About us
London Loves Jazz is an open forum for jazz lovers, musicians and artists, jazz venues and promoters to share their love of jazz and live music in all its varied forms. Please note there is a one-off £5 contribution when you join the group. Membership to LLJ is free thereafter.
As a member of LLJ, you can start going to amazing gigs with likeminded people and find out about the wide range of jazz on offer across London, from young bands starting their career to iconic jazz musicians passing through town, including a well of London based artists dedicated to playing great music.
LLJ also plays a part in supporting jazz artists in London. If you are a jazz musician, artist, promoter or venue, you are welcome to list your gigs on the LLJ calendar.
Listing gigs on LJM is free, it gives your event great visibility to a large group of jazz lovers. In return we ask that you arrange for a clearly signposted reserved space for LJM members who attend your gig. This is to ensure that LJM members can gather and socialise together. Please ask me for more details about how to list and host your event on LJM.
So introduce yourself and share why you joined. And if you see a gig that you’d like to go to and it is not on the calendar, you can post a message on LLJ to see who’s interested in going. If there are a few, you can become an event host for the night.
By becoming a member you confirm that you have read, understood and agree with LLJ our group rules below.
Thanks, Ivy
LLJ GROUP RULES
LLJ is an inclusive group, we expect our members to feel safe when they attend events. Please be respectful and considerate.
When you sign to an event, it is your responsibility to purchase your own ticket for the performance, your own travel and pub expenses. Please only RSVP that you are attending an event, once you have bought a ticket for the performance.
It is your responsibility to find and arrive at the meeting place on time if you want to enjoy the gig with other LJM members. If you are late, please notify the event host. However it is up to the event host how long the group can wait for you.
Event hosts do not charge for organising and hosting events, they volunteer their time and energy to make everyone feel welcome. Please make it your responsibility too.
Please amend your RSVP to “not attending” if for any last minute reason you are unable to attend the event. It is important for the event host to have an accurate number of people attending the event, so they don’t have to wait unnecessarily.
Please contribute to our forum in any way you can, by sharing your ideas or making suggestions. Why not even organise an event once in a while? You have a choice to become a one-off or a regular 'event host'.
DISCLAIMER
LLJM events are free and community-driven.
LLJM members are a group of friends, not a business.
LLJM calendar offers different types of activities. Any LJM member may organize an event and you can too!
LLJM is not organized by a business nor any entity with commercial purposes. Any event details, instructions and other content in our group merely represent our shared personal knowledge, research and suggestions to enable members to get together and have a great time. As this is no business, there is no "product", "service" or "event leader". Each LLJM member is expected to arrange their own travel to and from the gig venue. Each LLJM member is responsible for their own safety and attendance, for meeting the group at the meeting location specified by the event host and at the time specified. Even hosts will not assume responsibility for anyone arriving late, getting lost, any kind of injury, damage or loss that may happen.
Upcoming events
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Will Barnes Quartet – Pizza Express Soho
Dean Street Jazz Club, Pizza Express, Pizza Express, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3RD, GBPizza Express Dean St
The Will Barnes Quartet
8 February 8:00 PM
£20 >> BOOKINGS <<
★★★★
“ Barnes is the standout player, with fluent, hip, melodic chops
that other guitar players must surely envy... “The quality of this band makes one keen to hear them live”
Peter Jones, JazzwiseFollowing the critical acclaim of their debut album 'Source of the Severn', the Will Barnes Quartet returns with 'Outside the Light' — a bold and expressive new chapter in their artistic journey. Drawing inspiration from local folklore and Celtic mythology, the album explores themes of light, seasons and changing landscapes. This second album deepens the group’s exploration of the interplay between jazz improvisation and the evocative landscapes of Mid Wales and the Welsh Marches.
Full Biography
Led by guitarist and composer Will Barnes, the quartet features pianist Jack Gonsalez, bassist Aidan Thorne, and drummer James Batten - an ensemble recognised for its tight chemistry and compelling live performances. Their sound pays homage to jazz greats such as Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, and Oscar Peterson, while forging a distinct voice rooted in contemporary expression.
WILL'S WEBSITEThe Will Barnes Quartet has performed at major UK venues and festivals, including Pizza Express Jazz Club (Soho), Hay Festival, Brecon Jazz Festival, and BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends. Source of the Severn earned praise from critics, with MOJO highlighting their “springy deftness… cool precision… serious chops,” and The Jazz Mann describing the album as “evocative, intelligent… contemporary.”
Outside the Light showcases a group in full creative stride, offering audiences an immersive evening of modern jazz that’s both emotionally resonant and musically sophisticated.
Band Lineup
Will Barnes (guitar)
James Batten (drums)
Jack Gonsalez (piano)
Aidan Thorne (bass)
VIDEO 'Devil's Bridge'Note: For a reserved table with the London Loves Jazz MeetUp group bookings must be confirmed by bookings in advance of the gig directly with the venue. For a comprehensive list of jazz gigs subscribe to Jazz London Live which lists over 5,000 gigs annually in 250 venues.
1 attendee
Yunmi Sang and the BEJE trio
St Cyprian's Church, Clarence Gate,, LONDON, GB# Yunmi Sang and the BEJE trio
Fri 20th February '26
St Cyprian's Church, Clarence Gate, United Kingdom, NW1 6AX
>> BOOKINGS << £15
Korean-European Jazz musicians bringing ‘Beautiful and soothing music and vistas - a balm for the soul in these troubled times' (Danielle White UK jazz promotions).Yunmi Kang piano and vocals,
Sangyeon Park guitar
David Mowat on trumpet, flugelhorn and spoken word,
Paolo Adamo drums
Al Swainger double and electric bass.Sample track: https://youtu.be/RHnrVUFPlFE?si=FmxhHFUWtBu5DpJR ‘Soul Set Free’ by David Mowat
Sample 2 https://youtu.be/xMuWEis65Co Reunion by Yunmi KangIt's an international collaborative project testifying to common humanity and extraordinary human resilience under extreme duress, expressed musically.
‘Their performance unfolded as jazz that transcended nationality and culture. The philosophy that we are all alike and essentially one was deeply embedded in their music’ Jin Hyung-Kim Kado News Chuncheon Arts Festival South Korea 2025
Yunmi and Sangyeon talking with survivors of the Korean war, and people marginalised by the materialist revolution since, and David, with Gazan Palestinians living through genocide are all composers aiming to express hope compassion and anguish in music. Pieces from their first album 'Modernised Sacrifice' Modernised Sacrifice | Yunmi Kang, Sangyeon Park, David Mowat | David Mowat will be performed together with new works leading to the a second album projected for recording in August 2026.
“Profound and spiritual and energetic sounds!” Bongsoo Kwag Chuncheon Arts Festival 2025
'Kang's voice is astonishingly good... the blend with David Mowat's clear-toned trumpet gave the whole thing something of the air of the great Azimuth [trio], with Norma Winstone and Kenny Wheeler.' Jon Turney 2018 St Stephen’s Bristol.
‘The inclusion of pianist and singer Yunmi Kang and guitarist Sangyeon Park in this evolution of British trumpeter David Mowat’s flexible Bristol European Jazz Ensemble (aka BEJE) is a very smooth fit’ Tony Benjamin 24/7 2019 the Fringe Bristol.
Note: For a reserved table with the London Loves Jazz MeetUp group bookings must be confirmed by bookings in advance of the gig directly with the venue. For a comprehensive list of jazz gigs subscribe to Jazz London Live which lists over 5,000 gigs annually in 250 venues.
2 attendees
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