A true Sheffield legend, and a wonderful swinging bass player and vocalist, Nicola Farnon is joined for this gig by Jim Corry, a sax player who's playing credits include Jamiroquai, Mark Ronson, and Corinne Bailey Rae, as well as appearances at jazz festivals across the world. On piano Richard Weatherall has played with Bobby Wellins, Richard Iles and Mark Nightingale, and the band is completed by another Sheffield legend, a fine propulsive drummer, Phil Johnson.

Featuring some of the finest musicians in the North of England, Unfurl are led by Olivia Moore - violin, with Gavin Barras - double bass, Jim Faulkner - guitar, Jack McCarthy - percussion, and John Ball - tabla. Their music has been heard across the country at jazz festivals including Manchester, Marsden, Marlborough, Brecon and London Jazz Festival, and combines Indian ragas with jazz improvisation; its beautiful meditative music, subtle, yet full of life.

A double bill featuring two contrasting and innovative approaches to improvised music from inspiring and creative musicians based in Sheffield.

balo are Manon McCoy (harp) and Will Shaw (drums). Their music is thoughtful, atmospheric, delicately balanced and interactive, mixing improvisation and composition with an approach and instrumentation that's original, beautiful and evocative.

Power Out is Sarah Heneghan, a drummer who's music extends the drum kit to include drum machines and bassline sequencers in a vibrant mix of beats, danceable grooves, loops and textures. She's performed previously at Manchester Jazz Festival, No Bounds Festival, and Sage Gateshead's Sage Sessions.

Playing music from their latest album 'Ghost Days', US trumpeter Andre Canniere (Maria Schneider, Becca Stevens, Ivo Neame, Yazz Ahmed) makes a really welcome return with a wonderful band featuring Tori Freestone - tenor saxophone, Brigitte Beraha - voice, Rick Simpson - piano/keyboards, Tom Farmer - double bass, Andrew Bain - drums. Contemporary, thoughtful and passionate music.

Following their sold out gig a couple of years ago, we're so excited to welcome back this multi-award winning and critically acclaimed all-star quintet led by bassist/composer Alison Rayner, joined in this band by her playing colleague of nearly 40 years (including with acclaimed all-female Latin-Jazz group, The Guest Stars), Deirdre Cartwright (guitar), and also Diane McCloughlin (sax), Steve Lodder (piano), and Buster Birch (drums). The members of this band bring an incredible list of playing credits, including associations, recordings and performances with the likes of George Russell, Carla Bley, Paul McCartney, Andy Sheppard, Alan Barnes, Lily Allen, Jim Mullen, Bobby Wellins, Tal Farlow, Ian Shaw, Jayne Cortez, Annie Whitehead. Their music is a mix of contemporary jazz with funk, folk and Afro-Cuban influences, full of grooves, and rich melodies.

A return for an acclaimed powerful and distinctive NYC musician and former Ray Charles lead alto sax player, Greg Abate, who joins us in Sheffield as part of a UK-wide tour, playing hard-swinging music in the classic jazz tradition, with a great rhythm section led by pianist Pete Rosser. An unmissable gig!

A wonderful guitarist, melodic, nuanced and sensitive, Tom Ollendorff has drawn praise from both critics and fellow musicians, and is joined in this first class trio drawn from the very best of the London jazz scene by Conor Chaplin (Dinosaur) on bass and Lyon-born Marc Michel on drums. Their album 'A Song For You' is out now on Barcelona-based label Fresh Sound New Talent. Subtle yet insistent and powerful music.

One of the most in-demand musicians on the London jazz scene, (playing with Corrie Dick, Rob Luft, Kansas Smitty's House Band and his own trio), inspired by and emulating influences from Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson to Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau, Joe Webb is a uniquely exuberant, swinging, and assured pianist, joined in this trio celebrating the music of the great Art Tatum by an assured and rhythmically astute line-up in Will Sach (bass) and Dave Archer (guitar).

Sure to be a sell-out gig, we're so excited to welcome back The Magic Lantern, the musical moniker for singer-songwriter Jamie Doe, an artist who blurs the boundaries between folk, jazz and contemporary music. His music has a unique, emotional quality, joyful, moving, and honest. With a full band of drawn from London's creative jazz scene (Matt Robinson - piano, Chris Hyson - bass, Dave Hamblett - drums and Zac Gvirtzman - horns) they'll playing music from his newly released fourth album, 'A Reckoning Bell'.

This Leeds-based quintet led by award-winning saxophonist Emma Johnson mix evocative and memorable tunes with strong melodic improvisation from some of the best musicians in the north, including Fergus Vickers on guitar, Richard Jones (Beats & Pieces) on piano, Angus Milne on bass, and Steve Hanley (Shapeshifters, Family Band) on drums. With a really strong, distinctive and engaging sound, Emma has worked with the likes of Gregory Porter, Olly Murs and Fold. Fresh and original lyrical contemporary jazz.

A standout pre-lockdown gig at The Lescar left us in no doubt that we wanted to invite Lilli Unwin back as soon as possible. An enchanting and soulful singer, her original songs address universal themes of love, longing and loss through honest and fearless female stories. A member of the London Vocal Project, she performed in the world premi�re of Jon Hendricks' Miles Ahead in New York in 2017. Insightful music, played with poise and imagination

A festive treat! Join us for vibrant, inventive versions of classic jazz tunes by the likes of Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Lennie Tristano, Bill Evans, and more, played by a first class line-up from the Leeds jazz scene featuring Will Howard on tenor sax, a wonderfully lyrical and sensitive musician, and an interactive and swinging rhythm section of Sam Quintana (Wandering Monster, Shapeshifters) on bass, Steve Hanley (Shapeshifters, Family Band) on drums, with one of the country's most innovative and creative pianists, Jamil Sheriff.