The Royal Oak, Old Town

Our Tuesday night Jazz sessions have been running for 14 years and have seen many prominent and award winning artists performing such as Tina May, David Newton, Jim Mullen, John Etheridge, Howard Alden, Adrian Cox and many more. Tables can be booked through the venues booking page : - https://theroyaloakoldtown.co.uk/jazz-blues-live-sessions/

Since 2015, The Royal Oak has become a cornerstone of Old Town Swindon’s eating and drinking community and also hosts fine dining at the hugely rated restaurant The Choptank

FREE Entry : Performance times: 20:00-21:00 / 21:30-22:30 The Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Swindon, SN1 4BQ

2026

AUGUST

4TH AUGUST - ZAMBALANDO - Wiltshire’s popular Latin Jazz and Funk Band play a fusion of Salsa, Merengue, Lando, Samba and Bossa Nova with a unique twist in compound time signatures and complex rhythms creating their own original sound - fusion of jazz, funk and afro-peruvian rhythms. Miguel Lara - Vocals & Guitar, Adam Frost - Guitar, Joe Westwood - Bass, Tawanda Mapanda - Percussion

11th AUGUST - ALAN BARNES & EDDIE GRIPPER TRIO - Quite simply, Alan Barnes is one of the titans of the UK Jazz scene and no Jazz programme should be without him. He has over 25 British Jazz Awards and twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year. A star of the Saxophone, but also the Clarinet, he is not to be missed. He will be joined by rising piano star Eddie Gripper, Italian maestro Pasquale Votino and drum master Patrick Barrett Donlon

18th AUGUST - ROI GEYARI & CHRIS COBBSON QUARTET - One of the most versatile guitarists on the scene Chris Cobbson is guitarist to Jazz legend Courtney Pine as well as a respected player of the African music scene. For this session he leads with the club debut of fellow guitarist Roi Geyari who is a Gloucestershire jazz guitarist influenced in bebop and swing.

25th AUGUST - DAN MOORE ORGAN TRIO - Organ extraordinaire Dan Moore has one of the most impressive CV’s on the scene. He studied 20th Century Music at Dartington College of Arts. As keyboard player, he has toured internationally with artists including Percy Sledge, Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley. As a producer and songwriter, he has worked with Joss Stone, Tom Jones, Roni Size, Rumer, and Will Young, while also collaborating with Andy Sheppard and Charles Hazlewood.

SEPTEMBER

1ST SEPTEMBER - LINLEY HAMILTON & EDDIE GRIPPER TRIO - Linley Hamilton is an internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, broadcaster and educator from Northern Ireland. A former BBC Radio Ulster presenter and retired Ulster University lecturer, he has performed with artists including Van Morrison, Jacqui Dankworth and Paul Brady, and has released six studio albums. he will be joined by the fierce swinging Eddie Gripper Trio.

8TH SEPTEMBER - GLEN MANBY QUARTET - Glen Manby is one of the UK's leading alto saxophonists, renowned for his expressive hard bop style and polished technique. A graduate of New York's prestigious New School and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, he has performed internationally and studied with some of the world's foremost jazz musicians. An acclaimed composer, educator and recording artist, his albums have earned widespread praise from critics and audiences alike. Also featuring John-Paul Gard (Piano) Paul Jefferies (Double Bass) & Sam Green (Drums)

15TH SEPTEMBER - 3PLAY - Jazz, but not as you know it! A Jazz Funk Organ led trio who play an incredible set of Jazz, Funk, Groove led by the spectacular John Paul Gard on keyboards and samplers! This is an act for fans of top class instrumental music, not just Jazz! Also featuring Chris Cobbson (Guitar) and Paolo Adamo (Drums)

22ND SEPTEMBER - TBC

OCTOBER

6TH OCTOBER - FIVE WAY SPLIT - Five-Way Split is an all-star quintet featuring acclaimed saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos alongside Quentin Collins, Rob Barron, Matyas Hofecker and Matt Home. Blending the energy of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with a fresh, modern sound, the band delivers outstanding original compositions alongside hard-bop classics. Their critically acclaimed recordings and sold-out performances have firmly established them as one of the UK's premier straight-ahead jazz ensembles.