20/10/2026
CultureCounty Durham Jazz Festival takes centre stage this weekend🎷
The Durham Jazz Festival will run from Friday 23 October through to Sunday 25 October. Performances will take place across a range of venues, from smaller spaces through to headline shows including the Gala Studio and Gala Durham Theatre, the The Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham, Redhills. the Old Cinema Launderette in Gilesgate and various other venues across Durham City.
Opening the weekend on Friday afternoon will be Emma Fisk’s Hot Club du Nord in Gala Studio, bringing vintage swing and Gypsy jazz inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli to Durham audiences.
The evening’s headline show at Redhills will see musicians from London’s world-famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club Present: The Ronnie Scott’s Soho Songbook , promising big tunes, virtuoso solos and the unmistakable buzz of one of the world’s most iconic jazz venues.
Saturday and Sunday offer a packed programme, including pianist Dean Stockdale leading his quartet in a celebration of the legendary Oscar Peterson at Durham University Music School.
Jazz vocalist Marvin Muoneké, who was recently announced as one of the nominees for Vocalist of the Year 2026 by JazzFM - will join forces with the North East’s very own Strictly Smokin’ Big Band for Saturday evening’s headline act at Durham Gala Theatre.
Visitors will also get the chance to see the Abbie Finn Quintet. Led by one of the UK’s most dynamic drummers, audiences can expect bold contemporary jazz filled with groove, energy and improvisation.
Discover more: https://lnk.bio/s/DurhamJazzFestival
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