WHAT'S ON: May - Today is the start of a new month, a bank holiday weekend, and our #jazzinthegardens season which opens tonight with @trishclowes_music 's album launch with joined by @noisycellist .
Throughout May we have an incredible list of events including an album launch with @johnheavens1960 on 9 May, Scriabin's Complete Piano Sonatas (Recital 1) with the esteemed @tra_nguyen_pianist on 13 May, and @audioguido album launch with @larterjames on 14 May.
Our Jazz in the Garden's season continues with a double bill featuring @emilehintonkeys and @nnachicole , joined by the incredibly gifted @ellis_gates_drums on 15 May, the c-Sé quartet @csedenda on the 22 May. Our last show of May features the award-winning Dr @filomena.campus on 29 May.
Other shows to look out for this month is @9bach with Talulah 21 May, @evelyne.berezovsky 23 May, @marcelo_bratke 28 May, and we close the month with the album launch for @mahanmirarab 30 May.
Tickets available via our website 🎟️
NEWS: We are so honoured to host the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2026. The public nomination process runs from Friday 17 April until midnight on Friday 15 May.
This isn't the first time #worldheartbeat has hosted the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, having hosted the awards in 2025.
In a joint statement co-chairs Lord Mann, Chi Onwurah MP, and Jo White MP said: “These awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the talents… of the great musicians, educators, promoters, record labels, jazz organisations, blogs, jazz magazines and journalists who keep jazz flourishing, in spite of the challenges they faced in the last couple of years.”
Voting open now.
ELECTRONIC ROOTS: 9Bach @9bach with Special Guest @talulah.t on Thursday 21 May #worldheartbeat Embassy Gardens, doors 18:00.
An honour and a privilege to welcome one of Wales most unique bands. Having collaborated with @andygangadeen_ the band are reaching higher creative possibilities which is allowing them to bring their music to even bigger audiences whilst maintaining their rich originality and authenticity.
Their show in 21 May is going to be ecstatic, exciting, colourful, and most of all memorable.
Tickets available on our website.
Two weeks to go!
Vote 9Bach, standing in London May 21st!
Very excited to be coming down to London’s @worldheartbeat in Nine Elms, with their amazing d&b sound system.
Welai chi! x x x @andygangadeen_@londonwelshccll
It's our honour to host the incredible 51st State Band + 51st State Big Band performance at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens. This is the @worldheartbeatmusicacademy flagship youth band, conceived by artistic director Sahana Gero.
The energy, talent, and passion the band possess uplift and inspire their audiences. And it is this spirit and legacy that represent the spirit of the World Heart Beat Music Academy – one that brings young gifted musicians of all ages, backgrounds and abilities together to learn and play together.
What makes The 51st State Big Band so unique is its commitment to learning and understanding the rich legacy of jazz. We're dedicated to teaching young musicians the orchestral heritage of jazz, with Duke Ellington's repertoire at its core; the 18-piece band showcases classic, swinging transcriptions whilst also providing a creative platform for students to arrange for the band.
Tickets available via our website 🎟️
INDIE-FOLK / CLASSICAL: Celebrant: Tom Irvine, opening artist Judith Parts, Thursday 4 June, doors from 6.00pm at #worldheartbeat Embassy Gardens.
Music is drawn from life and is filled with the type of experiences that guide the steps we take. It holds all the pain, joy, missteps, love, happiness, and wonder that make this adventure we're on all the more magical.
Tom Irvine combines musical styles in ways that take his listener on unimaginable journeys. What makes Tom's music so powerful is its genuineness. His lyrics draw you into his world, letting you feel the gentle, often thoughtful emotion, and his music paints sound as wild, vivid, flowing colours that can take your breath away.
There's a reflective beauty within Tom's music that is as calming as it is exciting and inspiring. Though it's always challenging to close our eyes when we're watching a performer live, during Tom's show on 4 June I encourage you to try it, just for a moment.
Tickets available via our website 🎟️
Album Launch: John Heavens, Ninety Minutes From New York To Paris, Saturday 9 May, doors at 6.00pm at #worldheartbeat Embassy Gardens.
“Big City Calling” is an assured début with a blend of intelligent song writing, brilliant arrangements and some great playing. Heavens and his team blend the various elements into a surprisingly homogeneous whole. This album really was a pleasant surprise. “Ian Mann, The Jazz Man review, 2008.
This review for John Heavens (@johnheavens1960 )’s debut album “Big City Calling” is a fantastic read. Not only does Ian Mann truly delve into the spirit of John’s album, but he has clearly connected to his incredible, unique, and utterly captivating musicality.
The success of John’s debut album has led to other releases and tours have established John as a versatile and original artist. Listening to John’s music is to connect to the honest, and at times raw, emotion he infuses into each song.
With his new album “Ninety Minutes From New York To Paris”, John continues to craft songs that beautifully uplift and offer a deep sense of love, life, togetherness, and beauty. Whether it’s “I.G.Y.”, a song that’s filled with a summer vibe and rich, positive message, or “Honesty”, which, with the sound of the electric organ, allows you to pause and take a moment to hear every word.
With jazz, covering other people’s songs is part of the process, but the way John reimagines the Beatles’ classic “Michelle” is otherworldly.
This isn’t just music that connects but music that comes from the soul, music that needs to be shared. We’re honoured John will be launching his new album at World Heart Beat on 9 May 2026.
Tickets 🎟️ available via our website.
FREE EVENT: Usher Mullins, Emerge Guest Speaker, Wednesday 29 April, doors from 6.45pm at #worldheartbeat Embassy Gardens.
Emerge welcomes guest speaker Usher Mullins, Cross-Arts Producer at the Barbican Centre, curating innovative programmes across music, film, and performance while championing emerging artists.
About Emerge
World Heart Beat’s career-building and talent development programme for young artists, producers, and creatives building their futures in music. EMERGE runs year-round to give young people real industry access, mentorship, creative skills, and training opportunities. Whether you’re an artist, a beatmaker, a future manager or someone who just knows they belong in music, this is a space built to help you grow.
6:45 - Arrival and Networking
7:30 – 8:30 - A&R TALK
8:30- 9:30 - Open Mic
Tickets available via our website 🎟️
Singing lessons help with confidence, technique, breath control, and finding your own sound. Whether they want to perform, record, or simply sing better, our vocal tutors are here. 🎤
We offer singing lessons for ages 5–25 at our two South West London academies in Wandsworth.
Check out our site for more information. Link in bio.
#MusicLessons #MusicAcademy
Award-winning Brazilian pianist @marcelo_bratke brings Cinemúsica to the stage, a multimedia concert fusing live performance, film and the sound of popular Brazilian music. This captivating show is directed by acclaimed Brazilian visual artist @mariannitaluzzati , and based on her original idea.
From Salzburg to Wigmore Hall, Bratke now delivers one of his most powerful works live at Embassy Gardens.
Tickets available on our website or through the link in bio 🔗
@9bach , among Wales’ most forward-thinking bands, reshape tradition through a distinctive fusion of Welsh musical heritage and contemporary sound, led by Lisa Jên Brown.
On 21 May @9bach are joined by @talulah.t , whose bilingual, soul-tinged blend of acoustic and electronic textures marks her out as a compelling new voice in a future-facing wave of Welsh music.
“I love to put together programmes I think would be interesting for all ages and audiences. Recently, I have been interested in pairing jazz transcriptions with Ravel and Rachmaninov, so there might be a bit of that in this show.” — @evelyne.berezovsky
Catch @evelyne.berezovsky , one of the most exciting artists of her generation, performing a solo piano concert live at Embassy Gardens.
Reserve your spot now 🔗
