29/08/2026
DEVON & CORNWALL JAZZ DIARY SEPTEMBER 2026
ALL GIGS START AT 8.30PM & ENTRY IS FREE UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1
37th BUDE JAZZ FESTIVAL. Multiple Stars and Bands in Dozens of Gigs at Multiple Venues over 4 days. Tickets from 4-day strollers (£145), 1-day strollers (£45) to individual gigs (£15) from Tourist Information Centre, The Crescent, Bude EX23 8LE. 01288 354240 (10-4) OR Bude Jazz Office Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Rd, Bude EX23 8SD (During Festival) (Tue-Thu 10-4, Fri 10-2). or on the door of gig. https://www.budejazzfestival.info/
THE GLEN MANBY QUARTET. St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Gabriel St, St Ives TR26 2LU, Free/PWYC. Doors 6.30 for 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2
37th BUDE JAZZ FESTIVAL. Multiple Stars and Bands in Dozens of Gigs at Multiple Venues over 4 days. Tickets from 4-day strollers (£145), 1-day strollers (£45) to individual gigs (£15) from Tourist Information Centre, The Crescent, Bude EX23 8LE. 01288 354240 (10-4) OR Bude Jazz Office Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Rd, Bude EX23 8SD (During Festival) (Tue-Thu 10-4, Fri 10-2). or on the door of gig. https://www.budejazzfestival.info/
RIVIERA RAMBLERS Ye Olde Smokey House Inn Vicarage Road, Marldon, Paignton,TQ3 1NN 01803-557630 FREE 7- 9pm. Booking advised
ANYTHING GOES WITH MAMA TOKUS. Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea, Kingsbridge TQ7 4BG.. Booking essential. www.burghisland.com. 01548 810514
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3
37th BUDE JAZZ FESTIVAL. Multiple Stars and Bands in Dozens of Gigs at Multiple Venues over 4 days. Tickets from 4-day strollers (£145), 1-day strollers (£45) to individual gigs (£15) from Tourist Information Centre, The Crescent, Bude EX23 8LE. 01288 354240 (10-4) OR Bude Jazz Office Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Rd, Bude EX23 8SD (During Festival) (Tue-Thu 10-4, Fri 10-2). or on the door of gig. https://www.budejazzfestival.info/
BOSSA DEFINITIVA. Crediton Arts Centre, East St, Crediton. EX17 3AX. Doors 6.30 for 7pm. Neil Burns / Sepali Godakanda; [email protected] . £27 inc live jazz & Authentic Sri Lankan Buffet. https://wegottickets.com/f/25207 or contact venue directly to avoid booking fee. Limited on-site parking or on-street parking nearby.
C’EST SI BON. Jazz Quintet. Black Ivory Piano Bar, 4 Belle Vue Rd, Paignton TQ4 6ER. 7.30pm. 07975 505437.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4
37th BUDE JAZZ FESTIVAL. Multiple Stars and Bands in Dozens of Gigs at Multiple Venues over 4 days. Tickets from 4-day strollers (£145), 1-day strollers (£45) to individual gigs (£15) from Tourist Information Centre, The Crescent, Bude EX23 8LE. 01288 354240 (10-4) OR Bude Jazz Office Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Rd, Bude EX23 8SD (During Festival) (Tue-Thu 10-4, Fri 10-2). or on the door of gig. https://www.budejazzfestival.info/
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5
MOSCOW DRUG CLUB. Fougou Music at Memorial Hall, Back St, Modbury PL21 0RF. 7.30pm. Early Bird £22 Adult £25 Student U18 £18 fougoumusic.com.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6
CITY STEAM JAZZ BAND. Kingsbridge Jazz Club, The Upside Down Cellar, Bigbury, TQ7 4AN. £15. 3pm. Bring a picnic & your own chair.
RIVIERA RAMBLERS. Totnes Cinema. 27 High Street, Totnes. TQ9 5NP. 01803 269832 12-2pm. Free, donations welcome.
NAUGHTY PAUL & CREW The Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern St, Totnes TQ9 5SP, UK. 7.30pm. Free, donations welcome.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7
GETHIN LIDDINGTON’S ALLSORTS. The Old Duke King Street Bristol BS1 4ER Free entry 8.30 – 11.00pm
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8
WEST COAST JAZZ QUINTET. St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Gabriel St, St Ives TR26 2LU, Free/PWYC. Doors 6.30 for 7.30pm
MAMA TOKUS QUARTET with Neil Maya, saxes; Tom Ball, pno & John Donnelly, sbs.) Browns Hotel Jazz Club, 27-29 Victoria Rd, Dartmouth TQ6 9RT. Bar 6pm; food, 7pm; music 8pm. £25 ph supper & music. Early Booking essential. 01803-832572 or [email protected]
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9
VINTAGE JAZZ TRIO. Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea, Kingsbridge TQ7 4BG. Dinner & Dance. Booking essential. www.burghisland.com. 01548 810514
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10
C’EST SI BON. Jazz Quintet. Black Ivory Piano Bar, 4 Belle Vue Rd, Paignton TQ4 6ER. 7.30pm. 07975 505437.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11
YVETTE ANDREWARTHA JAZZ QUINTET. (Yvette,vcl; Martin Jenkins, kb; Marcus Vergette, sbs; Eddie Kingdom, dms; Nigel Wayne, sax). The Gallery, Bedford Hotel, 1 Plymouth Rd, Tavistock, PL19 8BB. 8-10pm, (doors 7.30). Food available from 6pm, can be pre-ordered direct from hotel, 01822 613221 or www.bedford-hotel.co.uk. Tickets £12.50 adv/ £15door. [email protected] or 07740 163709
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12
CITY STEAM JAZZ BAND. Sidmouth Classic Car Show, Cricket Club, The Pavilion, Fortfield Sidmouth EX10 8NT. Entry charge to showground.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13
CITY STEAM JAZZ BAND. Royal British Legion Club, School lane, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1TX.7.30-10pm Free entry. Collection for the band.
BOAL WEEVILS DELTA BLUES. The Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern St, Totnes TQ9 5SP, UK. 7.30pm. Free, donations welcome.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14
VINTAGE JAZZ TRIO. Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea, Kingsbridge TQ7 4BG. Dinner & Dance. Booking essential. www.burghisland.com. 01548 810514
GETHIN LIDDINGTON’S COMBO. The Old Duke King Street Bristol BS1 4ER Free entry 8.30 – 11.00pm
SIMON SPILLETT with RONNIE JONES TRIO. Cottles Jazz Club, All Saints Church Hall, 4 Market St, Okehampton, EX201HN. 8-10.15pm. £12.50 adv/£15 door. [email protected]
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15
SIMON SPILLETT, celebrating Tubby Hayes. (St Ives Festival Performance) St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Gabriel St, St Ives TR26 2LU, Free/PWYC. Doors 6.30 for 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16
THE NORTH COAST JOYMAKERS. Gordon’s Jazz Club, Magelake, Uffculme EX15 3DP. 6.45 for 7.30pm. £10 cash. Info & bookings 07799 014173 or [email protected]
CELEBRATING DAVE BRUBECK (St Ives Festival Performance). St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Gabriel St, St Ives TR26 2LU, Free/PWYC. Doors 6.30 for 7.30pm
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17
C’EST SI BON. Jazz Quintet. Black Ivory Piano Bar, 4 Belle Vue Rd, Paignton TQ4 6ER. 7.30pm. 07975 505437.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18
JAKE LEG JUG BAND. Jazz by the Sea on the English Riviera. The Livermead Cliff Hotel Seafront Torquay TQ2 6RQ Kevin Grenfell's Jazz Falcons 1st Anniversary Weekend. 3 nights of jazz at The Livermead Cliff Hotel with half board £320 per person. £10 pp per session.8-10.30pm.
SIMON SPILLETT WITH RONNIE JONES TRIO. Arts Centre, 15 West S Ashburton, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7DT. 01364 652781. 7.30pm. [email protected]
GOLDEN COAST BIG BAND. Barnstaple Social Club, St Georges Rd, Barnstaple EX32 7AU. 01288 341653. 8pm. £8
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19
JEREMY HUGGETT’S AFTERNOON REQUEST SHOW. Jazz by the Sea on the English Riviera. The Livermead Cliff Hotel Seafront Torquay TQ2 6RQ Kevin Grenfell's Jazz Falcons 1st Anniversary Weekend. 3 nights of jazz at The Livermead Cliff Hotel with half board £320 per person. £10 pp per session. 12.30-3pm.
DRAT PACK. Jazz by the Sea on the English Riviera. The Livermead Cliff Hotel Seafront Torquay TQ2 6RQ Kevin Grenfell's Jazz Falcons 1st Anniversary Weekend. 3 nights of jazz at The Livermead Cliff Hotel with half board £320 per person. £10 pp per session. 8-10.30pm.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20
THE LIAM WARD BAND. Jazz by the Sea on the English Riviera. The Livermead Cliff Hotel Seafront Torquay TQ2 6RQ Kevin Grenfell's Jazz Falcons 1st Anniversary Weekend. 3 nights of jazz at The Livermead Cliff Hotel with half board £320 per person. £10 pp per session.12.30-3pm.
THREE GOOD MEN. Bude Jazz Club. Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Rd, Bude EX23 8SD. 8-11pm. Chge.
MEN BEHAVING TRADLY. The Ness, Ness Drive, Shaldon, Nr Teignmouth, TQ14 0HP 01626 873480. 1 – 3pm booking advised. Free,
RIVIERA RAMBLERS. The Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern St, Totnes TQ9 5SP, UK. 7.30pm. Free, donations welcome
THE NEW WASHBOARD SYNCOPATORS. Plymouth Jazz Club at the Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Rd, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH. 7 for 7.30pm, £15, members £12, Students £7. www.plymouth-jazz-club.com Non members welcome
KEVIN GRENFELL’S JAZZ FALCONS. Jazz by the Sea on the English Riviera. The Livermead Cliff Hotel Seafront Torquay TQ2 6RQ Kevin Grenfell's Jazz Falcons 1st Anniversary Weekend. 3 nights of jazz at The Livermead Cliff Hotel with half board £320 per person. £10 pp per session. 8-10.30pm.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21
TAVISTOCK JAZZ JAM. (house band; Simon Latarche,kb; Jim Rintoul,sbs; Eddie Kingdom, dms). Granito Lounge, 55 Brook St, Tavistock PL19 0BJ. (note, new venue). Music 7.30pm. Food available all day 01822 243128. Dog-friendly, VG & GF menus. Free entry.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22
DEREK NASH QUARTET. (St Ives Festival Performance). St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Gabriel St, St Ives TR26 2LU, Free/PWYC. Doors 6.30 for 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23
ELAINE DELMAR & BARRY GREEN. (St Ives Festival Performance). St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Gabriel St, St Ives TR26 2LU, Free/PWYC. Doors 6.30 for 7.30pm
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24
C’EST SI BON. Jazz Quintet. Black Ivory Piano Bar, 4 Belle Vue Rd, Paignton TQ4 6ER. 7.30pm. 07975 505437.
‘THE SHOW’ WITH FIFI LA MER & OLIVER WILBY. The Lane Theatre, Lane, Newquay, TR8 4PX. 7.30pm. £16.50. Let Us Take You To Paris - Lane Theatre
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25
‘THE SHOW’ WITH FIFI LA MER & OLIVER WILBY. Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, TQ6 9ND. 01803 839530. 7.30pm. £19. https://theflavel.org.uk/TheFlavel.dll/WhatsOn?f=10382802
RIVIERA RAMBLERS. BD Jazz Club, Village Hall, Trivetts Way, Cossington TA7 8JN. 7pm for 8. £10.
THE STUMBLERS featuring Dave Vaughan & Chris Willis. Lynton Jazz Club, Valley of the Rocks Hotel, Lynton EX35 6HS. 8pm. Free. Bruce 07970437403.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26
‘THE SHOW’ WITH FIFI LA MER & OLIVER WILBY. The Tolmen Centre, Fore St, Constantine, Cornwall TR11 5AA.7.30pm. £15. https://clients.wegottickets.com/event_view.php?id=19821
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27
DEREK NASH & THE MARTIN DALE QUARTET with Derek Nash (sax) (Jools Holland R&B Orchestra; Martin Dale, sax; Gavin Martin, kb; Kevin Sanders, sbs; Dennis Harris, dms.) Dalwood Jazz Club @ Dalwood Village Hall EX13 7EG. Nr Axminster. 3pm. £12.50. Bar for beer/wine/soft drinks & tea/coffee/cake etc. Parking at the Village Hall. If poss, book in adv and pay (cash or card) at the door. [email protected]
RIVIERA RAMBLERS. Paignton Conservative Club. 34 Palace Avenue Paignton TQ3 3HB. 01803 551065.12.30 - 3pm. Donations welcome.
JAZZ AT THE BAZZA WITH MAMA TOKUS & FRIENDS. The Barrel House, 59a High St, Totnes. 3pm. 01803 849290. www.barrelhousetotnes.co.uk Tickets £6-8 + booking fee. https://wegottickets.com/event/693958
TANSY RICE. Cottles Jazz Club, St James Chapel, Okehampton, EX20 1DW. 3-5pm. £10adv/£12 door. [email protected]
JAZZ JAM SESSION WITH JOHN WALTER & FRIENDS. The Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern St, Totnes TQ9 5SP, UK. 7.30pm. Free, donations welcome
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29
ROGER MARKS’ FIESTA 5 at The Heathfield, Honiton 12:30 till 3.00pm. Admission £10. The Fiesta 5 now drawing big crowds at this venue.
JESSE MOLLINS ORGAN TRIO. (St Ives Festival Performance). St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Gabriel St, St Ives TR26 2LU, Free/PWYC. Doors 6.30 for 7.30pm
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3
‘SWING THAT MUSIC’ WITH 10 PIECE ‘DOWN FOR THE COUNT ALL STARS’. Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth. 7.30pm. £25
A regular Sunday session of soulful vocals, spoken word, jazz, fun & warmth with Mama Tokus overseeing proceedings. Expect good music and wordplay - and a great atmosphere. NB: JoySeeker Members go FREE - find out more about Mama's joyful music community here: www.patreon.com/MamaTokus SCARED OF JAZ...
