping music with something for everyone! Friendly atmosphere ~ Admission £10 on the door ~ All welcome ~ Large free car park ~ Drinks at pub prices.]

HAMPSHIRE

The Anvil. Churchill Way, Basingstoke. Tel: 01256 844244 Fax: 01256 331733 [Wide range of Jazz including modern, trad and Cuban. Food available and full licenced bar]

The Brewery Bar. Winchester Street. Botley. Near Southampton Tel: 01489 782324 [contact: Ken and Sue Parslow. Mainstream/modern jazz Sunday lunchtime, 12.30 till 3pm, varying groups]

The Concorde Club Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Southampton. Tel: 023 80613989 Fax: 023 80611577 [contact: The Concorde Club has been running since 1957 under same ownership ,features all styles of jazz,set in  old school house with onsite hotel Ellington Lodge named after Duke,all rooms named after the musicians who have played the club. ie. Ben Webster ,Barney Kessel etc. Has restaurants ,large carpark]

Galletto Italian Restaurant. 18 London Street Basingstoke. Tel: 01256 352622 [Contact: Leucio Sagnella. The Mike Miller Trio featuring jazz guitar, play from 7.30pm two Thursdays every month (free to diners). Mellow jazz, fine Italian cuisine and a warm welcome.]

Gosport Jazz Club. Thorhgate Halls, Bury Road, Gosport Tel:023 9252 2834 Fax: 023 9252 2834 [contact: Pat & Tony Wing. Traditional New Orleans and Dixieland Every Wednesday throughout the year from 8.00pm until 11.00pm. Fully Licensed Bar. Table reservations accepted]

The Jazz Basement. 63 Church Road, Hove. Tel: 01273 300 480. [contact: Ralph Erle. The Jazz Basement is an intimate, friendly and vibrant club featuring the best in live modern & mainstream jazz every Wednesday from 8:30pm. Happy Hour from 8:30pm, fresh-baked Pizzas and drinks at pub prices.]

Porsmouth Jazz Society. The Inn Lodge, Burrfields Road. Portsmouth. Tel: 023 9282 4373 [Contact: Brian Camden (secretary) Pleasant and ambient atmosphere. The country's 'top musicians' playing Mainstream to Modern Jazz, every month on a Monday evening, check website for dates, times, etcetera). Ample parking and bar facilities. A great place to meet and make friends.]

Southampton Jazz Club. Hartley Suite, University of Southampton Staff Social Centre (Building 38), Highfield. Southampton, Hampshire. Tel: 023 8077 6731 [We are one of the oldest continuously-running jazz clubs in the South of England. Once a month, on a Tuesday, starting at 8.30pm, we put on concerts of modern jazz by the country's finest musicians in a relaxed and friendly setting.]

The Lord Bute. 179-185 Lymington Road, Christchurch. Tel: 07949 059204 [contact: Simon Box. Dinner Jazz every Wednesday throughout the year. Mainstream-style. Musicians inclue Dave Shepherd Quartet, Dave Newton, Harri's Jazz with Len Skeat, Harriet Coleman and Phil Phillips, Nils Solberg and more.]
 

Turner Sims Concert Hall. Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton University, Southampton. Tel: 023 8059 5151 Fax: 023 8059 2505 [contact: Kevin Appleby. Diverse range of jazz concerts. Modern and trad. Check website for concert dates]

New Forest Jazz Club. 37 Broomfield Drive, Alderholt, Fordingbridge. Tel: 01425 657466 [contact: Jim Byrne. Monthly Club, with resident band, Alan James Band. Guests featured are chosen from the top names of British Jazz. Admission £5.00 Good Bar Food available. Start at 8.00 pm]

The White Horse. Winchester Road, Ampfield, Romsey. Tel: 01794368356. [contact: Gay Armstrong. The Andy Dickens Band plays mainstream jazz on the first Monday of every month, .Traditional pub with open fires, full menu of home cooked food and good parking.]

HERTFORDSHIRE

Berkhamstead Jazz Society. Civic Centre, 161 High Street, Berkhamsted. Tel: 01296 487800 (membership details) [We regularly present live jazz of all kinds for a listening audience in a relaxed, club atmosphere with a reasonably priced licensed bar. We welcome all ages with concessionary prices for members, children and students.
We are firmly established as one of the premier jazz venues in the South-East of England, attracting the best of musical talent, a large and discerning membership and audiences from a wide area. In the past four years we frequently have had full houses for our events so it is worthwhile to book early. ]

Herts Jazz Club. Campus West, The Campus. Welwyn Garden City. Tel: 01707 357117. [contact: Clark Tracey. Modern/contemporary/bebop. Every Sunday night from October-June. Festival in September. Disabled access. Snacks available. Large free car park.]

Razzamajazz. Lytton Way, Stevenage. Tel: 08700 131 030 Fax: 01438 242 342 [contact: Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre. The Gordon Craig Theatre's resident Jazz Band - Razzamajazz - serve up a monthly musical treat in the venues Corinthian Restaurant. £12.50 for Sunday lunch and jazz or £3.00 for just jazz. Tasty meals in rustic style baskets available in the bar area. Check website for dates. All sessions run 12pm-3pm]

Pump House Jazz Club. Local Board Road, off Lower High Street, Watford. Tel: 020 8950 6432 [contact: Dave Fawcett. New Orleans and dixieland every Thursday evening from 8.30 - i.e. all good classic traditional jazz with many name bands. Good beer etc available and light snacks. Admission usually £5 - guest band nights £7]
 

ISLE OF WIGHT

Jazz at The Boathouse. 6,Pier Street, Ventnor. Tel: 01983 856206. [contact: Philip Snellen and Geri Ward. Top Line International Live Jazz for The Winter Season at The Boathouse, in a unique location, on Ventnor Seafront, run by the organisers of The Isle of Wight International Jazz (Divas) Festival. Full Bar with choice of excellent food menu or snacks/coffee available in the adjoining Spyglass Inn. (Last food orders 9.00pm). The Jazz Club at The Boathouse. Is Open on the Third Saturday of the Month.]

KENT

144Club. 41 New Rd. Rochester, Kent  Tel: 01634 365453. [Contact: Margaret. Kent's Only Award Winning Jazz Club. National and International artists backed by a rota of famous house musicians. Table seating, waitress service, bar and meals.]

DECO 5. 5-17 Oxford Street, Whitstable. Tel: +44 1227 770079. [contact: Tiziana Mazzoli. Art Deco style jazz wine bar and lounge with art gallery up stairs. Great food, great wine, cocktails and of course plenty of Jazz. Live Jazz every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Jazz Jam on Sundays.]

The Halstead Jazz Club. Halstead Village Hall, Knockholt Road, Halstead. [Public concerts on the second Sunday of every month, featuring some of the finest jazz musicians in the country. Tables with candles are set out in the hall and the intimate lighting makes a cosy and welcoming atmosphere. There is no bar and patrons are required to bring their own refreshments. Admission is £5, the doors open at 7:00pm, the music starts at 8:00pm and finishes at approximately 10pm.]

Harbour Jazz Club. Kent International Hotel, Harbour Parade, Ramsgate. [contact: Eric Booth: 01843 865456. Tuesdays.]

Jazz at Stocketts. 118 Heath Road, Coxheath, South of Maidstone. Tel: 01622-749307 Fax: 01622-842115. [contact: Lesley Sparkes. Modern trendy and stylish new restaurant throughout the week and foxy jazz/swing club every Sunday evening from 7pm with music from 8pm. Different artist every week...Karen Jones, Alice Harvey, Jo Paige, Tony Covell, Eugene Portman on keys plus many more. Trad, Modern, Blues, Dixie & Swing. Free Entry, Free Buffet and drinks at pub prices. Make an afternoon of it with Sunday Lunch served 12pm - 6pm followed by cool sounds all evening.]

John Levett's Listening Room.. The Ship Theatre, Hollybush Lane, Sevenoaks. Tel: 01732 460143. [contact: John Levett. Contemporary jazz, jazz guitar, soul. Use The Ship Theatre regularly with its Bosendorfer grand piano. Bar open 7.30pm, concerts at 8pm. Occasionally use other venues in the South East]

The Grey Lady. 70 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells. Tel: 01892 544 700 Fax: 01892 619919 [contact: Carlos Caicha. Various jazz genres except trad, blues, boogie woogie, some soul. Vocal and instrumental. Thursday nights are for listening, Friday and Saturday includes up tempo for dancing, Cool Jazz Sunday lunches. The Grey Lady has a dining room so customers can eat and listen or start the night in our sister restaurant, La casa Vecchia, downstairs and move up to the club after. Cuisine is Mediterranean and the music is superb]

Tunbridge Wells Jazz Club. Masonic Hall, St. Johns Road Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells. [contact: Peter Curtis. The Club is a registered Educational Charity and, as such, is a non profit making and, to a small extent grant aided by the Arts Council through South-Eastern Arts. Our concerts are also sponsored from time to time by local businesses. Formed in 1984 to promote local interest in jazz in all it's forms. We arrange ten or more concerts per year in Tunbridge Wells, normally at the Masonic Banqueting Centre, St Johns' Road and occasionally at the Trinity Theatre & Arts Centre, Church Road, through a season which runs from each September to the following June. Gigs normally the first Friday in the calendar month. student workshops etc]

The Swingate Inn. Deal Road, Swingate, Dover. Tel: 01304 204043 [contact:Dave Lewis.lounge bar of the pub most Thursdays 20.30- 23.00. free admission with collection. Dixieland and mainstream good mix of local and London bands very friendly.food available]

Blackfen Jazz Club.The Woodman. 273 Blackfen Road, Sidcup. Kent. Tel: 020 88503181

MIDDLESEX

Hampton Jazz. 127 Station Road, Hampton. Tel: 020 8783 1505], [contact: Nikki. Modern jazz, trio plus special guests Saturday 2-5.30pm]

Harri's Jazz. Bagster House, Walton Lane, Shepperton. Tel: 01784-435396 Fax: 01784-432994 [contact: Harriet Coleman. Mainstream to modern jazz. Top jazz artists from UK,USA, & Europe Lasty Thursday in Month from 8:30 to 11pm. Nearest station Shepperton from Waterloo. Grand piano, stage lighting, excellent sound system, club price drinks, sandwiches]

The Hook Line And Sinker. 29-31 York Street. (near Arragon Rd) Twickenham. Tel: 020 8891 5413 [contact: Keith. Jazz pub/bar in Greater London with modern style and spacious interior. Now featuring Mike's Jazz Quintet every Tuesday night from 8.30pm until 11pm. It's a friendly, accessible band playing clear melodies in a Swing/Mainstream jazz style]

Jazz @ the Manor. Ruislip Manor Sports & social Club. Grosvenor Vale HA4. Ruislip. Tel: 01895 637487. [The Big Band Jazz has moved to a new venue at Ruislip Manor Sports & Social club. Good transport Met and Piccadilly 5 mins and Central line 12 mins walk]

Jazz in Pinner. Pinner Parish Church, Church Lane . Pinner. Tel: 020 8429 1260 [All styles of jazz, presented in atmospheric surroundings that boast excellent acoustics. Concerts once a month in a season that usually runs from September to April. Venue is close to Pinner tube (Metropolitan Line). Wheelchair access.]

Richmond and Twickenham Jazz Club. 74 Richmond Road, London. Tel: 0208 286 3242 [contact: Lesley & Kelvin Christiane. Thriving weekly Jazz club presenting the finest Jazz musicians London can offer. hosted by Kelvin and Lesley Christiane (saxophnist and vocalist)with top name guests and outstanding and varied rhythm sections. Fantastic atmophere at this friendly club. Admission £9]

NORFOLK

Dereham Jazz Society.Lakeside Country Club, Quarry Lane ,Lyng, Norfolk. Tel. 01603 696471 (Contact Richard Nelson), Tel 01362 863511 (contact Fred Webbing). Traditional, mainstream, Big Bands Wednesdays 8.30 to 11pm. Good bar facilities, food available. No membership required. Pay at the door.
 

New Jazz Club. opens at the Anchor Hotel, Bridge Street, Thetford. Tel: 01842 763925 [Every third Monday in the month. Dixie Jazz Bandits with Mary Lou Lambert plus a special guest. Times: 8.30pm to 11pm. Admission on door - £3.50. Bar, dancing, ample parking.]

OXFORDSHIRE

Eynsham Jazz Club. The White Hart, Newland Street, Eynsham. Tel. 01865 880711 Fax. 01865 880169 [Alternate Thursdays]

Jazz Cellar at The Big Bang. 124 Walton Street, Jericho, Oxford OX2 6AH. Tel: (01865) 511441. [Jazz every Tuesday night starting at 8.15. £15.00 - entry gets two courses of food and jazz from a wide mix of jazz ensembles, modern, mainstream and straight ahead. "Petite venue with great ambience, candle lit, womb like featuring trios and occasionally quartets so close you can see the whites of their eyes! Award winning bangers and mash food and drink locally sourced served with some of the best jazz around"]

Jazz@ The Players. The Players Theatre. 3 North Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2DP. Tel: 01844 353117 [contact: Eddie Fowler. 119 seat Intimate Theatre. Good Acoustics. Generous Parking in Adjacent Area. Fine Stage with excellent viewing lines. Foyer with Bar]

Lains Barn. Nr. Wantage,Oxon. Tel: 01235 765648 [contact: Dave Moorwood. Monthly: third Thursday. Traditional Jazz, mainly British with occasional visitors from Europe and the U.S.A. Tickets on the door, price about £4.50. Fish and chips delivered to the venue. Bar with real ale]

The 'Spires' sessions jazz club. Pizza Express. 8 Cornmarket St, Oxford Tel: 01865 790442 [contact: Adam Taylor. The 'Spires' sessions brings some of the hottest jazz musicians on the scene to the beautiful city of Oxford. Every Monday night 8.00-10.00]

The Spin Jazz Club. The Wheatsheaf. High Street, Oxford. Tel: 01865 721156.[contact: Pete Oxley. The Spin Jazz Club,Oxford is one of the finest jazz clubs in the UK. It has twice won the Performing Rights Society Awards (2001/2002) and been shortlisted three times for Best UK Jazz Venue in the prestigious Parliamentary Jazz Awards (2006/2007/2008).]

SUFFOLK

The Fleece Jazz. Kersey Mill Kersey, Suffolk, IP7 6DP, UK For tickets, call 01787 211865 [contact: David Gasson. Twelve years of the very best in modern jazz every Friday night at 8:30pm. Doors open at 7:30. There is a well stocked bar, and the pub food is great. Experience the special intimate atmosphere in the upstairs room of this historic and friendly pub. The Club (not the pub) is a nonsmoking venue.]

Jazz At The Pykkerell. High Street, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds. Tel: 01379 741236 [contact: Dixie Jazz Bandits. traditional jazz,resident and plus special guests. dance floor, parking. food, accommodation. music 8-30 - 11pm]
 

Jazznights. The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Sudbury. Tel: 01787 277741 [contact: Roger & Larraine Odell. Jazznights presents the best UK jazz instrumentalists and singers who perform with the resident trio on alternate Sunday evenings. Food is available and there is a bar]

SURREY

Brave New World. 22 - 26 Berrylands Road, Surbiton. Tel: 020 8399 0200 fax: 020 8390 7701 [contact: D. Krzysiak. Jazz and Tapas 1:00pm - 4pm Sundays]
 

Epsom Jazz Club. The White Horse, 63 Dorking Road, Epsom. Tel: 01372 726622 [Contact: Duncan Eagles. Jazz Every Tuesday with some of the top names on the London Jazz Scene. Music starts at 8:30 until 11:00pm. Food served until 9:00pm.]

Guildford Jazz Cafe. Onslow Street. Guildford. Tel: 07725 109890 [contact: The Electric Theatre. Guildford Jazz hosts a monthly Jazz Cafe night at the Electric Theatre in the centre of Guildford, featuring some of the biggest names in British Jazz. Music from 7.30pm, reservations for dining essential. Music only £10 from Box Office on 01483 444789.]
Jazz@Mandolay. The Mandolay Hotel, 36-40 London Road, Guildford. Tel: 01483 303030. [contact:Howard Colinese. Live jazz events are held every 2 months throughout the year at Guildford's premier Jazz venue - The Mandolay Hotel in Guildford, Surrey. We promote British and international jazz artists in a very relaxed, intimate environment.]

Maltings Jazz Club. Bridge Square, Farnham. Tel: 01737 822726 [contact:Jill Lay. Traditional jazz Wednesdays]

Ram Jam Club. (back of) The Grey Horse. 46 Richmond Rd. Kingston-Upon-Thames. Tel: 0208 549 8709 (answerphone) to book a table.

Syvie's Place - Warlingham Jazz Club. Croydon PO Social Club, Trenham Drive, Warlingham. Tel: 44 (0) 1883 622269 or +44 (0) 7802665598 [contact: Sylvia Hewett. We offer the finest bands working on the UK scene today, and occasionally guest bands from abroad. Homemade soups and cakes and there is also a fish and chip option available. Membership is free.]

Sutton Jazz Club. The Thomas Wall Centre. 52, Benhill Avenue, Sutton. Tel: +44 020 8643 2239 Fax: +44 020 8643 2239 [contact: Pat and Neville Dickie. Traditional Jazz, Sunday, Monthly. Buffet supplied One Sunday a month 7pm - 10pm. No Bar BYO. Coffee & Tea supplied free]
 

The Woolpack Banstead. High Street, Banstead. [contact: Angela Irwin. Village pub with live trad Jazz on the first Tuesday of the month from 3pm­5.30pm. Food, drinks, parking]

Watermill Jazz. Friends Provident, Social ClubPixham Lane,Pixham Lane, Dorking. Tel: 01372 275293 [contact: David Johnston. The Watermill Jazz Club was founded in 1994 by Ann Odell, and Steve Spurling and since then has gone from strength to strength meeting on Thursday evenings every month of the year except December. Admission is from 8.00 pm and the music starts at 8.30 pm.]

EAST SUSSEX

Boship Jazz Cafe. Boship Farm Hotel, Lowers Dicker, Hailsham. Tel: 01323 832893 [contact: Marcus Collins. A bi monthly jazz club with guest bands and resident singers. Call 01323 832893 for details]

The Bull Inn. Bexhill Road, St Leonards on Sea. [contact: Geoff Bradley. The Hot Peppers vintage jazz orchestra play on the penultimate Wednesday of every month. Traditional beers and good food available. The excellent music is free!]

Brighton Jazz Club. Komedia Brighton 44 Gardner Street, Brighton. [Brighton Jazz Club operates every Friday throughout the year at Komedia Brighton in the new Studio Bar. We promote top British and international jazz artists at affordable prices in a very relaxed, intimate environment.]

 

The Brunswick. 1 Holland Road, Hove. Tel: 01273 733984 [Sundays. Name bands and musicians.]

The 1066 Jazz Club The Phoenix Art Centre. Parkstone Road, Hastings. Tel: 44 1424 433109 [Now at The Phoenix Art Centre presenting live 'Trad' Jazz Bands every Friday night from 8pm to 11pm. We have what is probably the best regularjazz club venue in the U.K. Iy has a full stage, large dance floor, gallery seating, licensed bar and ample private parking. Admission £6.00 for members and £7.00 guests]

WEST SUSSEX

Chichester Jazz Club. Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant, Chichester. Tel: 01243 527730 fax: 01243 536202 [contact: owner: Hugh Ashton. Chichester Jazz Club meeets 16 times a year, usually on the third Friday of the month when it presents the best of modern, mainstrean, traditional and vocal jazz. The night-club styled Pallant Suite has extended stage, good sound and lighting, seating for 160, bar, disabled access and free parking nearby.]

Jazz at the Hare & Hounds. Hare & Hounds. Portland Road, Worthing. Tel: +44 1903 755623. [contact: Godfrey Shepherd. A friendly pub with a loyal and enthusiastic jazz audience. Local and national professional modern jazz. Every Tuesday 8:30pm to 11:00pm. Good pub food available until 9:00pm. Real ale and friendly comfortable atmosphere]

Rowfant House. Rowfant House, Wallage Lane, Crawley. Tel: 01342 714823 [contact: Mr. John Pope. Live jazz on sunday evenings. Big band Straight No Chaser every 2nd Sunday of the month, Modern Jazz every 4th Sunday. 7.30 pm start Great friendly venue in an old stately home]

Silk Road Mediterranean Restaurant. 8-10 Arcade Road, Littlehampton. [contact: Teresa Haskell. Acoustic Jazz night the Last Thursday of every Month Setting is a glamorous and theatrical Mediterranean Restaurant with authentic cuisine and a warm atmosphere.]

Village House. The Square, Findon, Nr Worthing. Tel: 01903873350 [Paul Hills. Traditional village pub. Modern Jazz fortnightly on Tuesday nights from 8:30pm see www.villagehousefindon.co.uk for listings. Open 11am - 11pm. Food 12-2:30pm & 6:30-9pm. Seperate restaurant and 6 ensuite rooms with breakfast from £45 per room per night.]