21st - 26th May 2026

Leeds Jazz Festival - a celebration of jazz+ activity in Leeds.

Free
A person wearing all black playing a saxaphone. With Leeds Jazz Festival branding.
Thu 21 May 2026
The Showcase
The Attic
Leeds Jazz Festival Gigs Jazz Music
An image of Chris Dawkins wearing a flat cap and glasses, smiling.
Thu 21 May 2026
DJ E.A.S.E With The Original Nightmares On Wax Band
Howard Assembly Room
Leeds Jazz Festival Gigs Music Performance
A group of ten people in stylish, artistic attire posing on tiered seating. The walls and furniture are decorated with vibrant, overlapping geometric patterns in a variety of colours.
Fri 22 May 2026 - Sat 23 May 2026
HAR Late: A Night In Havana
Howard Assembly Room
Leeds Jazz Festival Gigs Music Performance
Ian Shaw
Fri 22 May 2026
Ian Shaw sings Stephen Sondheim at Leeds Jazz Festival
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Leeds Jazz Festival Gigs Jazz Music Performance
Lence speaks into a microphone on stage.
Fri 22 May 2026
Lence Presents... Blur the Lines
City Varieties Music Hall
Leeds Jazz Festival Gigs Leeds 400 Music Spoken Word Theatre
Under £10
David Kayode, London jazz saxophonist
Sun 24 May 2026
Warriors RISE Showcase / Leeds Jazz Festival / David Kayode + Yamikani + Miles Hardy Quartet
Brudenell Social Club
Leeds Jazz Festival Dance Gigs Jazz Music
Emma Rawicz
Sun 24 May 2026
Emma Rawicz’s INKYRA at Leeds Jazz Festival
Howard Assembly Room
Leeds Jazz Festival Gigs Jazz Music Performance
On the left, image of Jo Harrop singing into a microphone on-stage. On the right, image of Hannah Horton smiling candidly and playing a saxophone.
Sun 24 May 2026
Jo Harrop Quartet and Hannah Horton Quartet
City Varieties Music Hall
Leeds Jazz Festival Gigs Jazz Music
Leeds aggro jazzers Vipertime launch their new joint album with Kent post-punk band Moron Butler at Wharf Chambers on May 27th for Leeds Jazz Festival
Wed 27 May 2026
Vipertime x Moron Butler - A Jazz/Punk Meltdown Album Launch / Leeds Jazz Festival
Wharf Chambers
Leeds Jazz Festival Dance Gigs Jazz Music