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

FEBRUARY

3RD FEBRUARY - RUTH HAMMOND TRIO - Multi-instrumentalist Ruth Hammond has been returning to her Jazz vocal work for 2025 and for this session she leads her vocally led soulful Trio showcasing Jazz classics from artists such as Brazilian legend Joyce Morena, Nina Simone and Carla Bley

10TH FEBRUARY - VALENTINES SESSION WITH FLEUR STEVENSON - Highly acclaimed Jazz singer and club favourite Fleur Stevenson returns to the club for a session of Jazz & Swing standards. Joined by Chris Cobbson (Guitar), Paul Jeffries (Double Bass) & Simon Price (Drums)

17TH FEBRUARY - KEVIN FIGES QUARTET - Musician, Composer and Filmmaker Kevin Figes returns with a swinging group from the West country. Alto Saxophone and flute led Bebop, Swing and Latin. Also featuring Matt Hopkins (Guitar), Riaan Vosloo (Double Bass), & Ryan Thrupp (Drums).

24TH FEBRUARY - CALLUM SMITH QUARTET FEAT. STUART BARKER - Wiltshire born but London based drummer Callum Smith is bringing his new project to the club! A Saxophone led hard swingin’ session featuring acclaimed bass player and Birmingham Conservatoire alum Stuart Barker.

MARCH

3RD MARCH - EDDIE GRIPPER QUARTET - Eddie Gripper is quickly establishing himself as a formidable young pianist on the scene. He has worked as a performer, promoter and producer alongside top musicians in his field, including Huw Warren, Iain Ballamy, Alex Merritt and Yuri Golubev. He leads a quartet with Guitar, Double Bass and Drums.

10TH MARCH - ROB BRIAN QUARTET - One of the highlights of our 2025 programme was acclaimed drummer Rob Brian bringing his own quartet to the club, it was a killer session full of heavy swing, groove and blues. Lets do it all again! also featuring Mat Sibley - (Tenor Sax), John Paul Gard - (Piano & Keyboards) Paul Jefferies (Acoustic & Electric Bass)

17TH MARCH - 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!

24TH MARCH - ERIC MYLOD-OKAFO QUARTET - The return of the hugely popular Eric Mylod-Okafo who is known as a soul singer as well as a Jazz crooner. A classy evening with songs from the Great American Songbook accompanied by Piano Double Bass & Drums

APRIL

7th APRIL - JONNY HENDERSON ORGAN TRIO - Hammond Organ maestro Jonny Henderson has twice been voted Keyboard Player of the Year at the British Blues Awards and is a go to player on the Jazz scene. This session features Jazz, Funk, and Blues together with the incredible Eli Jitsuto (Guitar) & Matt Brown (Drums)

14th APRIL - DOM FRANKS QUARTET - is a former student of Jazz Messenger Jean Toussaint, having studied as a postgraduate at London’s Guildhall School of Music, and is a previous winner of the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Musician competition. This dynamic quartet also feature Aiden Pope (Guitar), Jules Jackson (Bass) & Andrew Tween (Drums)

21st APRIL - STUART HENDERSON QUARTET - Stuart Henderson is a heavy swingin charismatic trumpeter, who was also principal trumpet of The Scots Guards Band in Her Majesty’s Household Division! Always one of our most popular bands with a fabulous set list of Jazz classics both on trumpet and flugelhorn

28th APRIL - THE BLUES EDITION WITH BOB BOWLES - We love to have a night dedicated to the Blues as it’s a genre that is so intermixed with Jazz. Wiltshire’s Mr Blues himself leads a stonking band of John Paul Gard (Organ) and Rob Brian (Drums) for an evening of Blues classics made famous by icons like Canned Heat, Peter Green and much more