U3AC JAZZ ON A MONDAY AFTERNOON
JAZZ EVENTS IN CAMBRIDGE CITY FROM 10th January 2026
Can be accessed via the class website: jazzoama.blogspot.co.uk
Things can change rapidly, so check before you go. The class website also has an Information Note and a list of 100 recommended jazz players and recordings.
Regular Sessions:
Thursdays once a month: Cambridge Modern Jazz are at the Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane, Cambridge. Music starts at 7:30pm. Currently £22.
Check their website: cambridgejazz.org to book tickets.
Listen put on jazz gigs at the Unitarian Church, 5 Emmanuel Road next to Christ Pieces in Cambridge. They concentrate on the free improvisation end of the jazz spectrum. Don’t expect easy listening but to see musicians interacting with each other can be fascinating. Check out their programme online:
listencambridge.com
The Cambridge Jazz Speakeasy runs live gigs on the third Wednesday of the month at Newnham Croft Social Club, Cambridge. Free entry except for one off special events. You do not have to be a member to get into the social club.
Friday and Saturday evenings Live Jazz with Robin Phillips at the Gonville Hotel overlooking Parker’s Piece, Cambridge. Friday 7pm to 9pm, Saturday 6:30pm to 9pm. Free entry, you just have to buy a drink.
Friday Live Jazz with Tim Boniface, Sam Miles and friends at Parker’s Tavern, University Arms Hotel, Regent Street, Cambridge. 9pm to 11pm, Free entry, you just have to buy a drink.
Sundays 7:30pm Tram Depot, East Road (Opposite Anglia Ruskin), Cambridge. Andy Bowie Quartet. Plays mainly 1950-1970s style numbers. Free entry with a collection for the band.
Tuesdays 7:30pm CamJam, will move to Newnham Sports and Social Club restarting on Tuesday 17th February. Relatively informal jazz jam session run by the same people as the Jazz Speakeasy. For both players and spectators. £5 entry to pay for the venue.
First Thursday of the month, Jazz Funk at La Raza, Rose Crescent, Cambridge.
Occasional Sundays from 4pm, Live Jazz at The Lab Cocktail Bar, Regent Street, Cambridge.
Hot Numbers Cafe on Gwydir Street, Cambridge, monthly on the first Friday. The move to Fridays with a food truck means that these sell out early. You need to book at least two weeks in advance.
Tuesdays and Sundays, Live Jazz at The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge.
Occasional jazz gigs open to general public at Girton College run by James Pearson.
Keep an eye on the web for live gigs by the Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra.
Also check out Cambridge 105 radio on line. Pete Butchers does a great job presenting a jazz programme every Sunday 4pm to 5pm and reviews the next few weeks live jazz scene in the city.
Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge Junction, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Stapleford Granary, Saffron Hall at Saffron Walden and The Apex at Bury St Edmunds also have jazz events.
The Cambridge Jazz Festival have a website which lists local live gigs.
CAMBRIDGE JAZZ WHAT’S ON CALENDAR AS AT 10th JANUARY 2026
-Saturday 10th January 2026, Listen present Pedro Velasco (guitar) and Ruth Goller (bass guitar), Unitarian Church, overlooking Christ’s Pieces, Cambridge, 8pm, £18, book via the Listen Cambridge website.
-Sunday 11th January 2026, Ted Morcaldi (Guitar) Trio, The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, 8pm, £10 on the door.
-Tuesday 13th January 2026, The Flying Hammond Trio with Sam Miles, The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, 8:30pm, £7 on the door.
-Saturday 17th January 2026, Georgia van Etten (Vocals), The Arts Club, Bridge Street, 7:30pm, £16:50. Book online: artsclubcambridge.com.
-Sunday 18th January 2026, The Heart of Noise (free improvisation), Junction 3, Hills Road/Cherry Hinton Road Junction, 8pm, £15:50
-Thursday 22nd January 2026, CMJ present The Blackhawk Quintet, Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, 7:30, £22 book online via the Cambridge Modern Jazz website.
-Sunday 25th January 2026, Chris Diamand Quartet, The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, 8pm, £7 on the door.
-Wednesday 28th January 2026, Newnham Jazz Speakeasy, Newnham Sports and Social Club, 7:30pm, free entry.
-Friday 6th February 2026, Byron Wallen Quartet, Girton College Old Hall, Cambridge, 7:30pm, £20.
-Friday 6th February 2026, Josh Kemp Trio, Hot Numbers Café, Gwydir Street, 7:30, £13.
-Saturday 7th February 2026, Listen present Liam Noble Trio, Unitarian Church, overlooking Christ’s Pieces, Cambridge, 8pm, £20, book via the Listen Cambridge website.
-Sunday 8th February 2026, Ted Morcaldi, The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, 8:00pm, £7.
-Tuesday 10th February 2026, Flying Hammond Trio, The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, 8:30pm, £7 on the door.
-Friday 13th February 2026, Jazz at Johns, Tim Boniface, St John’s Chapel, £20.
-Saturday 14th February 2026, Jasmine Myra and players from the NYJO, Arts Club, Bridge Street, Cambridge, 7:30pm, £16:50 online from artsclubcambridge.com
-Sunday 15th February 2026, Jazz at Johns present Zoe Rahman (piano) Trio, Old Divinity School, St Johns Street, Cambridge, 7pm, £19:80.
-Tuesday 17th February 2026, the weekly Camjam restarts at Newnham Sports and Social Club, Newnham, Cambridge, 8pm, £5 entry for players and listeners.
-Sunday 22nd February 2026, Chris Diamand, The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, 8pm, £7 on the door
-Wednesday 25th February 2026, Newnham Jazz Speakeasy, Newnham Social Club, Newnham, Cambridge, 7:30pm, free entry.
-Thursday 26th February 2026, CMJ present Trish Clowes “My Iris” Quartet, Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, 7:30pm, £22.
-Sunday 1st March 2026, Soundhut (Free Improvisation) Eddie Provost Trio, Junction 3, Hills Road, Cherry Hinton Road junction, 2pm, £15.
-Friday 6th March 2026, Dave Gordon, Hot Numbers, Gwydir Street, Cambridge, 7:30pm, £13.
-Saturday 7th March 2026, Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra, Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, Fitzwilliam College, Huntingdon Road or StoreysWay, Cambridge, £12
-Tuesday 10th March 2026, Flying Hammond Trio, The Geldart, Ainsworth Street, 8:30pm, £7 on the door.
-Saturday 21st March 2026, Listen present Mark Lockheart’s Shapeshifter, Unitarian Church, Opposite Christ’s Pieces, Cambridge, 8pm, £20 book online.
-Thursday 26th March 2026, CMJ present the Mark Wade Trio, Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, 7:30pm, £22.
