Live Jazz in a relaxing venue! Tickets are available on the door or in advance the The Stage Door website: £20, £15 members, £10 for students. Membership is optional and costs £30 per year or £45 for joint membership. Doors open 7.15pm, performances start at 8 pm and finish around 10.30 pm.
Sept 15th 2026
Brandon Allen & Alex Garnett
celebrating the tough tenors.
In this project, they celebrate one of jazz’s great traditions: the ‘Two Tenors’ — or, as they like to call it, the ‘Tough Tenors’. Drawing on both classic and contemporary recordings, Allen and Garnett explore the rich history of saxophone partnerships, reimagining the music through their own distinct voices.
The two tenor players will be celebrating one of the great traditions in jazz, the Tenor Battle.
For this particular project, a wide range of saxophone pairings will be celebrated and reimagined. See this youtube video!
Some of the more commonly known collaborations will include: -Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray, -Johnny Griffin & ‘Lockjaw’ Davis, -Sonny Stitt & Gene Ammons, -Al Cohn & Zoot Sims. -John Coltrane & Stan Getz-Scott Hamilton & Flip Phillips
Brandon Allen (tenor sax) Alex Garnett (tenor sax) Liam Dunachie (organ) Dave Ingamells (drums)
Oct 20th 2026
Martin Pyne trio
Small Blue is a new band using the classic jazz piano trio line up. It features David Beebee on piano, Marianne Windham on bass, and Martin on drums. A debut album by the trio released in February 2024, quickly receiving radio play on JazzFM and other stations, as well as garnering some glowing reviews. The repertoire features many of Martin’s compositions, and the sound is intimate and atmospheric.
Reviews have drawn comparisons with Bill Evans groups and suggested that many of the tunes have “an air of Ellingtonia”. (Jazz Views ). “Subtle and elegant tunes crisply delivered” (Marlbank)
Nov 10th 2026
Monkin’ Around Quartet feat. Martin Shaw
Monkin’ Around is, at its heart, a trio of drums, bass and sax from all around the globe. Luke Fowler (from Australia) on bass, Billy Pod (from Greece) on drums, and Dave O’Higgins (of English-Irish-Mexican extraction) on sax and Martin Shaw – Trumpet.
Dec 1st 2026
Alan Barnes (and friends)
details to be confirmed – just look at Alan’s Wikipedia page if you don’t know him: charming, skillful and engaging!
If you’re a band and would like to contact us or want to join our email list please email sjcchairman (atsign) gmail.com
Coming up next year:
Feb 16th Bruno Heinen Trio
March 16th TBC
April 20th Charukesi
May 18th Sam Newbould Quintet
June 15th Dan Mar-Molinero & Jazz orchestra
July 20th Just east of Jazz
August 17th Jazz Dynamos featuring Lucy Randall
Sept. 21st Henrik Jenson trio
Oct. 19th Fabienne Ambuehl