Jason Yarde

💥TWO SHIP FESTIVAL 2026💥 Jason Yarde/Xhosa Cole/Olie Brice/Mark Sanders, Composite Mashworks (Cath Roberts & Tullis Rennie), Angharad Davies/Rachel Musson, Frank Moon/Tamar Osborn, Regan Bowering. The fourth annual Two Ship Festival returns to The Beacon for a joyous celebration of leading improvised music in the UK. A day packed with 5 sets from 11 artists, plus food and drink. Tickets are on sale now. Timings mean an easy round trip from Brighton, London and elsewhere, or make a weekend of it! We’re super excited for this one. See you at The Beacon x

TOMORROW at The Jazz Social! 🎺✨ Join us for another EFG London Jazz Festival takeover, live on One Jazz from 12–4pm. 12–2pm: 🎙️ Chris Philips & Jez Nelson in conversation with Camilla George @cammyg1 + Jason Yarde @joyandears 🎶 Live set from Laura Jurd @laurajurd & Fergus McCreadie @fergusmccreadie 📝 Show review by Rowan Flack @rowan.flack 2–4pm: 🎙️ Kevin Le Gendre chats to Aaron Parks @aparksmusic + live set ✍️ Conversation with Anthony Joseph @anthony.joseph_poet Free entry • Citypoint • Moorgate Come hang with the jazz community all afternoon! 🎶 #OneJazz #LJF2025 #TheJazzSocial

We’re absolutely delighted to announce Jason Yarde will perform his Blue Box Diaries project in support of Yazz Ahmed at Crown House - nearly 50% of tickets have sold, please don’t miss out on this wonderful evening! Major Announcement: Dark Circles is very proud to present a unique solo performance from Yazz Ahmed at Crown House, St Leonards. Tickets are now live - link in bio This is the first in a series of Dark Circles shows in the intimate setting of the historic Georgian seafront landmark Crown House, but what a fantastic way to start! Dubbed the ‘high priestess of psychedelic Arabic jazz’, Yazz Ahmed has been hailed as one of the most influential trumpet players of her generation. An Ivor Novello award-winning composer, she makes sweeping epics that are rich with storytelling, depicting evocative ancient worlds and mythological muses. A Paradise In The Hold, her latest album, marks a significant evolution in Ahmed’s musical journey, blending her British-Bahraini heritage with contemporary jazz. The album is a tribute to the sorrowful songs of Bahrain’s pearl divers, the strength of Arab women, and the celebratory rhythms of women’s traditional drumming circles, while also telling the story of Yazz’s own decade-long voyage of self-discovery. Critics have praised the album for its fiery blend of instinct and improvisation: “Yazz Ahmed has created her most exquisite sonic world yet on A Paradise In The Hold, 10 tracks of magnetic, boundary-transcending jazz” – UNCUT. Doors Open at 7:30pm Performances from 8pm Dark Circles at Crown House, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0BE @yazzahmedmusic @joyandears

✨Space is the Place ✨ Warming up for next Wednesday 23rd July… Loz Speyer’s Inner Space takes on the music of Outer Space, as composed by the mighty intergalactic bandleader Sun Ra – and arranged from the original piano scores for a new collaboration with two very special guests, Jason Yarde and Marcina Arnold. LOZ SPEYER’S INNER SPACE + * special guests* * Marcina Arnold – Vocals * Loz Speyer – Trumpet, Flugelhorn Dee Byrne – Alto Sax Xhosa Cole – Tenor Sax, Flute * Jason Yarde – Baritone & Soprano sax * Larry Bartley – Double Bass Gary Willcox – Drums Music starts 8.30pm. See you there!! // @lozspeyer @marcinaarnold @xhosacole @joyandears @larrybartley9 @willcoxgary @vortexjazzclub

🔔 Just announced - The Evolution of UK Jazz – 20 Years On ft. @cammyg1  and @shabakahutchings     We’re marking 20 years of our pioneering talent development programme, Take Five, with a one-night-only landmark concert featuring two revolutionary voices of British Jazz at the Barbican as part of EFG London Jazz Festival!  The show will premiere brand-new compositions by Shabaka Hutchings and Camilla George, performed alongside an all-star ensemble of past Take Five artists under the musical direction of acclaimed composer and current Take Five Musical Director Jason Yarde. The show will also feature a composition by renowned saxophonist, composer and former Musical Director of Take Five John Surman as well as an opening set with @_lululu________ , @xhosacole , @claire_victoria_roberts and @cocodrums23 performing ‘Poesis’    🎟️ Set your reminders now and be the first to secure tickets on Friday 11 July, 10am - more details at efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk    📅 Wednesday 19 November  📍@barbicancentre   This concert is presented by Serious in partnership with the Barbican, with support from @aceagrams , @prsfoundation and @cockaynefoundation , through the Serious Trust.

Borealis X Radio Kraków Kultura The next 4 Tuesdays «RKK Live» will be doing a Borealis Special, broadcasting commissions and pieces premiered and played at Borealis 2025 in Bergen in March! This magnificent collaboration starts this evening with the Norwegian Naval Forces Band’s performance of commisions by Sea Sámi composer and pianist Herborg Rundberg and British saxophonist and composer Jason Yarde, and a beautiful piece from Kari Beate Tandberg’s rich portfolio. Tune in at 18.00 via link in bio or @radiokrakowkultura Sound tech and mix: @tusen_tacos @nobel_lyd

HOW TO END AN IMPROV: the secret that no one knew that anyone has been hiding has been masterfully demystified by the inimitable Jason Yarde The first of two Cotswolds trios, here with Jason (@joyandears ) and Camilla George (@cammyg1 ) The last morning, on our way out the door with everything packed and rolling out, after the whole week spent nudging Jason to play, we finally had the chance. Camilla was across from me eating breakfast, I asked if she had a horn - couldn’t pass up this epic trio opportunity. Just the vibraphone was left and we managed to snag these golden moments of music-making… it was the perfect morning & end to that magical week. Massive pleasure to play with you both!

Velkommen til en kveld med ny musikk fra Norge, Sápmi og Storbritannia for Sjøforsvarets musikkorps på Borealis 2025! Herborg Rundberg har skapt en svært personlig musikalsk stil og egenart, både som komponist og pianist, ved å kombinere sjøsamiske kulturuttrykk med kunstmusikk, improvisert musikk og jazz. For Borealis har hun skapt en helt ny lydverden for Sjøforsvarets musikkorps, klar til å fremføres i konsert med verk fra komponist Kari Beate Tandberg, og komponist og saksofonist Jason Yarde! “bárru bára” – ny musikk til Sjøforsvarets musikkorps Bergen Domkirke Torsdag 13. mars 19:00–20:00 Mer info på borealisfestival.no Video: Herborg Rundberg

En kveld med ny musikk fra Norge, Sápmi og Storbritannia for Sjøforsvarets musikkorps, i de episke omgivelsene i Bergen domkirke Med verk av: • Herborg Rundberg • Jason Yarde • Kari Beate Tandberg “bárru bára” – ny musikk til Sjøforsvarets musikkorps Torsdag 13. Mars, 19:00–20:00 Bergen Domkirke Mer info på borealisfestival.no Foto: selvportrett, Bodil Maroni Jensen & Martin Losvik

💎UNEARTHED GEM FROM THE JAZZ RE:FRESHED ARCHIVE: [JASON YARDE’S] TRiO WAH! LIVE AT JAZZ RE:FRESHED Raw Energy and Authentic Jazz Captured in Historic London Performance A remarkable piece of London’s contemporary jazz history emerges with the release of TRiO WAH!!! Live at Jazz re:freshed, a raw and electrifying performance captured at the legendary Mau Mau Bar in 2008. This intimate recording documents a pivotal moment in London’s thriving jazz scene, featuring the extraordinary talents of saxophonist Jason Yarde, drummer Mike Pickering and Larry Bartley on bass! Available on @bandcamp & everywhere else. Link in the bio. / #jazz #jazzrefreshed #jazzrefreshedarchives #ukjazz

Here’s a fresh take on an #80s classic, remixed by jazz saxophonist Joy and Ears aka Jason Yarde. His cover of “Dream All Night” is a tight reworking of Pressure Point’s “Dreaming”, originally released in the late '80s. Blending Pressure Point’s tight, groovy instrumentals with the soulful voice of P.P. Arnold, the legend behind hits like “The First Cut is the Deepest” and “Angel of the Morning”, this track is a slice of ‘90s soulful #JazzFunk butter, out now on Blow It Hard! 🔥🎷 What’s your favourite P.P. Arnold track of all time? Let us know below! #Blowithard #PressurePoint #PPArnold #DreamAllNight #JasonYarde #TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest #AngelOfTheMorning #90sMusic #SoulGrooves

Tune in to BBC Radio 3’s Classical Live from 1pm today to hear two world premieres recorded recently at Maida Vale Studio and conducted by @mlynch.conductor @peteletanka ’s Return to History was commissioned by @trinitycollegelondonpress and @joyandears ’s Give Five, commissioned by @abrsmmusic , both in collaboration with @blacklivesinmusic . You’ll also be able to hear a selection of dances from Eleanor Alberga’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Available on @bbcsounds for the next 30 days. #blackhistorymonth