De Beauvoir Jazz Festival

Calling all jazz heads. A new community-led festival is launching in London this summer celebrating the free-form musical genre, taking over De Beauvoir, Islington and Hackney for two days this July. De Beauvoir Jazz Festival will spread over multiple venues, including The Scolt Head, St Peter’s Church and Hoxton hall, with performances from rising stars like Georgia Cecile, and established legends such as the internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox. Tickets range from £17 to £88.60 for a day pass, plus on Sunday, July 12 there are a number of free performances and workshops, including dance, drumming and costume workshops, Kinetika Bloco and Grand Union Orchestra in De Beauvoir Square, and Irene Serra in the East and South East Asian Community Centre. 

Line-up includes: Georgia Cecile, Adrian Cox, DJ Lil Koko, Ewan Bleach & The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra, Giacomo Smith.