South

Sarah Jane Morris
Raw-nerved singer of awesome eloquence, currently celebrating 25 years as a performer. · The Fleece, Boxford, Friday 1

Allison Neale Quartet
The 1950s cool school explored bysaxist Neale and guitarist, Dave Cliff. · St Ives Jazz Club, St Ives, Tuesday 28

PMJQ - The Postmodern Jazz Quartet
With brilliant bop-based trumpeter Gerard Presencer. · The Fairway Suite, Welwyn Garden City, Sunday 26

Tommy Smith/Arild Andersen
Smith is Scotland's own Jan Garbarek - partnership with Scandinavian bass master Andersen is particularly appropriate. · Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Thursday 30

Martin Speake's Change Of Heart
Subtle UK altoist Speake revisits material from his ECM album. · Riverhouse, Walton-On-Thames, Sunday 26

London

Deirdre Cartwright Trio
Relaxed and accessible UK fusion guitarist, with a sharp band in tow. · Octave, WC2, Monday 27

Tony Kofi Trio
Award-winning saxist Kofi reworks the popular Hammond organ-based soul-jazz style of the 1960s. · Octave, WC2, Saturday 25

Christian McBride/Barb Jungr
Powerful American jazz and funk bassist plays opposite quirky British cabaret singer Jungr. · Ronnie Scott's, W1, Saturday 25

Ian Shaw
Shaw's personal tributes to Ray Charles. Trumpeter Guy Barker and singer Juliet Roberts will be helping out. · Ronnie Scott's, W1, Thursday 30 & Friday 1

Alex Wilson
Pianist/arranger Wilson looks behind Latin-jazz cliches for an exciting way forward.
· Pizza Express, W1, Thursday 30 & Friday 1

Central

Jonathan Bratoeff Quintet
F-ire Collective guitar innovator, exploring links between jazz guitar, electronics and dance-grooves.
· Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, Sunday 26

Neil Cowley Trio
UK group being mooted as a local Bad Plus or EST - pianist Cowley mixes passion, technique and compositional flair.
· Norwich Arts Centre, Thursday 30

Geoff Eales Trio
UK pianist devoted to the work of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, with Roy Babbington (bass) and Mark Fletcher (drums).
· The White Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sunday 26

Julian Siegel
Sophisticated and comprehensively skilful British saxophonist.
· The Green Man, Norwich, Tuesday 28

Asaf Sirkis Inner Noise
Powerful world-music drummer and subtle percussion improviser.
· Bonington Theatre, Nottingham, Thursday 30

John Surman
Solo sax performance from one of the great exponents of the art.
· CBSO Centre, Birmingham, Friday 1

North

Tommy Smith/Arild Andersen
Subtly eloquent saxophonist Smith, here teamed up with quite an equal in Norwegian bassist.
· The Venue, Leeds, Wednesday 29 & Zeffirellis, Ambleside, Friday 1

Martin Speake's Change Of Heart
Subtle UK altoist Speake revisits material from his ECM album with a sensitive new lineup.
· Millennium Hall, Sheffield, Friday 1

Tim Whitehead/Giovanni Mirabassi Quartet
Anglo-Italian quartet co-led by saxist Whitehead and pianist Mirabassi, mixing sparky originals and quirky makeovers.
· Zeffirellis, Ambleside, Saturday 25

Scotland and Ireland

Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra
Scottish saxophonist and composer leads youthful talent in a high energy set of swinging big band fare.
· Apex City Quay, Dundee, Sunday 26

Bobby Wellins
Wellins the pensively lyrical, Stan Getz-inflected Scottish poet of the tenor saxophone, seems in ever more expressive form as the years pass.
· Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, Thursday 30