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

JULY

7TH JULY - BRYAN CORBETT & TOM CLARKE HILL TRIO - Bryan Corbett is regarded as one of the UK’s most expressive and versatile trumpet players on the scene. A long standing touring musician with The Brand New Heavies and a featured soloist with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Bryan has had a varied career right at the top level of the instrument. He will be joined by Tom Clarke-Hill (Double Bass), Arran Shangavi (Piano), and Andrew Tween (Drums)

14TH JULY - BD LENZ TRIO - Regulars will know that when BD Lenz Trio are over from New Jersey it is not to be missed! On the rockier side of Jazz and Jazz fusion, Guitarist BD Lenz leads with his strat on a music journey featuring tracks from Pat Metheny to Sinatra, from Prince to the Beatles. Joined by the incredible maestros James Rosocha (bass) and Joe Falcey (drums)

21ST JULY - JASMINE GRACE QUINTET - Jasmine, sometimes known as ‘Jazzy’ is a young singer at the start of her career with a voice and musicality well beyond her years. We had multiple audience members tell us how much they enjoyed her set at Christ church when she supported Sir Tom Jones’ Voice finalists Billy & Louie, and she followed this up with a fabulous evening at The Royal Oak Jazz sessions. Also featuring Tawanda Mapanda (Sax), Adam Frost (Guitar), Joe Westwood (Bass) and Harry Sayers (Drums)

28TH JULY NICK MALCOLM ORGAN QUARTET - Nick Malcolm's new quartet assembles three great musicians who he's wanted to play with for ages, playing music they love! Digging into the treasures of Blue Note composers Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, this is an unashamed celebration of the music's golden era in the 1960s and 70s, where swing and funk began to blend. Nick Malcolm (Trumpet), Ruth Hammond (Keys), Steve Banks (Guitar), Alex Goodyear (Drums)

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. Hestudied 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 - TBC