07/11/10 y theatre, leicester
With Stuart McCallum and ZOO – 6.50pm, tickets £12/£10. More details here
15/11/10 studio 2, parr st studios, liverpool
8pm, FREE entry (donation requested!). Venue info here
16/11/10 wardrobe, leeds
Part of the Tuesday Chillout series. 8pm, FREE ENTRY
21/11/10 spice of life, soho (london jazz festival)
Doors 7pm, tickets £10 – more details here
24/11/10 lescar, sheffield
Return to the Lescar following our amazing gig there in October 2009! Details tbc
27/11/10 matt & phreds, manchester
Hometown gig to end our November tour – one for the diary, if only to see us try to squeeze onto the stage… Details tbc
previous gigs
31/07/10 manchester jazz festival
2 years on from our very first gig at the 2008 festival, we’re really excited to be back to perform at the closing party of the 2010 event and bring the curtain down on the festival’s 15th anniversary. We’re playing in the festival pavilion in Albert Square from 8.30pm with the Dark Knights of Soul – for more information check out the mjf website.
Tickets £7.50 available from Ticketline
10/07/10 marlborough jazz festival
We’re delighted to be appearing at this year’s Marlborough Jazz Festival alongside some of the top names in British jazz! Check out the festival website for more info – Beats & Pieces stage time tbc.
01/07/10 bridgewater hall, manchester
We’re performing a 45 minute set including our Radiohead arrangements, to coincide with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Jonny Greenwood’s ‘Popcorn Superhet Receiver’. Evening also features Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ and a set from Icelandic pianist Ólafur Arnalds who has previously worked with Sigur Rós.
Beats & Pieces set c. 9.30pm, FREE.
RNCM Symphony Orchestra concert (Greenwood, Stravinsky etc) 7.30pm, £20
09/06/10 jazzland, swansea
St. James Social Club, St. James Crescent, Swansea – more details here
08/06/10 dempseys, cardiff
Dempseys Irish Bar, Castle Street, Cardiff CF10 1BS
Beats & Pieces start 9.00pm, tickets £5 (tbc) – more details here
Two date Welsh tour, appearing at the popular Jazz at Dempseys night in Cardiff before rolling into Swansea to play at the renowned Jazzland club. Can’t wait!
05/06/10 groove on the green, liverpool
A return to Groove on the Green following our performance at last year’s event! Last year’s weather was a bit cold on the day, here’s hoping for a bit of sun this time around… Free open air jazz festival in Chavasse Park, next to the Liverpool ONE shopping complex. For more details on the rest of the line up, check out www.liverpooljazzfestival.co.uk
Beats & Pieces on stage 2.15pm-3pm
21/05/10 the forge, camden
Debut London appearance for the band at the amazing Forge Venue in Camden – what better way to begin your Friday night! For more information and to buy tickets visit the Forge’s website.
Doors 8.30pm, tickets £7 (+ £1 online booking fee)
20/05/10 west didsbury conservative club, manchester
Pre-tour party performing with Alice Zawadzki & the Sky Project, a brand new 19 piece ensemble combining Alice’s distinctive vocals and violin with the wonderful arrangements of Jo McCallum. Also appearing will be the Sam Rapley/Adam Chatterton Quintet.
173 Burton Road, M20 2LN
Doors 8pm, FREE ENTRY (although donations encouraged!)
4/02/10 the spin off, bar santiago, leeds
The Beats & Pieces Big Band travel to Leeds to perform as part of The Spin Off’s winter 2010 programme. For more information see the facebook event here or the Spin Off’s group here.
Doors 8.30pm, £5 entry
17/12/09 cafe mascot, helsinki, finland
Efpi Records showcase in Helsinki, with local band Sagolik and Efpi’s very own Hunter/Andreae Quartet. Beats & Pieces Finland features the cream of Helsinki’s young jazz talent performing the B&P repertoire…
FREE ENTRY! 9.30pm
02/12/09 ep launch, odder bar, manchester
The launch party for our very first EP! Hosted by Efpi Records and held upstairs at Odder, Oxford Road, Manchester (opposite the BBC). We’ll be playing two sets, there’ll be a DJ and of course the EP will be available to get your hands on.
FREE ENTRY! Doors 8.30pm, music starts 9.30pm sharp
14/10/09 jazz at the lescar, sheffield
Our first trip over the Pennines to play at this ever popular jazz night in Sheffield. £3 entry. For more information click here.
17/5/09 groove on the green festival, liverpool
Free jazz festival sponsored by John Lewis held in Chavasse Park next to the new Liverpool ONE shopping complex.
Beats & Pieces set 3.15pm-4.00pm, click here for more info.
13/5/09 mint lounge, manchester
Amazing contemporary big band double bill featuring Beats & Pieces Big Band and Andy Schofield and Jo McCallum Jazz Orchestra’s new colloboration with heavy weight Manchester guitarists Mike Walker and Stuart McCallum. Promoted by Freedom Principle.
Doors 8pm, Beats & Pieces onstage 8.20pm. Tickets £6 adv online from skiddle
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