Welcome to the
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival

11th July - Opening Night
12th July - Full day of music in De Beauvoir Town

Buy tickets to individual gigs or save big on bundled passes.
We offer great concessions too.

Welcome to the
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival

11th July - Opening Night
12th July - Full day of music in De Beauvoir Town

Buy tickets to individual gigs or save big on bundled passes.
We offer great concessions too.






Welcome to the
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival


Buy tickets to individual gigs or save big on bundled passes.
We offer great concessions too.






Friday, 11th July 2025

Friday, 11th July 2025

Opening Night
Two brilliant gigs to choose from!

Opening Night
Two brilliant gigs to choose from!

Gordon Webster

Gordon Webster

Gordon Webster

11th July | Bishopsgate Institute | 19:00

One of the most sought after musicians in the lindy hop world based in NYC. His tremendous musicianship and passion, supported by his first-hand knowledge of social dancing, have inspired lindy hoppers at hundreds of dance events worldwide. Drawing on influences as diverse as Fats Waller, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris, Webster serves up a smorgasbord of styles unified by one characteristic: irresistible danceability.

11th July | Bishopsgate Institute | 19:00

One of the most sought after musicians in the lindy hop world based in NYC. His tremendous musicianship and passion, supported by his first-hand knowledge of social dancing, have inspired lindy hoppers at hundreds of dance events worldwide. Drawing on influences as diverse as Fats Waller, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris, Webster serves up a smorgasbord of styles unified by one characteristic: irresistible danceability.

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Georgia Cecile

Georgia Cecile

Georgia Cecile

11th July | Hoxton Hall | 20:30

‘UK Jazz Act Of The Year’ and ‘Vocalist of the Year’ at the 2022 Jazz FM awards, Georgia Cécile is at the helm of the new wave of UK jazz crossover artists. Cécile’s band of top UK jazz players have featured widely across UK and European Festivals, including Love Supreme, Cheltenham and London Jazz Festival. Receiving great support from the national and international press, she was recently heralded by
The Guardian as one of six jazz artists “blowing up” 2023

11th July | Hoxton Hall | 20:30

‘UK Jazz Act Of The Year’ and ‘Vocalist of the Year’ at the 2022 Jazz FM awards, Georgia Cécile is at the helm of the new wave of UK jazz crossover artists. Cécile’s band of top UK jazz players have featured widely across UK and European Festivals, including Love Supreme, Cheltenham and London Jazz Festival. Receiving great support from the national and international press, she was recently heralded by The Guardian as one of six jazz artists “blowing up” 2023

Saturday, 12th July 2025

Saturday, 12th July

Festival Partners!

Adrian Cox

Adrian Cox

Adrian Cox

12th July | St Peter's Church | 13:45

Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox brings his electrifying celebration of New Orleans music to De Beauvoir Jazz Festival. Renowned for his deep connection to the early jazz tradition, Cox leads his Trio with Honey Boulton (guitar) & Alex Gilson (bass) alongside special guests Tom Ward (piano) and Dan Higham (trombone) for an afternoon of music honouring the legendary composers and musicians who shaped jazz history.


From the groundbreaking works of Jelly Roll Morton and Lil Hardin Armstrong to the unmistakable sound of Sidney Bechet, this performance explores the rich tapestry of early jazz with fiery improvisation and heartfelt storytelling. With a career spanning performances with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, as well as his own internationally touring projects, Cox is widely regarded as one of the finest clarinetists of his generation.


Join Adrian Cox and his all-star band for an unforgettable journey into the soul of New Orleans jazz—bringing history to life with passion, swing, and virtuosity

12th July | St Peter's Church | 13:45

Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox brings his electrifying celebration of New Orleans music to De Beauvoir Jazz Festival. Renowned for his deep connection to the early jazz tradition, Cox leads his Trio with Honey Boulton (guitar) & Alex Gilson (bass) alongside special guests Tom Ward (piano) and Dan Higham (trombone) for an afternoon of music honouring the legendary composers and musicians who shaped jazz history.


From the groundbreaking works of Jelly Roll Morton and Lil Hardin Armstrong to the unmistakable sound of Sidney Bechet, this performance explores the rich tapestry of early jazz with fiery improvisation and heartfelt storytelling. With a career spanning performances with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, as well as his own internationally touring projects, Cox is widely regarded as one of the finest clarinetists of his generation.


Join Adrian Cox and his all-star band for an unforgettable journey into the soul of New Orleans jazz—bringing history to life with passion, swing, and virtuosity

DJ Lil Koko

DJ Lil Koko

DJ Lil Koko

12th July | De Beauvoir Block | 15:00

DJ Lil' Koko spins rare New Orleans 50's RnB, swampy Brass, funk, Jazz, gut-bucket Blues and Cajun punk oddities with a few detours into the Bayous of Louisiana. Setting EFG London Jazz Festival alight in 2024, she DJed and hosted a New Orleans stage at the Southbank and opened for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. She tours the world spinning vinyl live, hosts a New Orleans radio show on One Jazz (previously on Jazz FM) and as a broadcaster and music journalist, she brings the rich musical history and culture of New Orleans and the Deep South to the masses. 

12th July | De Beauvoir Block | 15:00

DJ Lil' Koko spins rare New Orleans 50's RnB, swampy Brass, funk, Jazz, gut-bucket Blues and Cajun punk oddities with a few detours into the Bayous of Louisiana. Setting EFG London Jazz Festival alight in 2024, she DJed and hosted a New Orleans stage at the Southbank and opened for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. She tours the world spinning vinyl live, hosts a New Orleans radio show on One Jazz (previously on Jazz FM) and as a broadcaster and music journalist, she brings the rich musical history and culture of New Orleans and the Deep South to the masses. 


Ewan Bleach & The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra


Ewan Bleach & The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra


Ewan Bleach & The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra

12th July | St Peter's Church | 15:45

Ewan Bleach is a clarinetist, saxophonist, pianist, singer, bandleader, composer, teacher and session musician based in London and specialising in the early styles of jazz, ragtime, blues and swing.

The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra is Ewan’s 10-12 piece jazz ensemble that plays arrangements of original blues and jazz numbers of late 20s and early 30s America, such as Benny Moten, Charlie Johnson, Fess Williams and Duke Ellington. They also play material from the polite society dance bands such as Guy Lombardo, Bert Ambrose and Ben Bernie amongst others.

12th July | St Peter's Church | 15:45

Ewan Bleach is a clarinetist, saxophonist, pianist, singer, bandleader, composer, teacher and session musician based in London and specialising in the early styles of jazz, ragtime, blues and swing.

The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra is Ewan’s 10-12 piece jazz ensemble that plays arrangements of original blues and jazz numbers of late 20s and early 30s America, such as Benny Moten, Charlie Johnson, Fess Williams and Duke Ellington. They also play material from the polite society dance bands such as Guy Lombardo, Bert Ambrose and Ben Bernie amongst others.


Giacomo Smith's Gypsy Jazz All Stars


Giacomo Smith's Gypsy Jazz All Stars


Giacomo Smith's Gypsy Jazz All Stars

12th July | The Block Party with Albers | 16:45

Celebrated clarinettist Giacomo Smith comes together with a stellar group across London and Paris, playing together to bridge culture, tradition and time to create unique concerts drawing on the history of Django Reinhard’s music. Performing original compositions, swing era classics, and other songs from outside the typical gypsy swing and Manouche repertoire.

12th July | The Block Party with Albers | 16:45

Celebrated clarinettist Giacomo Smith comes together with a stellar group across London and Paris, playing together to bridge culture, tradition and time to create unique concerts drawing on the history of Django Reinhard’s music. Performing original compositions, swing era classics, and other songs from outside the typical gypsy swing and Manouche repertoire.

DJ Island Girl

DJ Island Girl

DJ Island Girl

12th July | The Block Party with Albers | 18:00

Bianca Wilson aka Island Girl is a DJ, banjoist and vocalist whose work is based on an exploration of their cultural heritage and diasporic experience. Influenced by both traditional Jazz and folk music, and by her urban upbringing, she blends these elements to create her own unique sound. 

12th July | The Block Party with Albers | 18:00

Bianca Wilson aka Island Girl is a DJ, banjoist and vocalist whose work is based on an exploration of their cultural heritage and diasporic experience. Influenced by both traditional Jazz and folk music, and by her urban upbringing, she blends these elements to create her own unique sound. 

Mark Kavuma and the Banger Factory

Mark Kavuma & the Banger Factory

Mark Kavuma and the Banger Factory

12th July | The Scolt Head | 19:45

The Banger Factory is a collective led by the genius Mark Kavuma, that is contingent upon bringing the people a good time. Over the last seven years, the band has developed and nourished a truly unmistakable group sound and attracts and features some of the most gifted and engaging musicians on the scene today.

12th July | The Scolt Head | 19:45

The Banger Factory is a collective led by the genius Mark Kavuma, that is contingent upon bringing the people a good time. Over the last seven years, the band has developed and nourished a truly unmistakable group sound and attracts and features some of the most gifted and engaging musicians on the scene today.

Giacomo Smith's Hot Five

Giacomo Smith's Hot Five

Giacomo Smith's Hot Five

12th July | The Scolt Head | 21:15

Giacomo Smith's Hot Five is a nod to Louis Armstrong’s ground-breaking ensemble of the same name recorded way back in 1926. Smith’s ongoing exploration of this period of music is born of a fascination with an era in which genres of blues, ragtime, swing, and Latin music all blurred together into a sincere and barely commercialised artistic expression.

12th July | The Scolt Head | 21:15

Giacomo Smith's Hot Five is a nod to Louis Armstrong’s ground-breaking ensemble of the same name recorded way back in 1926. Smith’s ongoing exploration of this period of music is born of a fascination with an era in which genres of blues, ragtime, swing, and Latin music all blurred together into a sincere and barely commercialised artistic expression.

Festival Partners!

Nathaniel Facey & Shane Forbes

Nathaniel Facey & Shane Forbes

Nathaniel Facey & Shane Forbes

12th July | Vortex Jazz Club | 20:30

Nathaniel Facey (saxophone) and Shane Forbes (drums) play Interstellar Space - the "fierce free-jazz rumination" album released by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali.

We're delighted to have Vortex Jazz Club at Gillett Square as our festival partners.

12th July | Vortex Jazz Club | 20:30

Nathaniel Facey (saxophone) and Shane Forbes (drums) play Interstellar Space - the "fierce free-jazz rumination" album released by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali.

We're delighted to have Vortex Jazz Club at Gillett Square as our festival partners.

12th July | Vortex Jazz Club | 20:30

Nathaniel Facey (saxophone) and Shaney Forbes (drums) play Interstellar Space - the "fierce free-jazz rumination" album released
by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali.

We're delighted to have Vortex Jazz Club at Gillett Square as our festival partners.

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De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a Community Interest Company

De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a Community Interest Company