Live Music
Saturday 23rd May
Hailing from Recife, Brazil, Coco dos Pretos have proven themselves as a symbol of resilience, and cultural significance. Since 2006, the group has pioneered an innovative approach to the traditional coco rhythm, expanding and refining its sound while staying rooted in ancestral heritage.
Tickets: £10 - £18
Roella Oloro
Live Music
Saturday 15th November, 7-11pm
British composer and Multi-instrumentalist Roella Oloro explores the concept of a perfumer, mixing styles and influences from jazz, gospel, classical and rock.
Currently celebrating the release of his landmark compilation “Une Voix M'appelle”, a survey of Lebanon’s Voix De L’Orient record label, Ernesto Chahoud is the co-founder and figurehead of the Beirut Groove Collective.
Described as ‘absolutely incredible’ by BBC Radio 6 Music DJ/presenter Gilles Peterson, (who played tracks on his show two weeks on the trot - a sure sign he's really into a band or release), one track from the album has gone on to achieve 1.5 million streams on Spotify! The concept of ’Mu’ is meant to be an answer beyond the question.
6161 is a surge of fiercely drum led and brass heavy alt jazz, its the brand new project of Matt Stockham Brown who has previously received critical acclaim winning a Montreux Jazz Festival talent award in 2019, releasing two albums with Run Logan Run and most recently a 5 star Guardian review with Daniel Inzani’s triple release.
Saturday 23rd November 8pm-12.30pm
A collective of Stroud artists founded Sonar Sessions to present experiences where electronic music meets raw artistry.
As night falls, our space transforms into an atmospheric haven for sonic explorers, illuminated by a symphony of beats and rhythms. Each performance is a journey, weaving together rich textures of sound.
Sonar Sessions isn’t just a music event—it’s a sensory adventure.
Echo Juliet
Sam Judd
Neon Pumps
with support from DJ Robbie Duncan
Buckle up for an evening of mind-expanding electronic music.
Unicorn Ship Explosion [Album Launch]
"Unicorn Ship Explosion semi the improvised sonics and wander down a cul-de-sac. Two musicians pleasing them two, riding the rhinoceros of improvised failure and searching for magical moments behind the sofa. You can’t always win and that’s life. Roberto Pennypincher and Sash! Oblong are naive and failing. The musical journey is without a plan b. Kaleidoscopes of sound with rhythmical nonsense.”
Speakers Corner Quartet preview their forthcoming November residency at London’s ICA with an exclusive first performance of their new immersive live show, Out There In Here, at the Goods Shed on Saturday October 19th.
September 2024 sees the release of Ishmael Ensemble’s third longplayer ‘Rituals’, which marks a significant leap for the Bristolian musicians. With their live-instrumentation-meets-electronic merging of styles, the group were always broader than the ‘new UK jazz’ tag which they were often given, but here their scope and boundary-pushing ambition is more evident than ever before.
Tikoda, the alias of the multi-talented Theo Passingham, stands at the forefront of Bristol's electronic music scene, known for delivering powerful, genre-defying live audio-visual performances. In their performances, Tikoda transcends traditional genre boundaries, weaving techno, breakbeat, ambient, and footwork into cohesive narratives that are both raucous and serene.
Jazz Stroud presents explosive afro-futurist collective Onipa and their high-octane live show, fronted by irresistible singer & percussionist K.O.G, on 16th December 2023 as the band tour new album ‘Off The Grid’.
Inspired by New York’s melding of Jazz and Latin from the 50s to the 70s, when the sound of jazz luminaries Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker collided with the Cuban roots of Chano Pozo and Machito, New Regency Orchestra add a contemporary London spin with the city’s best Latin Music and Jazz talent driving each other to greater heights.
A GRIME SUPREME develops new musical collaborations between jazz musicians and grime artists, building cross-genre understanding and opening new opportunities to participants. Tomorrow’s Warriors partnered with The Music Works and Jazz Stroud to recruit local musicians for the project. This year’s sessions have featured Moses Boyd, XVNGO and Rider Shafique for guidance through this creative process, which culminates with a perfomance at The Goods Shed.
The euphoric return of Flamingods! The celebrated multi-instrumentalists bring their explosive, high-energy show to Goods Shed on 18th November.
Now in their 21st year, The Bad Plus continues to push boundaries as founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) embark on a new piano-less incarnation of the band with Ben Monder (guitar) and Chris Speed (tenor saxophone) – instigating a new wave of excitement and anticipation within the band that is re-energizing their sound and inspiration.
Acclaimed keyboardist Hailu Mergia, from Ethiopia’s ‘golden age’ group the Walias Band returns to Stroud.
Friday 27th October 8.30pm
Ishmael Ensemble return with another mighty south-west link up this time handing the controls to dub & roots music legends Dubkasm to celebrate the release of their collaborative EP "In A Dub Style" with Rider Shafique.
Expect DJ Sets, Live Instrumentation & Dubbing, Poetry, Exclusive Merch & Pop-up Record Store.
Friday 6th October 8pm
Doors open 7.30pm
Elevating, soulful music from trumpeter, Matthew Halsall whose luminous playing radiates a thoughtful beauty and who over 15 years and eight studio albums has created his own unique sound world joining the dots between the spiritual jazz of Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane and the contemporary sounds of Bonobo and The Cinematic Orchestra.
Friday 15th September 8pm
Inês Loubet is considered to be one of London's most exciting multi-instrumentalists/singers and her original compositions navigate through the influences of Jazz, vibrant latin-grooves and her native language, Portuguese.
Tonight she performs alongside her usual band - Greg Sanders on electric guitar, Julio Castro on electric bass and Adriano Adewale on percussion - featuring jazz flautist Ruta Sipola. They will be presenting songs from Loubet's debut album SENGA (out later this year on Banze Records). Loubet has been invited to perform at Union Chapel and O2 Shepherds Bush to open for Gilberto Gil & João Bosco.
