
What we’re about
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.
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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 (4+)
See all- CRAZY COQS @ BRASSERIE ZEDEL PRESENTS: RACHAEL CALLADINE QUARTET 'VOCAL BLONDE'Brasserie Zédel, London
23 August Brasserie Zedel @ Crazy Coqs
RACHAEL CALLADINE 'Vocal Blonde' £22.50 Bookings HereThe Voice is as smooth as silk… Bebop Spoken Here
Renowned jazz and soul vocalist, Rachael Calladine, presents an evening of well known songs celebrating the blonde diva!
Hear songs from icons including Dusty Springfield, Peggy Lee, Madonna and Blondie, delivered with a twist of Jazz!Rachael will be accompanied by her trio, Andy Tytherleigh on bass, Adrian York on Piano and Si Potts on drums.
Rachael's recent album The Game, has received multiple 4 and 5 star reviews and her version of What a Difference a Day Makes was featured as Track of The Week on Jazz FM.
A well-known face on the UK jazz and soul scene, with an illustrious career that spans decades. Renowned for her captivating performances, Rachael has graced the stages of iconic London venues and enchanted audiences with her rich, soulful voice.
With a history of sell out UK and European shows including Ronnie Scott's, The 606 Club and London Jazz festival, Rachael also spent 10 years honing her craft in Dubai, with residencies at all the famous venues, including The 7 star Burj Al Arab, Armani Hotel, Ritz Carlton The Fairmont, Cavalli Club and The Atlantis. Her résumé highlights prestigious royal performances alongside numerous appearances on television and radio and her ability to connect with listeners is unparalleled.
VOCAL BLONDE promises to be a night of great music in the sumptuous setting of The Crazy Coqs.
* Note: For a reserved table with the London Loves Jazz MeetUp Group bookings must be confirmed by actual bookings in advance of the gig directly with the venue.
- Hampstead Jazz Club Presents: TRISTAN – NEW ALBUM TOUR ‘FROU FROU’The Hampstead Lounge and Jazz Club, 23-25 New End, London
TRISTAN – 'FROUFROU' NEW ALBUM TOUR 2025
Hampstead Jazz Club // Friday 12th September 2025 // https://hampsteadjazzclub.com/whats-on/tristan-froufrou-new-album-tour-2025/Tickets: £20.00 Seat at a shared Table for 4 // £15.00 Seat – No Table // Doors: 7.30pm Show: 8:00pm-9:30pm – Single Set 75 min
*Please note you can book for dinner either before or after the show.
“Frou-Frou as you can expect from the name is a sparkly affair! With stardust sprinkled over the tracks Tristan do what they do best with another funky soul laden album. Pulsating drum grooves, shimmering guitars, Coen’s keyboard magic and a fresh crystal clear voice from Irma Derby bringing a new shine to the band! ………. Peace…" – Bluey (Incognito / Citrus Sun / STR4TA & Solo Artist)Hampstead Jazz Club proudly presents Soul-Group Tristan, a wonderful and creative collision of funk, soul, R&B and beyond. Their new album FROU-FROU is the 8th chapter already in a quite productive recording existence. This year returning to Hampstead with a brand-new repertoire. With 12 new tracks in their vocabulary, we have got a fresh start on the road, doing what they love dearly, Spreading positive energy through their music, while taking our audience for a ride they won’t soon forget.
The compositions are fun to play live, with plenty of space to evolve as we go. Their success has seen them touring Indonesia, Japan, Indonesia, France, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany and Romania the last couple of years.
TRISTAN – NEW ALBUM ‘FROU FROU’
Frou-Frou, our 8th studio album, is the 8th chapter already in our quite productive recording existence. FROU-FROU has been released 4TH APRIL 2025.Frou-Frou is Tristan’s 8th full studio album. Frou-Frou in our case symbolizes fanciness in our music, with the fine combination of creativity and dedication. After all, we feel more comfortable and stronger as a band than ever. We have tried our best once again, and have put in the extra effort and foremost joy of writing and recording new material.
The TRISTAN ‘core’ of the band (drummer Sebastiaan / bassist Frans and keyboardist Coen) have always been keen on inviting different singers throughout the years. That won’t be any different on the new upcoming album ‘Frou-Frou‘.
This time we teamed up with Irma Derby, who has, besides an amazing stage presence, been vocally compared to Randy Crawford, Chaka Kahn, and Donna Summer. Also guitar-hero Glenn Black is added to the new Tristan line-up.
The compositions are fun to play live, with plenty of space to evolve as we go. This has been a crucial part of our style, in order to make each and every concert excitingly unique. Together we’ve been to so many parts of the world already. Not only anticipating our return to London with great excitement, we are eager to expand that incredible adventure.
With over 80 concerts, around our previous album ‘SEVEN‘, we are so happy to announce ‘Tristan tour dates‘ coming up from April 2025. To celebrate our 8th album ‘Frou-Frou‘ we will visit Poland, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, Japan and the UK.
Deeply rooted influences of funk, soul, R&B and beyond. You want to have a good time? We’ve got you covered.
TRISTAN WEBSITE | YOUTUBE VIDEO£20 BOOKINGS HERE
* Note: For a reserved table with the London Loves Jazz MeetUp Group bookings must be confirmed by actual bookings in advance of the gig directly with the venue.