Allexa Nava

Sunday 12th April, 1:30pm - 2:20pm

St Laurence’s Church

Allexa Nava is a saxophonist, flautist and composer, originally from Peru and currently residing in London. She has already graced the stages of some of the most significant festivals in the UK, including Glastonbury We Out Here, Wilderness, and Brainchild. She has also performed at some of the most prestigious venues in London and Paris including Ronnie Scotts, Barbican & Duc de Lombards.

Her reputation as a bandleader and composer has soared following the release of her highly anticipated debut EP, No Language, on the influential Jazz Re:freshed label. The release marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for this emerging talent, whose fresh perspective and technical prowess are ready to breathe new life into the contemporary jazz scene.

Allysha Joy

Saturday 11th April, 8:30pm - 9:45pm

The Goods Shed

Well versed in poetry and performance, Allysha Joy’s potent lyricism, unique musicianship and incredible vocals have garnered legions of attentive fans the world over. Seamlessly forging her own sound as singer, songwriter, keys player and producer, Joy is well known as 30/70’s lead vocalist and with a heavy line-up of collaborations over the years, she has marked her place across continents, expansive projects and genres.

Analogue Lounge

Saturday 11th April, 1pm - 6:30pm

SVA John Street

Analogue Lounge, a monthly collaboration between SpaceJams and Brakery, brings together live improvisation and all-vinyl DJ sets in a warm, immersive club environment.

Brought to life by SpaceJams and The Brakery Collective, Analogue Lounge blends open jam sessions, deep vinyl selections, immersive set design and a community feel that’s made it a cornerstone of the Bristol music scene. Built organically over three years, Analogue Lounge blurs the lines between a jam session and a late-night dance — a space where heads, dancers and players connect. With a heavy Bristol crew rolling through and special guests in the mix, this one’s set to be something special.

Ancient Infinity Orchestra

Sunday 12th April, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

St Laurence’s Church

Ancient Infinity Orchestra unfurled in the North of England. The joyous large ensemble has communal music-making at the heart of everything they do. And that includes the melodies that flow out of their new album It’s Always About Love which blossom with uplifting improvised contributions that circle around bandleader Ozzy Moysey’s beautiful songs; generous sonic gifts of healing and repair. 

Bel Cobain

Saturday 11th April, 3:10pm - 4pm

St Laurence’s Church

Bel Cobain, the enigmatic songstress hailing from the heart of East London, evokes a mystique reminiscent of musical luminaries like Pink Floyd and Kate Bush. Her journey, steeped in introspection, finds its zenith upon the stage where she reveals her most authentic self, bathed in contentment and confidence. Emerging onto the scene in 2019 with the evocative "Introverted Stoner," Bel has graced renowned stages such as Love Saves The Day, Love Supreme, Jazz Cafe, and the Roundhouse. Bel's music transcends conventional boundaries, carving a niche with her radical ethos and poetic lyricism.

Bex Burch

Saturday 11th April, 1:30pm - 2:20pm

St Laurence's Church

Whether combining the rhythmic timbres of wood, metal and audience claps or duetting with the atmospheric and elegiac echoed sounds of water dripping into a metal basin, Bex Burch is a composer, percussionist, instrument maker and improviser who emphasises space, repetition and aspects of chaos. These themes characterise an ongoing approach she describes as “messy minimalism”.

Burch’s critically acclaimed 2023 debut solo album, 'There is only love and fear' was released via Chicago avant-garde label International Anthem and named The Guardian's Contemporary Album of the Month. She was nominated for the Deutscher Jazzpreis 2025, and has previously released music as part of Boing! with Leafcutter John, the Strut-released cosmic, boundary pushing quintet, Flock and critically acclaimed Vula Viel. She set up her own DIY label, runs the community music event, Kantine Musik, and has collaborated with influential artists like Peter Zummo, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Ben LaMar Gay, Dan Bitney and Macie Stewart.

Stroud Hotel Jazz Sessions

Friday 10 April 7pm - 10:30pm

Stroud Jazz Club presents Stroud Jazz Jam Sessions

Saturday 11 April 7:30pm - 10:00pm

Earl Temple Foundation

Sunday 12th April, 1:00pm - 7:30pm

Roi Geyari and guests 1pm

Okus Trio 2:15pm

Swing Theory 3:15pm

Chaka 4:30pm

SU!N 5:45pm

Carmen 6:30pm

big sis djs

Saturday 11th April 2pm - 7pm

Sunday 12th April 11am - 4pm

The Yard Cafe and Kitchen

Big Sis DJs are a Stroud-based collective known and loved across the South West for their high energy, party-starting performances spanning multiple dance music genres and eras. The collective was formed in 2024 with three original members. Since running courses for women and non-binary folks age 30+ to learn to DJ, they have now grown to a community of 30+ DJs across Stroud, Cheltenham and Gloucester. Big Sis DJs have recently been booked to support acts including Oxide&Neutrino, Seb Fontaine, Leftfield, Nightmares on Wax and 2 Bad Mice. For Jazz Stroud they will be curating a soulful and uplifting selection of jazz-influenced house and electro to accompany terrace drinks on Sturday, and laid back brunch vibes on Sunday

Chaka

Sunday 12th April, 4.30pm - 5.15pm

The Stroud Hotel

Chaka is a Jazz / RnB singer / old school hip-hop artist, greatly inspired by lyrically dense songwriters. He’s performed at international festivals bringing a unique blend of singing rap and live instrumentation.

Danalogue

Thursday 9th April, 9pm -10:30PM

The Goods Shed

Danalogue, founding member and producer of The Comet is Coming and Soccer96, weaves hypnotic analogue synths, pulsating drum machines, and cosmic textures into an electrifying live experience. In the face of imminent AI music takeover, the show is 100% live, as Danalogue uses fingers and adrenalin to adjust hardware on the fly, as ethereal dream states evolve into high energy acid-dancefloor explosions. The set includes adaptations of the single ‘Sonic Hypnosis’ and tracks from his debut solo album ‘Teleportations.’ Live AV by Innerstrings (Overmono, James Holden, Sabres of Paradise).

Dubbu

Saturday 10th April, 12pm - 7pm

Goods Shed Station Yard

Dubbu presents : Special all Vinyl all day long feat:

Mother of Mankind / Rosco / Fidel Cutstro / Mr Mulatto /Ray Juss / Dubbu

Born and raised in the GL5 postcode explains why Dubbu's love for Stroud runs so deep. Having spent his formative years experiencing his parents love for music it was certain that it would feature so heavily in his future. HipHop has always been a mainstay in his musical life and it's where musically his heart lies, although Funk, Soul, Reggae & Jazz feature heavily in his sets, he’s been rocking party's all over the country and Stroud for the last 25 years+ most notably SGVC, Stroud Block Party, Latitude Festival, Tramlines Festival, Jazz Stroud.

Using vinyl records has always been a big part of the Dubbu experience, and he continues to Dj all over the SouthWest on a weekly basis. In the last few years Dubbu has created a new summer event which concentrates on bringing the community together, The Sunset Sessions, a popular free outdoor gathering that’s directly linked to the early 90’s rave scene that happened in the same place on the local commons.

Womad Presents

Falle Nioke

Friday 10th April, 8pm - 9pm

The Goods Shed

Falle Nioke is a singer and percussionist from Guinea Conakry, West Africa. Since arriving in the UK four years ago, after a period travelling around West Africa, singing with a troupe of musicians and learning different cultural rhythms, the 35-year-old has been making music with a number of producers, including Ghost Culture, sir Was, Congo Natty and Johan Hugo. Falle Nioke built on his significant fan base in Guinea by signing to London label PRAH Recordings to release Youkounkoun EP, a collaboration with Ghost Culture.

Footshooter

Saturday 11th April, 11pm - 2:30am

SVA John Street

Footshooter is the moniker of south London-based DJ, producer and musician Barney Whittaker. Amongst broken beat, Footshooter’s production style takes influences from jazz, house, and more, working with rappers, poets and vocalists to create a soulful sound referencing the past while being firmly visionary in its approach.

Barney’s records as Footshooter and SAUL (with Jack Stephenson-Oliver on Rhythm Section International) have earned airplay and support on BBC Radio 1 and 1XTRA, BBC 6Music, NTS Radio, Jazz FM, and Rinse FM, from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Bradley Zero, Errol (Touching Bass), Alexander Nut (Eglo Records), Shy One, Virgil Abloh, Zakia, Jyoty, Nabihah Iqbal, Bonobo, Jamz Supernova, Mary Anne Hobbs, Mr. Scruff, and more.

Singh/Osborn/Brunello

Saturday 11th April, 4:45pm - 5:45pm

St Laurence’s Church

Three fearless musicians join forces for the first time as a trio to carve out a vivid, slow‑burning journey through ambient jazz, expansive sound design and improvisation that pushes into spiritual territory. Sound artist and beatboxer Jason Singh, saxophonist and flautist Tamar Osborn, and bassist Rosa Brunello build a powerful, joyful sound world where acoustic and electronic textures collide, stretch and transform—inviting audiences into an immersive realm of deep listening, presence and creative intensity.

Joicey Collective

All Weekend Resident DJs

The Goods Shed

Joicey Collective is foremost about playfulness and sharing music we love - keeping it fun every step of the way. If you dive straight into the tech it can be quite overwhelming and you lose the fun and the love. It’s not really just about DJing either. It’s also about people - especially women, trans and non-binary people’s confidence, and organically passing on skills and support between peers. JOICEY is connected to SVA as a venue, so you can instantly start practising in a live context. We book DJs from London and Bristol, and local talent playing alongside these acts bring friends along to discover new artists and genres offering a holistic music education on the dancefloor!

Laura Jurd (Quartet)

Sunday 12th April, 4:45pm - 5:45pm

St Laurence’s Church

One of the most distinctive voices in jazz and improvised music, Mercury-nominated Laura Jurd's unique approach to the trumpet is celebrated in the work that she creates. A past BBC New Generation Artist, Laura's love of folk traditions can often be heard in her music, alongside her background in classical composition. The result is a melodic world full of compelling twists and turns, whilst retaining a grounded sense of familiarity.

Let Spin

Sunday 12th April, 3:10pm -4pm

St Laurence’s Church

Let Spin are a cutting edge post-jazz quartet comprised of players at the forefront of the vibrant UK contemporary music scene. Their incendiary live shows conjure a mean mix of musical styles with a focus on improvisation for exploring new ground. I am Alien, the band’s latest and strongest record to date, captures the chemistry and curiosity of a band that lives for adventure.

Lex Blondin

Saturday 11th April

The Goods Shed

Lex Blondin is a Paris-born, London-based DJ, curator, and cultural instigator best known as the founder of the influential Total Refreshment Centre and co-creator of Church of Sound. 

His work bridges global jazz traditions, Afro-Latin rhythms, hip-hop roots, and “outernational” club culture, reflecting a lifelong journey from crate-digging and rap culture to deep explorations of jazz, funk, soul, reggae, and diasporic dance music. As a radio host on stations spanning London, Paris, and New York, he showcases wide-ranging musical communities while championing boundary-pushing artists through his label and curatorial projects. 

Blondin is also the driving force behind the New Regency Orchestra, an explosive big-band project reimagining mid-century Latin jazz for contemporary audiences. His DJ sets and programming are celebrated for their depth, warmth, and adventurous spirit, connecting past and present across cultures and dancefloors.

Liam Large

Friday 10th April, 11pm - 1:30am

SVA John Street

Liam Large is head of the London based Jukebox Jam club night and record label. He works on a number of releases as a compiler, researcher, writer and designer for Jazzman Records in the UK.

Lovellious

Friday 10th April, 11.30pm - 1am

The Goods Shed

Hailing from my own hometown of Stroud, Lovellious is a DJ and producer with a percussive, drum-focused sound, moving between darker club grooves, Broken Beat, and soulful house. Equally at home with Jazz, Funk, and Latin grooves, his sets tell rich musical stories with influences from far and wide.

As a DJ, his versatility has taken him across the UK — playing festivals like We Out Here and Kelburn, headlining shows, and commanding dance floors further afield in Latin America, including Colombia, Buenos Aires, and Medellín, where he’s collaborated with local producers and DJs. His tracks have had steady support from IG Culture and Jamz Supernova, with recognition from Rinse FM and a recent selection as one of Gilles Peterson’s Future Bubblers.

Marysia Osu

Sunday 12th April, 7:45pm - 8:45pm

The Goods Shed

Marysia Osu is a Polish-born, London-based harpist, producer, and composer known for her innovative blend of classical, ambient, and jazz music. As a harpist making her mark on the London jazz scene, she is a member of Levitation Orchestra and has contributed the distinctive sound of her harp to numerous records, working with artists including Maxwell Owin & Joe Armon-Jones, Puma Blue, Alabaster dePlume, Laura Misch, Yazmin Lacey, and Loyle Carner.

Medina

Sunday 12th April, 11pm - 1:30am

SVA John Street

Medina presents is on closing party duties for this years Jazz Stroud. The plan is simple, give you a space to soak up the last goodness and warm energy from an amazing weekend of music.

We can also announce that we will have a very special guest, the one and only Neue Grafikk, this one is not to be missed.  Medina dj's &  Marcel Lune will be on support duties. We really can't wait.

Moina Moin

Sunday 12th April

SVA John Street

Audio visual artist and DJ, Moina Moin rocks your world with hard core mixtures of most things. A magpie of squelches and rubber ball rhythms, Moina’s sets seem to follow Colin Firth’s spontaneous, Mama Mia approach to life, as seen in her ceramic sculpture electronica performances and her work with Mermaid Chunky. This week maybe expect a soup of folklore, cumbia, Afro-Latin music, wonky electronica and some audio books gems.

Neffa-T

Saturday 11th April, 11:15pm - 1:15am

The Goods Shed

Connected to underground music through a deep respect and ever-growing love for his craft, Neffa-T’s relationship with DJing remains both an essential form of self-expression and a way to connect with others. With over 18 years of experience, he continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible within the art of mixing; a journey showcased in his Technical Mix series, launched in 2018.

Womad Presents

New Regency Orchestra

Friday 10th April, 9:40pm - 11:10pm

The Goods Shed

Inspired by the musical melting pot of NYC in the 1950s but channeling the punch and power of a whole host of London’s best Latin and jazz musicians, New Regency Orchestra are one of London's most electrifying acts. An 18-piece Afro-Cuban big band, they blow new life into some of the finest music from that golden era, when jazz luminaries like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were joining forces with Cuban greats like Machito and Chano Pozo.

From early 1950s René Hernandez and Tito Puente, through to the 1970s salsa of Rafael Labasta and Orlando Marin, produced and performed with fresh fire, their debut album has been getting plaudits and plays far and wide.

Neue Grafik

Saturday 11th April, 10:10pm - 11:15pm

The Goods Shed

Composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Neue Grafik has been building a strong rep for himself over the past few years, releasing records on labels such as Rhythm Section and 22a. His sound is a hybrid of jazz, house and hip hop, all with his unique geographical flavors of African ethnicity, Parisian roots and a love for London sounds like broken beat & grime thrown into the mix.

Poor Man’s Friend

Sunday 12th April, 1-7pm

The Goods Shed Yard

Bristol-based Reggae label Poor Man's Friend will be bringing their sound system to Jazz Stroud, along with their extended family for a night of Reggae music from across different decades played in a Rub A Dub authentic sound system style.

Rider Shafique + Jodi Hunt

Weekend Artist Residency, 10-3pm Daily

SVA John Street Gallery

Rider Shafique is a multidisciplinary artist, vocalist, and photographer whose work explores British/Caribbean identity, diaspora, and the relationship between sound, memory, and visual culture. His practice moves between spoken word, sound, photography, and installation, drawing on storytelling traditions and cultural histories to examine themes of resistance, heritage, and belonging.

Jodi Hunt’s practice centres on identity, heritage, and storytelling through typography, image-making, and design. Her work often draws on diasporic histories and visual culture, using graphic language and material experimentation to reflect on memory, resistance, and cultural connection. Together, their collaborative practice combines typography, image, sound, and material assemblage.

Their work is influenced by traditional crafting methods and creative traditions across the Caribbean diaspora, drawing on these references as a foundation for contemporary artistic experimentation.

Santa Leticia

Friday 10th April, 11.30pm - 1am

The Goods Shed

Rooted in the sun-kissed lands of Andalusia and now based in Newcastle, Santa Leticia pieces together soulful, percussive journeys across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Her sets are grounded in deep jazz, rare groove, and warm, rolling disco, always on vinyl, always from the heart. A quiet force on the airwaves, she’s graced NTS, My Analog Journal, and Soho Radio. In May 2025, she joined Worldwide FM as host of New Voices, continuing her deep, intuitive musical storytelling.

seed.

Sunday 12th April, 9:15pm - 10:30pm

The Goods Shed

Formed in early 2016,  seed. (formerly known as SEED Ensemble) is a Hyundai Mercury Award 2019 nominated eleven-piece ensemble led by composer and alto-saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi. A dynamic group of musicians pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz, seed. merges influences from various musical traditions to create a unique sonic experience.

SU!N

Sunday 12th April, 5pm - 6pm

The Stroud Hotel

statesunder¡nspection is a UK-based live music and storytelling collective blending trip-hop, psychedelic spoken word and acoustic hip hop into immersive performance experiences. Rooted in collaboration, the project brings together live instrumentation, poetry and textured production to create atmospheric sets that move between intimate reflection and expansive, cinematic sound.

The Vernon Spring

Saturday 11th April, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

St Laurence's Church

The Vernon Spring is the recording project of North London-born musician Sam Beste, whose journey traces various arcs across jazz, soul, ambient, and songwriting modes. Beste’s earliest exposure to music came from his father’s eclectic record collection, which ranged from Thelonius Monk to Bob Dylan, D’Angelo to Luigi Nono. Beste’s dedication and talent placed him in Amy Winehouse’s orbit, whom he accompanied as her live pianist for the majority of her ascendent career. Their pairing paved the way for other significant and diverse collaborations, including work with Gabriels, Kendrick Lamar producer Sounwave, Beth Orton, Kano, Joy Crookes, Matthew Herbert, and MF DOOM.

Tim Garcia

Saturday 11th April, 11pm - 2:30am

SVA John Street

Tim Garcia is a London-based DJ, radio broadcaster, and label owner known for his genre-spanning selections and deep-rooted commitment to underground music culture. With a weekly residency on Rinse FM, Tim continues to champion cutting-edge sounds across electronic music, jazz, hip hop, and global club styles. He previously held down a five-year weekly show on national station Jazz FM and was a regular on Worldwide FM until its closure.

Vanessa Carr

Sunday 12th April, 2pm - 2.45pm

SVA John Street

A dynamic artist blending Jazz, RnB, and Latin influences, Vanessa Carr delivers soulful, rich vocals that captivate audiences. Inspired by her travels and the diverse range of music she was raised on, her sound explores the complexities of love and self-discovery. With powerful melodies and emotive storytelling, her debut release is right around the corner.