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Live Jazz in a relaxing venue! Tickets are available on the door or in advance the The Stage Door website: £20, £15 members, £10 for students. Membership is optional and costs £30 per year or £45 for joint membership. Doors open 7.15pm, performances start at 8 pm and finish around 10.30 pm.

July 21st 2026

Jon Lloyd Quartet

The quartet plays original ECM-style European contemporary jazz. The music is both sensitive and exuberant , melodic yet harmonically exciting!

Jon has been part of the UK jazz and free music scene for several decades, recording albums as a leader on HatOlogy, Leo, FMR, 33 and Ubuntu. The highly experienced virtuoso John Law (Congregation, Re-Creations, Art of Sound Trio with Yuri Golubev, Asaf Sirkis) ison piano, the superbly versatile Nick Pini (Laura Marling, Seth Lakeman, Izzie Yardley, Iain Ballamy Quartet) is on double bass and young, gifted Alex Goodyear (Yetii, Simon Spillett, Re-Creations, Jake McMurchie) is on drums.

Aug 18th 2026

Isla Croll

Isla is an emerging Jazz, R&B and Pop singer / songwriter whose attention-grabbing fusion of genres offers the audience her special brand of music.

Her music has been regularly featured on Radio and she has had the honour of performing on a BBC Introducing Stage. She has also sung alongside top British vocalists such as Claire Martin, David McAlmont, Zara McFarlane and Renato Paris and venues she has previously appeared at include The Concorde Club, Turner Sims Concert Hall and Soho’s Pizza Express. 

J Fashole-Luke is a multi instrumentalist who is in high demand particularly for live piano performances. He has played all over Europe at Jazz Festivals (including Montreaux, Vienne, North Sea, Swanage and Vienna Jazz Festivals), performed with top British jazz artists including Gary Crosby, Jay Phelps, and Tony Kofi and has even jammed with American jazz legends Marcus Miller, Isaiah Sharkey and Roy Hargrove. He has also had multiple appearances at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, performed live on BBC2’s Later…with Jools Holland and has worked with global chart toppers such as Dolly Parton and Usher.

J Fashole-Luke – Piano
Lewis Treasure – Bass
Richard Carter – Drums

Sept 15th 2026

Brandon Allen & Alex Garnett

celebrating the tough tenors.

In this project, they celebrate one of jazz’s great traditions: the ‘Two Tenors’ — or, as they like to call it, the ‘Tough Tenors’. Drawing on both classic and contemporary recordings, Allen and Garnett explore the rich history of saxophone partnerships, reimagining the music through their own distinct voices.

The two tenor players will be celebrating one of the great traditions in jazz, the Tenor Battle.

For this particular project, a wide range of saxophone pairings will be celebrated and reimagined. See this youtube video!

Some of the more commonly known collaborations will include: -Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray, -Johnny Griffin & ‘Lockjaw’ Davis, -Sonny Stitt & Gene Ammons, -Al Cohn & Zoot Sims. -John Coltrane & Stan Getz-Scott Hamilton & Flip Phillips

Brandon Allen (tenor sax) Alex Garnett (tenor sax) Liam Dunachie (organ) Dave Ingamells (drums) 

Oct 20th 2026

Martin Pyne trio

Small Blue is a new band using the classic jazz piano trio line up. It features David Beebee on piano, Marianne Windham on bass, and Martin on drums. A debut album by the trio released in February 2024, quickly receiving radio play on JazzFM and other stations, as well as garnering some glowing reviews. The repertoire features many of Martin’s compositions, and the sound is intimate and atmospheric.

Reviews have drawn comparisons with Bill Evans groups and suggested that many of the tunes have “an air of Ellingtonia”. (Jazz Views ). “Subtle and elegant tunes crisply delivered” (Marlbank)

Nov 10th 2026

Monkin’ Around Quartet feat. Martin Shaw 

Monkin’ Around is, at its heart, a trio of drums, bass and sax from all around the globe. Luke Fowler (from Australia) on bass, Billy Pod (from Greece) on drums, and Dave O’Higgins (of English-Irish-Mexican extraction) on sax and Martin Shaw – Trumpet.

Dec 1st 2026

Alan Barnes (and friends)

details to be confirmed – just look at Alan’s Wikipedia page if you don’t know him: charming, skillful and engaging!

If you’re a band and would like to contact us or want to join our email list please email sjcchairman (atsign) gmail.com

Coming up next year:

Feb 16th Bruno Heinen Trio

March 16th TBC

April 20th Charukesi

May 18th Sam Newbould Quintet

June 15th Dan Mar-Molinero & Jazz orchestra

July 20th Just east of Jazz

August 17th Jazz Dynamos featuring Lucy Randall

Sept. 21st Henrik Jenson trio

Oct. 19th Fabienne Ambuehl