Upton Jazz Festival 2026

Jazz in June, down by the Riverside

Our ticketed concert programme, at £68 for the weekend. 

Dixie Mix – trad jazz; Harlem Jazz Orchestra – 13-piece authentic 20’s/30’s jazz;  John Hallam – innovative, sensitive reed player; Julian Marc Stringle – most stylish jazz clarinettist in Europe; Tom Kincaid – swing, jazz standards, rock’n’roll and New Orleans blues; T J Johnson Quartet – charismatic jazz & blues; Sarah Spencer’s Sax ‘n’ Bone Band – true New Orleans style; Alan Barnes and Robert Fowler’s Reedarama;  Langham’s Latchlifters – classic 1920s jazz; Moscow Drug Club – French musette, Latin Grooves, New Orleans Swing; Dave Browning’s Jazz Cats – free-wheeling, Chicago-style Dixieland.

Free to enter performances around town with Debbie Arthurs Quintet; Craig Milverton Trio; Joy Parke – sophisticated lady of British jazz;  Hotsy Totsy;  Swing from Paris; Richard Leach’s Street Band;  Ms Maggie and the Cat’s Pyjamas -1920s blues, swing and Dixieland; Jane Williams with Keith Little Trio and trombone legend Kevin Grenfell; Zoe Lambeth’s Vintage Jazz Trio. More to be confirmed.

50+ performances in 9 venues. Ticketed concerts; free to enter gigs plus Music at the Museum. Our 8th Upton Jazz Fringe with soul, ska, and a touch of jazz ! Malvern Jazz Jam on Friday evening. Upton Jazz Rising Stars in the Baptist Church and the Church Service.

2026 £68 weekend tickets go on sale 12th Dec via the website.

For day tickets (a few only) please apply by email.