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October 14 at 7pm
Battersea Arts Centre · Lavender Hill • £30
Hitchcock chills, Hollywood swoon, and Soviet side-eye in one evening. Chromatica Orchestra pairs Psycho's slashing strings with Korngold's lush Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's sly Ninth.
October 14 at 11am
Rose Theatre · High St
Jazz and folk vocalist Teresa Jennings takes over the Rose Cafe for a midday session of standards and soulful originals. Grab a coffee or a glass of wine and let your lunch break actually feel like one.
October 14 at 7pm
Jazz Cafe · Parkway • £20
Drummer and YouTube phenomenon ZackGrooves leads his North Carolina collective through high-octane jazz fusion where every idea gets a "yes." Expect impressive chops, playful improvisation, and gloriously unpredictable jams.
October 15 at 7:30pm
Barbican Centre · Silk St
Smerz make heartbreak sound like a slumber party. The Norwegian duo spin airy vocals over warped electronic beats, turning diary-entry confessions into dreamy, danceable pop at Barbican Hall.
October 15 at 7:30pm
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Smerz weave classical composition, computer music, and pop into something quietly mesmerizing. Their album "Big City Life" unfolds like a dream diary of city life, love, and loneliness.
October 15 at 7pm
Jazz Cafe · Parkway • £20
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti's birthday, celebrated by someone who was actually there: his former bandmate Bukky Leo leads Black Egypt through anthems like "Zombie" and "Water No Get Enemy." Expect revolutionary rhythms and a packed Camden dancefloor.
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Wed, Oct 14 · 9:30 AM
Mansergh Hall · Hill Rd
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Hackney Empire · Mare St
£31
Wed, Oct 14 · 12:30 PM
West End Arts Library · St Martin's St
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
CLUB CHEEK · Barrington Rd
£12.50
Thu, Oct 15 · 12:00 PM
Rose Theatre · High St
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
British Airways ARC · W14 8FJ
Thu, Oct 15 · 12:00 PM
Rose Cafe · Wadbrook St
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Cafe OTO · Ashwin St
£18
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
The O2 · Peninsula Square
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
£24
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
XOYO · Cowper St
$$
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
indigo at The O2 · Peninsula Square
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£25
Fri, Oct 16 · 5:00 PM
St George's Church, Hanover Square · Mill St
£32
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
The O2 · Peninsula Square
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Olympia · Hammersmith Rd
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£25
Fri, Oct 16 · 10:30 AM
Rose Theatre · High St
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Milton Court · Milton St
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
All Saints’ Church, Orpington · Bark Hart Rd
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
indigo at The O2 · Peninsula Square
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:45 AM
Blackheath Halls · Blackheath
£10
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
The Horse Hospital · Colonnade
£11
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
St Alfege Church · Greenwich Church St
£18
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Roundhouse · Chalk Farm
£10.75
Sat, Oct 17 · 6:30 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£17.50
Sat, Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
£29
Sat, Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Outernet Live · Charing Cross Rd
£27.50
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Banqueting House · Whitehall
Sun, Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
Alexandra Palace Theatre · Alexandra Palace Way
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:30 PM
indigo at The O2 · Peninsula Square
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
The O2 · Peninsula Square
Sun, Oct 18 · 5:00 PM
The Duke's Hall · York Gate
$0
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Troubadour · Old Brompton Rd
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£17.50
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 PM
The Faltering Fullback · Finsbury Park
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£ 33.66
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£25
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Cadogan Hall · Sloane Terrace
£30-£36.50
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
The O2 · Peninsula Square
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:30 PM
MOTH Club · Valette St
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Milton Court · Milton St
£15
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:00 PM
Eastcheap Records · Eastcheap
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:30 PM
Jamboree · St Chad's Pl
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£20
Tue, Oct 20 · 12:00 PM
Rose Theatre · High St
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Jazz Cafe · Parkway
£17.50
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
£19
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:30 PM
St Pancras Old Church · Pancras Rd
$15-$50
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
indigo at The O2 · Peninsula Square
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Alexandra Palace Theatre · Alexandra Palace Way
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Village Underground · Holywell Ln
£25
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