Sadly this gig has been postponed until 2026 keep watching the website for a new date!! Al Swainger - Bass and Electronics, Gary Alesbrook - Flugel, Gary Bamford - Keyboards, Jon Clark - Drums and Electronics. Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty invites you to experience a world where sound knows no limits. With a genre-fluid […]
Join supremely talented Annika and her band in celebration of some of her absolute favourite songs, an eclectic mix of jazz standards, Latin, Nordic jazz, contemporary tunes and some original compositions. Born in South America and raised in Sweden, Annika Skoogh is a highly versatile and celebrated multilingual jazz vocalist with a natural talent who’s […]
Raised in the East Yorkshire flatlands on the fringes of Hull, Katie Spencer’s landscape has always been that of open skies and widening rivers. It is this sense of space and movement that flows through her assured guitar style and songwriting. Now, as Katie steps into this new era with a third album, her focus […]
The Storyville Jassband, founded in 1959, is one of the oldest Trad. Jazzbands from The Netherlands still playing all over the world. The band focuses on the new music, called Jazz that became popular during The Roaring Twenties in the US. When New Orleans Jazz came over to Europe, the European jazzbands of the fifties […]
“This trio brings together three of the most gifted young improvisers on the current scene.” Pete Churchill (Royal Academy of Music) 2 album releases, 2 national tours and recipients of 2 awards from Help Musicians, ‘Aspyrian’ are fast gaining a reputation as one of the most ambitious new acts to emerge on the UK jazz scene. […]
LEVERET ANDY CUTTING • SAM SWEENEY • ROB HARBRON Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting (button accordion), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) and Rob Harbron (concertina) are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and captivating spontaneity. Leveret’s […]
Celebrating 50 years of Blood On The Tracks Tobias ben Jacob continues his Icons & Influences series, celebrating 50 years of Bob Dylan's best selling album, Blood on the Tracks, released on 20th January 1975. This acoustic performance from Tobias Ben Jacob will be enhanced by a string section, featuring Cori Smith on Viola and […]
The much-lauded, award-winning and eclectic quintet ARQ, led by bassist and composer Alison Rayner, are widely celebrated from over ten years of extensive UK and European touring across a complete range of jazz clubs, concert halls and international festivals. They regularly sell out London clubs such as Ronnie Scott’s and the Pizza Express Jazz Club, […]
After their highly successful and uplifting concert in 2023, Calstock Arts is delighted to welcome back the much acclaimed and popular Meridianum Ensemble, featuring: M Nuno Silva – Persian santur Griselda Sanderson – violin & nyckelharpa Soufian Saihi – oud Steve Tyler – hurdy-gurdy Louis Bingham – cittern & tambura Ricardo de Noronha – percussion […]
The Jake Leg Jug Band brings you the authentic sounds of 1920's and 30's America - jazz, blues, ragtime and gospel. Songs of murder, betrayal, gambling, liquor and redemption. After self-releasing their debut album Cotton Mouth, the band signed to one of the UK's most prestigious Jazz labels, recording three albums as part of the […]
Making a welcome return to Calstock Arts, this autumn, are the Mojito trio. Featuring Liam Harvey (bass) and Dusty Miller (drums) - both former members of the Royal Marine Band Service, and current members of the Dave Hankin Big Band, along with Calstock’s own Andy Lawton (ex Rhythm Machine) on piano, they bring their own […]
Both Peter Knight and John Spiers have made long lasting and significant contributions to the English folk scene via their work with Steeleye Span and Bellowhead respectively, and each in their own way has changed the perception of what traditional music can be, introducing it to much wider audiences. As members of the Gigspanner Big Band, they have […]