Welcome to another season of NQ Jazz! We’ve got gigs a-plenty, kicking off on 4th August with the hotly anticipated return of the NQ Jazz Orchestra! Our last NQJO gig sold out, so please book quickly to ensure you get your tickets!

Pulling in a pool of the North & Midlands most exciting jazz musicians, the NQ Jazz Orchestra takes on music that you rarely, if ever, get the chance to hear performed live, with the irreplaceable sonic experience that is a full throated jazz orchestra! For this third edition of the NQJO, we’re treating you to stunning music by Miho Hazama (the fastest rising international star of jazz composition), British jazz icon Andy Sheppard, some more of the exceptional Maria Schneider, and even a corker from the Loose Tubes catalogue, courtesy of the legend that is Steve Berry! 4th August - don’t miss out!

One of the most distinctive voices in jazz and improvised music today, Laura Jurd's unique approach to the trumpet is celebrated in the work that she creates. In the past couple of years, Laura’s love of traditional music has deepened having played alongside the likes of Irish fiddle player Ultan O'Brien and English accordionist Martin Green (one third of super-group Lau). This autumn sees Laura returning to the stage, presenting her astonishing new album, "Rites & Revelations" release due October 2025. The music takes the listener on a journey of ritual and catharsis, propelled by the world-class rhythm section of Ruth Goller - bass and Corrie Dick - drums, alongside strikingly-brilliant folk violist Cori Smith.