Wigan International Jazz Festival

29/06/2025

The Really Awful Orchestra in concert.
Village on the Green, Aspull July 4th at 7.30p.m.
Tickets £10

27/06/2025

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FESTIVAL IN 2024 WAS THE FINAL ONE.

04/01/2025

Please note that 2024 was the final year of the festival. Poor ticket sales and lack of sponsorship have made it impossible to continue to present the quality of international artists on which Wigan has built its reputation.

12/07/2024

WooHoo! So happy to be back playing at the Wigan International Jazz Festival this Sunday at 3pm! My fabulous trio follows the wonderful Regeneration band so it's gonna be an afternoon of swinging jazz init! See you there! 😍
https://wiganjazzfest.co.uk/sunday-afteroon-concert/

12/07/2024

Catch Jeff Hooper and his Trio tonight! Tickets available here: https://wiganjazzfest.co.uk/tickets-2024/

08/07/2024

It's festival week! Who are you most looking forward to seeing perform this weekend?

04/07/2024

Let the countdown begin! Just one week to go before the WIGAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2024. Secure your tickets to attend the 39th addition of the festival here: https://wiganjazzfest.co.uk/tickets-2024/

03/07/2024

What are you up to next weekend? We know! Joining us for a weekend filled with fantastic live jazz from some of the best performers in the UK! Grab your tickets here:

02/07/2024

Enjoy the sounds of Paul Higgs and Pavane's new album on their website. Watch them at this year's WIGAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2024.

As the sun dips below the horizon and the warm breeze of summer caresses your senses, join us on a musical odyssey that is ‘Summer Lullaby’. With sultry, jazz-infused rhythms beckoning you to dance, to classical grandeur that evokes timeless elegance, the album has summer's tranquillity at its h...

01/07/2024

Ben Holder is performing at this year's WIGAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2024. Here he is covering I’m A Believer at Jazzin The Jukebox alongside Jez Cook on Guitar, Paul Jefferies on Double Bass and Nick Milward on Drums.

9 To 5 | The BHQ | Jazzin The Jukebox!Ben Holder | Piano & VocalsJez Cook | GuitarPaul Jefferies | Double BassNick Milward | DrumsA snippet from our arrangem...

30/06/2024

Enjoy the Steve King Big Band in fine form, playing a Billy Byers arrangement for the Buddy Rich band of 'Love For Sale’. Catch him in 2 weeks (Sunday night) at the WIGAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2024.

During a recent conversation with Mark at ' Glass Onion Recording Studios' ( producers of several DVDs for me the first being in 2008 ), l realised just how ...