Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August 2025
Jazz Sunday as been part of the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival from the start and always attracts the crowds. This year the festival will feature three bands from the booming Leeds young jazz scene that are making big names for themselves nationally – Olivia Cuttill’s Quintet, “Songs to be Swingin” (Seven Arts Thus 28 August 7.30pm), Ozzy Moysey’s Ancient Infinity Orchestra (Seven Arts Sat 30 August 7.30pm) and Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band (led by bassist Fergus Quill headlining the Jazz Sunday in Regent Street Sun 31 August 5pm).
The Jazz Sunday in Regent Street also features some blues from John Taylor’s Blues Spectrum, street music from “Homecoming Brass”, schools big band Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra and the calypso jazz of Dudley Nesbitt and Pan Jumby. This year too there will be jazz at the Willow Tree Stage in Chapel Allerton centre on Sunday afternoon 31 August, including Cathy Ibberson and Topaz.
Seven Arts Events
Thus 28 Aug Olivia Cuttill Quintet, “Songs to be Swingin”
https://www.jazzleeds.org.uk/whats-on/olivia-cuttill-quintet-tunes-to-be-swingin/
Sat 30 Aug Ozzy Moysey’s Ancient Infinity Orchestra
https://www.jazzleeds.org.uk/whats-on/ancient-infinity-orchestra/
Olivia Cuttill Quintet “Tunes to be Swingin” SOLD OUT!
Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD
Ancient Infinity Orchestra
Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD
Sun 31 Aug Jazz Sunday in Regent Street
https://www.jazzleeds.org.uk/whats-on/jazz-sunday-at-chapel-allerton-arts-festival/
Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra
Regent Street
Homecoming Brass Band
Regent Street
John Taylor’s Blues Spectrum
Regent Street
Dudley Nesbitt and Pan Jumby
Regent Street
Fergus Quill’s Imaginary Big Band
Regent Street
Presented by Jazzleeds. JazzLeeds are a major UK jazz promoter based at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton Leeds. We are an arts music charity with a year round programme of over 140 gigs, jazz festivals, jam sessions and workshops. We were UK Parliamentary Jazz Award winners in 2016. We promote a mixture of international, national and local musicians and a wide range of music from contemporary through to traditional jazz with some blues, latin and big bands as well.