Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Cheltenham Jazz Festival is part of Cheltenham Festivals, a charity known for creating world-class cultural festivals and year-round accessible talent development, outreach and education programmes. Over 225,000 visitors a year are inspired by its Literature, Science, Jazz and Music Festivals.
2022 Lineup
Wednesday 27 April
Corinne Bailey Rae
Henry Westons Big Top
Denny Illett Sings Sinatra and Nat ‘King’ Cole
The Daffodil
Thursday 28 April
BBC Radio 2 Celebrates Jazz
at the 25th Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Henry Westons Big Top
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Jazz Arena
Liane Carroll
The Daffodil
Friday 29 April
Emeli Sandé
Henry Westons Big Top
Nitin Sawhney
Jazz Arena
Ezra Collective and Nubiyan Twist
Cheltenham Town Hall
Kansas Smitty’s
The Daffodil
Lucia Cadotsch with Kit Downes, Phil Donkin and James Maddren
Parabola Arts Centre
Zoe Rahman Quintet
Parabola Arts Centre
Errol Linton
The Daffodil
Saturday 30 April
Holly Thomas
Hotel du Vin
Imelda May and Ronnie Scott’s Big Band
Henry Westons Big Top
James Bay
Henry Westons Big Top
Gregory Porter
Henry Westons Big Top
NYJO + Hermeto Pascoal
Jazz Arena
Lady Blackbird
Jazz Arena
Nubya Garcia
Cheltenham Town Hall
Jordan Rakei
Cheltenham Town Hall
Cherise
The Daffodil
Kansas Smitty’s
Cheltenham Town Hall
Dave Douglas and Joey Baron
Jazz Arena
The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Parabola Arts Centre
Neil Charles: Dark Days
Parabola Arts Centre
Shake Stew
Parabola Arts Centre
Graham Costello’s STRATA
Parabola Arts Centre
Invisible, Real by Faye McCalman
Venue tbc
BAM! Babies’ Adventures in Music
Discovery Space
Family Sing with Juliet Kelly
Discovery Space
Adriano Adewale: A World of Sound and Percussion
Discovery Space
Sunday 1 May
Showcase: Elles Bailey and Georgia Cécile
Jazz Arena
Tom Odell
Henry Westons Big Top
Double Bill: Adeline and Lola Young
Henry Westons Big Top
Saving Grace ft Robert Plant and Suzi Dian
Henry Westons Big Top
Electric Lady Big Band
Jazz Arena
Gary Bartz & Maisha
Jazz Arena
Penguin Cafe
Cheltenham Town Hall
PP Arnold
Cheltenham Town Hall
Mulatu Astatke
Cheltenham Town Hall
Kansas Smitty’s
The Daffodil
Emma Smith
The Daffodil
Paul Dunmall with Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris and Gerald Cleaver
Parabola Arts Centre
Iain Ballamy with Rob Luft, Huw Warren, Conor Chaplin and Will Glaser
Parabola Arts Centre
Mike Westbrook: The Uncommon Orchestra: On Duke’s Birthday
Parabola Arts Centre
Laura Jurd Ensemble
Parabola Arts Centre
Invisible, Real by Faye McCalman
Venue tbc
Jazz Babies with Holly Thomas
Discovery Space
Jazz Kids with Alex Woods
Discovery Space
Grace Savage Beatbox Champion!
Discovery Space
Monday 2 May
Jamie Cullum
Henry Westons Big Top
Seun Kuti and Africa 80
Henry Westons Big Top
Gabrielle
Henry Westons Big Top
Family Concert – YolanDa’s Band Jam
Jazz Arena
Moses Boyd
Jazz Arena
Brian Jackson
Jazz Arena
Myra Melford Quintet
Parabola Arts Centre
Bonfire Radicals
Discovery Space
Brass Blast!
Discovery Space